Friday, September 10
Gainesville, Fla.
11 AM
Florida Gators
vs
Gator Fall Invite
No. 57 Siimar, Shelbayh Defeat No. 3 Doubles Pairing on Day One of Gator Fall Invite
Friday, September 10, 2021 | Men's Tennis
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Florida's fall season commenced as the reigning national champions welcomed UCF, South Carolina and NC State to town for the first day of the Gator Fall Invite on Friday, Sept. 10 at the Alfred A. Ring Tennis Complex. The Gators went an impressive 10-2 on the day, including a doubles victory for No. 57 doubles pairing Mattias Siimar and freshman Abedallah Shelbayh over a top-five duo from UCF.
Teams started the tournament with doubles play. At court one, the No. 57-ranked duo of Florida newcomers, Shelbayh and Siimar, defeated UCF's No. 3 pairing of Bogdan Pavel and Trey Hilderbrand in a thrilling match, 8-4.
Andy Andrade and Will Grant took care of business on court two after defeating JC Roddick and Kento Yamada, 8-1, in a quick match. On court three, Nate Bonetto and Ben Shelton collected Florida's third doubles victory after defeating Bryan Triana and Cooper White, 8-3. Blaise Bicknell and Josh Goodger put up a fight against Fons Van Sambeek and Martins Rocens of NC State, but fell 8-6 in the match.
Goodger and Bicknell continued their undefeated efforts into the new season after winning both their singles matches. No. 59 Goodger's match was the first completed on the day after winning against White, 6-1, 6-2, on court six. Andrade, the No. 14-ranked singles player, took on Triana at court four and took the match in two sets by 6-3 scores.
No. 103 Siimar defeated Roddick on court three for his second win of the day, 6-3, 6-4. His doubles partner, Shelbayh, also won his second match after beating Pavel, 6-3, 3-6, 6-2, on court five. Grant took on Quinn Snyder later in the day and made quick work with a 6-1, 6-3 victory. Freshman Bonetto also picked up two wins today in his Gators debut after defeating Collin Shick of NC State, 6-4, 6-4.
After Goodger won the first singles match on the day to keep his undefeated streak intact, No. 33 Bicknell also continued his undefeated heroics after winning his singles match in a battle against No. 88 Yamada, 4-6, 7-6 (2), 6-4, in the second to last match of the day. No. 86 Shelton rounded out the Gators play after dropping a tough match in three sets to Hilderbrand, 7-5, 4-6, 4-6.
DAY ONE RESULTS
Doubles (Stadium Courts)
#57 Abedallah Shelbayh/Mattias Siimar def. #3 Bogdan Pavel/Trey Hilderbrand (UCF), 8-4
Andy Andrade/Will Grant def. JC Roddick/Kento Yamada (UCF), 8-1
Ben Shelton/Nate Bonetto def. Bryan Triana/Cooper White (UCF), 8-3
Fons Van Sambeek/Martins Rocens (NC State) def. Blaise Bicknell/Josh Goodger, 6-8
Doubles (Back Courts)
James Story/Raphael Lambling (USC) def. Robin Catry/Braden Shick (NC State), 8-4
Toby Samuel/Jake Beasley (USC) def. Collin Shick/Damien Salvestre (NC State), 8-4
Joseph Schrader/Yannai Barkai (NC State) def. Connor Thomson/Beau Pelletier (USC), 8-7
Singles (Stadium Courts)
Trey Hilderbrand (UCF) def. #86 Ben Shelton, 7-5, 6-4, 6-4
#33 Blaise Bicknell def. #88 Kento Yamada (UCF), 4-6, 7-6 (2), 6-4
#103 Mattias Siimar def. JC Roddick (UCF), 6-3, 6-4
#14 Andy Andrade def. Bryan Triana (UCF), 6-3, 6-3
Abedallah Shelbayh def. Bogdan Pavel (UCF), 6-3, 3-6, 6-2
#59 Josh Goodger def. Cooper White (UCF), 6-1, 6-2
Will Grant def. Quinn Snyder (UCF), 6-1, 6-3
Nate Bonetto def. Collin Shick (NC State), 6-4, 6-4
Singles (Back Courts)
Robin Catry (NC State) def. #49 Toby Samuel (USC), 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
#16 Connor Thomson (USC) def. Martins Rocens (NC State), 6-4, 7-5
#39 Raphael Lambling (USC) def. Damien Salvestre (NC State), 6-1, 6-2
Braden Shick (NC State) def. Jake Beasley (USC), 6-0, 6-2
Yannai Barkai (NC State) def. #56 James Story (USC), 6-3, 6-2
Fons Van Sambeek (NC State) def. Carter Morgan (USC), 6-3, 6-3
Beau Pelletier (USC) def. Joseph Schrader (NC State), 6-2, 6-2
The Gators continue play in the Gator Fall Invite on Saturday, Sept. 11 at 10 a.m. Follow the men's tennis team on social media for any updates regarding the tournament.
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Teams started the tournament with doubles play. At court one, the No. 57-ranked duo of Florida newcomers, Shelbayh and Siimar, defeated UCF's No. 3 pairing of Bogdan Pavel and Trey Hilderbrand in a thrilling match, 8-4.
Andy Andrade and Will Grant took care of business on court two after defeating JC Roddick and Kento Yamada, 8-1, in a quick match. On court three, Nate Bonetto and Ben Shelton collected Florida's third doubles victory after defeating Bryan Triana and Cooper White, 8-3. Blaise Bicknell and Josh Goodger put up a fight against Fons Van Sambeek and Martins Rocens of NC State, but fell 8-6 in the match.
Goodger and Bicknell continued their undefeated efforts into the new season after winning both their singles matches. No. 59 Goodger's match was the first completed on the day after winning against White, 6-1, 6-2, on court six. Andrade, the No. 14-ranked singles player, took on Triana at court four and took the match in two sets by 6-3 scores.
No. 103 Siimar defeated Roddick on court three for his second win of the day, 6-3, 6-4. His doubles partner, Shelbayh, also won his second match after beating Pavel, 6-3, 3-6, 6-2, on court five. Grant took on Quinn Snyder later in the day and made quick work with a 6-1, 6-3 victory. Freshman Bonetto also picked up two wins today in his Gators debut after defeating Collin Shick of NC State, 6-4, 6-4.
After Goodger won the first singles match on the day to keep his undefeated streak intact, No. 33 Bicknell also continued his undefeated heroics after winning his singles match in a battle against No. 88 Yamada, 4-6, 7-6 (2), 6-4, in the second to last match of the day. No. 86 Shelton rounded out the Gators play after dropping a tough match in three sets to Hilderbrand, 7-5, 4-6, 4-6.
DAY ONE RESULTS
Doubles (Stadium Courts)
#57 Abedallah Shelbayh/Mattias Siimar def. #3 Bogdan Pavel/Trey Hilderbrand (UCF), 8-4
Andy Andrade/Will Grant def. JC Roddick/Kento Yamada (UCF), 8-1
Ben Shelton/Nate Bonetto def. Bryan Triana/Cooper White (UCF), 8-3
Fons Van Sambeek/Martins Rocens (NC State) def. Blaise Bicknell/Josh Goodger, 6-8
Doubles (Back Courts)
James Story/Raphael Lambling (USC) def. Robin Catry/Braden Shick (NC State), 8-4
Toby Samuel/Jake Beasley (USC) def. Collin Shick/Damien Salvestre (NC State), 8-4
Joseph Schrader/Yannai Barkai (NC State) def. Connor Thomson/Beau Pelletier (USC), 8-7
Singles (Stadium Courts)
Trey Hilderbrand (UCF) def. #86 Ben Shelton, 7-5, 6-4, 6-4
#33 Blaise Bicknell def. #88 Kento Yamada (UCF), 4-6, 7-6 (2), 6-4
#103 Mattias Siimar def. JC Roddick (UCF), 6-3, 6-4
#14 Andy Andrade def. Bryan Triana (UCF), 6-3, 6-3
Abedallah Shelbayh def. Bogdan Pavel (UCF), 6-3, 3-6, 6-2
#59 Josh Goodger def. Cooper White (UCF), 6-1, 6-2
Will Grant def. Quinn Snyder (UCF), 6-1, 6-3
Nate Bonetto def. Collin Shick (NC State), 6-4, 6-4
Singles (Back Courts)
Robin Catry (NC State) def. #49 Toby Samuel (USC), 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
#16 Connor Thomson (USC) def. Martins Rocens (NC State), 6-4, 7-5
#39 Raphael Lambling (USC) def. Damien Salvestre (NC State), 6-1, 6-2
Braden Shick (NC State) def. Jake Beasley (USC), 6-0, 6-2
Yannai Barkai (NC State) def. #56 James Story (USC), 6-3, 6-2
Fons Van Sambeek (NC State) def. Carter Morgan (USC), 6-3, 6-3
Beau Pelletier (USC) def. Joseph Schrader (NC State), 6-2, 6-2
The Gators continue play in the Gator Fall Invite on Saturday, Sept. 11 at 10 a.m. Follow the men's tennis team on social media for any updates regarding the tournament.
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