The Gators defeated the Blue Raiders 4-0 to advance to the finals of ITA Kick-Off Weekend
New York City, N.Y. – The Florida men’s tennis team opened ITA Kick-Off Weekend at Columbia Univeristy. The Gators defeated Middle Tennessee 4-0 on Saturday afternoon. Florida will face the winner of Columbia/Miami on Sunday at 2 p.m.
No. 16 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> faced No.45 Ondrej Horak and Kairm Al-Amin on court one. The pair took control early and cruised to a 6-2 victory.
Adhithya Ganesan<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/adhithya-ganesan/16660> and Ben Weintraub<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/ben-weintraub/17051> followed suit, putting on a dominate display to log another 6-2 win over Jakub Kroslak and Shu Matsuoka.
Jeremy Jin<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/jeremy-jin/16118> and Kevin Edengren’s<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/kevin-edengren/16662> match over Rostislav Halfinger and Kacper Szymkowiak was left unfinished but was tied at 4-4 before the doubles point was decided.
On the singles side, the Gators kept their composure to secure the win. No. 41 Jin dominated from start to finish securing a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Matsuoka and pushing Florida’s lead to 2-0.
Johnson put the team within one match away from clinching the overall victory with another straight set victory. The Florida vet defeated Horak 6-2, 6-4 in his first dual season win of the season.
Ganesan delivered a clutch performance to secure the fourth and final point for the Orange and Blue. Ganesan defeated No. 98 Al- Amin in a three-set battle. After taking the opening set 6-3, Al-Amin responded taking the second 6-4 to even the match. However, Ganesan regrouped in the final set and sealed the win 6-1.
Florida also led on the two courts that didn’t finish their singles matches, with Jefferson dropping his first set to Kroslak 6-2 and taking the second set 6-2. Jefferson led 4-3 in the third before leaving his match unfinished.
Bradley Paliska<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/bradley-paliska/17049> also led taking the first set 7-6 over Igor Berranger. The match was knotted up at 2-2 before going unfinished.
Doubles Results
1. #16 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) def. #45 Ondrej Horak/Karim Al-Amin (MTSU) 6-2
2. Ben Weintraub<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/ben-weintraub/17051>/Adhithya Ganesan<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/adhithya-ganesan/16660> (UF) def. Jakub Kroslak/Shu Matsuoka (MTSU) 6-2
3. #76 Jeremy Jin<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/jeremy-jin/16118>/Kevin Edengren<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/kevin-edengren/16662> (UF) vs. Rostislav Halfinger/Kacper Szymkowiak (MTSU) 4-4, unfinished
Order of finish: 2,1
Singles Results
1. Adhithya Ganesan<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/adhithya-ganesan/16660> (UF) def. #98 Karim Al-Amin (MTSU) 6-3, 4-6, 6-1
2. #41 Jeremy Jin<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/jeremy-jin/16118> (UF) def. Shu Matsuoka (MTSU) 6-1, 6-2
3. #106 Henry Jefferson<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/henry-jefferson/16661> (UF) vs. Jakub Kroslak (MTSU) 4-6, 6-2, 4-3, unfinished
4. JanMagnus Johnson<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/janmagnus-johnson/17174> (UF) def. Ondrej Horak (MTSU) 6-2, 6-4
5. Kevin Edengren<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/kevin-edengren/16662> (UF) vs. Kacper Szymkowiak (MTSU) 6-3, 3-6, 2-4, unfinished
6. Bradley Paliska<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/bradley-paliska/17049> (UF) vs. Igor Mandou Berrange (MTSU) 7-6 (7-3), 2-2, unfinished
Order of finish: 2,4,1
NEXT UP:
The Gators will face the winner of the Columbia/Miami match-up. The match is slated to begin at 2 p.m.
ITA RANKINGS
Florida finds itself ranked No. 24 in the latest Intercollegiate Tennis Association rankings. Two Gators are ranked in singles competition: Jeremy Jin<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/jeremy-jin/16118> at No. 41 and Henry Jefferson<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/henry-jefferson/16661> at No. 106. 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 cracked into the ITA rankings at No. 16. Kevin Edengren<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/kevin-edengren/16662> and Jeremy Jin<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/jeremy-jin/16118> round out the ranked players for Florida sitting at No. 76.
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