Troy Battles No. 24 Florida State in Thriller

Friday, February 25

Tallahassee, Fla.

4 p.m.

Troy University

Florida State

Troy Men's Tennis v Middle Georgia State

Troy Battles No. 24 Florida State in Thriller

2/26/2022 6:39:00 AM | Tennis (M)

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By: Troy Athletics Communications

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – With a pair of three-set thrillers to close out the match, Troy gave No. 24 Florida State all it could handle and more on Friday at the Speicher Memorial Tennis Center, but the Seminoles escaped the upset bid outlasting the Trojans, 4-3.

Florida State (9-2) took the doubles point winning on courts one and two despite Pelayo Antuna and Carles Anton taking home a 7-5 victory on court three.

The Seminoles jumped to a 2-0 advantage thanks to a quick win on court four before the Trojans (8-5) made their charge back.

Manuel Bernard won in straight sets, 6-3, 7-6 (5), on court five to tie the match, and Antuna put the Trojans in the lead, 2-1, with a masterful performance on court one. The Troy senior rallied after dropping the first set 6-4 to win the final two sets 6-4, 6-2 to improve to 7-4 in dual matches; the win comes a week after Antuna played the nation's No. 65 player in a three-set marathon.

However, Florida State clinched the match with wins on courts two and three, both coming in three sets. Anton and Nicolas Simkin both won their opening sets before their opponent rallied back to claim victory. Vito Llinares closed out the match with a win on court six for the Trojans to push his spring record to 10-3 on the year.

Troy, which has played 12 of its 14 spring matches on the road, travels again on Tuesday to take on Jacksonville State; first serve is set for 1 p.m.

No. 24 Florida State 4, Troy 3

Singles
1. Antuna, Pelayo (TROY) def. Sebastian Arcila (FSU) 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
2. Andreja Petrovic (FSU) def. Anton, Carles (TROY) 6-7 (0-7), 6-3, 6-3
3. Richard Thongoana (FSU) def. Simkin, Nicolas (TROY) 5-7, 6-3, 6-1
4. Youcef Rihane (FSU) def. Martens, Noah (TROY) 6-2, 6-1
5. Bernard, Manuel (TROY) def. Alex Bulte (FSU) 6-3, 7-6 (7-5)
6. Llinares, Vito (TROY) def. John Bernard (FSU) 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-5)

Doubles
1. Sebastian Arcila/Andreja Petrovic (FSU) def. Llinares, Vito/Martens, Noah (TROY) 6-3
2. Alex Bulte/Youcef Rihane (FSU) def. Simkin, Nicolas/Tasker, Christopher (TROY) 6-2
3. Antuna, Pelayo/Anton, Carles (TROY) def. John Bernard/Maks Silagy (FSU) 7-5

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