Last Two Standing: Ingildsen, Perez Represent UF in Pro Tournament

Monday, January 9

12 PM

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Sophomore Alfredo Perez (Photo: Courtney Culbreath / UAA Communications)

Last Two Standing: Ingildsen, Perez Represent UF in Pro Tournament

Monday, January 9, 2017 | Men's Tennis

By: Kelsey Bibik

PLANTATION, Fla. – Sophomore Alfredo Perez and Freshman Johannes Ingildsen will represent the Gators in the Main Draw of the USA F3 Futures, a division of the ITF Pro Circuit. The two will face some of the highest-rated pro competition in the world in one of the most trying tournaments they will see in their collegiate careers.

This tournament has proven to be some of the hardest competition the team has seen recently, as seven Gators have already been eliminated. Despite the challenges, including some less-than-ideal weather, Alfredo Perez and Johannes Ingildsen have fought through four qualifying rounds to advance to the Main Draw, which begins Tuesday morning.

As a newcomer to the team, Ingildsen has done nothing less than impress from his first day as a Gator. The freshman boasts a 12-4 singles record from this fall semester, while he and counterpart Perez racked up an 8-1 doubles record in the fall. While the pair was not ranked in the preseason, the team jumped to hold the No. 3 spot nationally.

Perez also holds an impressive record as a sophomore, tallying a 43-13 singles record and a 27-7 doubles record. He is currently the highest-ranked member of the team, holding the No. 13 spot in the Oracle/ITA National Singles Rankings.

Perez will face Maciej Rajski (POL), who held the third seed in the qualifying competition, while Ingildsen will square off against Ilya Vasilyev (RUS) Tuesday morning in the first round of the Main Draw.
The Gators are using this tournament to kick-start their 2017 Spring season, which commences Saturday, January 21^st with a double-header on the Gators' home court.

Quoting Head Coach Bryan Shelton
"All three guys competed hard today. I am sure that playing these matches in high winds has really sharpened our guys up. Chase lost today to a player from Argentina who was a mirror image of himself. It was a great match and Chase learned a lot from the loss. Alfredo wasn't pleased with his play today, but glad he found a way to win. Johannes played his best match of the year today. Overall I was pleased with our competitive spirit and glad two of our guys will be in the main draw tomorrow."

Tournament Information
ITF Pro Circuit – USA F3 Futures
Plantation, Fla.
Qualifying: Jan. 6-9, 2017; Main Draw: Jan. 10-15, 2017
Frank Veltri Tennis Center at Plantation Central Park
Website

UF Results
Qualifying Round 1 – Friday, January 8^th

McClain Kessler (UF) (USA) def. Jordan Nickerson (USA), 6-3, 6-4
Johannes Ingildsen (UF) (DEN) def. Andrew Heller (USA), 6-2, 4-6, 6-4
Maxx Lipman (UF) (USA) def. Cesar Antonio Gomez Diaz (MEX), 6-4, 6-1
Chase Perez-Blanco (UF) (USA) def. Aron Pierce (USA), 6-2, 6-1
Christopher Grant (USA) def. Joseph Guillin (UF) (FRA), 6-2, 4-6, 6-2
Elliott Orkin (UF) (USA) def. Matheus Aquino (BRA), 6-0, 6-0
Stephen Madonia (UF) (USA) def. Pablo Landa Catan (MEX), 6-3, 6-3
Jordan Belga (UF) (USA) def. Gabriel Ciro Da Silva (BRA), 3-6, 6-4, 6-4
Alfredo Perez (UF) (USA) def. Erroll Lawrence (USA), 6-2, 6-3

Qualifying Round 2 – Saturday, January 7^th

Tomislav Jotovski (MKD) def. McClain Kessler (USA) (UF), 7-6 (7), 7-5
Johannes Ingildsen (DEN) (UF) def. Luke Pavlovic (FRA), 6-3, 6-2
Evgeny Korolev (RUS) def. Maxx Lipman (USA) (UF), 6-2, 6-4
Chase Perez-Blanco (USA) (UF) def. John Harrison Richmond (USA), 6-4, 7-6 (2)
Elliott Orkin (USA) (UF) def. Pietro Rimondini (USA), 6-3, 6-0
Jonathan Chang (USA) def. Stephen Madonia (USA) (UF), 6-4, 6-1
Govind Nanda (USA) def. Jordan Belga (USA) (UF), 6-4, 6-2
Alfredo Perez (USA) (UF) def. Vuk Budic (USA), 6-3, 6-1

Qualifying Round 3 – Sunday, January 8^th

Johannes Ingildsen (DEN) (UF) def. William Shkrob (USA), 6-2, 6-2
Chase Perez-Blanco (USA) (UF) def. Christopher Grant (USA), 6-3, 6-0
Felipe Martinez Sarrasague (ARG) def. Elliott Orkin (USA) (UF), 6-4, 6-3
Alfredo Perez (USA) (UF) def. Govind Nanda (USA), 6-4, 6-0

Qualifying Round 4 – Monday, January 9^th

Johannes Ingildsen (DEN) (UF) def. [3] Hunter Callahan (USA), 6-3, 6-1
[4] Genaro Alberto Olivieri (ARG) def. Chase Perez-Blanco (USA) (UF), 4-6, 6-2, 6-2
Alfredo Perez (USA) (UF) def. Aleksandar Kovacevic (USA), 6-2, 6-4

Draws and Order of Play – Main Draw – Tuesday, January 10^th
Johannes Ingildsen (DEN) (UF) vs. Ilya Vasilyev (RUS) – Not before 11:30 am
Alfredo Perez (USA) (UF) vs. Maciej Rajski (POL) – Not before 11:30 am

Future Gators
Class of 2018 signee Andres Andrade was bumped up from the list of alternates to play in the first qualifying round, where he defeated Sebastian Zeballos (USA) in a double bagel win. He advanced to the second round where he defeated Brian Battistone (USA) on Saturday, but was knocked out of the competition in the third round by Evgeny Korolov (RUS).

About the ITF Pro Circuit
The ITF Men's Circuit provides the entry level of Professional Tournaments enabling players to eventually reach the higher level tournaments on the ATP World Tour.

The ITF Men's Circuit offers 600+ tournaments across 70+ countries and incorporates two prize money levels of tournaments known as 'Futures'.

Futures Tournaments are single week tournaments that offer either $15,000 or $25,000 each in prize money. They must be scheduled as three consecutive weeks of $15,000 each in prize money or two consecutive weeks of $25,000 each in prize money.

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