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Men's Tennis Setback At No. 19 Florida State

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Drake University men's tennis dropped a tough 6-1 match to No. 19 Florida State Friday at the Scott Speicher Tennis Center.
 
The Bulldogs came out strong and won the doubles point to take a 1-0 lead. Vinny Gillespie and Barny Thorold rolled past No. 18 Jose Garcia/Lucas Poullain, 6-2 at No. 1 doubles. Juniors Ben Clark and Tom Hands clinched the doubles point with a hard-fought 7-5 win over 44th-ranked Terrance Whitehurst and Terrell Whitehurst.
 
The Seminoles didn't allow Drake to continue its momentum in singles as FSU managed to win the first set on five of the six courts.

Florida State earned straight set wins on courts No. 6 and No. 4, respectively, to take a 2-1 lead.
 
Florida State's No. 56 Lucas Poullain defeated Thorold, 6-3, 7-6 at No. 3, to put the Seminoles up 3-1.
 
Drake's freshman Finley Hall took the first set 6-1, but Alex Knaff came back to win the final two set 6-3, 6-3 to clinch Seminole victory.
 
The Bulldogs' schedule doesn't get any easier as they travel to No. 47 Oregon on Sunday, March 25
 
 
#19 Florida State University 6, Drake 1
Mar 16, 2018 at Tallahassee, Fla. (Scott Speicher Tennis Center) 
Singles competition
1. #87 Aziz Dougaz (FS) def. Vinny Gillespie (DU) 7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (8-6)
2. #16 Guy Iradukunda (FS) def. Tom Hands (DU) 7-6 (8-6), 6-7 (4-7), 10-6
3. #56 Lucas Poullain (FS) def. Barny Thorold (DU) 6-3, 7-6 (7-1)
4. Jose Gracia (FS) def. Ben Clark (DU) 6-4, 6-2
5. Alex Knaff (FS) def. Finley Hall (DU) 1-6, 6-3, 6-3
6. Chase Wood (FS) def. Ben Wood (DU) 6-2, 6-2
 
Doubles competition
1. Vinny Gillespie/Barny Thorold (DU) def. #18 Jose Gracia/Lucas Poullain (FS) 6-2
2. Aziz Dougaz/Alex Knaff (FS) def. Ben Wood/Finley Hall (DU) 6-4
3. Tom Hands/Ben Clark (DU) def. #44 Terrance Whitehurst/Terrell Whitehurst (FS) 7-5
 
Match Notes
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (6,4,3,5,1,2)
 
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Ben Clark

Ben Clark

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Junior
Vinny Gillespie

Vinny Gillespie

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Junior
Tom Hands

Tom Hands

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Junior
Barny Thorold

Barny Thorold

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Sophomore
Ben Wood

Ben Wood

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Senior
Finley Hall

Finley Hall

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Ben Clark

Ben Clark

Junior
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Vinny Gillespie

Vinny Gillespie

Junior
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Tom Hands

Tom Hands

Junior
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Barny Thorold

Barny Thorold

Sophomore
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Ben Wood

Ben Wood

Senior
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Finley Hall

Finley Hall

Freshman