Florida Seeks Redemption Against Virginia in NCAA Round of 16

Thursday, May 18

Athens, GA

9:00 AM

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Johannes Ingildsen earned a singles win for Florida the last time the Gators faced the Cavaliers (Photo: Tim Casey / UAA Communications)

Florida Seeks Redemption Against Virginia in NCAA Round of 16

Wednesday, May 17, 2017 | Men's Tennis

By: Kelsey Bibik

ATHENS, Ga. – The UF men's tennis team is looking forward to its round of 16 match against Virginia after sweeping both of its first round opponents. No. 15 seed Florida will face No. 2 seed Virginia on Friday, May 18^th at 9:00 a.m. at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex at the University of Georgia.

No. 15 seed Florida knows that some tough competition is ahead, as the No. 2 seed Cavaliers have defeated the Gators in the last four matches in their series. Virginia took down the Gators earlier this season in Charlottesville, and knocked UF out of the NCAA Tournament last season to go on and win the title for the second year in a row.

That being said, it has been done before. Florida earned two upset wins this season against USC and UCLA – both earned top-5 rankings in the tournament this year.
Florida has defeated seven teams in the postseason after losing to them in the regular season (since 1991):

2007: Florida State
1998: Alabama
1995: Ole Miss
1994: Mississippi State
1993: Alabama
1991: Tennessee and Kentucky

And don't forget that No. 15 seeds have defeated No. 2 seeds seven times in the men's basketball NCAA Tournament, the most recent of which was in the first round of the 2016 tournament.

Despite the possibility of an upset, Florida knows that a win will not be handed over easily. Virginia is looking to become the fifth program to win three consecutive national championships, and maintain its 13-match win streak.

The match will kick off Thursday, May 18^th at 9:00 a.m. at the front courts of the Dan Magill Tennis Complex.

#15 Florida vs. #2 Virginia
NCAA Tournament Round of 16
Thursday, May 18 | 9:00 a.m.
Athens, Ga. | Dan Magill Tennis Complex

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Lineups
Doubles
1. #2 Ingildsen/Perez (UF) vs. #17 Corinteli/Soderland (VA)
2. Lipman/Orkin (UF) vs. Kwiatkowski/Ritschard (VA)
3. Wardell/Perez-Blanco (UF) vs. Altamirano/Aragone (VA)

Singles
1. #8 Alfredo Perez (UF) vs. #91 Alexander Ritshard (VA)
2. #85 Elliott Orkin (UF) vs. #14 Thai-Son Kwiatkowski (VA)
3. Chase Perez-Blanco (UF) vs. Carl Soderlund (VA)
4. Maxx Lipman (UF) vs. #40 Collin Altamirano (VA)
5. #123 Johannes Ingildsen (UF) vs. #109 J.C. Aragone (VA)
6. McClain Kessler (UF) vs. #102 Henrik Wiersholm (VA)

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