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USTA/ITA Southeast Regionals Day 2

Gators Make Progress on Second Day at Regionals
Saturday, October 18, 2014 | Men's Tennis
Four Gators found success on the opening day of main draw singles action in Athens, Georgia, at the USTA/ITA Southeast Regional Championships hosted by the University of Georgia Friday at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex.
No. 68-ranked and No. 5-seeded Elliott Orkin kicked off the singles event with a Gator win when he defeated Loic Blanco of Stetson, 6-1, 6-4. No. 100 Maxx Lipman, a 9-16 seed and a captain of this year's Gator squad, toughed it out through two 7-5 sets to top Miami's Andrew Harrington. UF junior Diego Hidalgo captured a straight set victory over South Florida's Vadym Kalyuzhnyy, 6-4, 6-3. Gator rookie Chase Perez-Blanco started strong in singles play with a 6-1, 6-4 win over Simon Julin from Stetson.
Lone senior Richard Brej moved past a qualifying round loss on Thursday and earned a consolation qualifying singles win today over Ruben Vanoppen of Mercer, 6-3, 6-2.
One of UF's two preseason ranked doubles teams advanced to the quarterfinals after two rounds played Friday morning. No. 42-ranked 5-8 seed Hidalgo and Gordon Watson defeated Christian Langmo and Bernard Tefel of Miami, 8-3, in the Round of 32, and followed up with an 8-4 defeat of Florida State's Cristian Gonzalez Mendez and Jose Gracia. Watson and Hidalgo remain undefeated in doubles action this fall.
No. 39 5-8 seed Lipman and Orkin fell to Wayne Montgomery and Nathan Pasha of Georgia, 8-6, in their first doubles match of the day. The Bulldogs duo went on to claim a spot in the doubles quarterfinals.
Head Coach Bryan Shelton's Take
On lessons learned from Day Two…
Our guys learned a great deal in both victory and defeat today. We have to keep working hard to get better. We'll get there.
On team morale…
Some of our guys' confidence is growing and others still need to get it going. It is a process and we are working on becoming better problems solvers and getting tougher. I love this group and I look forward to the battles ahead. We're in this together.
Complete Singles and Doubles Draws Available
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Southeast Regionals Roundup
USTA/ITA Southeast Regional Championships
Day Two Results – UF Only
SINGLES
Main Draw Round of 64
No. 68 Elliott Orkin [5] (UF) def. Loic Blanco (Stetson), 6-1, 6-4
Christopher Eubanks (GT) def. Joshua Wardell (UF), 6-4, 7-6(4)
No. 100 Maxx Lipman [9-16] (UF) def. Andrew Harrington (MIA), 7-5, 7-5
Diego Hidalgo (UF) def. Vadym Kalyuzhnyy (USF), 6-4, 6-3
Andres Alfonzo (FGCU) def. No. 70 Gordon Watson [6] (UF), 6-7(2), 6-4, 6-4
Chase Perez-Blanco (UF) def. Simon Julin (Stetson), 6-1, 6-4
No. 79 Benjamin Lock [8] (FSU) def. Oliver Landert (UF), 6-4, 7-6(3)
Qualifying Consolation
Alexander Gitin (FAU) def. Jordan Belga (UF), 3-6, 6-1, 1-0(8)
Richard Brej (UF) def. Ruben Vanoppen (Mercer), 6-3, 6-2
DOUBLES
Round of 32
Wayne Montgomery/Nathan Pasha (UGA) def. No. 39 Maxx Lipman/Elliott Orkin [5-8] (UF), 8-6
No. 42 Diego Hidalgo/Gordon Watson [5-8] (UF) def. Christian Langmo/Bernard Tefel (MIA), 8-3
Round of 16
No. 42 Diego Hidalgo/Gordon Watson [5-8] (UF) def. Cristian Gonzalez Mendez/Jose Gracia (FSU), 8-4
USTA/ITA Southeast Regional Championships
Day Three Pairings – UF Only
SINGLES
Round of 32
No. 68 Elliott Orkin [5] (UF) vs. Jannis Koeke (GS)
No. 100 Maxx Lipman [9-16] (UF) vs. Paul Oosterbaan (UGA)
Diego Hidalgo (UF) vs. Wayne Montgomery [9-16] (UGA)
Chase Perez-Blanco (UF) vs. No. 17 Nathan Pasha [2] (UGA)
Consolation
Joshua Wardell (UF) vs. Ricky Ventura (FGCU)
Oliver Landert (UF) vs. Yannick Zuern (UNF)
No. 70 Gordon Watson [6] (UF) vs. Eric Diaz (UGA)
DOUBLES
Quarterfinals
No. 42 Diego Hidalgo/Gordon Watson [5-8] (UF) vs. No. 15 Jack Findel-Hawkins/Norbert Nemcsek [3] (UNF)
Basic Information
2014 USTA/ITA Southeast Regional Championships
Dan Magill Tennis Complex in Athens, Ga.
Free Admission
Teams With Athletes Competing
Florida, Florida Atlantic, Florida Gulf Coast, Florida State, Georgia, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, Georgia Tech, Kennesaw State, Mercer, Miami, North Florida, South Florida, Stetson, U. of Central Florida
Daily Schedule of Events
Saturday, Oct. 18
9 a.m. - Doubles Quarterfinals
11 a.m. - Singles Round of 32, Singles Consolation Round of 32, Singles Round of 16, Singles Consolation Round of 16
Sunday, Oct. 19
10:00 a.m. - Singles Quarterfinals, Singles Consolation Quarterfinals
2:00 p.m. - Singles Semifinals, Singles Consolation Semifinals, Doubles Semifinals
Monday, Oct. 20
10:00 a.m. - Singles Final, Singles Consolation Final, Doubles Final
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