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2019 TENNIS CONTACT: BRET CLEIN Florida State [email protected] 954-802-4770 MEN’S TENNIS FLORIDA STATE SEMINOLES Match 1-2 Overall: 0-0 Head Coach: Dwayne Hultquist (Penn State ‘86) Career Record: 322-199 | 20th season Record at FSU: 322-199 | 20th season 2019 SCHEDULE FLORIDA STATE Overall: 0-0 Home: 0-0 GEORGIA SOUTHERN EAGLES Overall: 0-0 Away: 0-0 Neutral: 0-0 ACC: 0-0 Head Coach: Sander Koning (Clemson ‘06) All-time Series Record: FSU leads 29-6 Date Opponent EST Time/Result Last met in 2017 (FSU won, 7-0) Jan. 10 GA Southern 12:00pm Thursday, January 10 • 12:00 pm ET Jan. 10 Mercer 5:00pm Jan. 12-13 Florida State Spring Invitational All Day MERCER BEARS Jan. 18 South Alabama 4:00 p.m. Overall: 0-0 Jan. 20 Cal (@USTA National Campus, Lake Nona) 11 a.m Head Coach: Eric Hayes Jan. 26-27 ITA Kick-Off Weekend 11:00am All-time Series Record: FSU leads 21-0 Feb. 2 Florida (Lake Nona, FL)2 6:00pm Last met in 2014 (FSU won, 4-0) Feb. 8 Auburn 5:30pm Thursday, January 10 • 5:00 pm ET Feb. 15-18 National Indoors (Chicago, IL) All Day NUMBERS TO NOTE Feb. 22 Clemson* 5:30pm 322 - Dwayne Hultquist is the winningest tennis coach in school history with 322 wins, 176 of them over ranked March 1 at Georgia Tech* 5:00 p.m. opponents. March 3 at Oklahoma (Norman, OK) 2:00 p.m. 65 - Percent of singles wins from the 2018 season return, led by redshirt senior Lucas Poullain who went 30-5 a season March 10 Miami (Lake Nona, FL)* 5:00 p.m. ago. March 15 Boston College* 5:30pm 37 - The Seminoles enter the season with 37 years of coaching experience on the sideline. (Hultquist - 19 (Head Coach), 8 March 17 Notre Dame* 1:00pm (Assistant Coach); DeHeart - 6; Cambier - 4. March 22 at Louisville* 3:30 p.m. 29 - The Seminoles have been ranked for in the ITA rankings for 29 straight weeks dating back to February 4, 2017 March 29 at NC State* 4:00 p.m. 16 - The Seminoles have been to 16 consecutive NCAA Tournaments (11th longest streak in the nation). March 31 at North Carolina* 1:00 p.m. 4 - The Garnet and Gold return four of their top five in singles wins from a season ago. April 5 Virginia* 5:30pm April 7 Virginia Tech* 1:00pm April 7 FAMU 6:00pm April 12 at Wake Forest* 5:00 p.m. April 14 at Duke* 1:00 p.m. April 17-21 ACC Championships (Cary, NC) All Day May 3-6 NCAA Regional (TBD) All Day May 10-13 Super Regional (TBD) All Day May 16-25 NCAA Final Site (USTA National Campus) All Day PROJECTED DOUBLES LINEUP Pos Rank Player (Yr) Player (Yr) Dual Record vs. Ranked Notes 1ITA Kick-Off Weekend 2College Match Day 3ACCNE *ACC Match 1 Lucas Poualain (R-Sr.) Aziz Dougaz (Sr.) 0-0 0-0 FSU BY THE NUMBERS 2 Alex Knaff (Jr.) Sebastian Arcila (So.) 0-0 0-0 Qualified for fall championships; went 5-2 in the fall Overall 0-0 3 Chase Wood (So.) Richard Thongoana (Fr.) 0-0 0-0 Won Dick Vitale Invite; went 4-0 in the fall Current Streak 0-0 vs. ACC 0-0 PROJECTED SINGLES LINEUP Current Streak 0-0 Pos Player (Yr) Dual Record vs. Ranked Notes At Scott Speicher Tennis Center 0-0 Away Games 0-0 1 Aziz Dougaz (Sr.) 0-0 0-0 Was ranked as high as 408 in the world during fall Neutral Games 0-0 2 Lucas Poullain (R-Sr.) 0-0 0-0 Comes into 2018 after earning the 7th most wins in a season in program history a season ago (30) Last 5 Matches 0-0 3 Juan Martin Jalif (Fr.) 0-0 0-0 37th ranked junior tennis play in the world Last 10 Matches 0-0 VS. Ranked Opponents 0-0 4 Alex Knaff (Jr.) 0-0 0-0 Went 12-3 in dual matches as a sophomore (80%) 5 Richard Thongoana (Fr.) 0-0 0-0 Earned a 5-5 singles record in his first semester on campus 6 Rana-Roop Singh Bhullar (Jr..) 0-0 0-0 Went 5-3 in the fall @FSU_MTennis /FSUMTennis FSU_MTennis 2019 FLORIDA STATE Men’s Tennis 1 HEAD COACH: DWAYNE HULTQUIST 20th season at Florida State | 20th season as a head Coach | 28th overall Career Record: 322-199 (.618) Hometown: State College, Pennsylvania Alma Mater: Penn State Family: wife Angela; daughters Devan (beach volleyball player at FSU), Avery, Addison, Mackenzie; son Blake Entering his 20th season at the helm of the Florida State men’s tennis program, Hultquist has put himself atop the Florida State record books and the Seminoles consistently in the national spotlight. The winningest coach in program history (322-199), Hultquist has led the ‘Noles to 16 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances, one of only 11 programs in the country to reach that mark of postseason longevity. Under Hultquist’s leadership, Florida State men’s tennis has emerged as one of the top programs in the Atlantic Coast Conference COACHING HISTORY and the country. In 19 seasons under Hultquist, FSU has had three ACC Player of the Year recipients, six All-American honors, the Year School Position ITA Most Improved Player, two national ITA Arthur Ashe Leadership and Sportsmanship Award winners and has finished the season 1992-1999 Texas Assistant Coach ranked in the final ITA poll in all 19 of those season. 2000-2018 Florida State Head Coach In 2018, Hultquist had his best season yet, leading Florida State to its best season in program history with a 28-5 record. 28 wins HEAD COACHING CAREER were the second most in program history but were good enough for the highest winning percentage in Seminoles men’s tennis Year Team Record history. His coaching performance in 2018 earned him ACC Coach of the Year Honors, becoming the first Florida State tennis coach 2000 Florida State 14-10 to earn such honor. 2001 Florida State 10-14 2002 Florida State 12-10 2018 also saw the Seminoles defeat the Florida Gators for the second year in a row, both in front of the largest college tennis 2003 Florida State 15-11 crowd of that season. Florida State also hosted the first and second round of the NCAA Tournament for the fourth time under 2004 Florida State 10-13 Hultquist and the first time since 2009. 2005 Florida State 21-8 2006 Florida State 18-12 2007 Florida State 17-10 In 19 seasons at the helm at FSU, Hultquist has defeated 176 ranked opponents including 36 ranked in the top-25 and 18 ranked in 2008 Florida State 21-7 the top-15. Amongst those ranked wins are two wins over the No. 1 ranked team in the country, a 4-3 win over No. 1 North Carolina 2009 Florida State 21-9 in Tallahassee (2016) and a 4-3 win over No. 1 Wake Forest in Tallahassee (2018). Those two wins over No. 1 ranked teams in three 2010 Florida State 15-10 years makes the Seminoles just one of two school to record such a feat. 2011 Florida State 9-15 2012 Florida State 19-10 Hultquist was in charge for five of the Seminoles nine 20-win season in the program’s 80 years of existence. He has also finished 2013 Florida State 18-11 with 18 wins in 11 of his 19 seasons including each of the last seven. 2014 Florida State 18-12 2015 Florida State 20-11 Hultquist began his tennis career at Penn State where he was a four-year letterman and team captain in 1986. During that 2016 Florida State 18-9 same year, he was an NCAA Tournament qualifier in doubles and earned all-conference honors in both singles and doubles. After 2017 Florida State 18-12 graduating from Penn State, Hultquist turned pro, playing in the United States, Israel and Asia. During his career, Hultquist was 2018 Florida State 28-5 selected to play on national teams that traveled to Korea and China for competition. Post Season Year Team Round Hultquist is married to the former Angela White. The couple has four daughters, Devan (a Florida State beach volleyball player), 2003 Florida State Second Avery, Addison, and Mackenzie and one son, Blake. 2004 Florida State First 2005 Florida State Elite 8 DWAYNE BY THE NUMBERS 2006 Florida State Second Seminole Consecutive seasons 2007 Florida State Second All-American honors ranked in the final ITA poll, 2008 Florida State Sweet 16 6 under Hultquist. 19 every year at Florida State. 2009 Florida State Sweet 16 2010 Florida State Second 2011 Florida State First 2012 Florida State Second Highest ranking in Players named to ACC 2013 Florida State First school history, achieved Academic Honor Roll 2014 Florida State First 7 during the 2008 season. 42 since 2000. 2015 Florida State Second 2016 Florida State First 2017 Florida State Second 18-win seasons under Wins as Seminole head 2018 Florida State Second Hultquist, including each coach, most at FSU and 11 of the past seven 322 eighth in ACC history. 2 2019 FLORIDA STATE Men’s Tennis SEMINOLES UNDER COACH HULTQUIST Year ................................................. Head Coach ...................................................W-L-T ..................................................Conf. (finish) ..................................................................Post-Season ................................................................................Final Rank 2000 ..........................................Dwayne Hultquist ..............................................14-10 ..............................................ACC (4-4, T-5th) .........................................................................N/A .....................................................................................................#46 2001 ...........................................Dwayne Hultquist ..............................................10-14...............................................ACC (4-4, T-5th) .........................................................................N/A .....................................................................................................#59 2002 ..........................................Dwayne Hultquist ..............................................12-10.................................................ACC (4-4, 5th) ...........................................................................N/A .....................................................................................................#55 2003 ..........................................Dwayne Hultquist .............................................