Gators Rout Rebels in SEC Tournament Quarterfinals

Friday, April 28

Knoxville, TN

9:00 AM

Florida Gators

Ole Miss

Alfredo Perez clinched the match for the Gators with a win in the No. 1 singles position (Photo: Bill Kallenberg for UAA Communications)

Gators Rout Rebels in SEC Tournament Quarterfinals

Friday, April 28, 2017 | Men's Tennis

By: Kelsey Bibik

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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Florida men's tennis team took down the Ole Miss Rebels 4-0 in the SEC Tournament Quarterfinals on Friday morning (April 28) in the first shutout in the 2017 tournament. This marks the Gators' eighth shutout this season, and the Gators' 12^th all-time in the SEC Tournament.

This win advances Florida to the semifinals, where it will play the winner of Georgia vs. Arkansas at 10:00 a.m. (EST) on Saturday, April 29^th.

Florida earned its first point with strong play in the doubles competition, as Chase Perez-Blanco and Joshua Wardell rolled through the Rebels' Ricardo Jorge and Robert Mounger 6-0 to earn the first doubles win. Maxx Lipman and Elliott Orkin followed close behind, clinching the doubles point with a 6-1 win over Filip Kraljevic and Tim Sandkaulen.

In singles play, McClain Kessler earned a quick 6-3, 6-0 win over Mounger on Court 6 for his fourth consecutive singles win. Johannes Ingildsen finished just moments behind on Court 5, defeating Grey Hamilton 6-4, 6-2 to bring the Gators' lead to 3-0.

With the singles point in the hands of either Orkin or Alfredo Perez, the two led 5-2 and 5-1 in their second sets, respectively. With a game score of 40-40, Perez was able to win the match point and earn a 6-3, 6-1 win over Jorge to clinch the match for the Gators.

This was the second time Florida has defeated the Rebels in the SEC Tournament Quarterfinals, improving its series record to 38-23 and its SEC Tournament record to 5-6.

Quoting Head Coach Bryan Shelton
"This is a big tournament for us, we're in the postseason now and we're trying to establish some good momentum."

"I thought our guys came out and started off playing some really good doubles. We had lost the doubles point to them in the regular season. At No. 2 doubles we were outstanding. That was probably the best match those two have played together this year. I was pleased that we played really solid doubles on Courts 1 and 3 as well."

"In singles, our guys just came ready to play. This group is really hungry and really excited to be here this time of the year. We've got exams behind us and we're just going to let it fly this week. Overall I'm just really pleased with the result, I thought our guys played really well."

Florida 4, Ole Miss 0
2017 SEC Tournament – Quarterfinals
Friday, April 28, 2017 | 9:00 AM
Knoxville, Tenn. | Barksdale Tennis Stadium

Doubles (Order of finish: 3, 2)
1. #5 Alfredo Perez/Johannes Ingildsen (UF) vs. #23 Fabian Fallert/Grey Hamilton (OM) 4-1, unfinished
2. Maxx Lipman/Elliott Orkin (UF) def. Filip Kraljevic/Tim Sandkaulen (OM) 6-1
3. Chase Perez-Blanco/Joshua Wardell (UF) def. Ricardo Jorge/Robert Mounger (OM) 6-0

Singles (Order of finish: 6, 5, 1)
1. #8 Alfredo Perez (UF) def. Ricardo Jorge (OM) 6-3, 6-1
2. #81 Elliott Orkin (UF) vs. Tim Sandkaulen (OM) 6-4, 5-2, unfinished
3. Chase Perez-Blanco (UF) vs. Fabian Fallert (OM) 6-3, 3-4, unfinished
4. Maxx Lipman (UF) vs. Filip Kraljevic (OM) 6-7 (6-8), 1-0, unfinished
5. Johannes Ingildsen (UF) def. Grey Hamilton (OM) 6-4, 6-2
6. McClain Kessler (UF) def. Robert Mounger (OM) 6-3, 6-0

2017 SEC Tournament Schedule and Results
(Times listed in EST)

Wednesday, April 26 – First Round
Match 1: #12 Vanderbilt def. #13 Alabama, 4-2

Thursday, April 27 – Second Round
Match 2: #6 Ole Miss def. #11 Auburn, 4-1
Match 3: #7 Arkansas def. #10 LSU, 4-2
Match 4: #9 Tennessee def. #8 Kentucky, 4-2
Match 5: #5 Mississippi State def. #12 Vanderbilt, 4-1

Friday, April 28 – Quarterfinals
Match 6: #3 Florida def. #6 Ole Miss, 4-0
Match 7: #2 Georgia vs. Match 3 winner – Noon
Match 8: #1 Texas A&M vs. Match 4 winner – 3:00 PM
Match 9: #4 South Carolina vs. Match 5 winner – 6:00 PM

Saturday, April 29 – Semifinals
Match 10: Match 6 winner vs. Match 7 winner – 10:00 PM
Match 11: Match 8 winner vs. Match 9 winner – 1:00 PM

Sunday, April 30 – Championship Match
Match 10 winner vs. Match 11 winner – 1:00 PM

Gators at the Tournament

All-Time Record: 41-22
Championships: 5 (1994, 2000, 2005, 2011, 2016)
Final Round Appearances: 9
Record in the…
- First Round: 7-1
- Quarterfinals: 20-7
- Semifinals: 9-10
- Finals: 5-4