By james art 
Alex Bulte and Youssef Rihane continued their strong start to the season with a 6-1 doubles win on Court 1. The nation’s No. 6 doubles is 5-0 in six matches. Joshua Duss-Carpenschiff expertly fired his shot into the net to seal the doubles point Eric Schiesl on Court 2. The Seminoles have won all six doubles points at home this season.
Azariah Rusher returned to the court after an injury kept him out of the last game. Rusher came back in brilliant form, winning the first seven games and taking the first set 6-0. He wrapped up the second set at 6-2 to win the first singles point of the match. Rusher picked up his 10th singles win of the season.
Jamie Connell returned to winning ways with a 6-2, 6-1 win in straight sets for his team’s 13th win of the season. Connell picked up his fifth doubles win of the spring in his fifth appearance on Court 1.
Sophomore transfer Schiessl picked up his first match win as a Seminole with a 6-3, 6-1 set win. Schiessl won his first career match on Court 3, his win on the highest-rated court. The Seminoles won all six of the first sets and led by five courts before the match was won.
FSU advanced to the ITA Kickoff Weekend championship match and will look to advance to the ITA National Team Indoor Championship for the first time since 2009.
The Seminoles will face No. 15 San Diego at 5:00 PM at the Scott Speicher Memorial Tennis Center. Live video from the Speicher Tennis Center and live stats will be available on Seminoles.com.