{"id":210969,"date":"2026-03-29T21:39:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T21:39:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/210969\/"},"modified":"2026-03-29T21:39:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T21:39:13","slug":"mens-tennis-defeats-virginia-tech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/210969\/","title":{"rendered":"Men\u2019s Tennis Defeats Virginia Tech"},"content":{"rendered":"

TALLAHASSEE \u2013The No. 50 Florida State men’s tennis team (12-11, 3-7 ACC) found a way back into the win column after defeating Virginia Tech (5-13, 2-8 ACC) 5-1 on Sunday afternoon.\u00a0
A close doubles battle went in favor of Virginia Tech after securing wins on courts one and three. Florida State got the ball rolling first on court two, taking down Ilyas Fahim and Patrik Jurina 6-1. After Virginia Tech evened it up on court two, all eyes turned to court three for a back-and-forth battle between the Seminoles’\u00a0Oren Ezerzer<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Gabor Hornung<\/a>. Ultimately, the Hokies pulled out the match 7-5 to secure the doubles point.<\/p>\n

Florida State added five straight singles victories on courts two, five, six, three and one to clinch the match after dropping the doubles point.<\/p>\n

The Seminoles were able to shift the momentum after claiming all six first sets in singles play. No. 92\u00a0Erik Schiessl<\/a>\u00a0cruised to a 6-2, 6-4 victory of Eyal Shumilov, marking Schiessl’s fourth ACC victory on the season.\u00a0Justin Lyons<\/a>\u00a0delivered a convincing two-set win over the Hokies’ Blake Hilsen.\u00a0Mohammad Alkotop<\/a>\u00a0sealed the team win with a 7-5, 6-4 decision court two. No. 112\u00a0Luis Felipe Miguel<\/a>\u00a0finished on court one simultaneously giving Florida State an extra point to conclude the weekend.
Florida State remains home next week against Duke Friday at 6 p.m. before concluding the weekend with Senior Day vs. North Carolina at 2 p.m.<\/p>\n

Live stats and video will be available on\u00a0seminoles.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Match Results
Florida State 5, Virginia Tech 1
Singles Competition:\u00a0
1. #121\u00a0Luis Felipe Miguel<\/a>\u00a0(FSU) def. llyas Fahim (VT) 6-2, 7-6 (5-7)
2. #92\u00a0Erik Schiessl<\/a>\u00a0(FSU) def. Eyal Shumilov (VT) 6-2, 6-4
3.\u00a0Mohammad Alkotop<\/a>\u00a0(FSU) def. Julian Lozano (VT) 7-5, 6-4
4. #124\u00a0Azariah Rusher<\/a>\u00a0(FSU) vs. Drew Fishback (VT) 6-7 (4-7), 5-6, unfinished
5.\u00a0Justin Lyons<\/a>\u00a0(FSU) def. Blake Hilsen (VT) 6-1, 6-2
6.\u00a0Gabor Hornung<\/a>\u00a0(FSU) def. Frank Thompson (VT) 6-4, 6-0
Doubles Competition:
1. Blake Hilsen\/Eyal Shumilov (VT) def. #15\u00a0Erik Schiessl<\/a>\/Luis Felipe Miguel<\/a>\u00a0(FSU) 6-2
2.\u00a0Justin Lyons<\/a>\/Mohammad Alkotop<\/a>\u00a0(FSU) def. llyas Fahim\/Patrik Jurina (VT) 6-1
3. Frank Thompson\/Drew Fishback (VT) def.\u00a0Oren Ezerzer<\/a>\/Gabor Hornung<\/a>\u00a0(FSU) 7-5<\/p>\n

Florida State (12-11) | Virginia Tech (5-13)
(2,1,3); Singles (2,5,6,3,1)<\/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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