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Florida Men?s Tennis Ends Run At Southern Intercollegiate
Monday, September 11, 2006 | Men's Tennis
Three members of the University of Florida men's tennis team saw their run at the 2006 Southern Intercollegiate in Athens, Ga. come to a close Sunday as did one UF doubles squad.
Florida's Nestor Briceno (No. 45) fell to Georgia's John Isner, who is ranked No. 2 nationally, in the Division I singles quarterfinals (6-2, 7-6 (5). Gators Bully Mulligan and Shaun Young each took losses in the Division III singles quarterfinals. After being edged in the first set, 7-6, by Samford's Stuart Misner, Mulligan came back to win the second, 6-3. However, the UF sophomore was defeated in the third, 6-0. Young dropped his match in straight sets to Eastern Tennessee State's Travis Andlat (7-5, 6-2).
Young went on to pair with freshman Geoffrey Barton in the Division II doubles round of 16 where to two were defeated by Mississippi State's Christopher Doerr and Pjotrs Necajevs, 8-1.
Florida continues its fall season at the ITA All-American in Tulsa, Okla. The event gets underway on Friday, Sept. 29.
2006 Southern Intercollegiate Championships
Division I Singles Quarterfinals
No. 2 John Isner (UGA) def. No. 45 Nestor Briceno (UF), 6-2, 7-6 (5)
Division III Singles Quarterfinals
Stuart Misner (Samford) def. Billy Mulligan (UF), 7-6, 3-6, 6-0
Travis Sandlat.(ETSU) def. Shaun Young (UF), 7-5, 6-2
Division II Doubles Round of 16
Christopher Doerr and Pjotrs Necajevs (Mississippi State) def. Shaun Young/Geoffrey Barton (UF), 8-1
