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Men's Tennis Dominates Final Day at Gator Invitational
Sunday, September 19, 2004 | Men's Tennis
The University of Florida men's tennis team dominated South Florida during the final day of play at the Gator Invitational Sunday. UF swept all three singles matches and two of the three doubles contests, capping a strong showing during its season-opening tournament.
"I thought we played sharp today," UF head coach Andy Jackson said. "This is the deepest team I've ever coached. When you play three consecutive days in this heat, you expect depth to play a part in your success and it certainly did today."
Freshmen Nestor Briceno and Greg Ouellette capped their inaugural collegiate weekend with perfect 3-0 singles records. On Sunday, Briceno defeated USF's Federico Barton 6-1, 6-1, while Ouellette topped Juan Carlos Gomez, 6-3, 6-1.
Jordan Dolberg, Ryan Sherry, Martin Stiegwardt and Stefan Tell also logged victories and Sunday and each finished the tournament with a 2-0 singles mark.
Sherry was the first Gator off the singles court Sunday, after Matias Sigal retired from injury as Sherry carried a decisive 4-1 lead 15 minutes into the match. Tell finished next, charting a quick 6-0, 6-1 victory against Mark Gattiker.
Dolberg polished off Dillon Brozyna 6-2, 6-4, before Stiegwardt completed the Gator sweep with a 6-3, 6-2 win against Marc Jager on the No. 2 court.
In doubles action, the Gator pair of Vladimir Obradovic and Sherry defeated Juan Carlos Gomez and Matias Sigal 8-3, while the duo of Stiegwardt and Tell received the win against Marc Jager and Andreas Maroldt after the USF pair retired with UF leading 6-2.
The Gators return to action next weekend, traveling to Athens, Ga., for the four-day Southern Intercollegiate that begins Friday morning.
Men's Tennis 2004 Gator Invitational
Ring Tennis Complex, Gainesville, Fla.
Sunday, September 19, 2004
Florida vs. USF
Doubles
Federico Barton- Dillon Brozyna, USF def. Chris Brandi- Nestor Briceno, Florida 8-3
Martin Stiegwardt- Stefan Tell, Florida def. Marc Jager- Andreas Maroldt, USF 6-2, retired (injury - Maroldt)
Vladimir Obradovic- Ryan Sherry, Florida def. Juan Carlos Gomez- Matias Sigal, USF 8-3
Singles
Nestor Briceno (102), Florida def. Federico Barton, USF 6-1, 6-1
Martin Stiegwardt, Florida def. Marc Jager, USF 6-3, 6-2
Greg Ouellette, Florida def. Juan Carlos Gomez, USF 6-3, 6-1
Jordan Dolberg, Florida def. Dillon Brozyna, USF 6-2, 6-4
Ryan Sherry, Florida def. Matias Sigal, USF 4-1, retired (injury)
Stefan Tell, Florida def. Mark Gattiker, USF 6-0, 6-1
Miami vs. Mississippi State
Doubles
Josh Cohen- Eric Hechtman (59), Miami def. Luiz Carvalho- Jose-Carlos Pinto (13), MSU 9-8 (2)
Tim Krebs- Vivek Subramanian, Miami def. Florent Girod- Joshua Irey, MSU 8-4
Singles
Josh Cohen (76), Miami def. Jose-Carlos Pinto (110), MSU 6-4, 6-3
Luiz Carvalho, MSU def. Ryan Waits, Miami 6-4, 6-2
Florent Girod, MSU def. Eric Hechtman (78), Miami 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (0)
Tim Krebs, Miami def. Joshua Irey, MSU 6-0, 6-1
Vivek Subramanian, Miami def. Jordan Jones, MSU 6-2, 6-2
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