Thursday, May 19
Champaign, Ill. / Khan Outdoor Tennis Complex – South Courts
8 PM ET
Florida Gators
1
vs
4
Virginia
The UF men's tennis team's season came to an end early Friday morning in a loss to Virginia.
Gators' Incredible Season Ends in Champaign Against No. 7 Virginia
Friday, May 20, 2022 | Men's Tennis
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – In a tough match during the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals, the No. 2 Florida Gators (26-3) dropped a heartbreaker to No. 7 Virginia, 4-1, on Thursday night at the Khan Outdoor Tennis Complex.
Virginia (26-5) snapped the Gators' 21-match doubles point streak as it claimed wins on courts one and two. Florida's duo of Nate Bonetto and Duarte Vale improved to 14-2 in dual matches this year with a decisive win over Gianni Ross and Jeffrey von der Schulenburg at court three, 6-1.
Virginia's No. 61 pair of Bar Botzer and Chris Rodesch claimed the match at court one over No. 5 Sam Riffice and Ben Shelton, 6-4. It all came down to court two, where No. 65 Andy Andrade and Mattias Siimar battled UVA's Ryan Goetz and Inaki Montes de la Torre. The Gators duo was down 2-4 before coming back to lead 5-4. The Cavaliers tandem eventually forced a tiebreak and secured the doubles point for Virginia with a 7-6 (3) win.
Down 1-0, the Gators needed to win four singles matches to claim the victory. But, the weather in Champaign would stop play for over two hours before Florida and Virginia were able to retake the courts. Once they did, it was a battle that saw a couple of tiebreaks and a few three-set matches.
At court four, No. 117 Andrade took on No. 96 Goetz, and collected career singles win 133 with a straight-set, 6-3, 6-4 win to tie the match at 1-1. Then, Virginia retook the lead with a win at court two. Another Cavaliers' win at court five put UVA up 3-1, then the Cavs were able to clinch the victory with a win at court three.
The Gators finished their season with a 26-3 overall record, a perfect 12-0 SEC record, an SEC Tournament title, an undefeated 13-0 record at home and a 21-3 record over ranked opponents. In dual-match play, Florida tallied 113 singles victories and 53 doubles wins, while also picking up 47 total singles wins and 17 total ranked doubles victories.
The Gators also have five players ranked in singles – Shelton (2), Riffice (28), Vale (115), Andrade (117) and Josh Goodger (119) – and three teams ranked in doubles as Riffice and Shelton are No. 5, Siimar and Abedallah Shelbayh are at No. 59 and Andrade and Siimar are No. 65.
In addition, seniors Andrade and Vale etched their names in the record books as Andrade broke the career singles record with 134 wins, which is 14 more than the second most singles wins by a Gator. Andrade also ranks fifth all-time with 201 overall career wins.
With Vale's doubles win today, he is now tied for second with Justin O'Neal as he totals 208 overall career wins. Vale ends his career tied for fourth in career singles wins with 112 and fourth with 96 doubles wins. Gators Josh Goodger and Siimar also hit milestones this season as Goodger collected career singles win No. 100 and Siimar picked up his 100th career doubles win.
UP NEXT: Gators Ben Shelton and Sam Riffice will compete in the NCAA Individual Championships in both singles and doubles starting on May 23-28 in Champaign.
SINGLES RESULTS
1. #2 Ben Shelton (UF) vs. #30 Chris Rodesch (VA), 7-6 (12-10), 5-7, unfinished
2. #39 Inaki Montes (VA) def. #28 Sam Riffice (UF), 7-5, 6-4
3. #45 J vd Schulenburg (VA) def. #115 Duarte Vale (UF), 2-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-3
4. #117 Andy Andrade (UF) def. #96 Ryan Goetz (VA), 6-3, 6-4
5. Gianni Ross (VA) def. Mattias Siimar (UF), 7-5, 7-5
6. #119 Josh Goodger (UF) vs. Bar Botzer (VA), 3-6, 6-3, 6-5, unfinished
Order of Finish: 4, 2, 5, 3
DOUBLES RESULTS
1. #61 Bar Botzer/Chris Rodesch (VA) def. #5 Sam Riffice/Ben Shelton (UF), 6-4
2. Ryan Goetz/Inaki Montes (VA) def. #65 Mattias Siimar/Andy Andrade (UF), 7-6 (7-3)
3. Duarte Vale/Nate Bonetto (UF) def. Gianni Ross/J vd Schulenburg (VA), 6-1
Order of Finish: 3, 1, 2
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Virginia (26-5) snapped the Gators' 21-match doubles point streak as it claimed wins on courts one and two. Florida's duo of Nate Bonetto and Duarte Vale improved to 14-2 in dual matches this year with a decisive win over Gianni Ross and Jeffrey von der Schulenburg at court three, 6-1.
Virginia's No. 61 pair of Bar Botzer and Chris Rodesch claimed the match at court one over No. 5 Sam Riffice and Ben Shelton, 6-4. It all came down to court two, where No. 65 Andy Andrade and Mattias Siimar battled UVA's Ryan Goetz and Inaki Montes de la Torre. The Gators duo was down 2-4 before coming back to lead 5-4. The Cavaliers tandem eventually forced a tiebreak and secured the doubles point for Virginia with a 7-6 (3) win.
Down 1-0, the Gators needed to win four singles matches to claim the victory. But, the weather in Champaign would stop play for over two hours before Florida and Virginia were able to retake the courts. Once they did, it was a battle that saw a couple of tiebreaks and a few three-set matches.
At court four, No. 117 Andrade took on No. 96 Goetz, and collected career singles win 133 with a straight-set, 6-3, 6-4 win to tie the match at 1-1. Then, Virginia retook the lead with a win at court two. Another Cavaliers' win at court five put UVA up 3-1, then the Cavs were able to clinch the victory with a win at court three.
The Gators finished their season with a 26-3 overall record, a perfect 12-0 SEC record, an SEC Tournament title, an undefeated 13-0 record at home and a 21-3 record over ranked opponents. In dual-match play, Florida tallied 113 singles victories and 53 doubles wins, while also picking up 47 total singles wins and 17 total ranked doubles victories.
The Gators also have five players ranked in singles – Shelton (2), Riffice (28), Vale (115), Andrade (117) and Josh Goodger (119) – and three teams ranked in doubles as Riffice and Shelton are No. 5, Siimar and Abedallah Shelbayh are at No. 59 and Andrade and Siimar are No. 65.
In addition, seniors Andrade and Vale etched their names in the record books as Andrade broke the career singles record with 134 wins, which is 14 more than the second most singles wins by a Gator. Andrade also ranks fifth all-time with 201 overall career wins.
With Vale's doubles win today, he is now tied for second with Justin O'Neal as he totals 208 overall career wins. Vale ends his career tied for fourth in career singles wins with 112 and fourth with 96 doubles wins. Gators Josh Goodger and Siimar also hit milestones this season as Goodger collected career singles win No. 100 and Siimar picked up his 100th career doubles win.
UP NEXT: Gators Ben Shelton and Sam Riffice will compete in the NCAA Individual Championships in both singles and doubles starting on May 23-28 in Champaign.
SINGLES RESULTS
1. #2 Ben Shelton (UF) vs. #30 Chris Rodesch (VA), 7-6 (12-10), 5-7, unfinished
2. #39 Inaki Montes (VA) def. #28 Sam Riffice (UF), 7-5, 6-4
3. #45 J vd Schulenburg (VA) def. #115 Duarte Vale (UF), 2-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-3
4. #117 Andy Andrade (UF) def. #96 Ryan Goetz (VA), 6-3, 6-4
5. Gianni Ross (VA) def. Mattias Siimar (UF), 7-5, 7-5
6. #119 Josh Goodger (UF) vs. Bar Botzer (VA), 3-6, 6-3, 6-5, unfinished
Order of Finish: 4, 2, 5, 3
DOUBLES RESULTS
1. #61 Bar Botzer/Chris Rodesch (VA) def. #5 Sam Riffice/Ben Shelton (UF), 6-4
2. Ryan Goetz/Inaki Montes (VA) def. #65 Mattias Siimar/Andy Andrade (UF), 7-6 (7-3)
3. Duarte Vale/Nate Bonetto (UF) def. Gianni Ross/J vd Schulenburg (VA), 6-1
Order of Finish: 3, 1, 2
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,1,2
#1 Singles Match
123
Chris Rodesch / 0 (30/-) [VA]
670
75UF
#2 Singles Match
12
Inaki Montes / 0 (39/-) [VA]
76
54
#3 Singles Match
123
J vd Schulenburg / 0 (45/-) [VA]
276
663
#4 Singles Match
12
Ryan Goetz / 0 (96/-) [VA]
34
66
#5 Singles Match
12
Gianni Ross / 0 [VA]
77
55
#6 Singles Match
1234
Bar Botzer / 0 [VA]
6350
366UF
Order of Finish:
4,2,5,3
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