University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Saturday, January 11
Tallahassee, Fla.
11 a.m.
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
2
at
5
Florida State
Ragin' Cajuns Two Sets Away From Defeating No. 28 Florida State
1/11/2020 12:44:00 PM | Men's Tennis
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Louisiana Men's Tennis team ended its Florida road swing falling to the No. 28 Florida State Seminoles, 5-2 on Saturday morning.
The Ragin' Cajuns claimed the first point of the match with their two doubles wins from the Jan Galka and Kacper Dworak and Karlo Kajin and Pierce Gilheany. Galka and Dworak's win was incredibly impressive as they beat the preseason ranked No. 11 doubles grouping of Alex Knaff and Sebastian Arcila, 6-3. The win is even more prestigious as the Florida State pairing made it to the Sweet 16 last season. Kajin and Gilheany took down Chase Wood and Rana Roop Bhullar, 6-4.
Ivailo Keremedchiev was the only Ragin' Cajun to claim a singles victory beating Juan Martin Jalif, 7-5, 6-4. Galka and Dworak both won their first set, but fell in three sets. On a positive note freshman Kajin made his spring debut for the Ragin' Cajuns, but fell 6-3, 6-3.
Louisiana will be back in action on Saturday, January 18, when it hosts a doubleheader with Alcorn State for its first home matches of the season.
Final Results
Singles
Alex Knaff (FSU) def. Galka (UL), 2-6, 6-3, 6-1
Ivailo Keremedchiev (UL) def. Juan Martin Jalif (FSU), 7-5, 6-4
Marcus Walters (FSU) def. Kacper Dworak (UL), 4-6, 6-3, 6-0
Sebastian Arcila (FSU) def. Jamie Fraser (UL), 7 (11) – 6 (9), 6-0
Rana Ropp Bhullar (FSU) def. Karlo Kajin (UL), 6-3, 6-3
Richard Thongoana (FSU) def. Pierce Gilheany (UL), 6-4, 6-3
Doubles
Galka and Dworak (UL) def. Alex Knaff and Sebastian Arcila (FSU), 6-3
Fraser and Keremedchiev (UL) vs. Walters and Martin Jalif (FSU), 5-5, unfinished
Kajin and Gilheany (UL) def. Wood and Roop Bhullar (FSU), 6-4
FOLLOWING THE RAGIN' CAJUNS: Follow the Ragin' Cajuns on Twitter and Facebook (@RaginCajunsMT) and on Instagram (ragincajunsmten) to stay up-to-date with Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Men's Tennis.
The Ragin' Cajuns claimed the first point of the match with their two doubles wins from the Jan Galka and Kacper Dworak and Karlo Kajin and Pierce Gilheany. Galka and Dworak's win was incredibly impressive as they beat the preseason ranked No. 11 doubles grouping of Alex Knaff and Sebastian Arcila, 6-3. The win is even more prestigious as the Florida State pairing made it to the Sweet 16 last season. Kajin and Gilheany took down Chase Wood and Rana Roop Bhullar, 6-4.
Ivailo Keremedchiev was the only Ragin' Cajun to claim a singles victory beating Juan Martin Jalif, 7-5, 6-4. Galka and Dworak both won their first set, but fell in three sets. On a positive note freshman Kajin made his spring debut for the Ragin' Cajuns, but fell 6-3, 6-3.
Louisiana will be back in action on Saturday, January 18, when it hosts a doubleheader with Alcorn State for its first home matches of the season.
Final Results
Singles
Alex Knaff (FSU) def. Galka (UL), 2-6, 6-3, 6-1
Ivailo Keremedchiev (UL) def. Juan Martin Jalif (FSU), 7-5, 6-4
Marcus Walters (FSU) def. Kacper Dworak (UL), 4-6, 6-3, 6-0
Sebastian Arcila (FSU) def. Jamie Fraser (UL), 7 (11) – 6 (9), 6-0
Rana Ropp Bhullar (FSU) def. Karlo Kajin (UL), 6-3, 6-3
Richard Thongoana (FSU) def. Pierce Gilheany (UL), 6-4, 6-3
Doubles
Galka and Dworak (UL) def. Alex Knaff and Sebastian Arcila (FSU), 6-3
Fraser and Keremedchiev (UL) vs. Walters and Martin Jalif (FSU), 5-5, unfinished
Kajin and Gilheany (UL) def. Wood and Roop Bhullar (FSU), 6-4
FOLLOWING THE RAGIN' CAJUNS: Follow the Ragin' Cajuns on Twitter and Facebook (@RaginCajunsMT) and on Instagram (ragincajunsmten) to stay up-to-date with Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Men's Tennis.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,1
#1 Singles Match
123
631
Alex Knaff / 0 [FS]
266
#2 Singles Match
12
76
Juan Martin Jalif / 0 [FS]
54
#3 Singles Match
123
630
Marcus Walters / 0 [FS]
466
#4 Singles Match
12
60
Sebastian Arcila / 0 [FS]
76
#5 Singles Match
12
33
Rana Roop Bhullar / 0 [FS]
66
#6 Singles Match
12
43
Richard Thongoana / 0 [FS]
66
Order of Finish:
6,5,2,4,3,1
Players Mentioned
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