Duke Falls to Florida State, 4-2, in ACC Championship

CARY, N.C. – The Duke men’s tennis team fell in the ACC Championship second round to Florida State, 4-2, on Thursday afternoon at Cary Tennis Park.

In doubles action, senior Catalin Mateas and sophomore Sean Sculley cruised to a 6-2 victory on court two over Bryn Nahrung and Lucas Poullain. Florida State evened out the doubles courts with a 6-3 win over senior Jason Lapidus and junior Nick Stachowiak on court one, making court three the deciding court for the doubles point.

Juniors Spencer Furman and Robert Levine battled Chase Wood and Juan Martin Jalif on court three, with the Blue Devil duo taking a 6-5 lead late. The Seminoles tied it at six all, forcing a tiebreaker. Wood and Martin…