Friday, February 9
Ann Arbor, MI
6 PM
Florida Gators
at
Michigan
No. 11 Florida travels to No. 13 Michigan for first true road trip of the season
Thursday, February 8, 2018 | Men's Tennis
Match 5
No. 11 Florida at No. 13 Michigan
Friday, February 9 | 6 p.m.
Ann Arbor, Mich. | Varsity Tennis Center
Watch Live | Twitter | Match Notes
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The University of Florida men's tennis team will be on the road for the next month, and their journey begins in Ann Arbor, Mich. on Friday when they take on the 13th ranked Wolverines at 6 p.m.
The Gators (3-1) match with Michigan (3-1) will be the second straight match for Florida against a ranked opponent. Florida's only other match against a ranked team was against No. 14 Florida State in Orlando.
Head coach Bryan Shelton has made winning the doubles point, a point of emphasis all season and it shows. In the four matches, this season UF has won the doubles point in all three of their team wins. The Gators have been solid at No. 1 and No. 2 doubles all year but only the duo of Oliver Crawford and Chase Perez-Blanco (3-1) have factored into each decision this season.
Last Saturday freshman Duarte Vale earned his first career singles victory against Florida State. Vale defeated Jose Garcia 6-4, 6-3.
Through four matches the Gators depth has been on display. At No. 5 and 6 singles Florida is a perfect 7-0 this season. Freshman Andy Andrade is 3-0 when playing at No. 5, junior McClain Kessler is 2-0 at No. 6 and senior Chase Perez-Blanco is 1-0 at No. 5 and No. 6.
Florida in the Rankings
Team Ranking – 11th
Singles
Johannes Ingildsen – 7th
Alfredo Perez – 9th
Duarte Vale – 43rd
Doubles
Perez / Ingildsen – 2nd
Vale / McClain Kessler – 5th
Chase Perez-Blanco / Oliver Crawford – 10th
Perez-Blanco / Andy Andrade – 29th
History vs Michigan
• This will be the fourth meeting between Florida and Michigan
• Florida leads the series 2-1
• The first meeting was in 1971. Michigan won that matchup 8-1
• After their '71 meeting, the two teams didn't play again until 1992, a Florida win 5-1
• The latest match was in 2009 in Chicago, a Florida win 4-1
• This will be the first time the two teams have played each other in Ann Arbor
Scouting Michigan
• Michigan enters the match with a 3-1 record
• The Wolverines have not played since Jan. 28, a 4-2 loss to No. 3 North Carolina in the ITA Kick-Off Championship
• UM defeated No. 20 South Carolina 4-0 in the ITA Kick-Off event
• Michigan is led by Alex Knight at No. 1 singles who have a 3-0 record
• In doubles Knight is paired with Runhao Hua and the duo is 2-0 on the year
• In doubles matches UM has a team record of 7-3, while in singles they are 14-6
• Michigan is an experienced team with six upperclassmen, including four seniors
• This will be Michigan's first home match of the season
• Michigan has three individuals ranked in singles: No. 3 Alex Knight, No. 42 Runhao Hua, No. 113 Myles Schalet
• UM has just one doubles team ranked: No. 9 Alex Knight / Runhao Hua
Numbers of Note
5 The number of singles and doubles individuals ranked in the ITA Top 10
2,124 The number of miles from Gainesville to Ann Arbor, MI to Columbus, OH back to Gainesville
3 The number of consecutive ranked teams we will have played after this weekend
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No. 11 Florida at No. 13 Michigan
Friday, February 9 | 6 p.m.
Ann Arbor, Mich. | Varsity Tennis Center
Watch Live | Twitter | Match Notes
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The University of Florida men's tennis team will be on the road for the next month, and their journey begins in Ann Arbor, Mich. on Friday when they take on the 13th ranked Wolverines at 6 p.m.
The Gators (3-1) match with Michigan (3-1) will be the second straight match for Florida against a ranked opponent. Florida's only other match against a ranked team was against No. 14 Florida State in Orlando.
Head coach Bryan Shelton has made winning the doubles point, a point of emphasis all season and it shows. In the four matches, this season UF has won the doubles point in all three of their team wins. The Gators have been solid at No. 1 and No. 2 doubles all year but only the duo of Oliver Crawford and Chase Perez-Blanco (3-1) have factored into each decision this season.
Last Saturday freshman Duarte Vale earned his first career singles victory against Florida State. Vale defeated Jose Garcia 6-4, 6-3.
Through four matches the Gators depth has been on display. At No. 5 and 6 singles Florida is a perfect 7-0 this season. Freshman Andy Andrade is 3-0 when playing at No. 5, junior McClain Kessler is 2-0 at No. 6 and senior Chase Perez-Blanco is 1-0 at No. 5 and No. 6.
Florida in the Rankings
Team Ranking – 11th
Singles
Johannes Ingildsen – 7th
Alfredo Perez – 9th
Duarte Vale – 43rd
Doubles
Perez / Ingildsen – 2nd
Vale / McClain Kessler – 5th
Chase Perez-Blanco / Oliver Crawford – 10th
Perez-Blanco / Andy Andrade – 29th
History vs Michigan
• This will be the fourth meeting between Florida and Michigan
• Florida leads the series 2-1
• The first meeting was in 1971. Michigan won that matchup 8-1
• After their '71 meeting, the two teams didn't play again until 1992, a Florida win 5-1
• The latest match was in 2009 in Chicago, a Florida win 4-1
• This will be the first time the two teams have played each other in Ann Arbor
Scouting Michigan
• Michigan enters the match with a 3-1 record
• The Wolverines have not played since Jan. 28, a 4-2 loss to No. 3 North Carolina in the ITA Kick-Off Championship
• UM defeated No. 20 South Carolina 4-0 in the ITA Kick-Off event
• Michigan is led by Alex Knight at No. 1 singles who have a 3-0 record
• In doubles Knight is paired with Runhao Hua and the duo is 2-0 on the year
• In doubles matches UM has a team record of 7-3, while in singles they are 14-6
• Michigan is an experienced team with six upperclassmen, including four seniors
• This will be Michigan's first home match of the season
• Michigan has three individuals ranked in singles: No. 3 Alex Knight, No. 42 Runhao Hua, No. 113 Myles Schalet
• UM has just one doubles team ranked: No. 9 Alex Knight / Runhao Hua
Numbers of Note
5 The number of singles and doubles individuals ranked in the ITA Top 10
2,124 The number of miles from Gainesville to Ann Arbor, MI to Columbus, OH back to Gainesville
3 The number of consecutive ranked teams we will have played after this weekend
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