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MTennis Continues Solid Play Gator Invitational
Saturday, September 18, 2004 | Men's Tennis
The University of Florida men's tennis team battled intense heat and their opponents from the University of Miami, and concurred both during the second day of play at the Gator Invitational.
"I thought we were better today than we were Friday, which is typically for this early in the season," UF head coach Andy Jackson said. "It was extremely hot and physical, and for us to have the team that we want to have, we have to play well in these conditions. We were okay today. I'm more satisfied today than I was Friday."
Florida won five of six singles matches and two of three doubles contests against the instate rival Hurricanes. Freshmen Nestor Briceno and Greg Ouellette collected victories in their respective singles matches for the second straight day. Briceno, ranked 102nd nationally, upset 78th-ranked Eric Hechtman 6-3, 6-4, while Ouellette topped Ryan Waits 6-2, 6-2.
"I thought I played well for my first time playing collegiate tennis. I'm off to a good start," Ouellette offered. "I've played Hechtman before and he's really talented, we've played long matches in the past. Today, I just put more balls in the court and he got a little impatient. I attacked when I need to and was able to get the win."
Gator junior Vladimir Obradovic, ranked 44th in the country, defeated 76th-ranked Josh Cohen on court No. 1.
"Vladimir and Nestor both defeated players ranked in the top-80, Greg had a solid win and I thought we played strong doubles," Jackson said.
Also posting singles victories for the Gators included Jordan Dolberg, who topped Vivek Subramanian 6-4, 6-3, and Ryan Sherry, who won 6-1, 6-1 against Neil Sehgal.
The final day of play at the Gator Invitational begins Sunday at 8 a.m., when Miami plays Mississippi State before Florida faces USF at 2 p.m.
Men's Tennis Gator Invitational
Ring Tennis Complex, Gainesville, Fla.
Saturday, September 18, 2004
Complete Results
Florida vs. Miami
Doubles
Josh Cohen- Eric Hechtman (59), Miami def. Martin Stiegwardt- Stefan Tell, Florida 9-8 (9-7)
Vladimir Obradovic- Ryan Sherry, Florida def. Tim Krebs- Neil Sehgal, Miami 8-3
Nestor Briceno- Jordan Dolberg, Florida def. Vivek Subramanian- Ryan Waits, Miami 8-5
Singles
Vladimir Obradovic (44), Florida def. Josh Cohen (76), Miami 6-4, 6-1
Tim Krebs, Miami def. Chris Brandi, Florida 6-4, 6-3
Nestor Briceno (102), Florida def. Eric Hechtman (78), Miami 6-3, 6-4
Greg Ouellette, Florida def. Ryan Waits, Miami 6-2, 6-2
Jordan Dolberg, Florida def. Vivek Subramanian, Miami 6-4, 6-3
Ryan Sherry, Florida def. Neil Sehgal, Miami 6-1, 6-1
South Florida vs. Mississippi State
Doubles
Luiz Carvalho- Jose-Carlos Pinto (13), MSU def. Marc Jager- Andreas Maroldt, USF 8-6
Federico Barton- Dillon Brozyna, USF def. Florent Girod- Joshua Irey, MSU 8-2
Singles
Jose-Carlos Pinto (110), MSU def. Andreas Maroldt, USF 7-6, 6-2
Luiz Carvalho, MSU def. Federico Barton, USF 1-6, 6-3, 6-0
Florent Girod, MSU def. Marc Jager, USF 1-6, 6-3, 6-4
Juan Carlos Gomez, USF def. Joshua Irey, MSU 6-1, 6-2
Matias Sigal, USF def. Jordan Jones, MSU 6-1, 6-0
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