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SURPRISE, Ariz. – The fall season for the Florida Gators is officially complete.
 
With three losses at the end of the tournament, all Gators remaining at the National Fall Championships were eliminated and now they set their sights on practicing for team duals set to start in January.
 
Junior Johannes Ingildsen cruised to a straight set in the second round of consolation singles.  He defeated Tanner Smith of USC 6-4, 6-2 to advance the quarterfinals.  Ingildsen then battled Stanford's Sameer Kumar in the quarterfinals and fell just short in the 3-set fight, dropping the first and third sets, which ultimately led to his elimination from the tournament.
 
Sophomore Duarte Vale went back and forth with Tulsa's Majed Kilani in consolations singles round two.  He took the first set in a tiebreak decision, dropped the second set and battled back in the third to take the match.  He advanced to the quarterfinals and found himself in a match against Joshua Peck of North Carolina.  Vale was eliminated in a straight-set defeat, falling 6-1, 7-6, despite putting up a fight in the second set. 
 
Ingildsen and partner sophomore Brian Berdusco made yet another run deep into the doubles draw.  This marks the third tournament in which the pair has advanced into the quarterfinals and this time, they fell just short.  Berdusco and Ingildsen dropped a straight-set battle to Yuta Kikuchi and Jacob Brumm of Cal 7-5, 6-4, thus ending their time in Surprise and their fall season.
 
Friday's Results:

• Consolation Singles Round 2:
  • Johannes Ingildsen def. Tanner Smith (USC) 6-4, 6-2
  • Duarte Vale def. Majed Kilani (Tulsa) 7-6(3), 3-6, 7-5

 

• Consolation Singles Quarterfinals:
  • Sameer Kumar (Stanford) def. Johannes Ingildsen 7-5, 2-6, 6-4
  • Josh Peck (UNC) def. Duarte Vale 6-1, 7-6

 

• Doubles Round 2:
  • Yuta Kikuchi/Jacob Brumm (California) def. Brian Berdusco/Johannes Ingildsen 7-5, 6-4

 
Thoughts from Coach Bryan Shelton:
"Guys fought extremely hard all day long.  We just came up short of the finish line later in the day and night.  Our guys were disappointed for sure, but there were certainly some positives this week. Collectively, we have a high character group that really supports one another.  We are fortunate to be where we are doing what we love. We are looking forward to our spring season and playing together as a team. Watch out because we are going to keep working and we'll be ready."   
 
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