Friday, March 8
Gainesville, FL
5 PM
Florida Gators
vs
Ole Miss
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. – After playing seven matches on the road in the last 38 days, Florida is set to host Ole Miss and Mississippi State this weekend for the conference opener at the Alfred A. Ring Tennis Complex.
No. 9 Florida will welcome Ole Miss at 5 p.m. on Friday before finishing the weekend against No. 10 Mississippi State at 1 p.m. on Sunday.
The Gators are coming off a 6-1 win over Arkansas in Fayetteville to open SEC play. Florida has not played on its home courts since hosting the ITA Kickoff Weekend on Jan. 26-27.
In the 2019 SEC Preseason Coaches' Poll, Florida was selected to win the conference. Mississippi State was chosen to finish second, only four points behind the Gators. Ole Miss was selected to finish ninth.
The Gators boast four ranked singles players led by No. 24 Oliver Crawford. Johannes Ingildsen, who is a team-best 7-1 in dual singles falls at No. 79. Florida also has four ranked doubles teams. Brian Berdusco and Johannes Ingildsen lead the group at No. 9. This spring, the Gators are 29-14 in singles and 16-7 in doubles and have won the doubles point in seven of their nine matches.
Scouting the Rebels
Ole Miss sits at No. 40 in the recent Oracle/ITA rankings. The Rebels enter the match having lost three of their last four, most recently taking a 4-0 decision over Mississippi Valley State. Of the Rebels eight wins, two have come over ranked opponents in Alabama and Oklahoma State. Ole Miss suffered losses to Kentucky and Vanderbilt to start SEC play. The Rebels have two ranked double tandems in No. 5 Fabian Fallert and Finn Reynolds and No. 75 Filip Kraljevic and Tim Sandkaulen. Tim Sandkaulen is Ole Miss only ranked singles player at No. 73.
No. 9 Florida vs No. 40 Ole Miss
Time & Date: Friday, March 8 | 5:00 p.m. ET
Location: Alfred A. Ring Tennis Complex
Live Streaming: https://floridagators.com/sports/2018/3/9/tennis-men-live-video-stats.aspx
Live Scoring: https://sidearmstats.com/florida/mten/
Promotions: First 150 fans that bring a donation for the Field and Fork Pantry will receive a reusable Florida Tennis bag.
Series Information –Florida/Ole Miss
Ole Miss (8-6, 0-2 SEC) | 2018 synopsis: 16-13 overall, 3-9 SEC
Scouting the Bulldogs
Mississippi State enters the match at No. 10 in the recent Oracle/ITA rankings. The Bulldogs extended their home winning streak to 21 matches over the weekend with an SEC sweep of Kentucky and Vanderbilt. Similar to Florida, Mississippi State's only two losses on the season came at the ITA National Indoor Championships in Chicago in mid-February. Mississippi State fell to TCU, five days after the Gators defeated the Horned Frogs in Fort Worth. The Bulldogs are the only team in the country with two top-10 doubles pairs with No. 3 Niclas Braun and Giovanni Oradini and No. 7 Nuno Borges and Strahinja Rakic. Borges is also ranked in the top-10 for singles at No. 3, while Oradini comes in at No. 102.
No. 9 Florida vs No. 10 Mississippi State
Time & Date: Friday, March 8 | 5:00 p.m. ET
Location: Alfred A. Ring Tennis Complex
Live Streaming: https://floridagators.com/sports/2018/3/9/tennis-men-live-video-stats.aspx
Live Scoring: https://sidearmstats.com/florida/mten/
Promotions: First 100 fans will receive a 1994 Florida Tennis pennant to commemorate the 1994 SEC Champions. Members of the championship team will also be in attendance and be recognized during the match.
Series Information – Florida/Mississippi State
Mississippi State (10-2 overall, 2-0 SEC) | 2018 synopsis: 23-3 overall, 11-1 SEC
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. – After playing seven matches on the road in the last 38 days, Florida is set to host Ole Miss and Mississippi State this weekend for the conference opener at the Alfred A. Ring Tennis Complex.
No. 9 Florida will welcome Ole Miss at 5 p.m. on Friday before finishing the weekend against No. 10 Mississippi State at 1 p.m. on Sunday.
The Gators are coming off a 6-1 win over Arkansas in Fayetteville to open SEC play. Florida has not played on its home courts since hosting the ITA Kickoff Weekend on Jan. 26-27.
In the 2019 SEC Preseason Coaches' Poll, Florida was selected to win the conference. Mississippi State was chosen to finish second, only four points behind the Gators. Ole Miss was selected to finish ninth.
The Gators boast four ranked singles players led by No. 24 Oliver Crawford. Johannes Ingildsen, who is a team-best 7-1 in dual singles falls at No. 79. Florida also has four ranked doubles teams. Brian Berdusco and Johannes Ingildsen lead the group at No. 9. This spring, the Gators are 29-14 in singles and 16-7 in doubles and have won the doubles point in seven of their nine matches.
Scouting the Rebels
Ole Miss sits at No. 40 in the recent Oracle/ITA rankings. The Rebels enter the match having lost three of their last four, most recently taking a 4-0 decision over Mississippi Valley State. Of the Rebels eight wins, two have come over ranked opponents in Alabama and Oklahoma State. Ole Miss suffered losses to Kentucky and Vanderbilt to start SEC play. The Rebels have two ranked double tandems in No. 5 Fabian Fallert and Finn Reynolds and No. 75 Filip Kraljevic and Tim Sandkaulen. Tim Sandkaulen is Ole Miss only ranked singles player at No. 73.
No. 9 Florida vs No. 40 Ole Miss
Time & Date: Friday, March 8 | 5:00 p.m. ET
Location: Alfred A. Ring Tennis Complex
Live Streaming: https://floridagators.com/sports/2018/3/9/tennis-men-live-video-stats.aspx
Live Scoring: https://sidearmstats.com/florida/mten/
Promotions: First 150 fans that bring a donation for the Field and Fork Pantry will receive a reusable Florida Tennis bag.
Series Information –Florida/Ole Miss
Ole Miss (8-6, 0-2 SEC) | 2018 synopsis: 16-13 overall, 3-9 SEC
- Series History: Florida leads 40-22 (7-1 under Bryan Shelton)
- Home: 19-4 | Away: 14-7 | Neutral: 6-10
- Last Time Out: May 18, 2018 (Chapel Hill, N.C.) (NCAA Round of 16) – W, 4-3
Scouting the Bulldogs
Mississippi State enters the match at No. 10 in the recent Oracle/ITA rankings. The Bulldogs extended their home winning streak to 21 matches over the weekend with an SEC sweep of Kentucky and Vanderbilt. Similar to Florida, Mississippi State's only two losses on the season came at the ITA National Indoor Championships in Chicago in mid-February. Mississippi State fell to TCU, five days after the Gators defeated the Horned Frogs in Fort Worth. The Bulldogs are the only team in the country with two top-10 doubles pairs with No. 3 Niclas Braun and Giovanni Oradini and No. 7 Nuno Borges and Strahinja Rakic. Borges is also ranked in the top-10 for singles at No. 3, while Oradini comes in at No. 102.
No. 9 Florida vs No. 10 Mississippi State
Time & Date: Friday, March 8 | 5:00 p.m. ET
Location: Alfred A. Ring Tennis Complex
Live Streaming: https://floridagators.com/sports/2018/3/9/tennis-men-live-video-stats.aspx
Live Scoring: https://sidearmstats.com/florida/mten/
Promotions: First 100 fans will receive a 1994 Florida Tennis pennant to commemorate the 1994 SEC Champions. Members of the championship team will also be in attendance and be recognized during the match.
Series Information – Florida/Mississippi State
Mississippi State (10-2 overall, 2-0 SEC) | 2018 synopsis: 23-3 overall, 11-1 SEC
- Series History: Florida leads 39-20 (5-4 under Bryan Shelton)
- Home: 19-6 | Away: 16-9 | Neutral: 4-4
- Last Time Out: April 28, 2018 (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) (SEC Tournament) – L, 2-4
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