Florida defeats Georgia Southern 6-1 to open dual season
GAINESVILLE, Fla.-The Florida men’s tennis team opened their dual season on Monday with a contest against Georgia Southern. The Gators defended their home courts and defeated the Eagles 6-1. Florida went 2-1 in doubles action and 5-1 in singles.
Florida pair Janmagnus Johnson and Adhithya Ganesan<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/adhithya-ganesan/16660> saw Lrauent Julia Calac /Aaron James Williams on court two. The duo battled but was outlasted by the Eagles pair, dropping the match 6-3. Georgia Southern led Florida 1-0 in the race to the doubles point.
No. 76 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> found success against Matthew Mitchell/Pierre Mouesca on court three. Edengren and Jin left little room for doubt as they logged a 6-2 victory.
No. 16 Tanapatt Nirundorn<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/tanapatt-nirundorn/16114>/Henry Jefferson<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/henry-jefferson/16661> manned court one and faced No. 54 Pol del Castillo/Dimitris Paliouras. The match went back and forth until Florida led 6-5 with the chance to secure the doubles point. The duo maintained control and claimed the win 7-5 to give Florida a 1-0 advantage going into singles.
The Gators had an impressive showing in singles action. On court three, Jefferson dominated the first set cruising to a 6-2 win over Mouesca . Jefferson used his momentum to secure a straight set victory, taking the second 6-4 to give Florida a 2-0 lead.
Ganesan also recorded a straight set victory for the Gators. Ganesan trailed No. 84 Paliouras 4-3 in the first set before knotting up score 5-5. The two sat at 6-6 before going into a tiebreak with Ganesan taking the first set 7-6. Paliouras attempted to respond in the second, but Ganesan proved to be a tough competitor taking the second set 6-3.
Johnson got off to a strong start over James Williams on court two. The Gator veteran led 2-0 before James Williams got into the scoring column. The two battled before James Williams took a 5-3 lead in the first set. Despite Johnson’s effort, he fell 6-4 in the first set. Johnson kept his focus and answered in the second set with a 6-3 win to force a third. Despite his effort, Johnson went scoreless in the final third dropping the set 6-0.
Nirundorn found success on court four against del Castillo. Nirundorn took the first set 6-4. Nirundorn claimed the fourth point and secured the win for the Gators with a 6-4 victory in the second.
Freshman Ben Weintraub<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/ben-weintraub/17051> defeated Mitchell on court six earning the Gators’ their fifth point of the day. Weintraub dominated in a straight set victory, defeating Mitchell 6-3, 6-0.
Edengren battled against Julia Calac on court five. The sophomore snagged a quick 6-3 win in the first set over the Georgia Southern senior. Edengren continued his strong performance leading 3-1 in the second set. Edengren stayed in rhythm taking the second 6-2 and logging the sixth and final point of the afternoon.
Doubles Results
1. No. 16 Tanapatt Nirundorn<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/tanapatt-nirundorn/16114>/Henry Jefferson<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/henry-jefferson/16661> def. No. 54 Pol del Castillo/Dimitris Paliouras, 7-5
1. Lrauent Julia Calac /Aaron James Williams def. Janmagnus Johnson/Adhithya Ganesan<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/adhithya-ganesan/16660>, 6-3
1. No. 76 Kevin Edengren<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/kevin-edengren/16662>/Jeremy def. Matthew Mitchell/Pierre Mouesca, 6-2
Order of finish: 2,3,1
Singles Results
1. Adhithya Ganesan<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/adhithya-ganesan/16660> (UF) def. Dimitris Paliouras (GS) 7-6, 6-3
2. Aaron James Williams (GS) def. JanMagnus Johnson<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/janmagnus-johnson/17174> (UF) 6-4, 3-6, 6-0
3. No. 106 Henry Jefferson<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/henry-jefferson/16661> (UF) def.Pierre Mouesca, 6-2, 6-4
4. Tanapatt Nirundorn<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/tanapatt-nirundorn/16114> (UF) def. Pol del Castillo (GS) 6-4, 6-4
5. Ben Weintraub<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/ben-weintraub/17051> (UF) def. Matthew Mitchell (GS) 6-3, 6-0
6. Kevin Edengren<https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/kevin-edengren/16662> (UF) def.Lrauent Julia Cala (GS) 6-3, 6-2
Order of finish: 3,1,2,4,6,5
NEXT UP:
The Gators will travel to New York City to compete in ITA Kick-Off Weekend. Florida faces Middle Tennessee on January 25. UF will enter the match the No. 2 seed at Columbia.
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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