Tigers Fall 4-2 to Florida State

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The No. 16 Clemson Tigers (17-2, 6-1) recorded their first conference loss of the season as they dropped a Friday night match to the Florida State Seminoles (11-7, 3-4) 4-2 at the Scott Speicher Memorial Tennis Center.

The Tigers brought the energy early in doubles as the duo of Wissam Abderrahman and Romain Gales were first to secure a win as they defeated Azariah Rusher and Corey Craig 6-3 on court three. The Seminoles took the win on court two and despite the battle from No. 31 Noa Vukadin and Max Smith, the No. 6 Florida State duo of Alex Bulte and Youcef Rihane sealed the 7-5 victory on court one to give the Seminoles the doubles point.

In singles, freshman Viktor Markov was the first to secure a win as he defeated Bulte 7-6 (7-3), 6-2 on court three. Vukadin, who is ranked 55th in the nation in singles, defeated No. 40 Jamie Connel 7-6 (7-3), 6-1 on court two. Florida State went on to win on court one, four and five and clinched the match 4-2.

Up next, the Tigers take on Miami on Sunday, March 23 at 11:00 a.m. ET. For complete coverage of the Clemson men’s tennis team, follow @ClemsonMTennis on Twitter and Instagram.

Florida State 4, #16 Clemson 2

Doubles Results
1. #6 Alex Bulte/Youcef Rihane (FSU) def. #31 Noa Vukadin/Max Smith (CLEM) 7-5
2. J. Dous-Karpenschif/Erik Schiessl (FSU) def. Max Damm/Viktor Markov (CLEM) 6-3
3. Romain Gales/Wissam Abderrahman (CLEM) def. Azariah Rusher/Corey Craig (FSU) 6-3

Singles Results
1. #14 Corey Craig (FSU) def. #92 Wissam Abderrahman (CLEM) 6-2, 6-1
2. #55 Noa Vukadin (CLEM) def. #40 Jamie Connel (FSU) 7-6 (7-3), 6-1
3. Viktor Markov (CLEM) def. Alex Bulte (FSU) 7-6 (7-3), 6-2
4. Erik Schiessl (FSU) def. Marko Mesarovic (CLEM) 6-2, 3-6, 6-1
5. J. Dous-Karpenschif (FSU) def. Romain Gales (CLEM) 6-2, 1-6, 6-4
6. Youcef Rihane (FSU) vs. Max Smith (CLEM) 7-6 (8-6), 5-5, unfinished