Crawford and Riffice Reach Doubles Finals at Texas Tamale Co. Houston Cup
Saturday, September 21, 2019 | Men's Tennis
M25 Houston Draws
HOUSTON, Texas – Florida's No. 49 ranked doubles duo of Oliver Crawford and Sam Riffice picked up their third consecutive win in the doubles quarterfinals and semifinals on Saturday at the Texas Tamale Co. Houston Cup, as the tandem has reached the finals of doubles competition in their first fall tournament of the season.
Crawford and Riffice faced Nathan Chavez and Adarsh Naga Tippabhatla in the doubles quarterfinals, as the Gators took the first set, 6-3, before cruising to a dominant 6-1 decision in the second set to stamp their appearance in the semifinals. The pair would then go on to knock off Liam Caruana and Govind Nanda in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4, to reach their first finals appearance of the fall season.
After posting a 12-4 record last spring during the dual season, Crawford and Riffice are out to a solid start, sparking some of last season's chemistry with three wins over quality opponents in Houston.
Main Draw Doubles Quarterfinals
No. 49 Oliver Crawford/Sam Riffice def. Nathan Chavez/Adarsh Naga Tippabhatla, 6-3, 6-1
Main Draw Doubles Semifinals
No. 49 Oliver Crawford/Sam Riffice def. Liam Caruana/Govind Nanda, 6-3, 6-4
THOUGHTS FROM VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT COACH SCOTT PERELMAN:
UP NEXT:
HOUSTON, Texas – Florida's No. 49 ranked doubles duo of Oliver Crawford and Sam Riffice picked up their third consecutive win in the doubles quarterfinals and semifinals on Saturday at the Texas Tamale Co. Houston Cup, as the tandem has reached the finals of doubles competition in their first fall tournament of the season.
Crawford and Riffice faced Nathan Chavez and Adarsh Naga Tippabhatla in the doubles quarterfinals, as the Gators took the first set, 6-3, before cruising to a dominant 6-1 decision in the second set to stamp their appearance in the semifinals. The pair would then go on to knock off Liam Caruana and Govind Nanda in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4, to reach their first finals appearance of the fall season.
After posting a 12-4 record last spring during the dual season, Crawford and Riffice are out to a solid start, sparking some of last season's chemistry with three wins over quality opponents in Houston.
Main Draw Doubles Quarterfinals
No. 49 Oliver Crawford/Sam Riffice def. Nathan Chavez/Adarsh Naga Tippabhatla, 6-3, 6-1
Main Draw Doubles Semifinals
No. 49 Oliver Crawford/Sam Riffice def. Liam Caruana/Govind Nanda, 6-3, 6-4
THOUGHTS FROM VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT COACH SCOTT PERELMAN:
- "Sam and Oliver played doubles today to advance to the finals tomorrow morning at 9:30 a.m. The team has been working hard this fall on our doubles concepts and strategies and it paid dividends today. This tandem has only lost serve once in four matches. Their effort, energy and attitudes have been spot on and are both eager and ready to go for the title tomorrow. Go Gators!"
UP NEXT:
- Crawford and Riffice will face off with Austin Rapp and Preston Touliatos in tomorrow's doubles finals., slated for 9:30 a.m.
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