The Gators fell to the Longhorns in the first conference loss of the season, the loss also marks the first home loss of the 2024-2025 season
The Florida men’s tennis team fell to No. 4 Texas 5-2 at the Alfred A. Ring Tennis Complex on Sunday afternoon. The loss marks the Gators first conference loss of the spring season. Florida clinched the doubles point, but struggled in singles, only taking court four.
In doubles action, Henry Jefferson<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/henry-jefferson/16661> and Jeremy Jin<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/jeremy-jin/16118> faced No. 11 Lucas Brown and Timo Legout. The UF pair fell 6-2 giving the Longhorns the advantage.
It didn’t take long for the Orange and Blue to respond with a doubles win of their own.
Duo Kevin Edengren<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/kevin-edengren/16662> and JanMagnus Johnson<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/janmagnus-johnson/17174> defeated Sebastian Eriksson and Pierre Yves-Bailly 6-3.
The doubles point came down to the court one, which featured a battle between Adhithya Ganesan<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/adhithya-ganesan/16660> and Tanapatt Nirundorn<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/tanapatt-nirundorn/16114> and Texas’ Sebastian Gorzny and Oliver Ojakaar. The Florida duo secured the point with a 6-4 win. The Gators led 1-0 going into singles.
On the singles side, UF struggled to maintain their momentum as the Longhorns found success on five courts.
Texas logged a point in the scoring column after Niels Villard<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/niels-villard/17561> fell to Brown in a 6-0, 6-0 straight set effort. UF and Texas were evened up at 1-1.
Nirundorn faced Ojakaar on court five and also fell in straight sets. Ojakaar defeated Nirundorn 6-2, 6-3. The Longhorns took the lead 2-1.
Ganesan saw a tough opponent in No. 7 Legout on court one. Ganesan dropped the first set 6-2. Despite an attempt to force a third set, Ganesan fell 6-3 in the second pushing the Longhorns lead to 3-1.
Johnson also fell in his match to No. 58 Bailly. Johnson dropped the first set 6-3, and had no answer in the second set falling 6-0. The loss sealed the match for Texas, but both teams decided to play out.
Jefferson manned court four as he faced No. 33 Jonah Braswell. Jefferson took the first set 6-3 and maintained control in the second. The Florida veteran added the only other point for the Gators after winning the second set 6-4.
No. 61 Jin was the only Gator to see extended sets as he battled Gorzny. Jin took the first set 6-3, but Gorzny responded in the second 6-0. The final set came down to a tiebreak after being leveled at 6-6. Despite the effort, Jin fell 7-6.
Singles competition
1. #7 Timo Legout (TEX) def. Adhithya Ganesan<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/adhithya-ganesan/16660> (UF) 6-2, 6-3
2. #15 Sebastian Gorzny (TEX) def. #61 Jeremy Jin<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/jeremy-jin/16118> (UF) 3-6, 6-0, 7-6 (7-3)
3. #58 Pierre-Yves Bailly (TEX) def. JanMagnus Johnson<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/janmagnus-johnson/17174> (UF) 6-3, 6-0
4. Henry Jefferson<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/henry-jefferson/16661> (UF) def. #33 Jonah Braswell (TEX) 6-3, 6-4
5. Oliver Ojakaar (TEX) def. Tanapatt Nirundorn<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/tanapatt-nirundorn/16114> (UF) 6-2, 6-3
6. Lucas Brown (TEX) def. Niels Villard<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/niels-villard/17561> (UF) 6-0, 6-0
Order of finish: 6,5,3,1,4,2
Doubles competition
1. Tanapatt Nirundorn<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/tanapatt-nirundorn/16114>/Adhithya Ganesan<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/adhithya-ganesan/16660> (UF) def. Oliver Ojakaar/Sebastian Gorzny (TEX) 6-4
2. #11 Lucas Brown/Timo Legout (TEX) def. Henry Jefferson<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/henry-jefferson/16661>/Jeremy Jin<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/jeremy-jin/16118> (UF) 6-2
3. Kevin Edengren<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/kevin-edengren/16662>/JanMagnus Johnson<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/janmagnus-johnson/17174> (UF) def. Sebastian Eriksson/Pierre-Yves Bailly (TEX) 6-3
Order of finish: 2,3,1
NEXT UP:
The Gators travel to Norman, Oklahoma to face the Sooners on March 6. The match is slated to begin at 6 p.m. ET.
ITA RANKINGS
One Gator is ranked in singles competition: Jeremy Jin<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/jeremy-jin/16118> at No. 61 Doubles pair 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> also earned an ITA ranking at No. 14.
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