WACO, TX – In day one of ITA Kickoff Weekend, the University of San Diego men's tennis team was edged by No. 9 Florida State, 4-2. The Seminoles won the doubles point with wins at No. 2 and No. 3. Sacchitt Sharrma and Iiro Vasa earned a 6-3 win at No. 1.
 
In singles play, freshman Oliver Tarvet won at No. 2 by a score of 6-3, 6-2. At No. 5 singles, redshirt freshman Stian Klaassen defeated #53 Jamie Connel, 6-4, 6-4.
 
"We battled until the end against a top-10 team in very tough conditions," said head coach Ryan Keckley. "I thought we competed extremely well and put ourselves in a position to win 3 hours into the match. As a coach, I love to see our guys be willing to go to the distance with this caliber of team, especially for a group lacking this kind of experience. The fourth quarter just didn't go our way. We need these moments and these opportunities to show the boys that we belong. Now, we just need to continue to believe. We have to find a way to light a fire under us starting matches. This will be our primary focus heading into tomorrow's showdown against a good ASU team."
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
#9 Florida State University 4, San Diego 2
1/27/2023 at Waco, Texas (Hurd Tennis Center)
Singles competition
1. #12 A. Cornut-Chauvinc (FSU) vs. #68 Iiro Vasa (USD-M) 6-2, 6-7, unfinished
2. Oliver Tarvet (USD-M) def. Loris Pourroy (FSU) 6-3, 6-2
3. Andreja Petrovic (FSU) def. Marvin Schaber (USD-M) 7-6 (11-9), 6-3
4. #24 Youcef Rihane (FSU) def. Sacchitt Sharrma (USD-M) 6-2, 6-4
5. Stian Klaassen (USD-M) def. #53 Jamie Connel (FSU) 6-4, 6-4
6. J. Dous-Karpenschif (FSU) def. Neo Niedner (USD-M) 3-6, 7-5, 6-4
 
Doubles competition
1. Sacchitt Sharrma/Iiro Vasa (USD-M) def. A. Cornut-Chauvinc/Barnaby Smith (FSU) 6-3
2. Maks Silagy/J. Dous-Karpenschif (FSU) def. Oliver Tarvet/Lambert Ruland (USD-M) 6-4
3. Alex Bulte/Loris Pourroy (FSU) def. Marvin Schaber/Stian Klaassen (USD-M) 6-3
 
Match Notes
Florida State University 5-0; National ranking #9
San Diego 2-1
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (5,4,2,3,6)
 
UP NEXT
The Toreros will face Arizona State tomorrow at noon to wrap up ITA Kickoff Weekend.