GAINESVILLE, Fla. –  The Florida men's tennis team defeated No. 35 Auburn 7-0 in their conference opener on Saturday at the Alfred A. Ring Tennis Complex. The Gators secured the doubles point and posted six singles wins extending their undefeated record at home to 5-0.

UF clinched the doubles point after wins on courts one and two. The Gators gained an early advantage with a 6-4 win from Henry Jefferson and Jeremy Jin on court two over Alex Frusina and Joey Philips. Florida secured the doubles point after Tanapatt Nirundorn and Adhithya Ganesan defeated No. 9 Will Nolan and Billy Blaydes 6-4.

Kevin Edengren and JanMagnus Johnson were tied 5-5 with Thomas Kennedy and Nicholas Heng before the match was left unfinished.
 
In singles, UF continued its momentum as secured a straight set 6-2, 6-2 victory over Hamza Nasridinov on court five. Jefferson followed suit, recording another straight set win for Florida. Jefferson defeated Philips 6-1, 6-1 to give UF a 3-0 lead.

The Gators sealed the match on court two, where Ganesan put on a dominant performance over Frusina, posting a 6-4, 6-3 victory.
 
Despite Florida clinching the match, both teams decided to continue play.

Johnson earned the fifth point for Florida on court three. Johnson took the first set 6-2, but Blaydes responded in the second winning 6-4. Johnson regained control in the super tiebreaker and used an 11-9 effort to extend UF's lead.

Edengren faced Heng on court six in three sets. Edengren lost the first set 6-0, but responded in the second winning the tiebreak 7-6. This match also went into a super tiebreak with Edengren taking the third 10-7.

No. 62 Jin battled Nolan on court one in the final match of the day. Jin dropped the first set 6-1, but remained focused to secure the tiebreak 7-5. Jin secured the seventh point for the Gators in a 10-5 effort.
 
Singles competition
1. Jeremy Jin (UF) def. Will Nolan (AUB) 1-6, 7-5, 1-0 (10-5)
2. Adhithya Ganesan (UF) def. Alex Frusina (AUB) 6-4, 6-3
3. JanMagnus Johnson (UF) def. Billy Blaydes (AUB) 6-2, 4-6, 1-0 (11-9)
4. Henry Jefferson (UF) def. Joey Phillips (AUB) 6-4, 6-1
5. Tanapatt Nirundorn (UF) def. Hamza Nasridinov (AUB) 6-2, 6-2
6. Kevin Edengren (UF) def. Nicholas Heng (AUB) 0-6, 7-6, 1-0 (10-7)

Order of finish: 5,4,2,3,1,6

Doubles competition
1. Tanapatt Nirundorn/Adhithya Ganesan (UF) def. #9 Will Nolan/Billy Blaydes (AUB) 6-4
2. Henry Jefferson/Jeremy Jin (UF) def. Alex Frusina/Joey Phillips (AUB) 6-4
3. Kevin Edengren/JanMagnus Johnson (UF) vs. Thomas Kennedy/Nicholas Heng (AUB) 5-5, unfinished

Order of finish: 2,1

NEXT UP:
The Gators welcome the Alabama Crimson Tide to the Alfred A. Ring Tennis Complex. The match is slated for a 12 p.m. start on Monday, February 24.

ITA RANKINGS
One Gator is ranked in singles competition: Jeremy Jin at No. 61 Doubles pair Tanapatt Nirundorn and Henry Jefferson also earned an ITA ranking at No. 14.

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