{"id":218239,"date":"2026-04-04T02:36:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T02:36:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/218239\/"},"modified":"2026-04-04T02:36:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T02:36:08","slug":"florida-state-falls-to-no-44-duke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/218239\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida State Falls to No. 44 Duke"},"content":{"rendered":"

TALLAHASSEE \u2013 The No. 50 Florida State men’s tennis team (12-12, 3-8 ACC) fell 4-3 to No. 44 Duke University (10-11, 5-6 ACC) on Friday at the Scott Speicher Tennis Center.
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\nFlorida State picked up the first doubles decision as the new pair of Luis Felipe Miguel<\/a> and Gabor Hornung<\/a> defeated Duke’s Pedro Rodenas and Gerard Planelles Ripoll 6-2. Justin Lyons<\/a> and Mohammad Alkotop<\/a> won their sixth straight match as a pair after securing the doubles point for the Seminoles with a 6-2 win on court two.
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\nLyons kicked off the singles slate with his 6-1, 6-3 win over Saahith Jayaraman win at the bottom of the order, before Duke got on the board on court two with a 6-3, 6-2 win over No. 120 Corey Craig<\/a> from Florida State. Azariah Rusher<\/a> responded with a victory on court five defeating Dylan Long 6-3, 7-6 (7). The Blue Devils added another point on court three as No. 93 Erik Schiessl<\/a> dropped a three-set match against Ripoll. Duke evened the match on court one as No.50 Pedro delivered a thriller performance over No. 96 Miguel 7-6, 6-2, 7-5. Alexander Visser of Duke defeated Alkotop in a three-set battle to clinch the match.
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\nFlorida State will conclude its final home match on Sunday against No. 51 North Carolina for Senior day at 2:00 p.m.
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\nLive stats and stream will be available on Seminoles.com
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\nMatch Results
\nFlorida State 3, Duke 4

\nSingles Competition:\u00a0
\n1. #50 Pedro Rodenas (DU) def. #96 Luis Felipe Miguel<\/a> (FSU) 7-6 (7-0), 2-6, 7-6 (7-4)
\n2. #47 Cooper Williams (DU) def. #120 Corey Craig<\/a> (FSU) 6-3, 6-2
\n3. G Planelles Ripoll (DU) def. #93 Erik Schiessl<\/a> (FSU) 2-6, 6-1, 7-6 (7-5)
\n4. Alexander Visser (DU) def. Mohammad Alkotop<\/a> (FSU) 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (7-4)
\n5. Azariah Rusher<\/a> (FSU) def. Dylan Long (DU) 6-3, 7-6 (7-3)
\n6. Justin Lyons<\/a> (FSU) def. Saahith Jayaraman (DU) 6-1, 6-3<\/p>\n

Doubles Competition:

\n1. Pedro Rodenas\/G Planelles Ripoll (DU) vs. #55 Jan Sebesta<\/a>\/Erik Schiessl<\/a> (FSU) no result

\n2. Mohammad Alkotop<\/a>\/Justin Lyons<\/a> (FSU) def. Cooper Williams\/Teddy Truwit (DU) 6-3

\n3. Luis Felipe Miguel<\/a>\/Gabor Hornung<\/a> (FSU) def. Dylan Long\/Alexander Visser (DU) 6-2<\/p>\n

Florida State (13-11) | Duke (10-11)

\nOrder of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (6,2,5,3,1,4)<\/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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