Four Gators Earn SEC Postseason Honors
Thursday, April 24, 2014 | Men's Tennis
Four Florida men's tennis players – Florent Diep, Maxx Lipman, Elliott Orkin and Gordon Watson – were each recognized by the Southeastern Conference men's tennis coaches, who announced their annual postseason awards this afternoon.
Gators senior Diep was named First Team All-SEC as sophomore Watson was voted Second Team All-SEC. Both Florida freshmen, Lipman and Orkin, made the All-Freshman team as Lipman earned dual honors with a spot on Second Team All-SEC, as well.
Season Highlights
Florent Diep – First Team All-SEC
· Led the Gators with 27 singles wins in his senior campaign
· Boasted a 13-5 record in dual match singles play with an 8‐2 record in the SEC
· Has played in the No. 2 spot for UF in nine of 12 SEC matches with a 6‐1 record at the position
· Recorded a stellar 10 singles wins over ITA-ranked opponents through the 2013‐14 season, including a win over then-No. 13 UK's Tom Jomby to conclude the SEC regular season for UF
· Earned a notable 17 wins in doubles play this season
· Ranked as high as No. 49 in singles and No. 26 in doubles ITA rankings
Maxx Lipman – Second Team All-SEC and All-Freshman Team
· Recorded 24 singles wins, second‐best on the team
· Had an 8‐2 record in SEC play ‐ the only SEC freshman to tally eight wins
· Went 8‐1 in the No. 3 spot for Florida
· Tallied a team‐high 14 wins in dual match singles play – one of just four SEC freshman with 14+ dual match singles wins
· Had five singles wins over ITA-ranked opponents
· Earned 14 wins in doubles play, with a 4‐0 record playing in the No. 3 spot
· Ranked No. 109 in ITA singles rankings this season
Elliott Orkin – All-Freshman Team
· Sports a 22‐12 singles record as a freshman, tied for the third‐most wins on the UF team
· Went 8‐5 in dual match singles play, going 4‐1 in the No. 6 spot, with a 6‐3 record in SEC play
· Had 20 wins in doubles play this season, matching second‐best on the team
· Ranked as high as No. 9 in the ITA rankings with partner Gordon Watson
· Ranked as high as No. 53 in the ITA singles rankings
Gordon Watson – Second Team All-SEC
· Tallied a team‐high 23 doubles wins in his sophomore campaign
· Ranked as high as No. 9 in the nation with doubles partner Elliott Orkin
· Tallied nine doubles wins over ITA-ranked opponents, with five of those victories over ITA top-20 doubles pairs
· Sports a 21‐13 overall singles record this year while playing in the top three spots for Florida
· Played No. 1 in all but three SEC matches this season
· Earned a notable six wins over ITA-ranked singles opponents in the 2013‐14 season
· Ranked as high as No. 53 in ITA singles rankings this season
First Team All-SEC
Daniil Proskura, Alabama
Florent Diep, Florida
Garrett Brasseaux, Georgia
Austin Smith, Georgia
Nathan Pasha, Georgia
Tom Jomby, Kentucky
Nik Scholtz, Ole Miss
Mikelis Liebietis, Tennessee
Hunter Reese, Tennessee
Harrison Adams, Texas A&M
Shane Vinsant, Texas A&M
Gonzales Austin, Vanderbilt
Second Team All-SEC
Becker O'Shaughnessey, Alabama
Daniel Cochrane, Auburn
Lukas Ollert, Auburn
Maxx Lipman, Florida
Gordon Watson, Florida
Alejandro Gomez, Kentucky
Beck Pennington, Kentucky
Chris Simpson, LSU
Florian Lakat, Mississippi State
Andrew Adams, South Carolina
Jeremy Efferding, Texas A&M
Ryan Lipman, Vanderbilt
All-Freshman Team
Nikko Madregallejo, Alabama
Johan den Toom, Arkansas
Maxx Lipman, Florida
Elliott Orkin, Florida
Jerry Lopez, Kentucky
Justin Butsch, LSU
Florian Lakat, Mississippi State
Andrew Schafer, South Carolina
Coach of the Year: Steve Denton, Texas A&M
Player of the Year: Nik Scholtz, Ole Miss
Freshman of the Year: Florian Lakat, Mississippi State
Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Daniil Proskura, Alabama
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