Friday, April 7
Athens, GA
6:00 PM
Florida Gators
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at
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Georgia
Florida Falls to Georgia 6-1 in Athens
Friday, April 7, 2017 | Men's Tennis
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ATHENS, Ga. – The No. 14 UF men's tennis team fought a tough match in Athens on Friday night, falling 6-1 to No. 13 Georgia. The Bulldogs are the reigning SEC Champions, and are currently undefeated in the conference with a 10-0 SEC record.
In doubles play, Joshua Wardell and Chase Perez-Blanco fought hard against Ponwith and Reinberg, staying within one game of the Bulldog team before they eventually pulled away to beat the Gators duo 6-3. Maxx Lipman and Elliott Orkin also hung in with the Bulldogs' team of Ponwith and Reinberg, but Georgia took the match 6-3 to clinch the doubles point for the Bulldogs.
In singles play, the Gators couldn't get ahead as the Bulldogs took five of the six first sets, with Alfredo Perez winning his first set 7-6 after a close 8-6 tiebreaker. From there, McClain Kessler, Orkin, Lipman, Johannes Ingildsen and Perez-Blanco dropped their respective matches one after another to give the Bulldogs a huge 6-0 lead.
This was Kessler's first conference match of the season, as he returns to the lineup this weekend for the first time since UF hosted Ohio State in February.
The final remaining match was the closest matchup of the night, as Perez and Ponwith went back and forth, tying their second set at 3-all, 4-all and 5-all. Perez was able to keep up his momentum and take the second set 7-5 for a final team score of 6-1.
#13 Georgia 6, #14 Florida 1
Friday, April 7th, 2017 | 7 pm
Athens, Ga. | Dan Magill Tennis Complex
Doubles (Order of finish: 3, 2)
1. #4 Ingildsen/Perez (UF) vs. #3 Zielinski/Loeb (UGA), 3-5, unfinished
2. #53 Ponwith/Reinberg (UGA) def. Lipman/Orkin (UF), 6-3*
3. Montgomery/Duncan (UGA) def. Wardell/Perez-Blanco (UF), 6-3
Singles (Order of finish: 6, 2, 5, 4, 3, 1)
1. #11 Alfredo Perez (UF) def. #64 Nathan Ponwith (UGA) 7-6 (8-6), 7-5
2. #25 Wayne Montgomery (UGA) def. #73 Elliott Orkin (UF) 6-4, 6-4
3. #68 Emil Reinberg (UGA) def. Chase Perez-Blanco (UF) 6-4, 7-5
4. Jan Zielinski (UGA) def. Johannes Ingildsen (UF) 6-4, 7-5
5. Walker Duncan (UGA) def. Maxx Lipman (UF) 6-3, 7-5*
6. Robert Loeb (UGA) def. #124 McClain Kessler (UF) 6-1, 6-2
Up Next for the Gators
The team will head to Knoxville, Tenn. for its last road match of the regular dual season. Florida holds a 40-26 all-time record over Tennessee, and is on a six-match win streak against the Volunteers.
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ATHENS, Ga. – The No. 14 UF men's tennis team fought a tough match in Athens on Friday night, falling 6-1 to No. 13 Georgia. The Bulldogs are the reigning SEC Champions, and are currently undefeated in the conference with a 10-0 SEC record.
In doubles play, Joshua Wardell and Chase Perez-Blanco fought hard against Ponwith and Reinberg, staying within one game of the Bulldog team before they eventually pulled away to beat the Gators duo 6-3. Maxx Lipman and Elliott Orkin also hung in with the Bulldogs' team of Ponwith and Reinberg, but Georgia took the match 6-3 to clinch the doubles point for the Bulldogs.
In singles play, the Gators couldn't get ahead as the Bulldogs took five of the six first sets, with Alfredo Perez winning his first set 7-6 after a close 8-6 tiebreaker. From there, McClain Kessler, Orkin, Lipman, Johannes Ingildsen and Perez-Blanco dropped their respective matches one after another to give the Bulldogs a huge 6-0 lead.
This was Kessler's first conference match of the season, as he returns to the lineup this weekend for the first time since UF hosted Ohio State in February.
The final remaining match was the closest matchup of the night, as Perez and Ponwith went back and forth, tying their second set at 3-all, 4-all and 5-all. Perez was able to keep up his momentum and take the second set 7-5 for a final team score of 6-1.
#13 Georgia 6, #14 Florida 1
Friday, April 7th, 2017 | 7 pm
Athens, Ga. | Dan Magill Tennis Complex
Doubles (Order of finish: 3, 2)
1. #4 Ingildsen/Perez (UF) vs. #3 Zielinski/Loeb (UGA), 3-5, unfinished
2. #53 Ponwith/Reinberg (UGA) def. Lipman/Orkin (UF), 6-3*
3. Montgomery/Duncan (UGA) def. Wardell/Perez-Blanco (UF), 6-3
Singles (Order of finish: 6, 2, 5, 4, 3, 1)
1. #11 Alfredo Perez (UF) def. #64 Nathan Ponwith (UGA) 7-6 (8-6), 7-5
2. #25 Wayne Montgomery (UGA) def. #73 Elliott Orkin (UF) 6-4, 6-4
3. #68 Emil Reinberg (UGA) def. Chase Perez-Blanco (UF) 6-4, 7-5
4. Jan Zielinski (UGA) def. Johannes Ingildsen (UF) 6-4, 7-5
5. Walker Duncan (UGA) def. Maxx Lipman (UF) 6-3, 7-5*
6. Robert Loeb (UGA) def. #124 McClain Kessler (UF) 6-1, 6-2
Up Next for the Gators
The team will head to Knoxville, Tenn. for its last road match of the regular dual season. Florida holds a 40-26 all-time record over Tennessee, and is on a six-match win streak against the Volunteers.
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