{"id":227960,"date":"2026-04-11T22:03:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T22:03:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/227960\/"},"modified":"2026-04-11T22:03:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T22:03:20","slug":"no-55-mens-tennis-falls-to-no-43-miami","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/227960\/","title":{"rendered":"No. 55 Men\u2019s Tennis Falls to No. 43 Miami"},"content":{"rendered":"

TALLAHASSEE \u2013 The No. 55 Florida State men’s tennis team (12-14, 3-10 ACC) dropped a tight 4-3 contest to Miami (14-10, 6-7) Saturday afternoon at the Neil Schiff Tennis Center in Coral Gables.
\nFlorida State secured two doubles victories on courts one and three for the early lead. Gabor Horning and Luis Felipe Miguel<\/a> won their third straight match as a pair after defeating Serra Sanchez and Jules Garot, 6-3. Miami came back to even the score after defeating the Seminoles’ Justin Lyons<\/a> and Mohammad Alkotop<\/a> 6-2. No. 65 Jan Sebesta<\/a> and Erik Schiessl<\/a> responded with a win on court one 6-2 over No. 33 Medhi Sadaoui and Jakub Kroslak to clinch the doubles point.
\nThe Seminoles got off to a strong start in singles on court five as Alkotop took down Sadaoui in a two-set battle. Azariah Rusher<\/a> then defeated Rafael Segado, 6-1, 7-5 to boost Florida State’s lead to 3-0. Miami found an advantage on court six as Lyons fell to Garot, 7-6 (5), 6-2.
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\nMiami then made quick work on courts two and three to tie the match, leaving all eyes on the top position. No. 106 Miguel dropped the first set, before regaining motion to force a third set but ultimately fell in the final game.
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\nFlorida State turns its attention towards the ACC Men’s Tennis Championship in Cary, North Carolina from April 15-19. Live video and stats will be available on Seminoles.com.
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\nMatch Results
\nFlorida State 3, Miami 4

\nSingles Competition:\u00a0
\n1. #121 Antonio Prat (UM) def. #106 Luis Felipe Miguel<\/a> (FSU) 6-3, 4-6, 7-5
\n2. #75 Nacho Serra Sanchez (UM) def. #115 Corey Craig<\/a> (FSU) 6-3, 7-6 (7-3)
\n3. Jakub Kroslak (UM) def. #113 Erik Schiessl<\/a> (FSU) 6-4, 7-5
\n4. Azariah Rusher<\/a> (FSU) def. Rafael Segado (UM) 6-1, 7-5
\n5. Mohammad Alkotop<\/a> (FSU) def. Mehdi Sadaoui (UM) 6-3, 6-0
\n6. Jules Garot (UM) def. Justin Lyons<\/a> (FSU) 7-6 (7-5), 6-2<\/p>\n

Doubles Competition:

\n1. #65 Jan Sebesta<\/a>\/Erik Schiessl<\/a> (FSU) def. #33 Jakub Kroslak\/Mehdi Sadaoui (UM) 6-2

\n2. Rafael Segado\/Antonio Prat (UM) def. Justin Lyons<\/a>\/Mohammad Alkotop<\/a> (FSU) 6-2

\n3. Luis Felipe Miguel<\/a>\/Gabor Hornung<\/a> (FSU) def. Nacho Serra Sanchez\/Jules Garot (UM) 6-3<\/p>\n

Florida State (12-14) | Miami (14-10)

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

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\nFor 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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