Gators Men’s Tennis Falls 5-2 to South Carolina

Sunday, March 1

Gainesville, Fla.

12 p.m.

Florida Gators

South Carolina

Men's Tennis during announcements team prior to the start of doubles play.

Gators Men’s Tennis Falls 5-2 to South Carolina

Sunday, March 1, 2026 | Men's Tennis

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The Gators are now 33-10-1 against South Carolina and are 1-3 in the SEC after the team’s 5-2 loss to the Gamecocks at home.

By: Kendall Merriett

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Gators momentum from their win at Kentucky did not carry over to their SEC home opener against South Carolina, who was ranked at No. 22 by the ITA.

The Gators lost the doubles point for the fourth straight match, making the Gators 2-6 when losing the doubles point. Court one was held by No. 89 Lorenzo Claverie and Henry
Jefferson but the two were outplayed by No. 28 ranked Lucas Da Silva and Paul Barbier Gazeu with a 6-2 loss. The doubles point was taken by Charlie Swaine and Atakan Karahan who won 6-2 over Kevin Edengren and Andreas Timini on court three. Pablo Perez Ramos and Tanapatt Nirundorn were up 5-4 over No. 86 Max Stenzer and Sean Daryabeigi before the match went unfinished.

Florida started strong in singles, being up on four courts in the first set against the Gamecocks. Nirundorn was able to close out a straight set win (6-4, 6-3) over Gabe Avram, evening the score to 1-1. Losses from Claverie on court three and Jefferson on court one put the Gamecocks up 3-1. Edengren kept the Gators in the game at 3-2 after a 7-6 (7-4), 6-4 win over Charlie Swaine. The match was clinched on court four by Atakan Karahan who defeated Jeremy Jin. Ramos closed out the match with a three-set loss on court two at the hands of No. 51 Sean Daryabeigi, resulting in the Gators 5-2 loss.

Match Results
Doubles

Court 1: No. 28 Lucas Da Silva/Paul Barbier Gazeu (USC) def. No. 89 Henry Jefferson/Lorenzo Claverie (UF) (6-2)
Court 2: Pablo Perez Ramos/Tanapatt Nirundorn (UF) vs. No. 86 Max Stenzer/Sean Daryabeigi (USC) (5-4 - UNFINISHED)
Court 3: Charlie Swaine/Atakan Karahan (USC) def. Kevin Edengren/Andreas Timini (UF) (6-2)

ORDER OF FINISH: 1, 3 (UNFINISHED – 2)
Singles

Court 1: No. 44 Lucas Da Silva (USC) def. No. 29 Henry Jefferson (UF) (6-3, 6-4)
Court 2: No. 51 Sean Daryabeigi (USC) def. No. 41 Pablo Perez Ramos (UF) (3-6, 6-3, 6-4)
Court 3: No. 70 Paul Barbier Gazeu (USC) def. Lorenzo Claverie (UF) (6-4, 6-4)
Court 4: Atakan Karahan (USC) def. No. 46 Jeremy Jin (UF) (7-6 (7-5), 6-4)
Court 5: Tanapatt Nirundorn (UF) def. Gabe Avram (USC) (6-4, 6-3)
Court 6: Kevin Edengren (UF) def. Charlie Swaine (USC) (7-6 (7-4), 6-4)

ORDER OF FINISH: 5, 3, 1, 6, 4, 2

Up Next
The Gators remain at home with No. 14 Texas A&M travelling to Gainesville, Fla. to face the Gators at 5 p.m. EST on Friday, March 6. The Aggies are 14-9 against Florida, and hold three players ranked in singles and two pairings ranked in doubles.

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