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