Friday, January 27
Gainesville, Fla.
2 PM
Florida Gators
4
vs
1
USF
Lukas Greif clinched the match for the Gators for the sixth time of his career.
No. 16 Florida Beats USF to Meet Mississippi State in ITA Kickoff Championship
Friday, January 27, 2023 | Men's Tennis
The Gators beat the Bulls 4-1 and meet Mississippi State in an all-SEC championship match for a spot in the ITA National Team Indoor Championships.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – A solid 4-1 victory for the No. 16 Florida men's tennis team (2-1) over USF (3-4) Friday afternoon at the Alfred A. Ring Tennis Complex advanced the Gators to Saturday's ITA Kickoff championship match against SEC-foe Mississippi State.
The Orange & Blue jumped out to a 1-0 lead thanks to a strong showing on court one and three. On court one, Will Grant/Axel Nefve worked a 3-0 lead as the pair converted a break point on Erik Grevelius/Davide Tortora's first service game. Grant/Nefve cruised to the 6-3 win, their first dual doubles win of the season, and moved the Gators within one match away of the doubles point.
Due to No. 10 Tanapatt Nirundorn/Togan Tokac going down 6-3 to Bruno Oliveira/Thomas Pavlekovich-Smith, No. 43 Jonah Braswell/Lukas Greif needed to come through on court three. The Gators duo rose to the occasion and converted on two break points to secure the doubles point, 6-4, over Sam Frizelle/Alvin Tudorica.
In singles play, all three Gators wins came in straight sets on court six, four and five, respectively. Tokac was the first Gator to tack on a point, as the freshman cruised by Pavlekovich-Smith, 6-3, 6-0. After playing the first two dual matches of the season at court five, the win marked the native of Turkey's first at court six and improved to 2-1 in dual play.
Fellow freshman No. 93 Braswell continued his winning ways in his first match at court four. Braswell only dropped three games in the 6-2, 6-1 victory over Oliveira. The Sarasota, Fla. native holds a 18-3 record in singles this season and is 3-0 in dual matches.
Greif clinched his sixth match of his Florida career and first of the 2023 season with an overpowering defeat of Elijah Cham, 6-4, 6-2. The senior improved to 15-2 on court five in dual singles play and 28-8 overall in his career as a Gator.
Florida faces Mississippi State Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m. ET at Alfred A. Ring Tennis Complex. The winner of that match qualifies for the ITA National Team Indoor Championships, set for Feb. 17-20 in Chicago, Ill.
DOUBLES RESULTS
1. Will Grant/Axel Nefve (UF) def. Erik Grevelius/Davide Tortora (USF), 6-3
2. Bruno Oliveira/Thomas Pavlekovich-Smith (USF) def. No. 10 Tanapatt Nirundorn/Togan Tokac (UF), 3-6
3. No. 43 Jonah Braswell/Lukas Greif (UF) def. Sam Frizelle/Alvin Tudorica (USF), 6-4
Order of Finish: 1, 2, 3
SINGLES RESULTS
1. Axel Nefve (UF) vs. No. 69 Davide Tortora (USF), 6-0, 6-6 (8-8), unfinished
2. Will Grant (UF) vs. Erik Grevelius (USF), 3-6, 6-3, 3-1, unfinished
3. No. 67 Alvin Tudorica (USF) def. No. 51 Nate Bonetto (UF), 6-2, 6-3
4. No. 93 Jonah Braswell (UF) def. Bruno Oliveira (USF), 6-2, 6-1
5. Lukas Greif (UF) def. Elijah Cham (USF), 6-4, 6-2
6. Togan Tokac (UF) def. Thomas Pavlekovich-Smith (USF), 6-3, 6-0
Order of Finish: 6, 3, 4, 5
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The Orange & Blue jumped out to a 1-0 lead thanks to a strong showing on court one and three. On court one, Will Grant/Axel Nefve worked a 3-0 lead as the pair converted a break point on Erik Grevelius/Davide Tortora's first service game. Grant/Nefve cruised to the 6-3 win, their first dual doubles win of the season, and moved the Gators within one match away of the doubles point.
Due to No. 10 Tanapatt Nirundorn/Togan Tokac going down 6-3 to Bruno Oliveira/Thomas Pavlekovich-Smith, No. 43 Jonah Braswell/Lukas Greif needed to come through on court three. The Gators duo rose to the occasion and converted on two break points to secure the doubles point, 6-4, over Sam Frizelle/Alvin Tudorica.
In singles play, all three Gators wins came in straight sets on court six, four and five, respectively. Tokac was the first Gator to tack on a point, as the freshman cruised by Pavlekovich-Smith, 6-3, 6-0. After playing the first two dual matches of the season at court five, the win marked the native of Turkey's first at court six and improved to 2-1 in dual play.
Fellow freshman No. 93 Braswell continued his winning ways in his first match at court four. Braswell only dropped three games in the 6-2, 6-1 victory over Oliveira. The Sarasota, Fla. native holds a 18-3 record in singles this season and is 3-0 in dual matches.
Greif clinched his sixth match of his Florida career and first of the 2023 season with an overpowering defeat of Elijah Cham, 6-4, 6-2. The senior improved to 15-2 on court five in dual singles play and 28-8 overall in his career as a Gator.
Florida faces Mississippi State Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m. ET at Alfred A. Ring Tennis Complex. The winner of that match qualifies for the ITA National Team Indoor Championships, set for Feb. 17-20 in Chicago, Ill.
DOUBLES RESULTS
1. Will Grant/Axel Nefve (UF) def. Erik Grevelius/Davide Tortora (USF), 6-3
2. Bruno Oliveira/Thomas Pavlekovich-Smith (USF) def. No. 10 Tanapatt Nirundorn/Togan Tokac (UF), 3-6
3. No. 43 Jonah Braswell/Lukas Greif (UF) def. Sam Frizelle/Alvin Tudorica (USF), 6-4
Order of Finish: 1, 2, 3
SINGLES RESULTS
1. Axel Nefve (UF) vs. No. 69 Davide Tortora (USF), 6-0, 6-6 (8-8), unfinished
2. Will Grant (UF) vs. Erik Grevelius (USF), 3-6, 6-3, 3-1, unfinished
3. No. 67 Alvin Tudorica (USF) def. No. 51 Nate Bonetto (UF), 6-2, 6-3
4. No. 93 Jonah Braswell (UF) def. Bruno Oliveira (USF), 6-2, 6-1
5. Lukas Greif (UF) def. Elijah Cham (USF), 6-4, 6-2
6. Togan Tokac (UF) def. Thomas Pavlekovich-Smith (USF), 6-3, 6-0
Order of Finish: 6, 3, 4, 5
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,2,3
#1 Singles Match
123
Davide Tortora / 0 (69/-) [USFM]
060
66UF
#2 Singles Match
1234
Erik Grevelius / 0 [USFM]
6310
363UF
#3 Singles Match
12
Alvin Tudorica / 0 (67/-) [USFM]
66
23
#4 Singles Match
12
Bruno Oliveira / 0 [USFM]
21
66
#5 Singles Match
12
Elijah Cham / 0 [USFM]
42
66
#6 Singles Match
12
Thomas Palvekovich-S / 0 [USFM]
30
66
Order of Finish:
6,3,4,5
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