Saturday, January 30
Los Angeles, Ca.
1:00 PM
Florida Gators
3
vs
4
University of Southern California
#49 Elliott Orkin grabbed a singles win over #41 Nick Crystal on Saturday afternoon.
No. 20 Gators Fall to No. 8 Trojans, 4-3
Saturday, January 30, 2016 | Men's Tennis
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – The No. 20 University of Florida men's tennis team made a valiant effort on the singles courts in their attempt to upset the No. 8 USC Trojans on Saturday afternoon but ultimately fell to their opponent, 4-3.
The Orange and Blue gave it their all on Saturday at the Pac-12/SEC Challenge in Los Angeles. After dropping the doubles point for the first time this season and two quick singles losses, the Gators found themselves down 3-0 in the match. Senior captain Diego Hidalgo put the Gators on the board with a straight set victory over No. 115-ranked Max de Vroome, 6-4, 6-3. Fellow-captain Elliott Orkin followed suit with a win over No. 41 Nick Crystal, 6-3, 6-4.
The final two singles matches each went to tie-breaks. In his first singles match of the season, Gordon Watson was able to get the straight set win over Jake Jaede, 7-6, 7-5 to pull the Gators even with the Trojans. The match came down to freshman Alfredo Perez and Jake DeVine on the No.3 line. DeVine took the first set by way of a tie break, 7-6(6). The second set was knotted at 5-5 all, but the Trojan pulled away to take the match for USC, 7-6(6), 7-5.
UF continues play at the LA Tennis Center tomorrow at 1 p.m. PT/4 p.m. ET against the No. 12 UCLA Bruins in the final match of the Pac-12/SEC Challenge.
What Coach Perelman Said…
"The Gators lost a tough match today against a good USC team. It always stings when you lose a close match, but we saw our guys do a lot of positive things today. We believe in this team and we are looking forward to putting it all on the line again tomorrow against UCLA."
Final Results
#8 USC 4, #20 Florida 3
DOUBLES-Order of Finish: 3, 2*
Singles:
20. Wayne Montgomery
28. Austin Smith (Georgia)
31. Diego Hidalgo (UF)
40. Paul Oosterbaan
41. Nick Crystal (USC)
48. Martin Redlicki (UCLA)
49. Elliott Orkin (UF)
62. Chase Perez-Blanco (UF)
69. Logan Smith (USC)
76. Connor Farren (USC)
83. Jake DeVine (USC)
88. Nick Wood (Georgia)
91. Alfredo Perez (UF)
97. McClain Kessler (UF)
98. Logan Staggs (UCLA)
104. Kalman Boyd (USC)
105. Walker Duncan
115. Max de Vroome (USC)
Doubles:
3. Diego Hidalgo/Gordon Watson (UF)
10. Ben Wagland/Austin Smith (Georgia)
40. Maxx Lipman/Elliott Orkin (UF)
45. Wayne Montgomery/Emil Reinberg (Georgia)
Where:
Los Angeles Tennis Center (UCLA Campus)
Los Angeles, Calif.
Sunday, Jan. 31
1 p.m. - #6 Georgia vs. #8 USC
4 p.m. - #20 Florida vs. #12 UCLA
*all times Eastern
Match Notes here
Live Scoring here
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The Orange and Blue gave it their all on Saturday at the Pac-12/SEC Challenge in Los Angeles. After dropping the doubles point for the first time this season and two quick singles losses, the Gators found themselves down 3-0 in the match. Senior captain Diego Hidalgo put the Gators on the board with a straight set victory over No. 115-ranked Max de Vroome, 6-4, 6-3. Fellow-captain Elliott Orkin followed suit with a win over No. 41 Nick Crystal, 6-3, 6-4.
The final two singles matches each went to tie-breaks. In his first singles match of the season, Gordon Watson was able to get the straight set win over Jake Jaede, 7-6, 7-5 to pull the Gators even with the Trojans. The match came down to freshman Alfredo Perez and Jake DeVine on the No.3 line. DeVine took the first set by way of a tie break, 7-6(6). The second set was knotted at 5-5 all, but the Trojan pulled away to take the match for USC, 7-6(6), 7-5.
UF continues play at the LA Tennis Center tomorrow at 1 p.m. PT/4 p.m. ET against the No. 12 UCLA Bruins in the final match of the Pac-12/SEC Challenge.
What Coach Perelman Said…
"The Gators lost a tough match today against a good USC team. It always stings when you lose a close match, but we saw our guys do a lot of positive things today. We believe in this team and we are looking forward to putting it all on the line again tomorrow against UCLA."
Final Results
#8 USC 4, #20 Florida 3
DOUBLES-Order of Finish: 3, 2*
- #3 Diego Hidalgo/Gordon Watson (UF) vs. Nick Crystal/Laurens Verboven (USC), 6-5, susp.
- Max de Vroome/Jakck Jaede (USC) def. #40 Maxx Lipman/Elliott Orkin (UF), 7-5
- Rob Bellamy/Jake DeVine (USC) def. Chase Perez-Blanco/Josh Wardell (UF), 6-2
- #31 Diego Hidalgo (UF) def. #115 Max de Vroome (USC), 6-4, 6-3
- #49 Elliott Orkin (UF) def. #41 Nick Crystal (USC), 6-3, 6-4
- #83 Jake DeVine (USC) def. #91 Alfredo Perez (UF), 7-6(6), 7-5
- #69 Logan Smith (USC) def. #62 Chase Perez-Blanco (UF), 6-3, 6-1
- Gordon Watson (UF) def. Jake Jaede (USC), 7-6, 7-5
- Thibault Forget (USC) def. Jordan Belga (UF), 6-3, 6-0
Singles:
20. Wayne Montgomery
28. Austin Smith (Georgia)
31. Diego Hidalgo (UF)
40. Paul Oosterbaan
41. Nick Crystal (USC)
48. Martin Redlicki (UCLA)
49. Elliott Orkin (UF)
62. Chase Perez-Blanco (UF)
69. Logan Smith (USC)
76. Connor Farren (USC)
83. Jake DeVine (USC)
88. Nick Wood (Georgia)
91. Alfredo Perez (UF)
97. McClain Kessler (UF)
98. Logan Staggs (UCLA)
104. Kalman Boyd (USC)
105. Walker Duncan
115. Max de Vroome (USC)
Doubles:
3. Diego Hidalgo/Gordon Watson (UF)
10. Ben Wagland/Austin Smith (Georgia)
40. Maxx Lipman/Elliott Orkin (UF)
45. Wayne Montgomery/Emil Reinberg (Georgia)
Where:
Los Angeles Tennis Center (UCLA Campus)
Los Angeles, Calif.
Sunday, Jan. 31
1 p.m. - #6 Georgia vs. #8 USC
4 p.m. - #20 Florida vs. #12 UCLA
*all times Eastern
Match Notes here
Live Scoring here
Follow the Gators:
FloridaGators.com
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