FSU's Antoine Cornut-Chauvinc, Joshua Dous-Karpenschif finish second in NCAA Championship

STILLWATER, Okla. – Florida State's Antoine Cornut-Chauvinc and Joshua Dous-Karpenschif finished as runners-up in the NCAA Doubles Championship after a 10-point tiebreaker to decide the national championship. This marks Florida State's furthest run in any NCAA Men's Tennis Championship event.

Cornut-Chauvinc and Dous-Karpenschif were in a tight battle to start the first set, with both duos holding serve at 5-5 before FSU closed out the frame at 7-5 with five straight points. The Seminoles won all five of their first sets during the NCAA Doubles Tournament.

Robert Cash and JJ Tracy responded with a 6-0 victory in the second set to create the 10-point tiebreaker to decide the national championship. While Cornut-Chauvinc and Dous-Karpenschif crept back in the tiebreaker after falling behind, Ohio State served out the match to claim the 5-7, 6-0, 1-0 (5) victory.

The Seminole pairing improved on their Round of 32 appearance from last season and went on an unprecedented run in the tournament, advancing to the final match for the first time in program history.

Cornut-Chauvinc and Dous-Karpenschif finished with 30 career victories as a pairing, marking the 12th most between any doubles partners in team history. They earned 10 nationally-ranked wins and represented Florida State on Court 1 the entire season.

Florida State finished the season ranked No. 10 in the final team rankings after claiming the program's first ACC Championship and advancing to the NCAA Tournament Super Regional round.

NCAA Men's Tennis Doubles National Championship:

#3 Robert Cash/JJ Tracy (OSU) def. #13 Antoine Cornut-Chauvinc/Joshua Dous-Karpenschif (FSU) 5-7, 6-0, 1-0 (5)

This article originally appeared on Tallahassee Democrat: FSU's top tennis duo ends championship in second place