Gators fight to the finish but fall 4-3 to SMU
DALLAS, Texas – The Florida men’s tennis team dropped Friday’s match against SMU 4-3. The Gators did not clinch the doubles point, but rallied in singles action to attempt a comeback. Florida moves to 4-3 on the season.
Florida secured one doubles match with Tanapatt Nirundorn<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/tanapatt-nirundorn/16114> and Adhithya Ganesan<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/adhithya-ganesan/16660> defeating Maks Silagy and Georgi Georgiev in a 6-3 effort. The Mustangs responded with two doubles wins to clinch the doubles point.
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> battled against Louis Cloud and Trevor Svajda but ultimately fell 6-3. The third match was decided by a tiebreak between 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> and SMU’s Jerry Barton and Ofek Shimanov. Despite their effort, Edengren and Johnson were not able to maintain control and dropped the match 7-6.
On the singles side, the Mustangs struck first after Georgiev defeated Edengren in a 6-4, 6-2 effort on court five. Florida responded with Nirundorn opening the scoring the column for the Gators. Nirundorn earned a 6-3, 6-4 win over Silagy.
Ganesan continued to maintain UF’s momentum on court one against No. 70 Svajda. Ganesan took the first set 7-6(3) and stayed focused in the second winning 7-5.
Jefferson faced Shimanov on court three and saw his match extended to three sets. Jefferson took the first set 6-4, but Shimanov regained control in the second winning the set 6-1. Jefferson could not hold on in the third, falling 6-2.
Barton secured the win for the Mustangs with a victory over No. 54 Jin. Barton took the first set 6-2, but Jin dominated in the second taking the set 6-3. Jin couldn’t hold on in the third, with Barton closing out the match with a 6-1 victory.
Johnson posted a win in his match over Cloud in the third set. Johnson earned a 6-2 first set win but Cloud responded in the second logging a 6-3 victory to force a third. Johnson trailed Cloud 3-1 before winning from the match being retired.
Singles competition
1. Adhithya Ganesan<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/adhithya-ganesan/16660> (UF) def. #70 Trevor Svajda (SMU) 7-6 (7-3), 7-5
2. Jerry Barton (SMU) def. #54 Jeremy Jin<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/jeremy-jin/16118> (UF) 6-2, 3-6, 6-1
3. Ofek Shimanov (SMU) def. Henry Jefferson<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/henry-jefferson/16661> (UF) 4-6, 6-1, 6-2
4. JanMagnus Johnson<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/janmagnus-johnson/17174> (UF) def. Louis Cloud (SMU) 6-2, 3-6, 1-3, retired
5. Georgi Georgiev (SMU) def. Kevin Edengren<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/kevin-edengren/16662> (UF) 6-4, 6-2
6. Tanapatt Nirundorn<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/tanapatt-nirundorn/16114> (UF) def. Maks Silagy (SMU) 6-3, 6-4
Order of finish: 5,6,1,3,2,4
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. Maks Silagy/Georgi Georgiev (SMU) 6-3
2. Louis Cloud/Trevor Svajda (SMU) 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) 6-3
3. Jerry Barton/Ofek Shimanov (SMU) def. 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) 7-6 (7-2)
Order of finish: 1,2,3
NEXT UP:
The Gators travel to Fortworth,Texas to face TCU on Sunday, February 9. The match is set to begin at 2 p.m.
ITA RANKINGS
One Gator is ranked in singles competition: No. 70 Jeremy Jin<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/jeremy-jin/16118> . Florida’s 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> doubles tandem also garnered a No. 11 ranking, followed by Kevin Edengren<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/kevin-edengren/16662> and Jin at No. 81.
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