Friday, March 11
Gainesville, FL
5:00 PM
Florida Gators
7
vs
0
Auburn
Junior Elliott Orkin clinched the match for the Gators on Court Two on Friday night over Auburn
Gators Tumble Tigers to Friday Night Sweep
Friday, March 11, 2016 | Men's Tennis
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The No. 25 University of Florida men's tennis team swept the No. 64 Auburn Tigers on Friday night at the Ring Tennis Complex. The Gators are now 2-1 in SEC play and 5-0 at home.
The Orange and Blue secured the doubles point on Friday night with the No. 2-ranked tandem of Diego Hidalgo and Gordon Watson defeating the No. 64-ranked pairing of Marko Krickovic and Edward Nguyen, 6-1. On court three, Chase Perez-Blanco and Alfredo Perez took down Max Hinnisdaels and Joseph Van Dooren, 6-2 to clinch the point for UF.
Florida would sweep the singles play as junior captain Elliott Orkin clinched the match on court two over #82 Marko Krickovic, 6-4, 6-4. UF is now 7-4 in the 2016 season and will take on Arkansas next Friday night at the Ring Tennis Complex at 5 p.m.
Coach Shelton's Thoughts
On the match results tonight…
"It was nice to see us respond back the right way and to come ready to play. I think it really showed in the last few days of preparation for this match. Our guys came ready to practice every day and work hard. That Texas A&M match was certainly disappointing but just so good to have a match win like this tonight. Every match in the SEC is very tough. Auburn is a very good team and a very well-coached team and they came in here with a lot of fight. For our guys to respond the way they did, and just push them back and each time Auburn had a chance to put a point on the board, we didn't allow it to happen. I was just really proud of our guys for their effort and play tonight."
Final Results
#25 Florida 7, #64 Auburn 0
Doubles-Order of Finish: 1, 3*
Attendance: 237
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The Orange and Blue secured the doubles point on Friday night with the No. 2-ranked tandem of Diego Hidalgo and Gordon Watson defeating the No. 64-ranked pairing of Marko Krickovic and Edward Nguyen, 6-1. On court three, Chase Perez-Blanco and Alfredo Perez took down Max Hinnisdaels and Joseph Van Dooren, 6-2 to clinch the point for UF.
Florida would sweep the singles play as junior captain Elliott Orkin clinched the match on court two over #82 Marko Krickovic, 6-4, 6-4. UF is now 7-4 in the 2016 season and will take on Arkansas next Friday night at the Ring Tennis Complex at 5 p.m.
Coach Shelton's Thoughts
On the match results tonight…
"It was nice to see us respond back the right way and to come ready to play. I think it really showed in the last few days of preparation for this match. Our guys came ready to practice every day and work hard. That Texas A&M match was certainly disappointing but just so good to have a match win like this tonight. Every match in the SEC is very tough. Auburn is a very good team and a very well-coached team and they came in here with a lot of fight. For our guys to respond the way they did, and just push them back and each time Auburn had a chance to put a point on the board, we didn't allow it to happen. I was just really proud of our guys for their effort and play tonight."
Final Results
#25 Florida 7, #64 Auburn 0
Doubles-Order of Finish: 1, 3*
- #2 Diego Hidalgo/Gordon Watson (UF) def. #64 Marko Krickovic/Edward Nguyen (AU) 6-1
- #60 Maxx Lipman/Elliott Orkin (UF) vs. Brandon Laubser/Conner Huertas (AU) 5-3, susp.
- Alfredo Perez/Chase Perez-Blanco (UF) def. Max Hinnisdaels/Joseph Van Dooren (AU) 6-2
- #21 Diego Hidalgo (UF) def. Max Hinnisdaels (AU) 6-1, 7-5
- #33 Elliott Orkin (UF) def. #82 Marko Krickovic (AU) 6-4, 6-4
- #75 Alfredo Perez (UF) def. Dante Saleh (AU) 6-3, 7-6(5)
- #51 Chase Perez-Blanco (UF) def. Conner Huertas (AU) 6-2, 6-2
- Gordon Watson (UF) def. Brandon Laubser (AU) 7-6(5), 6-3
- McClain Kessler (UF) def. Edward Nguyen (AU) 6-2, 6-4
Attendance: 237
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