Saturday, January 21
Orlando, FL / USTA National Campus
5 PM
Florida Gators
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at
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UCF
Photo by: Conor Kvatek (UCF Athletics)
No. 17 Gators Down UCF 6-1
Saturday, January 21, 2023 | Men's Tennis
Florida earned its first dual win of the season on the road.
ORLANDO, Fla. – The No. 17-ranked Florida men's tennis team picked up a 6-1 victory Saturday evening over UCF at the USTA National Campus.
The Gators were dominant in the doubles point to kick off the match and secured an early lead 1-0. At No. 2, No. 10 Tanapatt Nirundorn/Togan Tokac controlled all six games as the pair converted three break points to bagel Paul Colin/Luca Hotze, 6-0 for their first dual win of the season. No. 43 Jonah Braswell/Lukas Greif brought the doubles point home by only dropping one service game and cruised to a 6-1 victory over Mehdi Benchakroun/Cooper White.
Nirundorn and Tokac carried their success over to singles play in straight set style. At No. 5, Tokac dominated for a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Luca Hotze for his first dual singles win of his freshman campaign and padded the Florida lead to 2-0. On the next court over, Nirundorn brought the same energy at No. 6 with his first dual singles win of his young career over Paul Colin, 6-3, 7-6 (4) to bring the Gators within one point of clinching its first win.
All four remaining matches were tight till the very end, as they all were decided in three sets. Axel Nefve bounced back after dropping the first frame 6-4 to Lleyton Cronje, but refused to back down. Nefve responsed with a 6-4 second set and conquered the third 6-2 to seal the victory for Florida at No. 1. This marked Nefve's first dual win as a Florida Gator.
Braswell added on the fifth point at No. 3 over Mehdi Benchakroun, 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 in a back-and-forth affair. Greif wrapped up the win for the Gators with the first win at No. 4 singles of his career in comeback fashion over Quinn Snyder, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5.
The Gators improve to 22-0 against UCF and 3-0 on the road against the Knights.
Florida will host Mississippi State, SMU and USF for the ITA Kickoff Weekend on Jan. 27-28. The Gators will play USF at 2 p.m. on Jan. 27. The winner of Florida/USF will face the winner of Mississippi State/SMU and the victor will receive an invite to compete at the ITA National Team Indoor Championships in Chicago.
QUOTES FROM THE COURT
Head Coach Bryan Shelton
"I want to thank UCF for hosting us. They had a great crowd out there tonight and it was nice to see our guys play in an environment that was challenging and played a team that challenged us throughout the match. To come out with a win 6-1, I was really happy for the guys to come through it tonight and get a win, and learn some things along the way. As we continue to play these matches, I feel like were going to continue to get better and better. I think it will give us a little bit more confidence moving forward next weekend when he host the ITA Kickoff Weekend at The Ring."
DOUBLES RESULTS
1. Will Grant/Axel Nefve (UF) vs. No. 28 Bogdan Pavel/Lleyton Cronje, 4-5 (unfinished)
2. No. 10 Tanapatt Nirundorn/Togan Tokac (UF) def. Paul Colin/Luca Hotze, 6-0
3. No. 43 Jonah Braswell/Lukas Greif (UF) def. Mehdi Benchakroun/Cooper White, 6-1
Order of Finish: 2, 3
SINGLES RESULTS
1. Axel Nefve (UF) def. Lleyton Cronje (UCF), 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
2. Bogdan Pavel def. Will Grant (UF), 5-7, 6-2, 6-4
3. No. 93 Jonah Braswell (UF) def. Mehdi Benchakroun (UCF), 6-2, 2-6, 6-4
4. Lukas Greif (UF) def. Quinn Snyder (UCF), 4-6, 6-3, 7-5
5. Togan Tokac (UF) def. Luca Hotze (UCF), 6-3, 6-2
6. Tanapatt Nirundorn (UF) def. Paul Colin (UCF), 6-3, 7-6 (4)
Order of Finish: 5, 6, 1, 2, 3, 4
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The Gators were dominant in the doubles point to kick off the match and secured an early lead 1-0. At No. 2, No. 10 Tanapatt Nirundorn/Togan Tokac controlled all six games as the pair converted three break points to bagel Paul Colin/Luca Hotze, 6-0 for their first dual win of the season. No. 43 Jonah Braswell/Lukas Greif brought the doubles point home by only dropping one service game and cruised to a 6-1 victory over Mehdi Benchakroun/Cooper White.
Nirundorn and Tokac carried their success over to singles play in straight set style. At No. 5, Tokac dominated for a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Luca Hotze for his first dual singles win of his freshman campaign and padded the Florida lead to 2-0. On the next court over, Nirundorn brought the same energy at No. 6 with his first dual singles win of his young career over Paul Colin, 6-3, 7-6 (4) to bring the Gators within one point of clinching its first win.
All four remaining matches were tight till the very end, as they all were decided in three sets. Axel Nefve bounced back after dropping the first frame 6-4 to Lleyton Cronje, but refused to back down. Nefve responsed with a 6-4 second set and conquered the third 6-2 to seal the victory for Florida at No. 1. This marked Nefve's first dual win as a Florida Gator.
Braswell added on the fifth point at No. 3 over Mehdi Benchakroun, 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 in a back-and-forth affair. Greif wrapped up the win for the Gators with the first win at No. 4 singles of his career in comeback fashion over Quinn Snyder, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5.
The Gators improve to 22-0 against UCF and 3-0 on the road against the Knights.
Florida will host Mississippi State, SMU and USF for the ITA Kickoff Weekend on Jan. 27-28. The Gators will play USF at 2 p.m. on Jan. 27. The winner of Florida/USF will face the winner of Mississippi State/SMU and the victor will receive an invite to compete at the ITA National Team Indoor Championships in Chicago.
QUOTES FROM THE COURT
Head Coach Bryan Shelton
"I want to thank UCF for hosting us. They had a great crowd out there tonight and it was nice to see our guys play in an environment that was challenging and played a team that challenged us throughout the match. To come out with a win 6-1, I was really happy for the guys to come through it tonight and get a win, and learn some things along the way. As we continue to play these matches, I feel like were going to continue to get better and better. I think it will give us a little bit more confidence moving forward next weekend when he host the ITA Kickoff Weekend at The Ring."
DOUBLES RESULTS
1. Will Grant/Axel Nefve (UF) vs. No. 28 Bogdan Pavel/Lleyton Cronje, 4-5 (unfinished)
2. No. 10 Tanapatt Nirundorn/Togan Tokac (UF) def. Paul Colin/Luca Hotze, 6-0
3. No. 43 Jonah Braswell/Lukas Greif (UF) def. Mehdi Benchakroun/Cooper White, 6-1
Order of Finish: 2, 3
SINGLES RESULTS
1. Axel Nefve (UF) def. Lleyton Cronje (UCF), 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
2. Bogdan Pavel def. Will Grant (UF), 5-7, 6-2, 6-4
3. No. 93 Jonah Braswell (UF) def. Mehdi Benchakroun (UCF), 6-2, 2-6, 6-4
4. Lukas Greif (UF) def. Quinn Snyder (UCF), 4-6, 6-3, 7-5
5. Togan Tokac (UF) def. Luca Hotze (UCF), 6-3, 6-2
6. Tanapatt Nirundorn (UF) def. Paul Colin (UCF), 6-3, 7-6 (4)
Order of Finish: 5, 6, 1, 2, 3, 4
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