Friday, March 16
Gainesville, FL
5 PM
Florida Gators
vs
Kentucky
Freshman Andy Andrade
No. 12 Florida is back on the courts Friday against No. 21 Kentucky
Thursday, March 15, 2018 | Men's Tennis
Match 15
No. 12 Florida vs No. 21 Kentucky
Friday, March 16 | 5 p.m.
Gainesville, Fla. | Alfred A. Ring Tennis Complex
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Gators have a quick turnaround, playing their second match in three days on Friday. Florida will host No. 21 Kentucky at the Alfred A. Ring Tennis Complex at 5 p.m. as the two schools jump back into conference play .
Promotions
Giveaway: The first 100 fans will receive an orange Gators Men's Tennis t-shirt
T-Shirt Toss: Fans will have the chance to score a free Florida Tennis t-shirt in between doubles and singles
Gator Notes
• Florida enters Friday with an overall record of 8-6 and a 3-1 record in the SEC
• The Gators are 5-1 when playing at the Ring Tennis Complex
• The Gators have lived and died by the doubles point this season. When winning doubles they are 7-1 but when losing the point they are 1-5
• Oliver Crawford has won six straight singles matches and is 4-0 in SEC matches
• This will be the Gators 11th ranked opponent in their last 12 matches
• Chase Perez-Blanco is two singles wins away from 86 in his career which would put him in a tie for 10th all-time at Florida with Mike Alford (2011-14)
• Perez-Blanco has 167 career doubles and singles win. He is three total wins away from moving into a tie for 10th in Florida history
• Florida is fourth in the SEC standings. Just one match back from the group of four tied for first. Kentucky is part of that group
Florida in the Rankings
Team Ranking – 12th
Singles
No. 6 - Johannes Ingildsen [9]
No. 7 - Alfredo Perez [10]
No. 68 - Duarte Vale [59]
No. 93 – Oliver Crawford [UR]
No. 101 - Andy Andrade [94]
Doubles
No. 1 - Alfredo Perez and Johannes Ingildsen [1]
No. 10 – Chase Perez-Blanco and Oliver Crawford [7]
No. 12 – Duarte Vale and McClain Kessler [9]
No. 33 – Andy Andrade and Perez-Blanco [26]
Numbers in the [ ] represent their previous ranking from Feb. 27
Doubles and singles rankings are released bi-weekly
History vs Kentucky
• The Gators have dominated the overall series against Kentucky with a 46-14 advantage
• The two teams met last season in Lexington, a 4-1 Wildcat win
• In the last 10 meetings, the Gators hold the advantage with a 6-4 record
• The Gators are 5-1 against Kentucky under head coach Bryan Shelton
• This is only the second time in Shelton's tenure that Florida and Kentucky have played in Gainesville. The Gators are 2-0 in those matches
• The last match in Gainesville was a 7-0 sweep for Florida back on April 15, 2016
Scouting Kentucky
• Kentucky enters with a record of 10-4 overall and 3-0 in the SEC
• On the road this season UK is 2-4
• They are ranked No. 21 in the latest ITA Rankings
• They have won three straight matches and four of their last five
•Against nationally ranked opponents they are 3-3
• Kentucky has been strong in the middle of the in singles lineups. They are 11-1 at No. 2, 9-2 at No. 3 and 9-3 at No. 4
• Since entering SEC play, Kentucky has a combined singles record of 10-2
• They have used 15 different doubles combinations this season
• They have struggled in doubles with a combined 19-16 record overall but have been strong in conference play with a combined record of 7-1
• Kentucky only has one singles athlete ranked: No. 49 Ryotaro Matsumura. They also have one ranked doubles team: No. 63 Trey Yates and Enzo Wallart
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No. 12 Florida vs No. 21 Kentucky
Friday, March 16 | 5 p.m.
Gainesville, Fla. | Alfred A. Ring Tennis Complex
Watch Live | Live Stats | Twitter | Match Notes
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Gators have a quick turnaround, playing their second match in three days on Friday. Florida will host No. 21 Kentucky at the Alfred A. Ring Tennis Complex at 5 p.m. as the two schools jump back into conference play .
Promotions
Giveaway: The first 100 fans will receive an orange Gators Men's Tennis t-shirt
T-Shirt Toss: Fans will have the chance to score a free Florida Tennis t-shirt in between doubles and singles
Gator Notes
• Florida enters Friday with an overall record of 8-6 and a 3-1 record in the SEC
• The Gators are 5-1 when playing at the Ring Tennis Complex
• The Gators have lived and died by the doubles point this season. When winning doubles they are 7-1 but when losing the point they are 1-5
• Oliver Crawford has won six straight singles matches and is 4-0 in SEC matches
• This will be the Gators 11th ranked opponent in their last 12 matches
• Chase Perez-Blanco is two singles wins away from 86 in his career which would put him in a tie for 10th all-time at Florida with Mike Alford (2011-14)
• Perez-Blanco has 167 career doubles and singles win. He is three total wins away from moving into a tie for 10th in Florida history
• Florida is fourth in the SEC standings. Just one match back from the group of four tied for first. Kentucky is part of that group
Florida in the Rankings
Team Ranking – 12th
Singles
No. 6 - Johannes Ingildsen [9]
No. 7 - Alfredo Perez [10]
No. 68 - Duarte Vale [59]
No. 93 – Oliver Crawford [UR]
No. 101 - Andy Andrade [94]
Doubles
No. 1 - Alfredo Perez and Johannes Ingildsen [1]
No. 10 – Chase Perez-Blanco and Oliver Crawford [7]
No. 12 – Duarte Vale and McClain Kessler [9]
No. 33 – Andy Andrade and Perez-Blanco [26]
Numbers in the [ ] represent their previous ranking from Feb. 27
Doubles and singles rankings are released bi-weekly
History vs Kentucky
• The Gators have dominated the overall series against Kentucky with a 46-14 advantage
• The two teams met last season in Lexington, a 4-1 Wildcat win
• In the last 10 meetings, the Gators hold the advantage with a 6-4 record
• The Gators are 5-1 against Kentucky under head coach Bryan Shelton
• This is only the second time in Shelton's tenure that Florida and Kentucky have played in Gainesville. The Gators are 2-0 in those matches
• The last match in Gainesville was a 7-0 sweep for Florida back on April 15, 2016
Scouting Kentucky
• Kentucky enters with a record of 10-4 overall and 3-0 in the SEC
• On the road this season UK is 2-4
• They are ranked No. 21 in the latest ITA Rankings
• They have won three straight matches and four of their last five
•Against nationally ranked opponents they are 3-3
• Kentucky has been strong in the middle of the in singles lineups. They are 11-1 at No. 2, 9-2 at No. 3 and 9-3 at No. 4
• Since entering SEC play, Kentucky has a combined singles record of 10-2
• They have used 15 different doubles combinations this season
• They have struggled in doubles with a combined 19-16 record overall but have been strong in conference play with a combined record of 7-1
• Kentucky only has one singles athlete ranked: No. 49 Ryotaro Matsumura. They also have one ranked doubles team: No. 63 Trey Yates and Enzo Wallart
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