TALLAHASSEE \u2013 The Florida State men’s tennis team (8-8, 0-4) ACC) fell 4-3 to No. 4 Wake Forest (17-2, 4-0) on Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n
The Demon Deacons took the early 1-0 lead by winning two of three doubles courts. Florida State duo of\u00a0Oren Ezerzer<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Gabor Hornung<\/a>\u00a0started the courts hot with a 6-3 win at the No. 3 position. Wake Forest took control of court 2, with a 6-3 win against FSU’s\u00a0Jan Sebesta<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Erik Schiessl<\/a>. Both teams were in position to clinch the doubles point before Mess Rottgering and Kacper Syzmkowiak of Wake Forest won the tightly contested match against\u00a0Justin Lyons<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Mohammad Alkotop<\/a>.<\/p>\n In sinlges, Florida State was able to strike first to get on the board with No. 118\u00a0Azariah Rusher<\/a>\u00a0winning court four 6-3, 6-2.\u00a0Corey Craig<\/a>\u00a0kept the Seminoles in the fight with a 7-5, 6-4 win over a top 20 opponent, No. 18 Dk Suresh Ekambaram. Wake Forest responded with an answer on court one against No.78 Schiessl, tying the match 2-2.\u00a0Justin Lyons<\/a>\u00a0followed with a 0-6, 6-4, 7-5 win to regain control before Wake Forest made a statement on court five with No. 71 Aryan Shah defeating Hornung with a three-set battle to tie the match once again.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The deciding factor came down to court three with\u00a0Alkotop<\/a>\u00a0leading the way in the first set, before No. 15 Luca Pow answered in the second set and eventually clinched the match.<\/p>\n Florida State will face off against Clemson in South Carolina on Friday at 5:00 p.m., before heading to Atlanta in a matchup against Georgia Tech on Sunday at noon.<\/p>\n Live stats and stream will be available on Seminoles.com<\/p>\n Match Results Doubles Competition: Florida State (8-8) | Wake Forest (17-2) For more information on the Florida State men’s tennis program, check Seminoles.com and follow us on social media at Florida State Men’s Tennis (FB) and FSUMTennis (IG and X).
Florida State 3, Wake Forest 4
Singles Competition:\u00a0
1. #51 Mees Rottgering (WF) def. #79\u00a0Erik Schiessl<\/a>\u00a0(FSU) 4-6, 6-0, 6-2
2.\u00a0Corey Craig<\/a>\u00a0(FSU) def. #18 DK Suresh Ekambaram (WF) 7-5, 6-4
3. #15 Luca Pow (WF) def.\u00a0Mohammad Alkotop<\/a>\u00a0(FSU) 2-6, 7-5, 6-4
4. #118\u00a0Azariah Rusher<\/a>\u00a0(FSU) def. Kacper Szymkowiak (WF) 6-3, 6-2
5. #71 Aryan Shah (WF) def.\u00a0Gabor Hornung<\/a>\u00a0(FSU) 6-4, 3-6, 6-2
6.\u00a0Justin Lyons<\/a>\u00a0(FSU) def. Joaquin Guilleme (WF) 6-0, 4-6, 7-5<\/p>\n
1. #4 Andrew Delgado\/DK Suresh Ekambaram (WF) def.\u00a0Jan Sebesta<\/a>\/Erik Schiessl<\/a>\u00a0(FSU) 6-3
2. Mees Rottgering\/Kacper Szymkowiak (WF) def.\u00a0Justin Lyons<\/a>\/Mohammad Alkotop<\/a>\u00a0(FSU) 6-4
3.\u00a0Oren Ezerzer<\/a>\/Gabor Hornung<\/a>\u00a0(FSU) def. Luca Pow\/Dominick Mosejczuk (WF) 6-<\/p>\n
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (4,2,1,5,6,3)<\/p>\n
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