Friday, April 22
Athens, Ga. / McWhorter Courts
3 PM
Florida Gators
4
vs
1
LSU
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No. 3 Florida Advances in SEC Tournament After Defeating No. 42 LSU
Friday, April 22, 2022 | Men's Tennis
ATHENS, Ga. - After winning the doubles point for the 16th time in a row and adding three more singles victories, the No. 3 Florida Gators defeated the No. 42 LSU Tigers by a 4-1 score to advance to the team's sixth-consecutive semifinals at the SEC Tournament on Friday afternoon.
Keeping up with their solid doubles play, the Gators (21-2) were able to beat the Tigers (15-11) in two doubles matches to claim a 1-0 lead.
It started with a quick outing from the duo of Nate Bonetto and Duarte Vale at court three. Taking on Ben Koch and Nick Watson, the Florida pair put up a bagel to win their match, 6-0.
LSU evened the doubles contest with a victory at court two, but Florida would not go out without a fight. In fact, the No. 10-ranked tandem of Sam Riffice and Ben Shelton won in decisive fashion against Vlad Lobak and Ronald Hohmann, 6-2, to clinch the point.
Florida only needed three singles wins to claim their quarterfinal round match. No. 1 Shelton provided the second point for Florida with a straight-set win over No. 42 Hohmann by a couples scores of 6-3. This win puts him at 29-5 on the year and is also his 19th ranked win.
The Tigers were able to put a point on the board with a victory at court six, but that was the only point allowed as Florida won the next two matches for a 4-1 outing.
Graduate Mattias Siimar made his singles debut since March 13 and picked up where he left off. The Estonia native won his match in straight-sets at court five as he defeated Joao Graco, 6-2, 6-3, moving to 15-4 on the season and 6-1 at the five spot.
Providing the final punch was No. 27 Riffice, who was named the SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year earlier in the day. The senior won the Gators' third match in straight-sets with a 6-1, 6-4 victory over Lobak at court two. Riffice remains a perfect 14-0 at the two singles position and is 18-4 overall.
Florida improves to 21-2 and 17-2 against ranked opponents, while extending its win streak to 16-straight matches.
UP NEXT: The Gators have an SEC Tournament rematch against the No. 5-ranked and No. 5-seeded Tennessee Vols on Saturday, April 23 at 2 p.m.
SINGLES RESULTS
1. #1 Ben Shelton (UF) def. #42 Ronald Hohmann (LSU), 6-3, 6-3
2. #27 Sam Riffice (UF) def. Vlad Lobak (LSU), 6-1, 6-4
3. #87 Duarte Vale (UF) vs. Kent Hunter (LSU), 6-3, 3-6, 0-1, unfinished
4. #122 Andy Andrade (UF) vs. Gabriel Diaz Freire (LSU), 6-2, 3-5, unfinished
5. Mattias Siimar (UF) def. Joao Graco (LSU), 6-2, 6-3
6. Boris Kozlov (LSU) def. #116 Josh Goodger (UF), 6-2, 6-4
Order of Finish: 1, 6, 5, 2
DOUBLES RESULTS
1. #10 Sam Riffice/Ben Shelton (UF) def. Vlad Lobak/Ronald Hohmann (LSU), 6-2
2. Gabriel Diaz Freire/Kent Hunter (LSU) def. #37 Andy Andrade/Mattias Siimar (UF), 6-0
3. Duarte Vale/Nate Bonetto (UF) def. Ben Koch/Nick Watson (LSU), 6-0
Order of Finish: 3, 2, 1
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Keeping up with their solid doubles play, the Gators (21-2) were able to beat the Tigers (15-11) in two doubles matches to claim a 1-0 lead.
It started with a quick outing from the duo of Nate Bonetto and Duarte Vale at court three. Taking on Ben Koch and Nick Watson, the Florida pair put up a bagel to win their match, 6-0.
LSU evened the doubles contest with a victory at court two, but Florida would not go out without a fight. In fact, the No. 10-ranked tandem of Sam Riffice and Ben Shelton won in decisive fashion against Vlad Lobak and Ronald Hohmann, 6-2, to clinch the point.
Florida only needed three singles wins to claim their quarterfinal round match. No. 1 Shelton provided the second point for Florida with a straight-set win over No. 42 Hohmann by a couples scores of 6-3. This win puts him at 29-5 on the year and is also his 19th ranked win.
The Tigers were able to put a point on the board with a victory at court six, but that was the only point allowed as Florida won the next two matches for a 4-1 outing.
Graduate Mattias Siimar made his singles debut since March 13 and picked up where he left off. The Estonia native won his match in straight-sets at court five as he defeated Joao Graco, 6-2, 6-3, moving to 15-4 on the season and 6-1 at the five spot.
Providing the final punch was No. 27 Riffice, who was named the SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year earlier in the day. The senior won the Gators' third match in straight-sets with a 6-1, 6-4 victory over Lobak at court two. Riffice remains a perfect 14-0 at the two singles position and is 18-4 overall.
Florida improves to 21-2 and 17-2 against ranked opponents, while extending its win streak to 16-straight matches.
UP NEXT: The Gators have an SEC Tournament rematch against the No. 5-ranked and No. 5-seeded Tennessee Vols on Saturday, April 23 at 2 p.m.
SINGLES RESULTS
1. #1 Ben Shelton (UF) def. #42 Ronald Hohmann (LSU), 6-3, 6-3
2. #27 Sam Riffice (UF) def. Vlad Lobak (LSU), 6-1, 6-4
3. #87 Duarte Vale (UF) vs. Kent Hunter (LSU), 6-3, 3-6, 0-1, unfinished
4. #122 Andy Andrade (UF) vs. Gabriel Diaz Freire (LSU), 6-2, 3-5, unfinished
5. Mattias Siimar (UF) def. Joao Graco (LSU), 6-2, 6-3
6. Boris Kozlov (LSU) def. #116 Josh Goodger (UF), 6-2, 6-4
Order of Finish: 1, 6, 5, 2
DOUBLES RESULTS
1. #10 Sam Riffice/Ben Shelton (UF) def. Vlad Lobak/Ronald Hohmann (LSU), 6-2
2. Gabriel Diaz Freire/Kent Hunter (LSU) def. #37 Andy Andrade/Mattias Siimar (UF), 6-0
3. Duarte Vale/Nate Bonetto (UF) def. Ben Koch/Nick Watson (LSU), 6-0
Order of Finish: 3, 2, 1
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2,1
#1 Singles Match
12
Ronald Hohmann / 0 (42/-) [LSU]
33
66
#2 Singles Match
12
Vlad Lobak / 0 [LSU]
14
66
#3 Singles Match
1234
Kent Hunter / 0 [LSU]
3610
630UF
#4 Singles Match
123
Gabriel Diaz Freire / 0 [LSU]
250
63UF
#5 Singles Match
12
Joao Graco / 0 [LSU]
23
66
#6 Singles Match
12
Boris Kozlov / 0 [LSU]
66
24
Order of Finish:
1,6,5,2
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