Gators down Mississippi State, 4-2, to set up match with Texas A&M on Thursday
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – No. 1 Florida (19-1, 12-0 SEC) defeated No. 17 Mississippi State (16-9, 5-7 SEC), 4-2, on Wednesday night at the Billingsley Tennis Center to advance to the semifinals of the Southeastern Conference Men’s Tennis Tournament against No. 8 Texas A&M on Thursday at 4 p.m. ET.
The top-ranked Gators stormed back after a dropped doubles point and used the bottom half of the singles lineup to do so.
Ben Shelton, Josh Goodger and Blaise Bicknell won their matches on No. 5, No. 6 and No. 4 to set the tone early on for UF in singles.
Captain Sam Riffice clinched the victory in a three-set thriller to send Florida on to the semifinals against the Aggies.
Doubles Results: 3, 1, 2
1. #26 Florian Broska/Gregor Ramskogler (MS) def. #25 Johannes Ingildsen/Will Grant (UF) 6-4
2. Davide Tortora/Nemanja Malesevic (MS) def. Duarte Vale/Josh Goodger (UF) 6-4
3. Sam Riffice/Ben Shelton (UF) def. Giovanni Oradini/Nicolas Ocana (MS) 6-4
Singles Results: 5, 6, 4, 1, 2
1. #30 Giovanni Oradini (MS) def. #3 Duarte Vale (UF) 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
2. #6 Sam Riffice (UF) def. #48 Florian Broska (MS) 6-4, 3-6, 6-4
3. #14 Andy Andrade (UF) vs. #54 Nemanja Malesevic (MS) 6-4, 2-6, 4-4, *unfinished*
4. #56 Blaise Bicknell (UF) def. Alberto Colas (MS) 6-3, 1-6, 6-2
5. Ben Shelton (UF) def. Carles Hernandez (MS) 6-2, 6-2
6. #104 Josh Goodger (UF) def. #77 Davide Tortora (MS) 6-4, 7-5
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