Florida recorded two singles victories at the ITA Regional Championships on Wednesday.
ATHENS, Ga. – The Florida men’s tennis team posted two singles wins in four matches at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Southeast Regional Championships at the University of Georgia on Wednesday.
Francesco Cordova<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/francesco-cordova/17050> posted a 6-2, 6-2 straight set victory against Sam Baldwin (Kennesaw) in the qualifying Round of 64. Cordova moved on to the Round of 32 but dropped his match against Leonardo Dal Boni (Miami) 6-7, 4-6.
Mattia Akcan<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/mattia-akcan/16659> defeated Kyvan Rietkerk (Kennesaw State) after forcing a third set. Akcan lost the first set 2-6 but took the second 6-3. Akcan dominated in the third set, winning the match 6-1. In the Round of 32, Akcan was defeated by Juan Garceran (Stetson). Garceran won the first set 6-1, but Akcan came back in the second taking the victory in a 6-3 effort to force a third. Despite his effort, Akcan dropped the final set 6-7.
Florida had one doubles team compete in the Round of 64 on Wednesday. Duo Cordova/Johnson faced Ben Hudson/ Tom P. Smith (USF) and fell 6-8.
Singles Results
Round of 64 (Qualifying)
Francesco Cordova<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/francesco-cordova/17050> (UF) def. Sam Baldwin (Kennesaw) 6-2, 6-2
Mattia Akcan<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/mattia-akcan/16659> (UF) def. Kyvan Rietkerk (Kennesaw) 2-6, 6-3, 6-1
Round of 32 (Qualifying)
Leonardo Dal Boni (Miami) def. Francesco Cordova<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/francesco-cordova/17050> (UF) 7-6 (7-4), 6-4
Juan J. R. Garceran (Stetson) def. Mattia Akcan<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/mattia-akcan/16659> (UF) 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 (7-3)
Doubles Results
Round of 64
Ben Hudson/Tom P. Smith (USF) def. Francesco Cordova<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/francesco-cordova/17050>/JanMagnus Johnson<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/janmagnus-johnson/17174> (UF) 8-6
Thursday’s Schedule
Singles Round of 64 Main Draw
Henry Jefferson<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/henry-jefferson/16661> (UF) vs. Martin Katz (UM)
Tanapatt Nirundorn<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/tanapatt-nirundorn/16114> (UF) vs. Francisco Llanes (USF)
JanMagnus Johnson<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/janmagnus-johnson/17174> (UF) vs. Pierre Mouesca (GSU)
Kevin Edengren<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/kevin-edengren/16662> (UF) vs. Hugo Salmeron (Kennesaw)
Jeremy Jin<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/jeremy-jin/16118> (UF) vs. Cyrus Mahjoob (UGA)
Doubles Round of 32
Jin/Edengren (UF) vs. Stepan Mruzek/Agustin Cuellar (USF)
Nirundorn/Jefferson (UF) vs. Lucas Olivier/Kartik Mandla (Stetson)
MATCH COVERAGE
Full coverage of the match can be found through the following links:
Live Stream<https://georgiadogs.com/news/2024/10/9/2024-mens-tennis-ita-regionals>
Live Stats<https://colleges.wearecollegetennis.com/competitions/UniversityOfGeorgiaM/Tournaments/draws/2EB214A9-9F5F-47CB-88FE-B64E51D1292C>
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