Tanapatt Nirundorn earned his first collegiate singles victory on his home court at the Gator Fall Invite.
Gators Undefeated on First Day of Gator Invite
Friday, November 4, 2022 | Men's Tennis
Florida tallied 11 wins, six doubles and five singles, beginning the tournament perfect.
GAINSEVILLE, Fla. β The Florida Gators men's tennis team were happy to be back home competing at the Gator Fall Invite and it showed with a perfect day of competition in both doubles and singles on Friday at the Alfred A. Ring Tennis Complex.
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Doubles play kicked off the tournament and all three Gators' duos delivered two wins apiece.
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Nate Bonetto/Axel Nefve paired up for the first time this fall beating Spencer Gray/Josh Raab from Auburn, 8-1, and followed with a win over Antonio Prat/Martin Vergara from Miami, 8-3. Jonah Braswell/Lukas Greif continued their solid play together, as the combo edged both Jonas Hartenstein/Rodrigo Crespo from North Florida and Emilio Sanchez (UCF)/Kenta Miyoshi (Illinois), 8-6, respectively. Freshman pair Tanapatt Nirundorn/Togan Tokac cruised against UCF's Quinn Snyder/Luca Hotze, 8-4, and carried their success over to an 8-5 victory against North Florida's Patrick Kotan/Breno Marques.
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In the singles bracket, five wins were secured β all in straight sets - while Bonetto and Will Grant earned first round byes.
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Nirundorn grabbed the first collegiate singles victory of his young career in comeback fashion over Miami's Leonard Bierbaum. The freshman dominated the first set 6-3, but went down 5-2 to Bierbaum in the second. To clinch the win, the native of Thailand won five straight games to secure the second frame 7-5.
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Nefve only dropped two games in his triumph over UCF's Emilio Sanchez 6-1, 6-1. Braswell earned his 13th singles victory against Luca Hotze from UCF 6-3, 6-0 and Tokac beat Oliver Okonkwo from Illinois 6-0, 6-2. Greif capped off the day for the Orange & Blue by beating Rodrigo Crespo of North Florida 6-2, 6-2.
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Play continues at the Gator Fall Invite on Saturday at 9 a.m. ET, as two rounds of singles will be played.
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Doubles Results
Nate Bonetto/Axel Nefve def. Spencer Gray/Josh Raab (Auburn), 8-1
Nate Bonetto/Axel Nefve def. Antonio Prat/Martin Vergara (Miami), 8-3
Jonah Braswell/Lukas Greif def. Jonas Hartenstein/Rodrigo Crespo (UNF), 8-6
Jonah Braswell/Lukas Greif def. Emilio Sanchez (UCF)/Kenta Miyoshi (Illinois), 8-6
Tanapatt Nirundorn/Togan Tokac def. Quinn Snyder/Luca Hotze (UCF), 8-4
Tanapatt Nirundorn/Togan Tokac def. Patrick Kotan/Breno Marques (UNF), 8-5
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Singles Results
Jonah Braswell def. Luca Hotze (UCF), 6-3, 6-0
Lukas GreifΒ def. Rodrigo Crespo (UNF), 6-2, 6-2
No. 34 Axel Nefve def. Emilio Sanchez (UCF), 6-1, 6-1
Tanapatt NirundornΒ def. Leonard Bierbaum (Miami), 6-4, 7-5
Togan Tokac def. Oliver Okonkwo (Illinois), 6-0, 6-2
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Doubles play kicked off the tournament and all three Gators' duos delivered two wins apiece.
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Nate Bonetto/Axel Nefve paired up for the first time this fall beating Spencer Gray/Josh Raab from Auburn, 8-1, and followed with a win over Antonio Prat/Martin Vergara from Miami, 8-3. Jonah Braswell/Lukas Greif continued their solid play together, as the combo edged both Jonas Hartenstein/Rodrigo Crespo from North Florida and Emilio Sanchez (UCF)/Kenta Miyoshi (Illinois), 8-6, respectively. Freshman pair Tanapatt Nirundorn/Togan Tokac cruised against UCF's Quinn Snyder/Luca Hotze, 8-4, and carried their success over to an 8-5 victory against North Florida's Patrick Kotan/Breno Marques.
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In the singles bracket, five wins were secured β all in straight sets - while Bonetto and Will Grant earned first round byes.
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Nirundorn grabbed the first collegiate singles victory of his young career in comeback fashion over Miami's Leonard Bierbaum. The freshman dominated the first set 6-3, but went down 5-2 to Bierbaum in the second. To clinch the win, the native of Thailand won five straight games to secure the second frame 7-5.
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Nefve only dropped two games in his triumph over UCF's Emilio Sanchez 6-1, 6-1. Braswell earned his 13th singles victory against Luca Hotze from UCF 6-3, 6-0 and Tokac beat Oliver Okonkwo from Illinois 6-0, 6-2. Greif capped off the day for the Orange & Blue by beating Rodrigo Crespo of North Florida 6-2, 6-2.
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Play continues at the Gator Fall Invite on Saturday at 9 a.m. ET, as two rounds of singles will be played.
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Doubles Results
Nate Bonetto/Axel Nefve def. Spencer Gray/Josh Raab (Auburn), 8-1
Nate Bonetto/Axel Nefve def. Antonio Prat/Martin Vergara (Miami), 8-3
Jonah Braswell/Lukas Greif def. Jonas Hartenstein/Rodrigo Crespo (UNF), 8-6
Jonah Braswell/Lukas Greif def. Emilio Sanchez (UCF)/Kenta Miyoshi (Illinois), 8-6
Tanapatt Nirundorn/Togan Tokac def. Quinn Snyder/Luca Hotze (UCF), 8-4
Tanapatt Nirundorn/Togan Tokac def. Patrick Kotan/Breno Marques (UNF), 8-5
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Singles Results
Jonah Braswell def. Luca Hotze (UCF), 6-3, 6-0
Lukas GreifΒ def. Rodrigo Crespo (UNF), 6-2, 6-2
No. 34 Axel Nefve def. Emilio Sanchez (UCF), 6-1, 6-1
Tanapatt NirundornΒ def. Leonard Bierbaum (Miami), 6-4, 7-5
Togan Tokac def. Oliver Okonkwo (Illinois), 6-0, 6-2
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