Saturday, March 23
Lexington, KY
1 PM
Florida Gators
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Kentucky
Gators Blank Kentucky to Remain Unbeaten in SEC
Saturday, March 23, 2019 | Men's Tennis
BOX SCORE
LEXINGTON, Ky. – No. 4 Florida stayed unbeaten in conference play with a sweep of Kentucky on Saturday afternoon at the Boone Tennis Center.
With the 7-0 win, the Gators improve to 15-2 and extend their winning streak to nine matches.
Florida also moves to 7-0 in the SEC for the first time under Bryan Shelton. This marks the Gators best start to conference play since 2010 when they began 7-0 and finished second in the SEC regular season standings.
For the third straight match, the Gators snagged the doubles point. Florida got wins on courts one and two to secure the early lead.
Florida continued to put pressure on No. 40 Kentucky, taking all six first sets. Duarte Vale quickly put the Gators up 2-0 with his 6-1, 6-0 win on court six. The Cascais, Portugal native improved to 5-0 in the SEC and extended his winning streak to six matches.
Johannes Ingildsen followed with a dominating two-set decision over Cesar Bourgois (6-2, 6-3). Andy Andrade clinched the victory with a 6-3, 6-4 win on court three. Andrade earned his second-straight clincher for the Gators, fourth of the season for the sophomore.
Lukas Greif, Oliver Crawford and Sam Riffice completed the sweep with wins on courts five, one and two, respectively. Riffice, the only Gator to take his match to three sets, is now a team-best 7-0 in SEC play and has won nine straight.
Up next, Florida will welcome LSU and Texas A&M to the Alfred A. Ring Tennis Complex next weekend. The Gators and the No. 41 Tigers will meet on Friday at 5 p.m. The battle for the top spot in the SEC between Florida and No. 9 Texas A&M (16-3 overall, 6-0 SEC) will take place at Noon on Sunday.
Final Results
#4 Florida 7, #40 Kentucky 0
Doubles-Order of Finish: 2,1
1. Duarte Vale/McClain Kessler (UF) def. Cesar Bourgois/Theo McDonald (UK)- 6-4
2. Oliver Crawford/Sam Riffice (UF) def. Kento Yamada/Ryo Matsumura (UK)- 6-3
3. Enzo Wallart/Ying-Ze Chen (UK) vs. Johannes Ingildsen/Alfredo Perez (UF)- 3-5, unfinished
Singles-Order of Finish: 6,4,3*,5,1,2
1. #15 Oliver Crawford (UF) def. #36 Ryo Matsumura (UK)- 7-6, 6-2
2. #51 Sam Riffice (UF) def. #118 Enzo Wallart (UK)- 6-4, 0-6, 6-2
3. #29 Andy Andrade (UF) def. Kento Yamada (UK)- 6-3, 6-4*
4. #97 Johannes Ingildsen (UF) def. Cesar Bourgois (UK)- 6-2, 6-3
5. Lukas Greif (UF) def. Kevin Huempfner (UK)- 6-0, 7-5
6. Duarte Vale (UF) def. Theo McDonald (UK)- 6-1, 6-0
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LEXINGTON, Ky. – No. 4 Florida stayed unbeaten in conference play with a sweep of Kentucky on Saturday afternoon at the Boone Tennis Center.
With the 7-0 win, the Gators improve to 15-2 and extend their winning streak to nine matches.
Florida also moves to 7-0 in the SEC for the first time under Bryan Shelton. This marks the Gators best start to conference play since 2010 when they began 7-0 and finished second in the SEC regular season standings.
For the third straight match, the Gators snagged the doubles point. Florida got wins on courts one and two to secure the early lead.
Florida continued to put pressure on No. 40 Kentucky, taking all six first sets. Duarte Vale quickly put the Gators up 2-0 with his 6-1, 6-0 win on court six. The Cascais, Portugal native improved to 5-0 in the SEC and extended his winning streak to six matches.
Johannes Ingildsen followed with a dominating two-set decision over Cesar Bourgois (6-2, 6-3). Andy Andrade clinched the victory with a 6-3, 6-4 win on court three. Andrade earned his second-straight clincher for the Gators, fourth of the season for the sophomore.
Lukas Greif, Oliver Crawford and Sam Riffice completed the sweep with wins on courts five, one and two, respectively. Riffice, the only Gator to take his match to three sets, is now a team-best 7-0 in SEC play and has won nine straight.
Up next, Florida will welcome LSU and Texas A&M to the Alfred A. Ring Tennis Complex next weekend. The Gators and the No. 41 Tigers will meet on Friday at 5 p.m. The battle for the top spot in the SEC between Florida and No. 9 Texas A&M (16-3 overall, 6-0 SEC) will take place at Noon on Sunday.
Final Results
#4 Florida 7, #40 Kentucky 0
Doubles-Order of Finish: 2,1
1. Duarte Vale/McClain Kessler (UF) def. Cesar Bourgois/Theo McDonald (UK)- 6-4
2. Oliver Crawford/Sam Riffice (UF) def. Kento Yamada/Ryo Matsumura (UK)- 6-3
3. Enzo Wallart/Ying-Ze Chen (UK) vs. Johannes Ingildsen/Alfredo Perez (UF)- 3-5, unfinished
Singles-Order of Finish: 6,4,3*,5,1,2
1. #15 Oliver Crawford (UF) def. #36 Ryo Matsumura (UK)- 7-6, 6-2
2. #51 Sam Riffice (UF) def. #118 Enzo Wallart (UK)- 6-4, 0-6, 6-2
3. #29 Andy Andrade (UF) def. Kento Yamada (UK)- 6-3, 6-4*
4. #97 Johannes Ingildsen (UF) def. Cesar Bourgois (UK)- 6-2, 6-3
5. Lukas Greif (UF) def. Kevin Huempfner (UK)- 6-0, 7-5
6. Duarte Vale (UF) def. Theo McDonald (UK)- 6-1, 6-0
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,2
#1 Singles Match
12
76
Ryo Matsumura / 0 (36/-) [UK]
62
#2 Singles Match
123
606
Enzo Wallart / 0 (118/-) [UK]
462
#3 Singles Match
12
66
Kento Yamada / 0 [UK]
34
#4 Singles Match
12
66
Cesar Bourgois / 0 [UK]
23
#5 Singles Match
12
67
Kevin Huempfner / 0 [UK]
05
#6 Singles Match
12
66
Theo McDonald / 0 [UK]
10
Order of Finish:
6,4,3,5,1,2
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