Friday, April 27
Tuscaloosa, AL
1 p.m.
Florida Gators
vs
Vanderbilt
Senior Chase Perez-Blanco
Men’s Tennis begins SEC Tournament Friday in Alabama
Thursday, April 26, 2018 | Men's Tennis
Match 24 – SEC Tournament
No. 3 Florida vs No. 6 Vanderbilt or No. 11 LSU
Friday, April 27 | 1 p.m. (ET)
Tuscaloosa, Ala. | The University of Alabama Tennis Stadium
Tournament Central | Live Stats | Twitter | Match Notes
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Florida men's tennis team will begin their quest for an SEC Tournament Title on Friday in Tuscaloosa, Ala. The Gators will play the winner of Thursday afternoons contest between the sixth-seeded Vanderbilt Commodores (17-7, 7-5 SEC) or the 11th-seeded LSU Tigers (10-15, 2-10 SEC). The Gators match on Friday is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m (ET).
Gator Notes
• Florida enters the SEC Tournament with a record of 15-8 overall
• Florida will play either Vanderbilt or LSU in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament
• The Gators enter the tournament with a 9-3 record in the SEC with two of their three losses coming from Texas A&M and Mississippi State (both road matches)
• Florida is ranked 10th in the ITA Rankings and earned the No. 3 seed in the SEC Tournament
• Chase Perez-Blanco and Crawford have won six straight doubles matches and are 8-0 in SEC play. They are 1 of 2 pairs to post an undefeated SEC regular season
• Oliver's 16 wins is the second most in the SEC behind only Jose Salazar of Arkansas
• Alfredo Perez and Johannes Ingildsen have been ranked in the top 5 of doubles all season
• Florida has winning records in singles on courts 2, 3, 5, and 6
• Perez-Blanco has 91 career singles wins and is three away from ninth on the all-time list. He also has 180 career wins in both singles and doubles which ranks eighth all-time. He is one total win away from moving into a tie for sixth all-time with Elliott Orkin and Greg Ouellette
• When the Gators have played on a neutral court this season they are 1-3. However, only one of those matches was played outside
• Duarte Vale is one doubles win away from 20 in his career
• Head Coach Bryan Shelton earned his 100th win at Florida last week against LSU
• McClain Kessler is one singles win away from 60 career wins
• The Gators are 13-1 this season when they win the doubles point
• Against top 25 teams, this season UF is 7-5
• Florida's first round match will not be live streamed online as only Alabama's front six courts have cameras
Gator Ties
• Both potential Gator opponents have head coaches that previously coached at Florida
• LSU is co-coached by two Gator Greats in Andy Brandi and his son Chris Brandi
• Andy is responsible for building the Florida women's dynasty with National Championships in 1992, 1996 and 1998 as well as six indoor National Titles
• Chris was a doubles All-American in 2004 and an All-SEC performer in 2005
• Vanderbilt's head coach is former Florida head coach Ian Duvenhage
• Duvenhage coached at UF from 1989-2001 with a record of 143-136
Florida at the SEC Tournament
All-Time Record: 41-23
Championships 5 (1994, 2000, 2005, 2011, 2016)
Final Round Appearances: 9
Records by Round:
First Round: 7-1
Quarterfinals: 20-7
Semifinals: 9-11
Finals: 5-4
Tournament Seeding
No. 1 – Texas A&M
No. 2 – Mississippi State
No. 3 – Florida
No. 4 – Tennessee
No. 5 – Kentucky
No. 6 – Vanderbilt
No. 7 – South Carolina
No. 8 – Georgia
No. 9 – Arkansas
No. 10 – Ole Miss
No. 11 – LSU
No. 12 – Alabama
No. 13 – Auburn
Florida in the ITA Rankings
Team Ranking – 10th
Singles
No. 13 – [13]
No. 24 – [23]
No. 51 – [54]
No. 105 – [102]
Doubles
No. 3 – and [4]
No. 25 – and [23]
No. 26 – and Perez-Blanco [30]
No. 49 – and [55]
No. 84 – and [79]
Numbers in the [ ] represent their previous ranking from April 17
Doubles and singles rankings are released bi-weekly
History vs Vanderbilt
• Florida has controlled this series with a 42-9-1 overall record
• UF beat Vandy 4-3 on March 18 in Nashville
• The Gators are 6-1 against Vandy under head coach Bryan Shelton
• Florida is 9-1 against Vanderbilt in the last 10 meetings
• The last time UF lose to Vanderbilt was a 4-3 defeat on March 6, 2015 in Nashville
History vs LSU
• Florida leads the all-time series 29-27-1
• The Gators beat LSU 7-0 on April 8
• Florida has won six straight in the series
• The last lost to LSU came back in 2013 when the Gators lost 4-2 in Gainesville
• Head coach Bryan Shelton is 6-1 all-time against LSU and 1-0 against the Tigers in neutral site matches
Tournament Schedule
Wednesday, April 25
Match 1: No. 12 Alabama def. No. 13 Auburn – 4-0
Thursday, April 26 (First Round)
Match 2: No. 6 Vanderbilt vs No. 11 LSU – 1 p.m. (ET)
Match 3: No. 7 South Carolina vs No. 10 Ole Miss – 1 p.m. (ET)
Match 4: No. 5 Kentucky vs No. 12 Alabama – 5 p.m. (ET)
Match 5: No. 8 Georgia vs No. 9 Arkansas – 5 p.m. (ET)
Friday, April 27 (Quarterfinals)
Match 6: No. 3 Florida vs Vanderbilt/LSU – 1 p.m. (ET)
Match 7: No. 2 Mississippi State vs South Carolina/Ole Miss – 1 p.m. (ET)
Match 8: No. 4 Tennessee vs Kentucky/TBD – 5 p.m. (ET)
Match 9: No. 1 Texas A&M vs Georgia/Arkansas – 5 p.m. (ET)
Saturday, April 28 (Semifinals)
Match 10: TBD vs TBD – 3 p.m. (ET)
Match 11: TBD vs TBD – 3 p.m. (ET)
Sunday, April 29 (Championship)
Match 12: TBD vs TBD – 1 p.m. (ET) – SEC Network
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No. 3 Florida vs No. 6 Vanderbilt or No. 11 LSU
Friday, April 27 | 1 p.m. (ET)
Tuscaloosa, Ala. | The University of Alabama Tennis Stadium
Tournament Central | Live Stats | Twitter | Match Notes
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Florida men's tennis team will begin their quest for an SEC Tournament Title on Friday in Tuscaloosa, Ala. The Gators will play the winner of Thursday afternoons contest between the sixth-seeded Vanderbilt Commodores (17-7, 7-5 SEC) or the 11th-seeded LSU Tigers (10-15, 2-10 SEC). The Gators match on Friday is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m (ET).
Gator Notes
• Florida enters the SEC Tournament with a record of 15-8 overall
• Florida will play either Vanderbilt or LSU in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament
• The Gators enter the tournament with a 9-3 record in the SEC with two of their three losses coming from Texas A&M and Mississippi State (both road matches)
• Florida is ranked 10th in the ITA Rankings and earned the No. 3 seed in the SEC Tournament
• Chase Perez-Blanco and Crawford have won six straight doubles matches and are 8-0 in SEC play. They are 1 of 2 pairs to post an undefeated SEC regular season
• Oliver's 16 wins is the second most in the SEC behind only Jose Salazar of Arkansas
• Alfredo Perez and Johannes Ingildsen have been ranked in the top 5 of doubles all season
• Florida has winning records in singles on courts 2, 3, 5, and 6
• Perez-Blanco has 91 career singles wins and is three away from ninth on the all-time list. He also has 180 career wins in both singles and doubles which ranks eighth all-time. He is one total win away from moving into a tie for sixth all-time with Elliott Orkin and Greg Ouellette
• When the Gators have played on a neutral court this season they are 1-3. However, only one of those matches was played outside
• Duarte Vale is one doubles win away from 20 in his career
• Head Coach Bryan Shelton earned his 100th win at Florida last week against LSU
• McClain Kessler is one singles win away from 60 career wins
• The Gators are 13-1 this season when they win the doubles point
• Against top 25 teams, this season UF is 7-5
• Florida's first round match will not be live streamed online as only Alabama's front six courts have cameras
Gator Ties
• Both potential Gator opponents have head coaches that previously coached at Florida
• LSU is co-coached by two Gator Greats in Andy Brandi and his son Chris Brandi
• Andy is responsible for building the Florida women's dynasty with National Championships in 1992, 1996 and 1998 as well as six indoor National Titles
• Chris was a doubles All-American in 2004 and an All-SEC performer in 2005
• Vanderbilt's head coach is former Florida head coach Ian Duvenhage
• Duvenhage coached at UF from 1989-2001 with a record of 143-136
Florida at the SEC Tournament
All-Time Record: 41-23
Championships 5 (1994, 2000, 2005, 2011, 2016)
Final Round Appearances: 9
Records by Round:
First Round: 7-1
Quarterfinals: 20-7
Semifinals: 9-11
Finals: 5-4
Tournament Seeding
No. 1 – Texas A&M
No. 2 – Mississippi State
No. 3 – Florida
No. 4 – Tennessee
No. 5 – Kentucky
No. 6 – Vanderbilt
No. 7 – South Carolina
No. 8 – Georgia
No. 9 – Arkansas
No. 10 – Ole Miss
No. 11 – LSU
No. 12 – Alabama
No. 13 – Auburn
Florida in the ITA Rankings
Team Ranking – 10th
Singles
No. 13 – [13]
No. 24 – [23]
No. 51 – [54]
No. 105 – [102]
Doubles
No. 3 – and [4]
No. 25 – and [23]
No. 26 – and Perez-Blanco [30]
No. 49 – and [55]
No. 84 – and [79]
Numbers in the [ ] represent their previous ranking from April 17
Doubles and singles rankings are released bi-weekly
History vs Vanderbilt
• Florida has controlled this series with a 42-9-1 overall record
• UF beat Vandy 4-3 on March 18 in Nashville
• The Gators are 6-1 against Vandy under head coach Bryan Shelton
• Florida is 9-1 against Vanderbilt in the last 10 meetings
• The last time UF lose to Vanderbilt was a 4-3 defeat on March 6, 2015 in Nashville
History vs LSU
• Florida leads the all-time series 29-27-1
• The Gators beat LSU 7-0 on April 8
• Florida has won six straight in the series
• The last lost to LSU came back in 2013 when the Gators lost 4-2 in Gainesville
• Head coach Bryan Shelton is 6-1 all-time against LSU and 1-0 against the Tigers in neutral site matches
Tournament Schedule
Wednesday, April 25
Match 1: No. 12 Alabama def. No. 13 Auburn – 4-0
Thursday, April 26 (First Round)
Match 2: No. 6 Vanderbilt vs No. 11 LSU – 1 p.m. (ET)
Match 3: No. 7 South Carolina vs No. 10 Ole Miss – 1 p.m. (ET)
Match 4: No. 5 Kentucky vs No. 12 Alabama – 5 p.m. (ET)
Match 5: No. 8 Georgia vs No. 9 Arkansas – 5 p.m. (ET)
Friday, April 27 (Quarterfinals)
Match 6: No. 3 Florida vs Vanderbilt/LSU – 1 p.m. (ET)
Match 7: No. 2 Mississippi State vs South Carolina/Ole Miss – 1 p.m. (ET)
Match 8: No. 4 Tennessee vs Kentucky/TBD – 5 p.m. (ET)
Match 9: No. 1 Texas A&M vs Georgia/Arkansas – 5 p.m. (ET)
Saturday, April 28 (Semifinals)
Match 10: TBD vs TBD – 3 p.m. (ET)
Match 11: TBD vs TBD – 3 p.m. (ET)
Sunday, April 29 (Championship)
Match 12: TBD vs TBD – 1 p.m. (ET) – SEC Network
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