GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Gators found success across state lines on Saturday afternoon. The Orange and Blue picked up two championships in doubles at the Gator Ranked +1 while two others made the finals in singles on Sunday. At the Ivy-Plus Invite the Gators will have the chance for two trophies on Sunday after a strong showing on Saturday.
 
Gator Ranked +1
Doubles went as scripted for the Gators on Saturday at the Alfred A. Ring Tennis Complex. The Orange and Blue had all three teams that entered the Gator Ranked +1 reach the semifinals and finals on the final day of doubles competition.
 
Duarte Vale and Alfredo Perez earned a hard fought victory in the semifinals, coming back from an early two-point deficit to rally back and defeat the second seeded duo of Giovanni Oradini and Niclas Braun of Mississippi State 8-7. Vale and Perez rolled in the finals to an 8-1 victory over fourth seeded Scott Jones and Timo Stodder of Tennessee.
 

Alfredo Perez & Duarte Vale captured the Blue Draw Doubles Championship with an 8-1 victory! #GoGators #Champs pic.twitter.com/1PSK96iuzH

— Gators Men's Tennis (@GatorsMTN) September 23, 2017

 
The second doubles championship was won by McClain Kessler and Chase Perez-Blanco, albeit against friendly completion. The duo advanced to the finals of the Orange Draw with an 8-6 victory over Francisco Cerundolo and Gabriel Friedrich of South Carolina before being met in the finals by Johannes Ingildsen and Brandon Lancaster of Louisville. In the finals everything was clicking for Kessler and Perez-Blanco as they walked away with an 8-0 victory.
 

Chase Perez-Blanco & McClain Kessler captured the Orange Draw Doubles Championship with an 8-0 victory! #GoGators #Champs pic.twitter.com/FUfJGjNuhH

— Gators Men's Tennis (@GatorsMTN) September 23, 2017

 
Singles play got started with Vale and Ingildsen in the semifinals of their respective brackets. Rain clouds moved into the area and halted play for an hour but when matched resumed at 3:30 p.m. the Gators never lost a beat. Vale defeated Yuval Solomon 6-4, 6-3 and Ingildsen defeated Francisco Cerundolo 6-3, 6-0 to advance to Sunday's championship matches.
 
Perez, Kessler and Perez-Blanco each competed in the consolation brackets on Saturday. Perez had to battle back in set one to earn a hard fought 7-6 set victory. After dropping the second set 1-6 he fell behind 1-4 early in the final set but dug deep and battled back to take the set, and the match, 6-4.
 
Doubles
Semifinals – Orange Draw
Kessler/Perez-Blanco def. Cerundolo/Friedrich (South Carolina) – 8-6
Ingildsen/ Lancaster (Louisville) def. Jubb/Rakic (USC/MSU) – 8-6
Finals
Kessler/Perez-Blanco def. Ingildsen/Lancaster (UL) – 8-0
Semifinals – Blue Draw
Vale/Perez def. Oradini/Braun (Mississippi State) – 8-7
Finals
Vale/Perez def. Jones/Stodder (Tennessee) 8-1
 
Singles
Orange Draw
Semifinals
Duarte Vale def. Solomon (Wake Forest) – 6-4, 6-3
Consolation
Perez def. Ewan Moore (Tulane) – 7-6, 1-6, 6-4
Kessler lost to Tyler Schick (Tulane) – 4-6, 2-6
Blue Draw
Semifinals
Ingildsen def. Cerundolo (South Carolina) – 6-3, 6-0
Consolation
Perez-Blanco def. Gomez (Louisville) – 6-3, 6-1
 
Coach Shelton on Day One of the Gator Ranked +1
"Really proud of how well we played today. We got off to a great start by winning both doubles titles this morning. Having two guys in the singles final tomorrow is great as well. All five of our guys here will take the court one more time tomorrow, so we have to finish strong. It's the Gator way.
 
 Ivy-Plus Invitational
At the Ivy-Plus Invitational on Saturday, two Gators reached the championship matches in singles. Jordan Belga continued his impressive tournament with a win in the semifinals over Chase Bernstine 7-6(7-3), 6-1 before defeating Thomas Matronne 6-3, 6-1 to advance to the title match that will be played on Sunday.
 
Andy Andrade was the other Gator to advance to the championship match with a quarterfinal. After dropping the first set 3-6 to Jacob Hanson, Andrade cruised in sets two and three winning 6-2 in each set. In the semifinals Andrade defeated Christos Antonopoulos 7-5, 6-2. Andrade will play in his championship match on Sunday.
 
In the consolation bracket Stephen Madonia earned a win in his first match of the day. He defeated Vidit Vaghela 6-3, 6-1 but fell in his second match 3-6, 3-6 to William Little.
 
Singles
Nassau Draw
Quarterfinals
Jordan Belga def. Chase Bernstine (Virginia Tech) – 7-6(7-3), 6-1
Semifinals
Belga def. Thomas Mayronne (South Carolina) – 6-3, 6-1
Consolation
Madonia def. Vidit Vaghela (Buffalo) – 7-5, 6-2
Madonia lost to William Little 3-6, 3-6
 
Lenz Draw
Quarterfinals
Andy Andrade def. Hanson (Cornell) – 3-6, 6-2, 6-2
Semifinals
Andrade def. Antonopoulos (Penn State) – 7-5, 6-2
 
Doubles
Pagoda Draw - Championship
Belga/Patten (UNC Asheville) will play tomorrow at 8:30 a.m
 
Orange Draw
Consolation
Andrade/Madonia will play Sunday at 8:30 a.m.
 
 Coach Perelman on Day One of the Ivy-Plus Invite
"Jordan Belga will be competing for a singles and doubles championship tomorrow.  He is showing outstanding leadership on and off the court here.  Freshman Andy Andrade won two singles matches today and will be in the finals of his division tomorrow.  He is improving every day and has a strong desire to be the best he can be.  We are excited for the opportunity that awaits us tomorrow and will approach the day with energy and enthusiasm."
 
Up Next
Florida will close out the first tournament weekend of the fall season on Sunday. In Gainesville the Gators will be competing for two singles championships starting at 9 a.m. While in New Jersey at the Ivy-Plus Invite the Gators will be competing for a total of three championships between doubles and singles starting at 8:30 a.m.