CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – After the first day of the fall season, the Florida Gators are contending for three doubles championships and combined for 18 wins on the first day of the UVA Masters.
All four of the Gators' doubles teams advanced through the first round. Freshman
Sam Riffice and sophomore
Andy Andrade defeated the Notre Dame's Ciamarra and McCormick to punch their ticket to the Blue Doubles Championship. Freshman
Lukas Greif and Pepperdine transfer
Brian Berdusco defeated Kentucky's Yamada and Bourgois 7-5 to advance to the Orange Doubles Championship. 2018 All-Americans
McClain Kessler and
Duarte Vale swept host UVA in the first round and defeated Notre Dame's Lebedev and Nefve to put them in the championship match of the White Doubles Draw.
In singles, Greif, Berdusco and Kessler won their first round matches to join the rest of the Gators in the round of 32. After winning his first round match, Greif upset No. 1 seed Giovanni Oradini from Mississippi State to kick off his Gators career. Florida followed Greif's big win with seven additional singles wins and all eight Gators advanced to the round of 16 which will be played on Saturday.
DAY 1 RESULTS
DOUBLES
Blue Draw
First Round - Sam Riffice/Andy Andrade def. Wallart/McDonald (Kentucky) 6-1
Second Round - Riffice/Andrade def. Ciamarra/McCormick (Notre Dame) 7-5 [8-6]
Orange Draw
First Round - Lukas Greif/Brian Berdusco def. Huang/Lui (Columbia) 6-3
Second Round – Greif/Berdusco def. Yamada/Bourgois (Kentucky) 7-5
White Draw
First Round - Johannes Ingildsen/Oliver Crawford def. Erlenbusch/Esses (Tulane) 6-1
First Round - McClain Kessler/Duarte Vale def. Moskowski/Romualdez (UVA) 6-0
Second Round – Rakic/Broska (Mississippi State) def.
Ingildsen/Crawford 6-4
Second Round - Kessler/Vale def. Lebedev/Nefve (Notre Dame) 6-4
SINGLES
Rd. of 64 – McClain Kessler def. William Woodall (UVA) 2-6, 6-4, 6-4
Rd. of 64 – Brian Berdusco def. Tim Ruetzel (Tulane) 7-5, 7-6 [8-8]
Rd. of 64 – Lukas Greif def. Spencer Bozsik (UVA) 6-3, 6-1
Rd. of 32 – Sam Riffice def. Cesar Bourgois (Kentucky) 6-0, 6-4
Rd. of 32 – Johannes Ingildsen def. Tristan McCormick (Notre Dame) 6-4, 6-3
Rd. of 32 – Duarte Vale def. Ammar Alhaqbani (UVA) 6-2, 6-2
Rd. of 32 – Lukas Greif def. Giovanni Oradini (Mississippi State) 7-5, 6-4
Rd. of 32 – Oliver Crawford def. Axel Nefve (Notre Dame) 6-7 [11-13], 6-1, 6-0
Rd. of 32 – Andy Andrade def. Ivan Saveljic (NC State) 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
Rd. of 32 – McClain Kessler def. Strahinja Rakic (Mississippi State) 6-3, 6-0
Rd. of 32 – Brian Berdusco def. Aswin Lizen (UVA) 5-7, 6-2, 1-1 RET
THOUGHTS FROM COACH BRYAN SHELTON:
- "It was a lot of tennis today! Our freshmen really stole the show and came out and competed so well. The competition here was intense and tomorrow will be even tougher. Love the character our guys displayed. This group is a lot of fun."
- "[Brian] Berdusco was amazing today as well. He showed a lot of heart and athleticism to get it done!"
UP NEXT:
The doubles championships will take place at 9 a.m. ET at the Sydner Tennis Center in Charlottesville, Va. The round of 16 singles matches for all eight Gators will be at 10:15 a.m. ET.
Gamecock Fall Invitational
Harrison Cacciatore and
Greysen Cacciatore made their Gators debut in Columbia at the Gamecock Fall Invitational and added three wins to the Gators day total.
The twins started the morning with a doubles match in which they defeated Labbe and Georgia of ECU to advance to the second round.
In singles, Harrison won his first round match before falling to Jake Beasley of South Carolina in the second round, sending him to consolation bracket to start the day Saturday. Greysen lost his first singles of the day, but rebounded and survived his first consolation bracket match in a 6-4, 6-0 decision over Ryan Jaede of Winthrop.
DAY 1 RESULTS
DOUBLES
Flight C
First Round – Harrison Cacciatore/Greysen Cacciatore def. Labbe/Georgi (ECU) 9-8 [7-4]
SINGLES
Flight B
First Round – Harrison Cacciatore def. Wisse Jonker (ECU) 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 [6]
Second Round – Jake Beasley (South Carolina) def.
H. Cacciatore 6-4, 6-2
Flight C
First Round – Nick McKinnon (Presbytarian) def.
Greysen Cacciatore 6-3, 6-4
First Round (Consolation) – G. Cacciatore def. Ryan Jaede (Winthrop) 6-4, 6-0
THOUGHTS FROM VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT COACH SCOTT PERELMAN:
- "It was exciting to see Grey and Harry Cacciatore put on the uniform for the Gators for the first time. They both got their first singles victories as Gators today. In doubles, they were down 4-7 and three match points and came back and won 9-8 in the tiebreaker. I thought both Grey and Harry learned a lot today and will continue to improve through the weekend."
UP NEXT:
The Cacciatore twins will be back in action tomorrow in Columbia for the second round of the doubles draw. Harrison and Greysen's singles matches will be in the second round of the consolation bracket. Times for these matches have not been released.
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