Florida Gators

TUCSON, Ariz. – Making their 31^st consecutive appearance at the NCAA Tournament, the Florida men's tennis team will take on the Oklahoma State Cowboys in the first round of the Arizona Regional Championship on Friday morning at the LaNelle Robson Tennis Center.
 
First serve is set for 10 a.m. MT, as No. 20 Florida (14-13, 5-7 SEC) and No. 44 Oklahoma State (13-13, 0-5 Big 12) meet for the third time in program history. The two prior meetings both occurred in Regional Championships as well, with Oklahoma State taking the first ever match in the first round at Stanford 4-1 in 2001, while the Gators bested the Cowboys 4-0 in the second round at Oklahoma State in 2006.
 
Following the match, 14^th-seeded Arizona faces No. 63 Boise State at 1 p.m. MT. The winner of both matches will advance to the second round at 1 p.m. MT on Saturday afternoon.
 
GATORS VS. THE FIELD

Opponent	All-Time Record	Last Meeting
Oklahoma State	1-1	May 14, 2006 – W, 4-0 (Stillwater, Okla.)
Boise State	0-0	Never faced
Arizona	3-1	Jan. 22, 2021 – W, 4-2 (Austin, Texas)

 
GATORS IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT – FIRST & SECOND ROUND
This is Florida's fifth time in program history playing the first round on the road since the field expanded to 64 teams in 1999. The Orange & Blue last traveled for a first round match to Tallahassee in 2007, defeating Georgia Tech before advancing to the Round of 16 after beating Florida State in the second round. The Gators hold a 40-3 (.930) record during the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament and are 14-2 record under Shelton.
 
BATTLE TESTED
Of the 25 matches on Florida's regular season schedule, 14 came against opponents ranked in the top-25 and eight versus the top-10. This is the most top-25 ranked opponents Florida has played in the regular season since exactly 20 years ago, when the 2003 team faced 15 top-25 opponents. Additionally, UF played two more top-25 opponents in No. 22 Auburn and No. 4 Georgia at the SEC Tournament.
 
IT STARTS WITH DUBS
The Gators have won the doubles point in 18 of 27 matches this season and have a 12-6 record when jumping out to the 1-0 lead. Florida has dropped the last four doubles points and will look to snap the streak this weekend.
 
ALL-SEC
On April 27, the Gators had three All-Conference Team selections as Axel Nefve earned First Team honors, while Jonah Braswell and Will Grant claimed a spot on the Second Team. Braswell also found himself on the All-Freshman Team, becoming the 6^th Gator all-time to earn both All-SEC and All-Freshman honors in the same season.
 
NCAA INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Two Gators were selected for the NCAA Individual Championships from May 22-27 at the USTA National Campus in Orlando: Grant/Nefve to the doubles competition and Nefve to the singles competition. Grant returns to the doubles championship for his second appearance after competing in the 2021 NCAA Doubles Tournament with Johannes Ingildsen. For Nefve, this will be his first appearance in the Orange & Blue, but second doubles championship and third singles championship overall.
 
GATORS IN THE RANKINGS
Doubles
No. 5 Will Grant/Axel Nefve
 
Singles
No. 32 Axel Nefve
No. 86 Jonah Braswell
No. 91 Will Grant
 
ABOUT THE OPPONENTS
Oklahoma State
Overall Record: 13-13
Record vs. top-50: 3-12
ITA Ranking: 44
 
Arizona
Overall Record: 21-6
Record vs. top-50: 9-6
ITA Ranking: 15
 
Boise State
Overall Record: 21-7
Record vs. top-50: 0-1
ITA Ranking: 63
 
OPPONENTS IN THE RANKINGS
Doubles
No. 70 Jay Friend/Jonas Ziverts (Arizona)
No. 78 Chase Ferguson/Tyler Zink (Oklahoma State)
No. 79 Herman Hoeyeraal/Jonas Ziverts (Arizona)
 
Singles
No. 40 Jonas Ziverts (Arizona)
No. 55 Colton Smith (Arizona)
No. 94 Isaac Becroft (Oklahoma State)
No. 104 Tyler Zink (Oklahoma State)
No. 114 Gustaf Strom (Arizona)
 
TICKET INFORMATION

• Tickets will be $5 and available at the gate. Tickets will not be available to purchase in advance.
• Cash and Debit/Credit Card will be accepted at the gate
• Tickets purchased on Friday, May 5th will be good for both Match 1 and Match 2
• Gates will open 1 hour prior to the first match
• Reentry will be allowed. Present ticket for reentry.
• Clear bag policy will be in effect. See HERE for clear bag policy

FAN INFORMATION

• Free parking will be available on Gittings Lawn south of LaNelle Robson Tennis Center
• Concessions and merchandise will be available for purchase at all matches
• No outside food or drink will be allowed in
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