Florida Gators

TULSA, Okla. – Mattias Siimar and Abedallah Shelbayh continue to roll in doubles competition as the No. 57-ranked duo won three qualifying matches to advance through to the main draw of the ITA All-American Championships.

Siimar won a total of four matches in the qualifying rounds at the tournament, the most of any Gator, while freshman Nate Bonetto added two more victories for Florida during the pre-qualifying singles round.

Bonetto's two wins came against UNLV's Thomas Navarro and Jonah Wilson of Arizona State. He defeated Navarro in the first round by a decisive score of 6-2, 6-0, and then overtook Wilson in three sets, 6-7 (6), 6-3, 6-3.

During qualifying, No. 103-ranked player Siimar won four matches – three doubles and one singles match. He won his first-round singles match against No. 66 Joao Ceolin of UTSA in a tough battle, 1-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4.

Then, the No. 57-ranked duo of Siimar and Shelbayh plowed their way through qualifying to secure a spot in the doubles main draw after claiming three victories.

Siimar and Shelbayh's first-round match was against Northern Arizona's Facundo Tumosa and Eban Straker-Meads, where the Gators pulled out the win, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 10-8.

The pairings next matchup was against SEC-foes Simon Junk and Nikola Slavic of Ole Miss as they overpowered the duo, 6-3, 6-4.

Finally, the Gators solidified a spot in the doubles main draw after defeating Arizona's Carlos Hassey and Colton Smith in an exciting match, 4-6, 6-2, 14-12.

UP NEXT: Siimar and Shelbayh will join Andy Andrade and Ben Shelton in the main draw of the ITA All-American Championships beginning tomorrow, October 6. No. 14 Andrade and No. 86 Shelton will compete in singles, while the duo will be the sole Gators in the doubles main draw.

Pre-Qualifying Singles Results
Nate Bonetto def. Thomas Navarro (UNLV), 6-2, 6-0
Nate Bonetto def. Jonah Wilson (Arizona State), 6-7 (6), 6-3, 6-3
Max McKennon (Arizona State) def. Nate Bonetto, 6-4, 6-3
Jordan Hasson (Oklahoma) def. Will Grant, 4-6, 7-6 (5), 10-5
Jason Hildebrandt (Pennsylvania) def. Will Grant, 6-0, 6-3

Qualifying Singles Results
No. 103 Mattias Siimar def. No. 66 Joao Ceolin (UTSA), 1-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4
Tad McClean (Auburn) def. No. 103 Mattias Siimar, 6-0, 6-2
No. 124 Yuta Kikuchi (Cal) def. Abedallah Shelbayh, 6-3, 6-3
No. 120 Andrew Zhang (Duke) def. Abedallah Shelbayh, 1-6, 7-5, 6-3
Andre Ilagen (Hawaii) def. No. 59 Josh Goodger, 6-1, 6-4
Nicola Vidal (Old Dominion) def. No. 59 Josh Goodger, 6-4, 6-2

Qualifying Doubles Results
No. 57 Abedallah Shelbayh/Mattias Siimar def. Facundo Tumosa/Eban Straker-Meads (Northern Arizona), 6-4, 6-7 (5), 10-8
No. 57 Abedallah Shelbayh/Mattias Siimar def. Simon Junk/Nikola Slavic (Ole Miss), 6-3, 6-4
No. 57 Abedallah Shelbayh/Mattias Siimar def. Carlos Hassey/Colton Smith (Arizona), 4-6, 6-2, 14-12

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