Florida Heads to New York for ITA Kick-Off Showdown
The Gators will face Middle Tennessee in their first match up of ITA Kick-Off Weekend
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – No. 24 Florida looks to continue their hot start as they make the trek to New York City for ITA’s Kick-Off Weekend. The Gators enter the event as the No.2 seed in the Columbia Regional.
Despite many collegiate programs already beginning dual match play, including the Gators, the ITA Kick-Off Weekend event serves as the beginning of the dual match season for college tennis.
The Gators will first face Middle Tennessee at 11:00 AM on Saturday. The winner of the match will compete for one of the coveted bids against the winner of the Columbia/Miami contest in a match on Sunday. The teams that take losses on Saturday will also compete on Sunday in a consolation match.
Florida’s last outing featured a 6-1 home victory against Georgia Southern. The Gators claimed the doubles point during the weekend with No. 16 Tanapatt Nirundorn<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/tanapatt-nirundorn/16114>/Henry Jefferson<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/henry-jefferson/16661> and No. 76 Kevin Edengren<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/kevin-edengren/16662>/Jeremy Jin<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/jeremy-jin/16118> earning wins.
On the singles side, five Gators chipped in to secure the match for the Orange and Blue. Adhithya Ganesan<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/adhithya-ganesan/16660>, Jefferson, Nirundorn, Edengren, and freshman Ben Weintraub<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/ben-weintraub/17051> won their matches in straight set efforts.
WEEKEND COVERAGE:
Coverage of this weekend’s event can be found at the following links:
* Watch<https://portal.stretchinternet.com/columbialions/>
* Live stats<https://sidearmstats.com/columbia/mten/>
* ITA Kickoff Weekend Event Page<https://wearecollegetennis.com/kickoff-weekend/>
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