{"id":191296,"date":"2026-03-14T09:03:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T09:03:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/191296\/"},"modified":"2026-03-14T09:03:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T09:03:12","slug":"mens-tennis-falls-at-no-34-clemson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/191296\/","title":{"rendered":"Men\u2019s Tennis Falls at No. 34 Clemson"},"content":{"rendered":"

CLEMSON, South Carolina \u2013 Senior Corey Craig<\/a> secured his second consecutive win in Florida State’s 4-1 loss at No. 34 Clemson Friday evening. The Seminoles fall to 8-9 overall and 0-5 in the ACC, while the Tigers are now 6-9 and 2-3 in the league.
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\nCraig put the Seminoles on the board with a straight-set victory at the top spot, 6-3, 6-1, to briefly tie the overall score at 1-1.
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\nThe Tigers jumped out to a 1-0 advantage, claiming the doubles point with victories at No. 2 and No. 3 spots. Henrik Bladelius and Marko Mesarovic scored a 6-2 win on court two over Justin Lyons<\/a> and Mohammad Alkotop<\/a>, setting up Matisse Farzam and Yannic Nittmann with a 7-6 (3) victory on court three to clinch the doubles portion. \u00a0Florida State kept Clemson from a sweep as Erik Schiessl<\/a> and Jan Sebesta<\/a> won the battle on court one with a 7-6 (5) win against Viktor Markov and Noa Vukadin.
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\nAfter Craig tied the contest at 1-1 with his victory on court one, the Tigers battled back to regain the lead, winning on court five where Mesarovic defeated Gabor Hornung<\/a>, 6-4, 6-1. Clemson again extended its lead with a win on court three as Alkotop fell to Farzam, 6-4, 6-1. The clinching point came down to court six with Nittmann outlasting Lyons in a 6-4, 7-6 battle.
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\nFlorida State will conclude its road trip on Sunday with a matchup against Georgia Tech in Atlanta at noon.
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\nLive stats and stream will be available on Seminoles.com
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\nMatch Results
\nFlorida State 1, Clemson 4

\nSingles Competition:\u00a0
\n1. Corey Craig<\/a> (FSU) def. Noa Vukadin (CLEM) 6-3, 6-1
\n2. Viktor Markov (CLEM) vs. Erik Schiessl<\/a> (FSU) 5-7, 7-5 unfinished
\n3. Matisse Farzam (CLEM) def. Mohammad Alkotp (FSU) 6-4, 6-1
\n4. Azariah Rusher<\/a> (FSU) def. Henrik Bladelius (CLEM) 6-1, 6-7, unfinished
\n5. Marko Mesarovic \u00a0(CLEM) def. Gabor Hornung<\/a> (FSU) 6-4, 6-1
\n6. Yannic Nittmann (CLEM) def. Justin Lyons<\/a> (FSU) 6-4, 7-6<\/p>\n

Doubles Competition:

\n1. Erik Schiessl<\/a>\/Jan Sebesta<\/a> (FSU) def. Victory Markov\/Noa Vukadin (CLEM) 7-6 (7-5)

\n2. Henrik Bladelius\/Mark Mesarovic (CLEM) def. Mohammad Alkotop<\/a>\/Justin Lyons<\/a> (FSU) 6-2

\n3. Matisse Farzam\/Yannic Nittmann (CLEM) def. Oren Ezerzer<\/a>\/Gabor Hornung<\/a> (FSU) 7-6 (7-3)<\/p>\n

Florida State (8-9) | Clemson (6-9)

\nOrder of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (1,3,5,6)<\/p>\n

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).

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