Sunday, April 10
Columbia, SC
12:00 PM
Florida Gators
at
South Carolina
Maxx Lipman and the Florida Gators face off with the South Carolina Gamecocks on Sunday afternoon.
Florida, South Carolina Square Off in Sunday Contest
Saturday, April 9, 2016 | Men's Tennis
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The No. 14 University of Florida men's tennis team looks to end a two match skid with an SEC showdown on Sunday afternoon with the South Carolina Gamecocks. The Gators are now 7-2 in conference play and 12-6 overall in the 2016 season.
Florida was edged by the Georgia Bulldogs on Friday night in Athens, Ga., 5-2. After securing a back-and-forth doubles, the Gators were only able to get one singles victory from senior Diego Hidalgo. South Carolina is coming off a close win over the Auburn Tigers on Friday night, 4-3 in Columbia.
The Orange and Blue will return home next weekend to face the Kentucky Wildcats and the Tennessee Volunteers. The match with the Volunteers on Sunday at 1 p.m. will be senior day for Hidalgo and Gordon Watson.
Last Serve with the Gamecocks
The Gators jumped to a quick 1-0 lead on Feb. 28, 2015 in Gainesville by grabbing the doubles point. Hidalgo and Lipman would win their respective singles matches and Chase Perez-Blanco clinched the match for Florida at 4-1.
Series History against South Carolina
Florida leads the all-time series with South Carolina, 26-6-1.
No. 3 in Doubles
Senior Hidalgo and Watson are currently ranked No. 3 in the doubles rankings. This week along, the pairing
defeated Virginia's No. 2-ranked pair and Georgia's No. 4-ranked tandem.
Match Information
#14 Florida vs. #62 South Carolina
Sunday, April 10 at 12 p.m. ET
Carolina Tennis Center
Match Notes
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Florida was edged by the Georgia Bulldogs on Friday night in Athens, Ga., 5-2. After securing a back-and-forth doubles, the Gators were only able to get one singles victory from senior Diego Hidalgo. South Carolina is coming off a close win over the Auburn Tigers on Friday night, 4-3 in Columbia.
The Orange and Blue will return home next weekend to face the Kentucky Wildcats and the Tennessee Volunteers. The match with the Volunteers on Sunday at 1 p.m. will be senior day for Hidalgo and Gordon Watson.
Last Serve with the Gamecocks
The Gators jumped to a quick 1-0 lead on Feb. 28, 2015 in Gainesville by grabbing the doubles point. Hidalgo and Lipman would win their respective singles matches and Chase Perez-Blanco clinched the match for Florida at 4-1.
Series History against South Carolina
Florida leads the all-time series with South Carolina, 26-6-1.
No. 3 in Doubles
Senior Hidalgo and Watson are currently ranked No. 3 in the doubles rankings. This week along, the pairing
defeated Virginia's No. 2-ranked pair and Georgia's No. 4-ranked tandem.
Match Information
#14 Florida vs. #62 South Carolina
Sunday, April 10 at 12 p.m. ET
Carolina Tennis Center
Match Notes
Live Scoring
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