Seminole Sunday Sauce — April 28, 2024: FSU Claims Conference titles in Men’s Tennis, Beach Volleyball
This past week saw Florida State snag a pair of conference titles.
For one program, it marked a first. For the other, it’s beginning to become a formality.
One week ago, history was made. For the first time in program history, Florida State men’s tennis claimed the ACC title.
In the ACC Championship in Cary, N.C., FSU won the final three matches to stun No. 2 Virginia, 4-3. It was FSU’s fourth victory in four days, making the program the first ACC championship to complete that feat. The Seminoles opened the ACC Tournament with wins over No. 61 Virginia Tech, No. 16 NC State and No. 7 Wake Forest.
After dropping the doubles point and the first singles match, it looked as though Jamie Connel’s straight-set victory would be all that FSU would get. Trailing 3-1, Loris Pourroy, Alex Bulte, and Antoine Cornut-Chauvinc all won 3-set matches to give the Seminoles the title.
The contest came down to Court 1 where top-5 players in Cornut-Chauvinc and Virginia’s Chris Rodesch squared off. After trading 7-6 sets, a break point was the difference as Cornut-Chauvinc’s 7-5 victory in the decisive set sent the Seminoles hope as champions. The tournament’s No. 6 seed, the Seminoles became the lowest-seeded team ever to capture the ACC title.
With the four wins in four days, FSU soared to No. 9 in the ITA rankings. At 21-7, the Seminoles also likely secured themselves a home regional. The NCAA Tournament Selection Show will be held on Monday.
FSU beach volleyball claimed its seventh CCSA championship in eight years. The Seminoles cruised through Huntsville without losing a match.
In the tournament opener, FSU didn’t lose a single set in its 5-0 win over South Carolina. The fourth-ranked Seminoles followed that up with a 3-0 win over No. 10 LSU to reach the title match. Following a pair of straight-set wins, Alli Hansen and Anna Long bounced back from a loss in the opening set to beat the Tigers’ pair of Reilly Allred and Parker Bracken in three sets to clinch the win.
In a championship rematch with South Carolina, the recipe for success was similar. Pairs of Audrey Koenig and Raelyn White and Caitlin Moon and Kaileigh Truslow won in straight sets for FSU before Alexis Durish and Maddie Anderson bounced back from a first-set loss to seal the title and complete the 3-0 victory with a 3-set victory over South Carolina’s Skyler Allen and Riley Whitesides.
Up next for FSU is the NCAA Tournament. The Seminoles will learn their seed and first opponent on Sunday.
FOOTBALL
Recognitions: None
Commitments: None
Decommitments: None
2025 Recruiting Class Rank: No. 28 nationally, eighth in ACC (4 total commitments)
Wrap-up: FSU was well represented at the NFL Draft with 10 selections.
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Record: 17-16
Ranking: N/A
Recognitions: None
Commitments: Malique Ewen, 3-star JUCO C* (No. 1 overall JUCO*)
Decommitments: None
2024 Recruiting Class Rank: No. 27 nationally, seventh in ACC (3 total commitments)
Wrap-up: FSU continues to make moves in the portal and on the recruiting trail. The Seminoles landed the top junior college player in the country this past week.
Men’s Tennis
Record: 21-7
Ranking: No. 9 ITA
Past Week: (1-0), beat Virginia in ACC Championship on Sunday, 4-3
Upcoming: vs. TBD (NCAA Championship)
Recognitions: Antoine Cornut-Chauvinc (ACC Player of the Year, All-ACC first team, All-ACC second team doubles); Dwayne Hultquist (ACC Coach of the Year); Joshua Dous-Karpenschif (All-ACC second team doubles); Jamie Connel (All-ACC third team)
Wrap-up: Fresh off its first ACC title, FSU has likely earned the opportunity to host an NCAA Tournament regional.
Women’s Tennis
Record: 16-8
Ranking: No. 20 ITA
Past Week: Idle
Upcoming: vs. TBD (NCAA Tournament)
Recognitions: None
Wrap-up: FSU will learn its NCAA Tournament opponent this week.
Track and Field
Ranking: Men No. 9 USTFCCCA South Region; women No. 21 USTFCCCA, No. 7 South Region
Past Week: Participated in Penn Relays, Payton Jordan Invitational, East Coast Relays and LSU Invitational
Upcoming: ACC Championships (May 9-11)
Recognitions: None
Wrap-up: After a busy week, FSU will prepare for the ACC Championships.
Men’s Golf
Ranking: No. 6 GCAA Coaches Poll
Past Week: Beat Georgia Tech in ACC Semifinals, 3-0; lost to North Carolina in ACC Championship, 3-1
Upcoming: NCAA Regionals (May 13-15)
Recognitions: None
Wrap-up: The Seminoles settled for a runner-up finish at the ACC Championships.
Women’s Golf
Ranking: No. 19 WGCAA Coaches Poll
Past Week: Idle
Upcoming: NCAA Regionals (May 6-8)
Recognitions: None
Wrap-up: FSU will have the week off before beginning the NCAA Regionals.
Softball
Record: 39-10 (17-3 ACC)
Ranking: No. 16 USA Softball; No. 16 D1Softball; No. 16 USA TODAY/NFCA Coaches Poll; No. 16 Softball America
Past Week: (4-0), beat Boston College on Sunday, 10-3; beat Florida on Wednesday in five innings, 12-3; beat North Carolina on Friday in six innings, 13-3; beat North Carolina on Saturday in six innings, 11-3
Upcoming: vs. North Carolina (Sunday); vs. Florida (Wednesday); at Syracuse (Friday); at Syracuse (Saturday)
Recognitions: Jaysoni Beachum, IF (ACC Player of the Week, TUCCI/NFCA National Freshman of the Year finalist); Isa Torres, IF (TUCCI/NFCA National Freshman of the Year finalist)
Wrap-up: Three run-rule victories, including a beatdown of rival Florida highlighted a superb week for the Seminoles. FSU will try to clinch the ACC regular season title this week.
Baseball
Record: 34-8 (13-7 ACC)
Ranking: No. 6 Baseball America; No. 8 NCBWA; No. 9 USA Today Coaches; No. 10 D1Baseball
Past Week: (3-0), beat North Florida on Tuesday, 10-2; beat Duke on Friday, 4-2; defeated Duke on Saturday, 7-6
Upcoming: at Duke (Sunday); vs. NC State (Friday); vs. NC State (Saturday)
Recognitions: None
Wrap-up: FSU enjoyed a stellar week by winning a road series over a top-5 Duke team.
Beach Volleyball
Record: 30-7
Ranking: No. 4 AVCA; No. 1 seed CCSA
Past Week: (3-0), beat South Carolina in CCSA Tournament on Friday, 5-0; beat LSU in CCSA Tournament on Friday, 3-0; beat South Carolina in CCSA Championship on Saturday, 3-0
Upcoming: NCAA Tournament (Wednesday-May 5)
Recognitions: Audrey Koeing (All-CCSA, CCSA All-Tournament); Raelyn White (All-CCSA, CCSA All-Tournament); Alexis Durish (All-CCSA, CCSA All-Tournament); Anna Long (All-CCSA); Kaileigh Truslow (CCSA All-Freshman, CCSA All-Tournament); Brooke Niles (CCSA Coach of the Year); Caitlin Moon (CCSA All-Tournament); Maddie Anderson (CCSA All-Tournament)
Wrap-up: For the seventh time in eight years, FSU has claimed the CCSA crown.
*Recruiting rankings according to the 247Sports Composite rankings
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