Sunday, March 3
Fayetteville, AR
2 PM ET
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Gators Travel to Arkansas to Open SEC Play
Saturday, March 2, 2019 | Men's Tennis
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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The Gators are hitting the road again, this time for the SEC opener.
No. 10 Florida opens SEC play in Fayetteville against the Razorbacks (10-4, 1-0) at 1 p.m. CT on Sunday. Live scoring will be available as the Gators conclude their month-long road trip.
Florida finished its nonconference schedule at 6-2, while Arkansas was 9-4 going into league matches. In the 2019 SEC Preseason Coaches' Poll, Florida was selected to win the conference and Arkansas was chosen to finish 11th.
Florida suffered its' first two losses of the season at the ITA Indoor National Championships last weekend. The Gators fell to a pair of Pac-12 ranked teams in USC and Stanford.
The Gators hold an impressive 30-2 series lead over the Razorbacks. Florida and Arkansas have met in Fayetteville 13 times and the only blemishes in the record have come on the road.
Florida has won two of the last three meetings. The Gators beat the Razorbacks 6-1 in Gainesville last season. In 2015, Florida went to Arkansas and earned the 4-0 sweep.
Johannes Ingildsen has started the season 6-1 in singles and the Gators have started the season 24-13 in dual singles and 14-6 in doubles. In Florida's six wins, the Gators have had six different clinchers.
The Gators went 9-3 in conference play last season and finished third behind Texas A&M and Mississippi State.
Scouting the Razorbacks
Arkansas sits at No. 42 in the recent Oracle/ITA rankings and has four losses on the year. The Razorbacks have lost to No. 32 Oklahoma State, Indoor National Champions Ohio State and No. 3 Texas. On Friday, Arkansas opened SEC competition with a 5-2 over South Carolina, despite losing at the No. 1 and No. 2 singles position. No. 102 Oscar Mesquida is the only ranked singles player on the Razorbacks squad.
No. 4 Florida at No. 42 Arkansas
Time & Date: Sunday, March 3, 2019 | 1:00 p.m. CT
Location: George M. Billingsley Tennis Center
Live Scoring: http://www.statbroadcast.com/events/statmonitr.php?gid=ark
Series Information – No. 4 Florida at No. 42 Arkansas
Arkansas (10-4 overall, 1-0 SEC) | 2018 synopsis: 13-14 overall, 4-8 SEC
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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The Gators are hitting the road again, this time for the SEC opener.
No. 10 Florida opens SEC play in Fayetteville against the Razorbacks (10-4, 1-0) at 1 p.m. CT on Sunday. Live scoring will be available as the Gators conclude their month-long road trip.
Florida finished its nonconference schedule at 6-2, while Arkansas was 9-4 going into league matches. In the 2019 SEC Preseason Coaches' Poll, Florida was selected to win the conference and Arkansas was chosen to finish 11th.
Florida suffered its' first two losses of the season at the ITA Indoor National Championships last weekend. The Gators fell to a pair of Pac-12 ranked teams in USC and Stanford.
The Gators hold an impressive 30-2 series lead over the Razorbacks. Florida and Arkansas have met in Fayetteville 13 times and the only blemishes in the record have come on the road.
Florida has won two of the last three meetings. The Gators beat the Razorbacks 6-1 in Gainesville last season. In 2015, Florida went to Arkansas and earned the 4-0 sweep.
Johannes Ingildsen has started the season 6-1 in singles and the Gators have started the season 24-13 in dual singles and 14-6 in doubles. In Florida's six wins, the Gators have had six different clinchers.
The Gators went 9-3 in conference play last season and finished third behind Texas A&M and Mississippi State.
Scouting the Razorbacks
Arkansas sits at No. 42 in the recent Oracle/ITA rankings and has four losses on the year. The Razorbacks have lost to No. 32 Oklahoma State, Indoor National Champions Ohio State and No. 3 Texas. On Friday, Arkansas opened SEC competition with a 5-2 over South Carolina, despite losing at the No. 1 and No. 2 singles position. No. 102 Oscar Mesquida is the only ranked singles player on the Razorbacks squad.
No. 4 Florida at No. 42 Arkansas
Time & Date: Sunday, March 3, 2019 | 1:00 p.m. CT
Location: George M. Billingsley Tennis Center
Live Scoring: http://www.statbroadcast.com/events/statmonitr.php?gid=ark
Series Information – No. 4 Florida at No. 42 Arkansas
Arkansas (10-4 overall, 1-0 SEC) | 2018 synopsis: 13-14 overall, 4-8 SEC
- Series History: Florida leads 30-2 (4-1 under Bryan Shelton)
- Home: 16-0 | Away: 11-2 | Neutral: 3-0
- Last Time Out: March 25, 2018 (Gainesville) – W, 6-1
- Last Time in Fayetteville: March 20, 2015 – W, 4-0
Notable Numbers
- No. 4 Florida has been ranked in the Top-25 of the ITA team rankings for 50 weeks, dating back to March 8, 2016.
- Florida's singles lineup boasts a .649 winning percentage and are led by junior Johannes Ingildsen (6-1), sophomore Andy Andrade (4-2) and freshman Sam Riffice (5-3).
- In eight matches, the Gators are 14-6 in doubles. McClain Kessler and Duarte Vale are 5-2 at the No. 1 position, while Oliver Crawford and Sam Riffice are 6-1 at No. 3.
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