Sunday, January 28
Chapel Hill, NC
11 AM
Florida Gators
2
vs
4
North Carolina
Gators Fall Short in Day Two Battle with No. 16 Tarheels
Sunday, January 28, 2024 | Men's Tennis
Florida goes winless at ITA Kick-Off Weekend in Chapel Hill, now look ahead to yet another ranked matchup with FSU in Lake Nona, Fla.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Florida Gators Men's Tennis faltered in their consolation match with no. 16 North Carolina by a score of 4-2 on day two of ITA Kick-Off Weekend.
The Gators opened with strong performances in doubles, highlighted by Freshman Adhithya Ganesan and Sophomore Tanapatt Nirundorn winning their court two matchup, 6-3. Captains Nate Bonetto and JanMagnus Johnson led early in their set but ultimately fell to UNC's Murphy/Schoen tandem, 7-5.
Bonetto quickly recovered to collect the first singles point for the Gators on court four, defeating UNC's Patrick Schoen 6-1, 7-5.
Ganesan Followed with a straight-sets victory of his own, his fifth straight sets singles win in five dual matches this season. The Gator's court three regular, Ganesan is the only gator to compete in all five of the Gators dual match singles rounds and remain undefeated.
The Gators now look ahead to College Matchday against rival Florida State on February 3 at USTA's national campus in Lake Nona, Florida. Cracked Racquets will be providing College Matchday coverage.
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The Gators opened with strong performances in doubles, highlighted by Freshman Adhithya Ganesan and Sophomore Tanapatt Nirundorn winning their court two matchup, 6-3. Captains Nate Bonetto and JanMagnus Johnson led early in their set but ultimately fell to UNC's Murphy/Schoen tandem, 7-5.
Bonetto quickly recovered to collect the first singles point for the Gators on court four, defeating UNC's Patrick Schoen 6-1, 7-5.
Ganesan Followed with a straight-sets victory of his own, his fifth straight sets singles win in five dual matches this season. The Gator's court three regular, Ganesan is the only gator to compete in all five of the Gators dual match singles rounds and remain undefeated.
The Gators now look ahead to College Matchday against rival Florida State on February 3 at USTA's national campus in Lake Nona, Florida. Cracked Racquets will be providing College Matchday coverage.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,2,3
#1 Singles Match
12
24
Will Jansen / 0 [NC]
66
#2 Singles Match
1234
7510
Karl Poling / 0 (50/-) [NC]
674UF
#3 Singles Match
12
76
Benjamin Kittay / 0 [NC]
64
#4 Singles Match
12
67
Patrick Schoen / 0 [NC]
15
#5 Singles Match
12
34
Phillip Jordan / 0 [NC]
66
#6 Singles Match
123
464
Will Peters / 0 (83/-) [NC]
646
Order of Finish:
1,4,5,3,6
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