Saturday, May 12
Gainesville, FL
1 PM
Florida Gators
vs
South Carolina State
Chase Perez-Blanco
Florida will host the First and Second Rounds of the NCAA Tennis Championship Saturday and Sunday
Thursday, May 10, 2018 | Men's Tennis
The Gators will play South Carolina State on Saturday with the winner advancing to take on either North Florida or Miami
NCAA First and Second Round
No. 13 Florida vs South Carolina State and No. 40 Miami vs North Florida
First Round: Saturday, May 12 at 1 p.m.
Second Round: Sunday, May 13 at 1 p.m.
Gainesville, Fla. | Alfred A. Ring Tennis Complex
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Florida men's tennis team will be competing in their 28th consecutive NCAA Tournament on Saturday when they host South Carolina State. The Gators and Bulldogs will meet in the second match of the Saturday session at 1 p.m. at the Alfred A. Ring Tennis Complex.
The Gators are hosting the first two rounds of this year tournaments and welcome the University of Miami and the University of North Florida to Gainesville. The two teams will play at 10 a.m. on Saturday with the winner advancing to Sunday's second round.
Gator Notes
• Florida has appeared in 28 straight NCAA Tournament
• The 28 straight appearances are the third-longest active streak in the country, trailing only UCLA (42) and Georgia (35)
• UF has reached at least the Round of 16 in three of the last four year including the last two
• Under head coach Bryan Shelton Florida is 7-5 in the tournament
• The Gators best finish is a semifinals appearance in 2000 and 2005
• The Gators have an overall record of 16-9 and 9-3 in the SEC
• At home this season UF is 9-1
• Against unranked opponents, Florida is 5-0
• The Gators have been playing well down the stretch, winning three of their last four matches, including two 7-0 shutouts
• In the ITA Rankings, the Gators find themselves ranked 13th. They have been ranked in the top 15 in every ranking this year
• Florida reached the SEC Semifinals for the sixth consecutive year in 2018
• Chase Perez-Blanco is two doubles wins away from 93 in his career which would put him in a tie for
Florida's Numbers in the NCAA Tournament
All-Time Record: 48-27
Best Finish: Semifinals (2000, 2005)
Appearances: 36 (28 straight)
Records by Round
First Round: 21-4
Second Round: 19-2
Round of 16: 6-15
Quarterfinals: 2-4
Semifinals: 0-2
Finals: n/a
*Includes regional play from 1991-1998 with regional finals included as a round of 16 match
The NCAA has recognized a national champion in men's tennis every year since 1946 but has only done so in tournament format since 1977. The tournaments moved from a 16-team field to the current 64-team field in 1999. The first two rounds are held at on-campus sites, followed by the Round of 16 and beyond at a designated NCAA Championship site.
NCAA National Seeds
No. 1 – Wake Forest (25-2)
No. 2 – UCLA (26-2)
No. 3 – Ohio State (29-2)
No. 4 – Stanford (21-3)
No. 5 – Texas A&M (22-5)
No. 6 – Mississippi State (20-2)
No. 7 – North Carolina (22-5)
No. 8 – Illinois (21-7)
No. 9 – TCU (18-4)
No. 10 – Southern California (17-8)
No. 11 – Texas (17-6)
No. 12 – Florida State (27-4)
No. 13 – Florida (16-9)
No. 14 – Oklahoma (19-5)
No. 15 – Michigan (20-5)
No. 16 – Columbia (17-4)
Florida in the ITA Rankings
Team Ranking – 13th
Singles
No. 14 – Alfredo Perez [13]
No. 28 – Johannes Ingildsen [24]
No. 49 – Oliver Crawford [51]
No. 109 – Duarte Vale [105]
Doubles
No. 5 – Alfredo Perez and Johannes Ingildsen [3]
No. 42 – Chase Perez-Blanco and Oliver Crawford [25]
No. 24 – Andy Andrade and Perez-Blanco [26]
No. 36 – Duarte Vale and McClain Kessler [49]
No. 77 – Alfredo Perez and Oliver Crawford [84]
Numbers in the [ ] represent their previous ranking from April 24
Doubles and singles rankings are released bi-weekly
History vs South Carolina State
• Florida and South Carolina State have met twice before with the Gators owning a 2-0 advantage
• The only two meetings were in the NCAA Tournament back in 2010 and 2011
• The Gators have defeated the Bulldogs 4-0 in both matchups
• Both matches were in the first round and played in Gainesville
History vs Miami and North Florida
• Florida is 3-0 against North Florida and 17-58-1 against Miami
• The first meeting with North Florida was back in 1989, an 8-1 victory
• The last meeting between UF and UNF was in the 2016 NCAA Tournament, a match Florida won 4-0 in the first round
• Florida and Miami have met four times in the NCAA Tournament with the Gators owning a 3-1 record. The last NCAA Tournament meeting was in 2011, a 4-0 win in the second round
• The first-ever meeting between UF and UM was in 1947
• Florida and Miami haven't played against each other since 2011
Schedule of Events
Saturday, May 12 | First Round
10 a.m. – Miami (14-12) vs North Florida (13-9)
1 p.m. – Florida (16-9) vs South Carolina State (10-6)
Sunday, May 13 | Second Round
1 p.m. - Winners from Saturday's first round
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No. 13 Florida vs South Carolina State and No. 40 Miami vs North Florida
First Round: Saturday, May 12 at 1 p.m.
Second Round: Sunday, May 13 at 1 p.m.
Gainesville, Fla. | Alfred A. Ring Tennis Complex
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Florida men's tennis team will be competing in their 28th consecutive NCAA Tournament on Saturday when they host South Carolina State. The Gators and Bulldogs will meet in the second match of the Saturday session at 1 p.m. at the Alfred A. Ring Tennis Complex.
The Gators are hosting the first two rounds of this year tournaments and welcome the University of Miami and the University of North Florida to Gainesville. The two teams will play at 10 a.m. on Saturday with the winner advancing to Sunday's second round.
Gator Notes
• Florida has appeared in 28 straight NCAA Tournament
• The 28 straight appearances are the third-longest active streak in the country, trailing only UCLA (42) and Georgia (35)
• UF has reached at least the Round of 16 in three of the last four year including the last two
• Under head coach Bryan Shelton Florida is 7-5 in the tournament
• The Gators best finish is a semifinals appearance in 2000 and 2005
• The Gators have an overall record of 16-9 and 9-3 in the SEC
• At home this season UF is 9-1
• Against unranked opponents, Florida is 5-0
• The Gators have been playing well down the stretch, winning three of their last four matches, including two 7-0 shutouts
• In the ITA Rankings, the Gators find themselves ranked 13th. They have been ranked in the top 15 in every ranking this year
• Florida reached the SEC Semifinals for the sixth consecutive year in 2018
• Chase Perez-Blanco is two doubles wins away from 93 in his career which would put him in a tie for
Florida's Numbers in the NCAA Tournament
All-Time Record: 48-27
Best Finish: Semifinals (2000, 2005)
Appearances: 36 (28 straight)
Records by Round
First Round: 21-4
Second Round: 19-2
Round of 16: 6-15
Quarterfinals: 2-4
Semifinals: 0-2
Finals: n/a
*Includes regional play from 1991-1998 with regional finals included as a round of 16 match
The NCAA has recognized a national champion in men's tennis every year since 1946 but has only done so in tournament format since 1977. The tournaments moved from a 16-team field to the current 64-team field in 1999. The first two rounds are held at on-campus sites, followed by the Round of 16 and beyond at a designated NCAA Championship site.
NCAA National Seeds
No. 1 – Wake Forest (25-2)
No. 2 – UCLA (26-2)
No. 3 – Ohio State (29-2)
No. 4 – Stanford (21-3)
No. 5 – Texas A&M (22-5)
No. 6 – Mississippi State (20-2)
No. 7 – North Carolina (22-5)
No. 8 – Illinois (21-7)
No. 9 – TCU (18-4)
No. 10 – Southern California (17-8)
No. 11 – Texas (17-6)
No. 12 – Florida State (27-4)
No. 13 – Florida (16-9)
No. 14 – Oklahoma (19-5)
No. 15 – Michigan (20-5)
No. 16 – Columbia (17-4)
Florida in the ITA Rankings
Team Ranking – 13th
Singles
No. 14 – Alfredo Perez [13]
No. 28 – Johannes Ingildsen [24]
No. 49 – Oliver Crawford [51]
No. 109 – Duarte Vale [105]
Doubles
No. 5 – Alfredo Perez and Johannes Ingildsen [3]
No. 42 – Chase Perez-Blanco and Oliver Crawford [25]
No. 24 – Andy Andrade and Perez-Blanco [26]
No. 36 – Duarte Vale and McClain Kessler [49]
No. 77 – Alfredo Perez and Oliver Crawford [84]
Numbers in the [ ] represent their previous ranking from April 24
Doubles and singles rankings are released bi-weekly
History vs South Carolina State
• Florida and South Carolina State have met twice before with the Gators owning a 2-0 advantage
• The only two meetings were in the NCAA Tournament back in 2010 and 2011
• The Gators have defeated the Bulldogs 4-0 in both matchups
• Both matches were in the first round and played in Gainesville
History vs Miami and North Florida
• Florida is 3-0 against North Florida and 17-58-1 against Miami
• The first meeting with North Florida was back in 1989, an 8-1 victory
• The last meeting between UF and UNF was in the 2016 NCAA Tournament, a match Florida won 4-0 in the first round
• Florida and Miami have met four times in the NCAA Tournament with the Gators owning a 3-1 record. The last NCAA Tournament meeting was in 2011, a 4-0 win in the second round
• The first-ever meeting between UF and UM was in 1947
• Florida and Miami haven't played against each other since 2011
Schedule of Events
Saturday, May 12 | First Round
10 a.m. – Miami (14-12) vs North Florida (13-9)
1 p.m. – Florida (16-9) vs South Carolina State (10-6)
Sunday, May 13 | Second Round
1 p.m. - Winners from Saturday's first round
Follow the Gator
SOCIAL: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram
JOIN THE CONVERSATION: #GoGators
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