Gators Take Over the Bayou, Defeat LSU 5-2
Florida earns its sixth conference win after defeating the Tigers in Baton Rouge
BATON ROUGE, La. – The Florida men’s tennis team extended their win streak to four after defeating LSU on the road. UF claimed a 5-2 victory against the Tigers using the doubles point and battling in singles to achieve the feat.
In doubles action, 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> picked up their fourth win of the season, defeating Julien Penzlin and Enzo Kohlmann 6-1.
Kevin Edengren<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/kevin-edengren/16662> and Ben Weintraub<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/ben-weintraub/17051> clinched the doubles point on court three, topping Brock Anderson and Alessio Vasquez 6-4.
On the singles side, Edngren struck first for Florida taking a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Rudy Ceccon. Andrej Loncarevic responded for the Tigers as he defeated No. 113 Henry Jefferson<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/henry-jefferson/16661> 6-3, 6-3 on court four.
LSU leveled the match at 2-2 after Tanapatt Nirundorn<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/tanapatt-nirundorn/16114> fell in extended sets to Kohlmann. Nirundorn took the first set 6-1, but could not maintain control falling 6-2 in the second. Nirundorn was defeated 6-1 in the final set.
No. 124 Ganesan gave UF the lead while manning court one. Ganesan also saw his match go into an extra set as he battled Vasquez. Ganesan fell 6-1 in the first set, but kept his composure and took the second set 6-3. Ganesan left little room for doubt in the third set, cruising to a 6-2 victory.
No. 65 Jin battled against Penzlin to secure the point for Florida. Jin dropped the first set 6-3, but logged a 6-3 victory in the second. Jin cruised to a 6-1 win in the third to win the match.
Both teams decided to play out the remaining match featuring JanMagnus Johnson<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/janmagnus-johnson/17174> and Sasa Markovic. Johnson took the first set 7-6 (7-5), but fell 6-4 in the second. Johnson secured the fifth point blanking Markovic 6-0 in the third.
Singles competition
1. #124 Adhithya Ganesan<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/adhithya-ganesan/16660> (UF) def. Alessio Vasquez (LSU) 1-6, 6-3, 6-2
2. #65 Jeremy Jin<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/jeremy-jin/16118> (UF) def. Julien Penzlin (LSU) 3-6, 6-3, 6-1
3. JanMagnus Johnson<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/janmagnus-johnson/17174> (UF) def. Sasa Markovic (LSU) 7-6 (7-5), 4-6, 6-0
4. Andrej Loncarevic (LSU) def. #113 Henry Jefferson<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/henry-jefferson/16661> (UF) 6-3, 6-3
5. Kevin Edengren<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/kevin-edengren/16662> (UF) def. Rudy Ceccon (LSU) 6-1, 6-3
6. Enzo Kohlmann (LSU) def. Tanapatt Nirundorn<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/tanapatt-nirundorn/16114> (UF) 1-6, 6-2, 6-1
Order of finish: 5,4,6,1,2,3
Doubles competition
1. Sasa Markovic/Andrej Loncarevic (LSU) vs. #18 Tanapatt Nirundorn<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/tanapatt-nirundorn/16114>/Henry Jefferson<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/henry-jefferson/16661> (UF) 5-3, unfinished
2. 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) def. Julien Penzlin/Enzo Kohlmann (LSU) 6-1
3. 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) def. Brock Anderson/Alessio Vasquez (LSU) 6-4
Order of finish: 2,3
NEXT UP:
The Gators travel to Starkville to face the Bulldogs on Saturday, March 29 at 3 p.m ET. This match marks the final road match before returning home in April.
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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