COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The ninth-ranked Florida men's tennis team (13-8, 7-3 SEC) dropped their second consecutive match on Friday, this one at the hands of No. 5 Texas A&M, 6-1.
For the second straight match, the Gators were unable to win the doubles point. Florida got off to a strong start on court two when
McClain Kessler and
Duarte Vale jumped out to a 4-1 lead. The duo was unable to win another point and fell by a score of 6-4. On court one
Alfredo Perez and
Johannes Ingildsen lost their fourth consecutive doubles match after falling 6-3.
Florida struggled early in singles, falling behind Texas A&M (16-5, 8-1 SEC) on multiple courts. The Aggies extended their lead with a 6-1, 6-2 win on court four and then again moments late with a 6-3, 6-1 win on court one. The match was clinched for A&M on court five when
Duarte Vale fell 6-0, 6-4. With the match already decided the two teams played out the final three matches.
Oliver Crawford saw his 12 match win streak come to end in a 10-point third set loss. After dominating in the second set to even the match he fell in a close battle 10-7.
The only win for Florida came from
Andy Andrade who won on court six, 6-3, 4-6, 10-7. With the loss, Florida falls to 4-4 on the road and 1-2 against top 5 teams this season.
Quoting Coach Shelton
"We were in a position early in doubles but were unable to sustain it and Texas A& M capitalized and seized the momentum. We played better in spots today, but Texas A&M outplayed us overall. We need to reset and get ready for LSU on Sunday."
Match Results
Doubles
(1) #13 Juan Carlos Aguilar/Jordi Arconada (TAMU) def. #5 Perez/Ingildsen (UF) – 6-3
(2) #58 Patrick Kypson/Arthur Rinderknech (TAMU) def. #44 Kessler/Vale (UF) – 6-4
(3) #12 Perez-Blanco/Crawford (UF) vs #65 AJ Catanzariti/Valentin Vacherot (TAMU) – DNF, 4-4
Texas A&M won Doubles Point
Order of Finish: 1, 2
Singles
(1) #12 Patrick Kypson (TAMU) def. #16
Johannes Ingildsen (UF) – 6-3, 6-1
(2) #10 Arthur Rinderknech (TAMU) def. #31
Oliver Crawford (UF) – 6-2, 3-6, 10-7
(3) #73 Jordi Arconada (TAMU) def. #9
Alfredo Perez (UF) – 3-6, 6-4, 11-9
(4) #52 Valentin Vacherot (TAMU) def.
Chase Perez-Blanco (UF) – 6-1, 6-2
(5) #109 Juan Carlos Aguilar (TAMU) def. #94
Duarte Vale (UF) – 6-0, 6-4 *
(6)
Andy Andrade (UF) def. Barnaby Smith (TAMU) – 6-3, 4-6, 10-7
Order of Finish: 4, 1, 5*, 3, 2, 6
*Clincher
Up Next
Florida will compete in their last regular season road match on Sunday in Baton Rouge. The Gators match against LSU is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. (ET).
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