Gators stumble on the road, fall to 2-2 on the season
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida men’s tennis team suffered a 4-0 loss to No. 15 Florida State on Friday at the Scott Speicher Memorial Tennis Center. This marks the second loss of the season for Florida, moving to 2-2 overall.
UF dropped the doubles point after losses on courts two and three. The Seminoles gained an advantage with a 6-2 win from Jan Sebesta and Jamie Connel over Bradley Paliskahttps://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/bradley-paliska/17049 and Niels Villardhttps://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/niels-villard/17561. FSU clinched the doubles after No. 112 Erik Schiessl and Joshua Dous-Karpenschif defeated Adhithya Ganesanhttps://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/adhithya-ganesan/16660 and Jeremy Jinhttps://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/jeremy-jin/16118 6-4.
No. 16 Henry Jeffersonhttps://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/henry-jefferson/16661 and Tanapatt Nirundornhttps://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/tanapatt-nirundorn/16114 trailed Florida State’s No. 6 Alex Bulte and Youcef Rihane 5-3 before the match went unfinished.
In singles, FSU extended its lead as Nirundorn fell to Dous-Karpenschif 6-1, 6-1 on court five. The Seminoles logged another point after Azariah Rusher recorded a 6-3, 6-1 win over Bradley Paliskahttps://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/bradley-paliska/17049.
Florida State sealed the match on court two, where Ganesean dropped his match to Connel 6-2, 6-2.
No. 41 Jin dropped the first set 6-1 to No. 9 Corey Craig but led 5-2 in the second before the match was halted.
No. 106 Jefferson led Bulte 7-5, 2-3 on court three, while JanMagnus Johnsonhttps://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/janmagnus-johnson/17174 battled on court four, trailing Schiessl 6-3, 4-1.
Singles competition
- #9 Corey Craig (FSU) vs. #41 Jeremy Jinhttps://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/jeremy-jin/16118 (FLA) 6-1, 2-5, unfinished
- #22 Jamie Connel (FSU) def. Adhithya Ganesanhttps://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/adhithya-ganesan/16660 (FLA) 6-2, 6-2
- Alex Bulte (FSU) vs. #106 Henry Jeffersonhttps://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/henry-jefferson/16661 (FLA) 5-7, 3-2, unfinished
- Erik Schiessl (FSU) vs. JanMagnus Johnsonhttps://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/janmagnus-johnson/17174 (FLA) 6-3, 4-1, unfinished
- J. Dous-Karpenschif (FSU) def. Tanapatt Nirundornhttps://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/tanapatt-nirundorn/16114 (FLA) 6-1, 6-1
- Azariah Rusher (FSU) def. Bradley Paliskahttps://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/bradley-paliska/17049 (FLA) 6-3, 6-1
Order of finish: 5,6,2
Doubles competition
- #6 Alex Bulte/Youcef Rihane (FSU) vs. #16 Henry Jeffersonhttps://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/henry-jefferson/16661/Tanapatt Nirundornhttps://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/tanapatt-nirundorn/16114 (FLA) 5-3, unfinished
- #112 Erik Schiessl/J. Dous-Karpenschif (FSU) def. Adhithya Ganesanhttps://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/adhithya-ganesan/16660/Jeremy Jinhttps://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/jeremy-jin/16118 (FLA) 6-4
- Jan Sebesta/Jamie Connel (FSU) def. Bradley Paliskahttps://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/bradley-paliska/17049/Niels Villardhttps://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/niels-villard/17561 (FLA) 6-2 (UF) 4-3, unfinished
Order of finish: 3,2
NEXT UP:
The Gators hosts a doubleheader at the Alfred A. Ring Tennis Complex that features UNC Wilimington and FGCU on Sunday. Play will begin at 11 a.m. with the Seahawks followed by the Eagles at 4 p.m.
ITA RANKINGS
Two Gators are ranked in singles competition: Jeremy Jinhttps://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/jeremy-jin/16118 at No. 41 and Henry Jeffersonhttps://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/henry-jefferson/16661 at No. 106. Doubles pair Tanapatt Nirundornhttps://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/tanapatt-nirundorn/16114 and Henry Jeffersonhttps://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/henry-jefferson/16661 also cracked into the ITA rankings at No. 16. Kevin Edengrenhttps://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/kevin-edengren/16662 and Jeremy Jinhttps://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/jeremy-jin/16118 round out the ranked players for Florida sitting at No. 76.
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