Wednesday, May 23
Winston-Salem, N.C.
All Day
Florida Gators
vs
NCAA
Junior Alfredo Perez
NCAA releases the Singles and Doubles Championship Bracket
Tuesday, May 22, 2018 | Men's Tennis
Five men’s tennis student-athletes will compete in the 2018 NCAA Individual Championships
INDIANAPOLIS – The NCAA announced on Tuesday the 2018 Singles and Doubles Championship Brackets which features five Florida men's tennis student-athletes. The individual championship event will run May 23-28 in Winston-Salem, N.C.
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Competing in singles for Florida will be Alfredo Perez, Johannes Ingildsen, and Oliver Crawford. Perez and Ingildsen will also team up for the doubles tournament and be joined by McClain Kessler and Duarte Vale.
In doubles, Perez and Ingildsen will be making their second consecutive appearance in the individual championship event. The duo advanced to the round of 16 last season, earning All-America honors. This year the pair enters as the No. 4 overall seed and will be matched up against Tom Fawcett and Axel Geller of Stanford. The other doubles duo to earn a spot in the event are McClain Kessler and Duarte Vale. The pair enters the event as an at-large selection and will take on 5-8 seed Guillermo Nuñez and Alex Rybakov of TCU. This will be the second meeting between the two doubles teams. TCU's pair defeated Kessler and Vale 6-2 back on March 14. Crawford and Chase Perez-Blanco were chosen as alternates but didn't have enough teams drop out to open a spot for the two.
In singles, Perez will be making his third consecutive appearance in the field. As a freshman, he advanced to the round of 32 while last season advancing to the round of 16 to earn All-America honors. In the first round, Perez will take on JJ Wolf of Ohio State. Ingildsen is making his singles debut in the tournament. He will be matched up against Runhao Hua of Michigan, an opponent he defeated 6-2, 6-3 indoors in Ann Arbor, Mi. The final singles competitor for Florida is Crawford. He will meet Florida State's Lucas Poullain in the first round. The two met for the first time during the College MatchDay Event in Orlando with Poullain taking the narrowest of victories by scores of 7-6(7-4), 7-6(7-5).
The singles bracket consists of 64 individuals while the doubles bracket includes 32 pairs from around the country. Automatic qualification into the Division I singles championships is awarded to any conference with one or more eligible singles players ranked in the ITA Top 125 for eligible/entered singles players. Automatic qualification into the Division I doubles championship is awarded to any conference with one or more eligible doubles teams ranked in the ITA Top 60 for eligible/entered doubles teams.
Schedule of Events
Wednesday, May 23
Singles
Alfredo Perez vs JJ Wolf (Ohio State) - 4:30 p.m.
Johannes Ingildsen vs Runhao Hua (Michigan) - 8 a.m.
Oliver Crawford vs Lucas Poullain (Florida State) - 8 a.m.
Doubles
Perez/Ingildsen vs Tom Fawcett / Axel Geller (Stanford) - TBD
Kessler/Vale vs Guillermo Nuñez / Alex Rybakov (TCU) - TBD
*Doubles times will be announced on Wednesday after singles has started
The schedule of events will be updated each round
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Competing in singles for Florida will be Alfredo Perez, Johannes Ingildsen, and Oliver Crawford. Perez and Ingildsen will also team up for the doubles tournament and be joined by McClain Kessler and Duarte Vale.
In doubles, Perez and Ingildsen will be making their second consecutive appearance in the individual championship event. The duo advanced to the round of 16 last season, earning All-America honors. This year the pair enters as the No. 4 overall seed and will be matched up against Tom Fawcett and Axel Geller of Stanford. The other doubles duo to earn a spot in the event are McClain Kessler and Duarte Vale. The pair enters the event as an at-large selection and will take on 5-8 seed Guillermo Nuñez and Alex Rybakov of TCU. This will be the second meeting between the two doubles teams. TCU's pair defeated Kessler and Vale 6-2 back on March 14. Crawford and Chase Perez-Blanco were chosen as alternates but didn't have enough teams drop out to open a spot for the two.
In singles, Perez will be making his third consecutive appearance in the field. As a freshman, he advanced to the round of 32 while last season advancing to the round of 16 to earn All-America honors. In the first round, Perez will take on JJ Wolf of Ohio State. Ingildsen is making his singles debut in the tournament. He will be matched up against Runhao Hua of Michigan, an opponent he defeated 6-2, 6-3 indoors in Ann Arbor, Mi. The final singles competitor for Florida is Crawford. He will meet Florida State's Lucas Poullain in the first round. The two met for the first time during the College MatchDay Event in Orlando with Poullain taking the narrowest of victories by scores of 7-6(7-4), 7-6(7-5).
The singles bracket consists of 64 individuals while the doubles bracket includes 32 pairs from around the country. Automatic qualification into the Division I singles championships is awarded to any conference with one or more eligible singles players ranked in the ITA Top 125 for eligible/entered singles players. Automatic qualification into the Division I doubles championship is awarded to any conference with one or more eligible doubles teams ranked in the ITA Top 60 for eligible/entered doubles teams.
Schedule of Events
Wednesday, May 23
Singles
Alfredo Perez vs JJ Wolf (Ohio State) - 4:30 p.m.
Johannes Ingildsen vs Runhao Hua (Michigan) - 8 a.m.
Oliver Crawford vs Lucas Poullain (Florida State) - 8 a.m.
Doubles
Perez/Ingildsen vs Tom Fawcett / Axel Geller (Stanford) - TBD
Kessler/Vale vs Guillermo Nuñez / Alex Rybakov (TCU) - TBD
*Doubles times will be announced on Wednesday after singles has started
The schedule of events will be updated each round
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