Boston College
#41 Florida State
Tennis Topped By No. 41 Seminoles
April 08, 2011 | Men's Tennis
April 8, 2011
Tallahassee, Fla. - The Boston College men's tennis team was downed, 7-0, against ITA 41st-ranked Florida State on Friday afternoon at Scott Speicher Tennis Center.
The Eagles (5-13, 0-7 ACC) forced two tiebreakers in singles action, but fell a pair of heartbreakers to the Seminoles (7-11, 2-5 ACC).
On No. 3 singles, senior Erik Kreutzer was edged by Connor Smith, 6-4, in the first set and came back with a dominating, 6-1, win in the second. The two foes battled back-and-forth in a 20-point third set, in which FSU was able to come out on top, 11-9.
Junior Akash Muppidi continued his tough run against some of the nation's top-ranked opponents in No. 24 Vahid Mirzadeh. After dropping a 6-4 decision in the first, the Trumball, Conn. native downed Mirzadeh, 6-3, in the second, before being outlasted, 10-5, in the tiebreaker on No. 1 singles.
Junior Alex Skinner was pitted against a ranked Seminole as well, falling in straight sets, 6-4, 6-4, to No. 91 Clint Bowles on court two.
BC will wrap up its road trip to the Sunshine State with a match against No. 24 Miami on Sunday, April 10 at noon.
Final Score: No. 31 Florida State def. Boston College, 7-0
Doubles Results
1. #12 Vahid Mirzadeh / Connor Smith (FSU) def. Billy Grokenberger / Akash Muppidi (BC), 8-4
2. Clint Bowles / Anderson Reed (FSU) def. Michael McGinnis / Alex Skinner (BC), 8-5
3. Jordan Kelly-Houston / Blake Davis (FSU) def. Adam Davison / Erik Kreutzer (BC), 8-3
Order of Finish: 2, 3*, 1
Singles Results
1. #24 Vahid Mirzadeh (FSU) def. Akash Muppidi (BC), 4-6, 6-3, 1-0(10-5)
2. #91 Clint Bowles (FSU) def. Alex Skinner (BC), 6-4, 6-4
3. Connor Smith (FSU) def. Erik Kreutzer (BC), 4-6, 6-1, 1-0(11-9)
4. Blake Davis (FSU) def. Jonathan Raude (BC), 6-1, 6-1
5. Jordan Kelly-Houston (FSU) def. Jonathan Schroeder (BC), 6-1, 6-0
6. Anderson Reed (FSU) def. Billy Grokenberger (BC), 6-3, 6-3
Order of Finish: 5, 6, 4*, 2, 3, 1
* Match/Doubles clinching point
