STANFORD, Calif. –  The Florida State men’s tennis fell at No. 9 Stanford 4-0 on Sunday afternoon to conclude the first road weekend of conference play.

The match began with a tight doubles round as all three courts were 3-3 scorelines midway through the round. Stanford won the match on Court 2 before Alex Bulte and Youcef Rihane held firm in the closing stages to record the duo’s first ranked win of the spring on Court 1.

Corey Craig and Azariah Rusher made their doubles debut as a pairing and forced the doubles point tiebreaker at 6-6 before the Cardinal ran to an early lead and earned the opening point of the match.

Stanford opened singles play winning four of the first sets in singles play. Bulte won his first set tiebreaker over the No. 56 player in the nation on Court 3 while Erik Schiessl earned a fourth consecutive set win on Court 4.

The Seminoles forced Stanford into three extra set matches after Joshua Dous-Karpenschif battled back with a 7-5 second frame. The Cardinal won in straight-sets on Courts 1 and 6 before clinching the match with a three-set victory on Court 5.

Florida State will continue its two week road trip with the first of three visits to the Tar Heel State facing No. 6 NC State and No. 1 Wake Forest. Live video and stats will be available on Seminoles.com

#9 Stanford 4, #26 Florida State 0

Singles Competition: 

#16 Samir Banerjee (STAN) def. #19 Corey Craig (FSU) 6-0, 6-1

#46 Jamie Connel (FSU) vs. #71 Max Basing (STAN) 6-7 (5), 4-5, unfinished

Alex Bulte (FSU) vs. #56 Henry von der Schulenburg (STAN) 7-6 (5), 3-6, 1-2, unfinished

Erik Schiessl (FSU) vs. Kyle Kang (STAN) 6-4, 6-7 (2), 1-2, unfinished

Alex Razeghi (STAN) def. Joshua Dous-Karpenschif (FSU) 6-1, 5-7, 6-1

Nico Godsick (STAN) def. Azariah Rusher (FSU) 6-3, 7-5

Doubles Competition:

#3 Alex Bulte/Youcef Rihane (FSU) def. #37 Samir Banerjee/Alex Tazeghi (STAN) 6-4

Max Basing/Kyle Kang (STAN) def. Joshua Dous-Karpenschif/Erik Schiessl (FSU) 6-4

Henry von der Schulenburg/Nico Godsick (STAN) def. Corey Craig/Azariah Rusher (FSU) 7-6 (1)

Florida State (10-5, 2-2 ACC) | Stanford (10-4, 2-2 ACC)

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

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