CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. /COLUMBIA, S.C. – Sophomore
Oliver Crawford secured the fourth title for the Gators at the UVA Masters as he downed teammate
Johannes Ingildsen in the finals of the singles draw on Sunday.
Ingildsen, a junior, punched his ticket to the championship match with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Richard Ciamarra of Notre Dame in the first semifinal match of the day. He then watched his teammate, Crawford, battle Gianni Ross of UVA as he pulled off a 7-6 (5), 6-4 win. This set up a Gator vs Gator final in which Crawford defeated Ingildsen 6-4, 6-1.
Crawford, who claimed his first individual championship title at Florida, earned a wildcard entry into qualifying for the ATP Charlottesville Challenger in October with his singles win. He also added the singles title to the three doubles championships that his teammates had already gathered. There were four titles up for grabs at the UVA Masters and the Gators brought all of them back to Gainesville.
DAY 3 RESULTS
SINGLES
Main Draw
Semifinals – Johannes Ingildsen def. Richard Ciamarra (Notre Dame) 6-3, 6-4
Semifinals – Oliver Crawford def. Gianni Ross (UVA) 7-6 (5), 6-4
CHAMPIONSHIP – Oliver Crawford def.
Johannes Ingildsen 6-4, 6-1
Main Backdraw (round of 16 losers)
Semifinals – Alex Lebedev (Notre Dame) def.
Duarte Vale 6-4, 7-5
Semifinals – Sam Riffice def. Hamish Steward (Tulane) 6-1, 4-6, 10-7
Extra Backdraw Matches
Alex Nefve (Notre Dame) def.
McClain Kessler 6-7, 6-2, 10-4
Jackie Tang (Columbia) def.
Andy Andrade 6-7(2), 6-3, 10-7
THOUGHTS FROM COACH BRYAN SHELTON:
- "Just want to thank UVA for hosting such a great event. Our guys had a lot of success throughout the weekend and it was great to win all four titles. Having Joe [Johannes Ingildsen] and Oliver [Crawford] face off in the finals of the singles draw was incredible. Oliver was just a little bit better in the bigger moments today in both the semis and the finals."
- "Our guys learned a lot and we'll watch the tapes this coming week and get back to work before we head to Tulsa next weekend."
Gamecock Fall Invitational:
Harrison Cacciatore and
Greysen Cacciatore had a solid showing in their first tournament representing the Florida Gators. In doubles, the twins advanced to the semifinals of the Gamecock Fall Invitational before falling to Winthrop's Connor Williamson and Lluis Miralles 9-7, in a hard fought match. They both rebounded and won their extra backdraw singles matches to end the weekend on a positive note.
DAY 3 RESULTS
DOUBLES
Flight C
Semifinals – Connor Williamson/Lluis Miralles (Winthrop) def.
Harrison Cacciatore/Greysen Cacciatore 9-7
SINGLES
Extra Backdraw matches
Harrison Cacciatore def. Brooks Green (Davidson) 6-0, 6-2
Greysen Cacciatore def. Murphy McCullough (Georgia Southern) 7-5, 6-3
THOUGHTS FROM VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT COACH SCOTT PERELMAN:
- "The Cacciatore twins lost a hard fought doubles semifinal match this morning after having match points, 9-7. They both bounced back and won their singles matches in straight sets to finish the weekend in a positive manner. The goal in these fall tournaments is to improve and get better. They both accomplished that this weekend. Time to go home and get back to work."
UP NEXT FOR THE GATORS:
The Gators will head to Tulsa, Okla. for the 2018 Saint Francis Health System ITA Men's All-American Championships next weekend. As of Sept. 22, 2018,
Johannes Ingildsen,
Oliver Crawford and
Sam Riffice are slated to appear in the main draw for singles.
Duarte Vale currently sits 10
th on the alternate list for the main draw and will compete in the qualifying rounds if he doesn't move into the main draw.
Andy Andrade is the only other Florida player listed on the qualifying singles list.
McClain Kessler has a chance to move into the qualifying singles, as he sits at 10
th on the alternate list. Kessler,
Brian Berdusco,
Lukas Greif and
Harrison Cacciatore are all on the prequalifying singles list, currently.
Greysen Cacciatore is nine spots away from prequalifying for the ITA All-American Championships.
In doubles, Ingildsen/Berdusco are on the main draw doubles alternate list at No. 4. They join Kessler/Riffice, Vale/Greif and Crawford/Andrade on the qualifying doubles list.
The pre-qualifying rounds begin Sept. 29, qualifiers begin Oct. 1 and the main draw will start on Oct. 4 and run through Oct. 8 at the University of Tulsa - Michael D. Case Tennis Center.
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