Orkin, Lipman Reach Consolation Singles Final
Sunday, September 22, 2013 | Men's Tennis
The Florida men's tennis team began its 2013-14 campaign on Thursday at the 2013 SEC Fall Classic, hosted by Vanderbilt University in Nashville.
UF freshmen Elliott Orkin and Maxx Lipman, both playing in their first collegiate tournament, reached the consolation singles final, however the match was not played so the team could reach their flight on time.
Day 1 Singles Matchups
First Round
Mike Alford (UF) def. Robin Haden (MSU) 6-4, 6-1
Elliott Orkin (UF) def. Manfred Jeske (ARK) 7-6, 6-1
Second Round
Rhys Johnson (VU) def. Mike Alford (UF) 6-2, 6-1
Florent Diep (UF) def. Chip Cox (USC) 6-3, 6-3
Austin Smith (UGA) def. Elliott Orkin (UF) 6-3, 6-2
Stephane Piro (UF) def. Max Montague (TAMU) 6-1, 6-2
Gordon Watson (UF) def. Suresh Eswaran (VU) 7-5, 6-3
Stefan Lindmark (MISS) def. Maxx Lipman (UF) 6-4, 6-1
Day 1 Doubles Matchups
Second Round
Watson/Orkin (UF) def. Buehning/Donohue (ALA) 8-5
Stropp/Angus (MSU) def. Diep/Alford (UF) 8-3
Lipman/Piro (UF) def. Yee/Binet (VU) 8-4
Day 2 Singles Matchups
Third Round
Florent Diep (UF) def. Markus Kerner (UT) 6-0, 6-3
Kyle Koch (USC) def. Stephane Piro (UF) 6-2, 6-2
Dan Cochrane (AUB) def. Gordon Watson (UF) 6-3, 6-2
Fourth Round
Chris Simpson (LSU) def. Florent Diep (UF) 7-6 (6), 7-6 (0)
Consolation First Round
Mike Alford (UF) def. Anton Kovrigin (VU) 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
Consolation Second Round
Elliott Orkin (UF) def. Boris Arias (LSU) 6-1, 6-3
Maxx Lipman (UF) def. Christian Lee (ARK) 5-7, 6-2, 6-3
Mike Alford (UF) def. Santiago Munoz (ARK) 7-5, 6-4
Day 2 doubles Matchups
Round of 16
Watson/Orkin (UF) def. Nott/Jeske (ARK) 8-7 (6)
Lipman/Piro (UF) def. Mihov/Pinheiro (USC) 8-4
Day 3 Singles Matchups
Consolation Third Round
Elliott Orkin (UF) def. Tito Moreiras (TAMU) 6-2, 6-2
Maxx Lipman (UF) def. Jovan Parlic (ARK) 6-3, 6-4
Mike Alford (UF) def. Andrew Schafer (USC) 6-3, 6-4
Consolation Quarterfinals
Elliott Orkin (UF) def. Mike Nott (ARK) 6-4, 6-3
Maxx Lipman (UF) def. Jarryd Chaplin (UT) 6-4, 7-6
Mike Alford (UF) def. Hall Fess (ARK) 3-6, 7-6 (6), 10-6
Day 3 doubles Matchups
Quarterfinals
Koch/Cox (USC) def. Watson/Orkin (UF) 8-5
Pieters/Pasha (UGA) def. Lipman/Piro (UF) 8-5
Day 4 Singles Matchups
Consolation Semifinals
Elliott Orkin (UF) def. Chip Cox (USC) 6-4, 7-6 (3)
Maxx Lipman (UF) def. Mike Alford (UF) w/o
Consolation Finals
Elliott Orkin (UF) vs. Maxx Lipman (UF) – match was not played so the team could get to the airport on time
