AUSTIN, Texas – The Vanderbilt men’s tennis team fell to No. 21 Florida State, 4-2, on Saturday at the Texas Tennis Center.
Earning a 1-0 advantage heading into singles, Florida State struck first to secure the doubles point with wins at No. 1 and 2.
In singles, senior Panu Virtanen picked up the Commodores first victory of the match by winning in straight sets, 6-2, 6-1, over Pourroy to tie the match, 1-1.
Extending their lead to 3-1, the Seminoles stormed back to claim the matches at No. 4 and 6.
Battling at the No. 1 spot, sophomore George Harwell dominated the first set over Knaff, 6-4. In the second set, Harwell rallied to win in the tiebreak, 7-6.
With the Dores trailing 3-2, the Seminoles claimed their spot in the championship match with a 6-3, 7-6 (3), win at No. 3 to win the match, 4-2.
The Commodores will return to action on Sunday to face the loser of the Texas vs. Indiana matchup.
Follow along with the Dores in the final day of the ITA Kick-Off by following @VandyMTennis on Twitter and Instagram.
RESULTS
#21 Florida State 4, Vanderbilt 2
Singles competition
- George Harwell (VANDY) def. Alex Knaff (FS) 6-4, 7-6 (7-0)
- Juan Martin Jalif (FS) vs. Billy Rowe (VANDY) 6-4, 6-6 (3-1), unfinished
- Sebastian Arcila (FS) def. Max Freeman (VANDY) 6-1, 4-6, 6-1
- Marcus Walters (FS) def. Marcus Ferreira (VANDY) 6-3, 7-6 (6-3)
- Panu Virtanen (VANDY) def. Loris Pourroy (FS) 6-2, 6-1
- #92 Rana Roop Bhullar (FS) def. Joubert Klopper (VANDY) 6-1, 6-4
Doubles competition
- Alex Knaff/Sebastian Arcila (FS) def. Panu Virtanen/Billy Rowe (VANDY) 6-4
- Loris Pourroy/Juan Martin Jalif (FS) def. George Harwell/Max Freeman (VANDY) 6-3
- Marcus Walters/Chase Wood (FS) vs. Christiaan Worst/Marcus Ferreira (VANDY) 4-5, unfinished
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (5,6,4,1,3)
