The Gators conclude their season after falling 4-1 in the Second Round of the Orlando Regional
ORLANDO, Fla. – The Gators fell 4-1 to No. 15 UCF on Sunday closing out their 2024-2025 season. Florida struggled in doubles play and only found success on one court in singles play.
On the doubles side it was a tough outing for UF as ranked pair No. 15 Tanapatt Nirundorn<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/tanapatt-nirundorn/16114> and Henry Jefferson<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/henry-jefferson/16661> fell to No. 55 Liam Branger and Paul Colin 6-4. The Knights clinched the doubles point after Mehdi Benchakroun and Santiago Giamichelle defeated Kevin Edengren<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/kevin-edengren/16662> and Ben Weintraub<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/ben-weintraub/17051> 6-4.
UCF continued its momentum striking first in singles with a 6-3, 7-5 win from Nicolas Oliveira over Niels Villard<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/niels-villard/17561> on court six.
No. 41 Ganesan opened the scoring column for the Orange and Blue as he cruised to a 6-2, 6-4 win against No. 63 Yassine Dlimi. Despite the effort to get the Gators into a rhythm UCF claimed back-to-back courts to secure the win.
JanMagnus Johnson<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/janmagnus-johnson/17174> battle Branger on court three. The first set was a close match between the two, but Johnson fell 7-5. Johnson was bested 6-3 in the second set, giving the Knight their third point.
The match was sealed on court two in a match featuring No. 82 Jin and No. 84 Benchakroun. Benchakroun took the first set 6-4, and defeated Jin 6-4 in the second.
Singles competition
1. #41 Adhithya Ganesan<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/adhithya-ganesan/16660> (UF) def. #63 Yassine Dlimi (UCF) 6-2, 6-4
2. #84 Mehdi Benchakroun (UCF) def. #82 Jeremy Jin<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/jeremy-jin/16118> (UF) 6-4, 6-4
3. Liam Branger (UCF) def. JanMagnus Johnson<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/janmagnus-johnson/17174> (UF) 7-5, 6-3
4. Paul Colin (UCF) vs. Henry Jefferson<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/henry-jefferson/16661> (UF) 3-6, 6-6, unfinished
5. Santiago Giamichelle (UCF) vs. Kevin Edengren<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/kevin-edengren/16662> (UF) 6-3, 6-5, unfinished
6. Nicolas Oliveira (UCF) def. Niels Villard<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/niels-villard/17561> (UF) 6-3, 7-5
Order of finish: 6,1,3,2
Doubles competition
1. #55 Liam Branger/Paul Colin (UCF) def. #15 Tanapatt Nirundorn<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/tanapatt-nirundorn/16114>/Henry Jefferson<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/henry-jefferson/16661> (UF) 6-4
2. Yassine Dlimi/Emilio Sanchez (UCF) vs. Adhithya Ganesan<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/adhithya-ganesan/16660>/Jeremy Jin<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/jeremy-jin/16118> (UF) 5-5, unfinished
3. Mehdi Benchakroun/Santiago Giamichelle (UCF) def. Kevin Edengren<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/kevin-edengren/16662>/Ben Weintraub<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/ben-weintraub/17051> (UF) 6-4
Order of finish: 1,3
ITA RANKINGS
As a team, Florida sits at No. 29 in the ITA rankings. Two Gators are ranked in singles competition: Adhithya Ganesan<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/adhithya-ganesan/16660> at No. 41 and Jeremy Jin<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/jeremy-jin/16118> at No. 82. UF also has two ranked doubles pairs featuring Tanapatt Nirundorn<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/tanapatt-nirundorn/16114> and Henry Jefferson<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/henry-jefferson/16661> at No. 15, followed by Nirundorn and Ganesan at No. 83.
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