Happy hump day, Florida State fans. As your week heads downhill, keep it here for the latest in FSU athletics. The news and notes section of this post will be updated throughout the day.
Lead Story
In a match-up of top-25 teams, Florida State women’s tennis notched a third straight win over rival Florida on Tuesday evening in Gainesville, 4-1.
After FSU scored the doubles point, Carla Touly doubled the lead for FSU with a 6-1, 6-1 win over McCartney Kessler. Nandini Das pushed the FSU lead to 3-0 with a straight set win.
After Florida’s Ida Jarlskog defeated Florida State’s Ana Oparenovic to put the Gators on the board, Emmanuelle Salas clinched the match for the Seminoles with a 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 victory over Marlee Zein. With the win, FSU improves to 9-1 and will return home to face Duke on Friday.
Between the Lines
In addition to women’s tennis, FSU basketball topped Clemson on Tuesday evening, 77-64.
On the Agenda
FSU baseball will visit Jacksonville on Wednesday in a contest originally scheduled for Tuesday. The game begins at 6 p.m. EST. FSU swimming and diving begins the ACC Championships in Greensboro. FSU softball plays host to South Alabama.
News and Notes
FSU softball’s Zoe Casas was named ACC Player of the Week on Tuesday and named USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Week.
FSU softball is No. 1 in both the NFCA and USA Softball Polls.
FSU women’s hoops fell one spot to No. 20 in the USA Today Coaches Poll.
Former FSU wide receiver George Campbell will enroll at Penn State.
FSU baseball’s contest at Jacksonville was postponed for the second night in a row.
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