Thursday, March 16
Oxford, MS
2:00 PM
Florida Gators
at
#42 Ole Miss
Gators Hit the Road for Weekend of Ranked SEC Matches
Wednesday, March 15, 2017 | Men's Tennis
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – After three SEC matches at home, the No. 16 Florida men's tennis team hits the road this week to face No. 42 Ole Miss on Thursday (March 16) and No. 46 Arkansas on Saturday (March 20).
The Gators are 9-6 in the spring and 2-1 in conference play. After only winning two of its last five regular season dual matches, the Gators are looking to come back from a nearly three-week lull after starting off the season defending its top-10 ranking.
Although two SEC matches on the road could prove to be an obstacle for the Gators, but the Gators have had a winning away record the past two seasons – posting a 5-2 record in 2015 and a 5-3 record in 2016.
Both of Florida's opponents this weekend are currently in losing streaks, while Florida is coming off a win against LSU. Ole Miss fell to Georgia and Tennessee on the road, while Arkansas also fell to Georgia in Athens over the weekend.
The Gators currently sit in a tie for third place in the SEC with a 2-1 record (along with Arkansas), yet hold the second highest ITA ranking of any SEC team.
Scouting the Rebels
Florida holds a 36-23 all-time record over Ole Miss, and has won three of their last four meetings in the series that began in 1953. The last time they met, the Gators defeated the Rebels 6-1 in Gainesville on March 20, 2016. Ole Miss picked up its one point from a singles win, but Perez, Kessler and Perez-Blanco were all able to pick up singles wins for the Gators.
The Gators visit the Rebels in its SEC home opening match after the team has been on the road for the last two weeks.
The Rebels have three ranked players, with one in the singles rankings – No. 39 Gustav Hansson – and one doubles team – No. 23 Fabian Fallert/Grey Hamilton. Hansson will take on the Gators' No. 10 Alfredo Perez at the No. 1 singles position, and Fallert/Hamilton will take on No. 4 Perez and Johannes Ingildsen in the No. 1 doubles position.
Match Information
#16 Florida vs. #42 Ole Miss
Thursday, March 16, 2016 | 2:00 PM (EST)
Oxford, Miss. | Palmer/Salloum Tennis Center
Follow the Match
A page with live video and live stats can be found here, or follow @GatorsMTN or @OleMissMTennis on Twitter for live score updates.
Scouting the Razorbacks
Florida holds a 27-2 all-time record over Arkansas since the series began in 1984. Those two losses came in 2014 and 1992, both in Fayetteville. The last time the two met was last season on March 18, where the Gators defeated the Razorbacks 6-1 in the same weekend they defeated the Rebels with the same score. The Gators also took the doubles point in that match, and Orkin, Perez and Kessler picked up singles wins to secure the match for Florida.
The Gators visit the Razorbacks in the second match of its SEC home opening weekend.
The Razorbacks have two players represented in the national rankings. No. 6 Mike Redlicki and No. 24 Jose Salazar are at the top of the singles rankings, and the two are paired up as the No. 56 doubles team in the country. Redlicki will play at the No. 1 singles position against No. 10 Perez, Salazar will face No. 79 Orkin, and the two will take on the No. 4 team of Ingildsen/Perez at the No. 1 doubles position.
Match Information
#16 Florida vs. #46 Arkansas
Saturday, March 18th | 7:00 PM
Fayetteville, Ark. | George M. Billingsley Tennis Center
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The Gators are 9-6 in the spring and 2-1 in conference play. After only winning two of its last five regular season dual matches, the Gators are looking to come back from a nearly three-week lull after starting off the season defending its top-10 ranking.
Although two SEC matches on the road could prove to be an obstacle for the Gators, but the Gators have had a winning away record the past two seasons – posting a 5-2 record in 2015 and a 5-3 record in 2016.
Both of Florida's opponents this weekend are currently in losing streaks, while Florida is coming off a win against LSU. Ole Miss fell to Georgia and Tennessee on the road, while Arkansas also fell to Georgia in Athens over the weekend.
The Gators currently sit in a tie for third place in the SEC with a 2-1 record (along with Arkansas), yet hold the second highest ITA ranking of any SEC team.
Scouting the Rebels
Florida holds a 36-23 all-time record over Ole Miss, and has won three of their last four meetings in the series that began in 1953. The last time they met, the Gators defeated the Rebels 6-1 in Gainesville on March 20, 2016. Ole Miss picked up its one point from a singles win, but Perez, Kessler and Perez-Blanco were all able to pick up singles wins for the Gators.
The Gators visit the Rebels in its SEC home opening match after the team has been on the road for the last two weeks.
The Rebels have three ranked players, with one in the singles rankings – No. 39 Gustav Hansson – and one doubles team – No. 23 Fabian Fallert/Grey Hamilton. Hansson will take on the Gators' No. 10 Alfredo Perez at the No. 1 singles position, and Fallert/Hamilton will take on No. 4 Perez and Johannes Ingildsen in the No. 1 doubles position.
Match Information
#16 Florida vs. #42 Ole Miss
Thursday, March 16, 2016 | 2:00 PM (EST)
Oxford, Miss. | Palmer/Salloum Tennis Center
Follow the Match
A page with live video and live stats can be found here, or follow @GatorsMTN or @OleMissMTennis on Twitter for live score updates.
Scouting the Razorbacks
Florida holds a 27-2 all-time record over Arkansas since the series began in 1984. Those two losses came in 2014 and 1992, both in Fayetteville. The last time the two met was last season on March 18, where the Gators defeated the Razorbacks 6-1 in the same weekend they defeated the Rebels with the same score. The Gators also took the doubles point in that match, and Orkin, Perez and Kessler picked up singles wins to secure the match for Florida.
The Gators visit the Razorbacks in the second match of its SEC home opening weekend.
The Razorbacks have two players represented in the national rankings. No. 6 Mike Redlicki and No. 24 Jose Salazar are at the top of the singles rankings, and the two are paired up as the No. 56 doubles team in the country. Redlicki will play at the No. 1 singles position against No. 10 Perez, Salazar will face No. 79 Orkin, and the two will take on the No. 4 team of Ingildsen/Perez at the No. 1 doubles position.
Match Information
#16 Florida vs. #46 Arkansas
Saturday, March 18th | 7:00 PM
Fayetteville, Ark. | George M. Billingsley Tennis Center
Follow the Match
Live stats can be found here, or follow @GatorsMTN or @RazorbackMTEN on Twitter for live score updates.
Follow the Gators
Join the conversation: Tweet #GoGators
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