2021-22 Men's Tennis Roster
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Riffice, Sam
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Sam Riffice
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Florida Virtual
- Hometown:
- Orlando, Fla.
- Height:
- 6-2
Bio
Career Record
Career Dual Singles Record By Position
Career Dual Doubles Record By Position
COLLEGIATE HONORS
SENIOR
Spring 2022
Fall 2021
JUNIOR
Spring 2021
SOPHOMORE
Spring 2020
Fall 2019
Spring 2019
Prior to Florida
| Year | Overall Singles | Tournament Singles | Dual Singles | SEC Singles | Overall Doubles | Tournament Doubles | Dual Doubles | SEC Doubles |
| 18-19 | 26-11 | 7-4 | 19-7 | 10-0 | 20-6 | 4-1 | 16-5 | 6-3 |
| 19-20 | 16-4 | 5-1 | 11-3 | 3-1 | 14-3 | 4-1 | 10-2 | 3-0 |
| 20-21 | 32-7 | 11-3 | 21-4 | 10-2 | 24-10 | 7-2 | 17-8 | 5-4 |
| 21-22 | 25-7 | 4-1 | 21-6 | 12-0 | 20-9 | 2-1 | 18-8 | 7-3 |
| Totals | 99-29 | 27-9 | 72-20 | 35-3 | 78-28 | 17-5 | 61-23 | 21-10 |
Career Dual Singles Record By Position
| Year | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Overall |
| 2019 | -- | 10-6 | 9-1 | -- | -- | -- | 19-7 |
| 2020 | 2-1 | 9-2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11-3 |
| 2021 | -- | 19-4 | 2-0 | -- | -- | -- | 21-4 |
| 2022 | 4-4 | 17-2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21-6 |
| Totals | 6-5 | 55-14 | 11-1 | -- | -- | -- | 72-20 |
Career Dual Doubles Record By Position
| Year | #1 | #2 | #3 | Overall |
| 2019 | -- | 5-3 | 11-2 | 16-5 |
| 2020 | 9-2 | -- | 1-0 | 10-2 |
| 2021 | 6-5 | 7-3 | 4-0 | 17-8 |
| 2022 | 18-8 | -- | -- | 18-8 |
| Totals | 33-15 | 12-6 | 16-2 | 61-23 |
COLLEGIATE HONORS
- 6x ITA All-American (2019 - singles; 2020 - singles, doubles; 2021 - singles; 2022 - singles, doubles)
- First Gator in program history to claim four All-American honors in singles
- Holds the program record for the most All-American honors
- 2022 ITA Southeast Region and National Arthur Ashe Leadership & Sportsmanship Award recipient
- 2022 ITA Southeast Region Rafael Osuna Sportsmanship Award recipient
- 2022 ITA Southeast Region Senior Player of the Year
- Four-time ITA Scholar-Athlete (2019-22)
- 2022 First Team All-SEC
- 2022 SEC Tournament Champion
- 2022 SEC Champion
- 2022 SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year
- Two-time USTA Collegiate Summer Team Member (2021-22)
- 2021 NCAA Champion
- 2021 NCAA Singles Champion
- 2021 SEC Champion
- 2021 First Team All-SEC
- 2021 ITA All-Star Team
- 2021 CoSIDA Academic All-America Second Team
- 2021 CoSIDA Academic All-District
- 2021 Community Service Team
- Three-time SEC Honor Roll selection (2020-22)
- 2020 ITA National Player to Watch
- 2020 ITA Southeast Region Player to Watch
- 2019 ITA Southeast Region Rookie of the Year
- 2019 SEC Champion
- 2019 SEC Freshman of the Year
- 2019 Second-Team All-SEC
- 2019 SEC All-Freshman Team
- SEC Freshman of the Week (2/6/19, 3/26/19)
- 2019 ITA All-American Championships Runner-Up (Singles)
- Graduated in Spring 2022 with a Political Science degree and an International Relations Certificate
Spring 2022
- Finished the season ranked No. 13 in singles and No. 5 in doubles with Ben Shelton
- Made it to the doubles quarterfinals in the NCAA Individual Championships with Shelton... The duo defeated No. 9 Juan Pablo Grassi Mazzuchi/Matias Soto of Baylor, 6-4, 6-3, in the Round of 32... Then, defeated No. 17 Justin Boulais/James Trotter of Ohio State, 6-2, 3-6, 1-0 (10-6) in the Round of 16.
- Advanced to his second-straight NCAA Singles Semifinals with wins over No. 9 Cannon Kingsley (OSU), No. 49 Garrett Johns (Duke), No. 29 Ronnie Hohmann (LSU) and No. 39 Inaki Montes de la Torre (UVA)
- Ranks third on the team with 25 singles wins and first with 21 dual singles wins... Also ranks tied for first with 18 dual doubles victories
- During SEC play, went a perfect 12-0 in singles at court two and 7-3 in doubles at court one
- Started the dual season with a ranked win over No. 16 Trey Hilderbrand (UCF), 6-2, 6-3
- Collected a ranked win against No. 30 Inaki Montes de la Torre (Virginia) in straight-sets, 6-3, 6-2, at the ITA National Team Indoor Championships... Also picked up a ranked doubles victory versus No. 54 Stewart/McCormick (Georgia) at the tournament
- Compiled a 2-1 overall record in the first week of SEC play... Posted singles wins at court two over Raphael Lambling (SC) and Millen Hurrion (UK) to help the Gators start conference with a 2-0 record
- Picked up four ranked wins against No. 8 Georgia and No. 1 Tennessee... In doubles with teammate Ben Shelton, the pair defeated No. 55 Tristan McCormick/Hamish Stewart (UGA), 6-2, and No. 16 Emile Hudd/Shunsuke Mitsui (UT), 6-4, which clinched the doubles point for the Gators... Also collected singles wins against No. 40 Philip Henning (UGA) and No. 55 Hudd (UT)
- Clinched the doubles point with Shelton against No. 35 Hunter Heck/Lucas Horve (Illinois) with a 7-6 (7) win at one doubles... Also collected another ranked victory over No. 62 Olivier Stuart at court two in straight-sets, 6-3, 6-1
- Collected a ranked singles win against No. 81 Nemanja Malesevic (Mississippi State) in straight-sets, 7-5, 6-4... Also beat the No. 2 doubles team of Lukas Engelhardt and Finn Reynolds (Ole Miss), 6-3, with Shelton at court one
- Clinched the doubles point at court one with a 6-3 victory against Alex Reco and Nico Rousset (Arkansas)
- Went 4-0 over the weekend against Alabama and No. 27 Auburn... His two singles wins extended a 12-match win streak
Fall 2021
- Opened the fall season ranked No. 2 in singles and No. 26 in doubles with Ben Shelton in the ITA Preseason National Rankings
JUNIOR
Spring 2021
- Captained the program to its first national title with a 4-1 win over Baylor at the USTA National Campus
- Won the 2021 NCAA Singles Tournament at the USTA National Campus
- No. 6-seeded Riffice defeated No. 2-seeded Daniel Rodrigues of South Carolina by a score of 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 to earn the third singles title in program history.
- Previously, Mark Merklein (1994) and Jeff Morrison (1999) earned the singles trophy for the Gators.
- The junior is the ninth player in the 21st century to earn a team and singles national championship in the same season, as UF defeated Baylor last Saturday for the team title.
- No. 6-seeded Riffice defeated No. 2-seeded Daniel Rodrigues of South Carolina by a score of 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 to earn the third singles title in program history.
- Named First Team All-SEC and to the SEC Community Service Team
- First player since Alfredo Perez in 2018 to become a four-time All-American.
- Riffice completed his season with a 32-7 overall record in singles and also downed the No. 1 and No. 2-seeded players in consecutive days for the title.
- Named a 2021 Division I Men ITA Scholar-Athlete.
- Made the 2021 ITA All-Star Team.
- Was the first Gator to receive CoSIDA Academic All-America Second Team honors.
SOPHOMORE
Spring 2020
- Team Captain
- Recorded an 11-3 dual singles record, primarily from the No. 2 position, and 3-1 SEC singles record
- Tallied three wins over nationally ranked opponents
- Held career-high ITA singles ranking of No. 4 through entirety of season
- Finished ranked No. 5 nationally; No. 1 in Southeast region
- Clinched three wins for the Gators against Stetson (1/19), Illinois (2/7) and Auburn (3/1)
- Finished with 14 doubles wins, amassing a 10-2 dual record - primarily alongside Oliver Crawford - and 3-0 SEC record
- Notched a top five win against Columbia's Jack Lin and Jackie Tang, 6-4, on Feb. 14
- Reached a career-high ITA doubles ranking of No. 13 on Feb. 5; finished ranked No. 19
- Ranked No. 3 in Southeast region
- Collected ITA All-American honors in both singles and doubles
- Named 2020 ITA National & Southeast Region Player to Watch
- Named to SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
Fall 2019
- Opened fall season ranked No. 10 in singles and No. 49 in doubles with Oliver Crawford via Oracle ITA Preseason National Rankings
- Won doubles title at the Texas Tamale Co. Houston Cup with Crawford... Reached quarterfinals of main singles draw
- Earned five straight ranked wins to reach finals at ITA All-American Championships (fell to No. 4 Yuya Ito of Texas) ... Tallied four wins to win consolation doubles title with Crawford after falling in main draw
- First ITA All-American National runner-up since 1992 (Daniel Courcol)
- Finished as doubles finalists at M25 Naples alongside Oliver Crawford
- Ended the fall season ranked No. 4 in singles with a 5-1 record, including a 4-1 mark over ranked opponents, and No. 14 in doubles (alongside Oliver Crawford) with a 4-1 record
Spring 2019
- Team Captain
- Posted 26 overall singles wins and a team-high 19 dual wins
- Was 10-0 in SEC singles play, first Florida rookie since 2007 to go undefeated in their first conference singles season
- Earned at-large bid into the NCAA Singles Championships and with his upset of No. 2 seed JJ Wolf (Ohio State) advanced further than any freshman in the country
- Became just the seventh true freshman at Florida to earn All-American status, fifth in singles with his run to the quarterfinals of the singles individual championships
- Compiled 20 doubles wins and a team-best 16 dual wins
- Reached and finished the season with a career-high singles ranking of No. 23
- Named No. 1 Freshman/Newcomer by ITA for start of 2018-2019 season
- Won the UVA Orange Doubles Draw Championship with Andy Andrade
- Despite falling in the first round of main draw at the ITA All-American Championships, he advanced through the consolation bracket to the round of 16 (singles)
Prior to Florida
- Riffice was a 5-star Blue Chip recruit
- No. 2 overall recruit in the country but was ranked as high as No. 1
- No. 1 recruit out of the state of California
- No. 1 recruit in the Southwest Region
- Ranked No. 18 by the International Tennis Federation
- Competed in the Junior Grand Slam Championships at Wimbledon, French Open and the US Open
- 29-13 overall record with a 10-3 record against other Blue Chip recruits
- Ranked 756 on ATP World Tour
- Won the International Orange Bowl 16s
- Nike Junior International Roehampton ITF Singles Finalist
- Grade 1 Romania F1 Futures Finalist
- USA F15 Futures Finalist
One-on-One with Coach Steinberg 3-7-24
Thursday, March 07
Bryan Shelton Postmatch 2-2-23
Saturday, February 04
Jonah Braswell Postmatch 2-2-23
Saturday, February 04
NCAA: Men's Tennis Postmatch 5-13-22
Friday, May 13
