Rice University
Florida State
Rice Upset By Florida State
3/16/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
March 16, 2007
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Playing in their eighth-straight road match, the No. 17 Rice men were upset by No. 31 Florida State 5-2 in dual action on Friday afternoon in Tallahassee, Fla.
The Owls opened strong, taking the doubles point to strike first. Ben Harknett and Filip Paroci downed the Seminoles' Jean-Yves Aubone and Bradley Mixson 8-5 at No. 3 to even the doubles battle at 1-1. Ralph Knupfer und Tobias Scheil then secured the doubles point for Rice as they beat Ytai Abougzir and Maciek Sykut 8-3 at the top spot.
Florida State powered back in singles, sweeping at the six, three and five positions. Christoph Müller scored a win for the Owls at No. 4 singles, sweeping Sam Chang 7-5, 6-4. The Seminoles would hold on, though, taking three-set decisions at the top two ladder positions to earn the team win.
The loss drops Rice to 10-5 on the year, while Florida State improves to 9-5. The Owls continue their trip on Sunday, taking on No. 67 Miami at 10 am.
Results
No. 31 Florida State 5, No. 17 Rice 2
Doubles
1. Scheil/Knupfer (RU) def. Abougzir/Sykut (FSU), 8-3
2. Chang/Sucupira (FSU) def. Mok/Müller (RU), 8-3
3. Harknett/Paroci (RU) def. Aubon/Bradley Mixson (FSU), 8-5
Singles
1. Ytai Abougzir (FSU) def. No. 25 Ben Harknett (RU), 6-1, 4-6, 6-4
2. No. 58 Jean-Yves Aubone (FSU) def. No. 116 Ralph Knupfer (RU), 2-6, 6-3, 6-4
3. Maciek Sykut (FSU) def. Filip Paroci (RU), 6-0, 6-2
4. Christoph Müller (RU) def. Sam Chang (FSU), 7-5, 6-4
5. Jonathas Sucupira (FSU) def. No. 97 Jason Mok (RU), 6-4, 7-5
6. Chris Cloer (FSU) def. Tobias Scheil (RU), 6-2, 6-1
Order of Finish: D2, D3, D1, S6, S3, S5, S4, S2, S1
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