BOX SCORE
Lake Nona, Fla. – The No. 4 Gators cruised to a 6-1 victory over UCF on Thursday at the USTA National Campus.
In their road opener, Florida got off to a quick start with two 6-1 wins on the doubles courts to give the Gators an early advantage. Sophomore
Oliver Crawford and freshman
Sam Riffice defeated Alan Rubio and Mikhail Sokolovskiy, while on court one,
McClain Kessler and
Duarte Vale made quick work of Trey Hilderbrand and Bogdan Pavel.
Johannes Ingildsen and
Alfredo Perez abandoned their match trailing 3-4
In singles, the Gators started off dominant, claiming set one on all six courts. Riffice continued his hot start to the dual season with a 6-0, 6-0 sweep of Rubio. The freshman is now 3-0 in singles and has not dropped a set this spring. Sophomore
Andy Andrade set up match point for the Gators as he cruised to a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Juan Pablo Grassi Mazzuchi. Ingildsen clinched the match for the Gators, 6-4, 7-5 on court four.
Playing out the match,
Duarte Vale battled Bogdan Pavel on court five and came out with a 7-5, 7-5 win. On court 6, freshman
Lukas Greif earned his first dual win as a Gator. Greif won the first set 6-3, before dropping his second set, 2-6. The Newburgh, Ind. native dominated the third set, 6-1, to seal the win.
Crawford dropped his first singles match of the season. His three-set defeat came at the hands of No. 31 Gabriel Decamps. Crawford won the first set 6-2, but dropped sets two and three, 6-3.
Up next, Florida will stay in Lake Nona for the USTA's College MatchDay. The Fresh from Florida Sunshine Showdown between the Gators and No. 22 Florida State will take place at the USTA National Campus on Saturday, Feb. 2 at 6 p.m. The rivalry will be renewed live on the Tennis Channel.
Gator Quotes
"Great team win tonight on the road. John Roddick has a great young team here at UCF that will figure it out this season. I was impressed with how hard they still fought one we got up 3-0. Our team played very good doubles tonight and played aggressively at all three spots. In singles, we got off to a solid start and were able to stand up to the challenge when it presented itself. It was a very good team win tonight. We were happy to see
Lukas Greif get his first dual match singles win. We will keep working and I know our guys are extremely hungry to get better." –
Head Coach Bryan Shelton
Final Results
#4 Florida 6, UCF 1
Doubles-Order of Finish: 3, 1*
Kessler/Vale (Florida) def. Hilderbrand/Pavel (UCF) 6-1
Ingildsen/Perez (Florida) vs. Decamps/Grassi Mazzuchi (UCF) 3-4, unf.
Crawford/Riffce (Florida) def. Sokolovskiy/Rubio (UCF) 6-1
Singles-Order of Finish: 3, 2, 4*, 5, 6, 1
#31 Gabriel Decamps (UCF) def. #9
Oliver Crawford (Florida) 2-6, 6-3, 6-3
#37
Andy Andrade (Florida) def. #57 Juan Pablo Grassi Mazzuchi (UCF) 6-1, 6-2
#85
Sam Riffice (Florida) def. #79 Alan Rubio (UCF) 6-0, 6-0
#46
Johannes Ingildsen (Florida) def. #107 Trey Hilderbrand (UCF) 6-4, 7-5*
#100
Duarte Vale def. Bogdan Pavel (UCF) 7-5, 7-5
Lukas Greif def. #88 Mikhail Sokolovskiy (UCF) 6-3, 2-6, 6-1
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