The Gators end four-match win streak after dropping road match against Mississippi State
Starkville, Miss. – The Florida men’s tennis team fell to Mississippi State 5-2 at the A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre on Saturday afternoon. The loss ends the Gators four match win streak. MSU clinched the doubles point, and the Gators struggled in singles, only taking two courts.
On the doubles side, Jeremy Jin<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/jeremy-jin/16118> and Adhithya Ganesan<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/adhithya-ganesan/16660> fell to No. 39 Niccolo Baroni and M. Martinez Serrano 6-4 on court one. Mississippi State claimed the point after No. 4 Petar Jovanovic and Benito Sanchez Martinez defeated No. 18 Henry Jefferson<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/henry-jefferson/16661> and Tanapatt Nirundorn<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/tanapatt-nirundorn/16114> 6-2. The Bulldogs led 1-0 heading into singles.
MSU extended their lead to 2-0 striking first in singles on court four. No 113 Jefferson faced No. 95 Martinez Serrano and fell in straight sets 6-2, 6-2.
Freshman Niels Villard<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/niels-villard/17561> opened the scoring column for the Gators posting a 6-2, 6-1 win over Roberto Ferrer Guimaraes on court six.
The next point for MSU came after JanMagnus Johnson<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/janmagnus-johnson/17174> was topped 6-1, 6-3 by No. 117 Baroni. The Gators trailed the Bulldogs 3-1. Florida’s next and final point came from Kevin Edengren<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/kevin-edengren/16662> as he manned court five and pulled off a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Dusan Milanovic.
MSU sealed the match shortly after on court one. No. 124 Ganesan could not find his momentum against No. 38 Sanchez Martinez falling 6-3, 6-2.
The remaining match was a battle between No. 65 Jin and No. 100 Jovanovic. The first set went into a tiebreak with Jovanovic securing the win 7-5. Jin could not recover in the second, dropping the second 6-3.
Singles competition
1. #38 B. Sanchez Martinez (MSU) def. #124 Adhithya Ganesan<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/adhithya-ganesan/16660> (UF) 6-3, 6-2
2. #100 Petar Jovanovic (MSU) def. #65 Jeremy Jin<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/jeremy-jin/16118> (UF) 7-5, 6-3
3. #117 Niccolo Baroni (MSU) def. JanMagnus Johnson<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/janmagnus-johnson/17174> (UF) 6-1, 6-4
4. #95 M. Martinez Serrano (MSU) def. #113 Henry Jefferson<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/henry-jefferson/16661> (UF) 6-2, 6-2
5. Kevin Edengren<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/kevin-edengren/16662> (UF) def. Dusan Milanovic (MSU) 6-3, 6-4
6. Niels Villard<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/niels-villard/17561> (UF) def. R. Ferrer Guimaraes (MSU) 6-2, 6-1
Order of finish: 4,6,3,5,1,2
Doubles competition
1. #4 Petar Jovanovic/B. Sanchez Martinez (MSU) def. #18 Henry Jefferson<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/henry-jefferson/16661>/Tanapatt Nirundorn<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/tanapatt-nirundorn/16114> (UF) 6-2
2. #39 Niccolo Baroni/M. Martinez Serrano (MSU) def. 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) 6-4
3. Dusan Milanovic/Michal Novansky (MSU) vs. 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) 6-5, unfinished
Order of finish: 2,1
NEXT UP:
The Gators return home at the Alfred A. Ring Tennis Complex to face the Georgia Bulldogs on Thursday, April 3 at 5 p.m.
ITA RANKINGS
As a team, Florida sits at No. 29 in the ITA rankings. Three Gators are ranked in singles competition: Jeremy Jin<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/jeremy-jin/16118> at No. 65, Henry Jefferson<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/henry-jefferson/16661> at No. 113, and Adhithya Ganesan<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/adhithya-ganesan/16660> at No. 124. UF also has two ranked doubles pairs, 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> sit at No. 18, followed by Nirundorn and Ganesan at No. 79.
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