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UF Men?s Tennis Wins Against Furman, 7-0
Friday, January 27, 2006 | Men's Tennis
The second-ranked University of Florida men's tennis team continued its early season success as the Gators improved to 2-0 with a 7-0 victory over Furman in Gainesville Friday afternoon. With the victory, UF improved to 12-0 in the month of January in five seasons under head coach Andy Jackson. The Gators have outscored opponents 69-8 over the span.
The match marked the collegiate debut of UF's Ryan Sweeting who won the U.S. Open Junior Championship in September. Sweeting paired with senior Vladimir Obradovic on the top doubles court to defeat Furman's Greg Maarschalk and Ben Pauluhn, 8-2. Junior Janne Holmia and sophomore Greg Ouellette clinched the doubles point for the Gators in 39 minutes with an 8-1 victory on court two over Bryan Crook and Bo Ladyman.
Florida's 70th-ranked Stefan Tell made it a 2-0 advantage with a 6-0, 6-1 victory against Ladyman on four. The win improved his overall record to a team-leading 10-2 (record includes fall play). Ryan Sherry moved his career record on court six to 32-5 moments later when he got Florida to within one with a 6-1, 6-4 showing over Alex Doan.
Sweeting held off Pauluhn at the top of the order in the first set, 7-5, before going on to win the second 6-0 to provide the clincher.
Redshirt senior Chris Brandi also came away a straight set win with a 6-0, 7-5 victory on court five to make it 5-0 in favor of the Gators.
Ouellette and Holmia worked for their victories on courts two and three, respectively. Holmia defeated Maarschalk, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, while Ouellette got the win when Andy Juc retired due to injury (3-6, 6-3, 5-5 ret.).
Coupled with a 7-0 win over UCF on Thursday the Gators opened the season with back-to-back shutouts for the second consecutive year. In records dating back to 1940, UF has opened consecutive seasons in such fashion one other time (1960-61).
Florida goes on the road for the first time this season as the Gators travel to Waco, Texas for a meeting with No. 7 Baylor on Sunday at 2 p.m. ET.
UF vs. UCF
Singles
Ryan Sweeting (UF) def. Ben Pauluhn (Furman), 7-5, 6-0
Greg Ouellette (UF) def. Andy Juc (Furman), 3-6, 6-3, 5-5 ret.
Janne Holmia (UF) def. Greg Maarschalk (Furman), 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
No. 70 Stefan Tell (UF) def. Bo Ladyman (Furman), 6-0, 6-1
Chris Brandi (UF) def. Daniel Knause (Furman), 6-0, 7-5
Ryan Sherry (UF) def. Alex Doan (Furman), 6-1, 6-4
Order of finish: 4, 6, 1, 5, 3, 2
Doubles
Ryan Sweeting/Vladimir Obradovic (UF) def. Greg Maarschalk/Ben Pauluhn (Furman), 8-2
Janne Holmia/Greg Ouellette (UF) def. Brian Crook/Bo Ladyman (Furman), 8-1
Scott Kahler/Will Kieffer (Furman) def. Nestor Briceno/Stefan Tell (UF), 8-4
Order of finish: 1, 2, 3
