#15 Florida 6, Furman 1
Gainesville, Fla. ? The Furman men's tennis team made its second trip to Florida in as many weeks, this time to challenge the fifteenth-ranked Florida Gators. The host Gators were too much for the Paladins, posting a 6-1 victory over the visitors at Linder Stadium on Friday afternoon. Furman fell to 1-3 overall, while Florida remained undefeated at 2-0.
The Gators quickly took a 1-0 advantage into singles play after sweeping the three doubles matches. Greg Ouellette and Jesse Levine topped Paladin senior Brian Crook and sophomore Bo Ladyman, 8-3, at the top position. At number three, Dan Cash and Geoffrey Barton sealed the doubles point with an 8-5 victory over senior-sophomore pair, Scott Kahler and Andy Juc.
In singles, senior Chris Gilli picked up Furman's only point of the match. Gilli, still undefeated in singles competition this season, fell behind a set to Florida's Dan Cash at the number six position.
Gilli battled back to win the match, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4.
Furman continues its lengthy road trip when it heads to Tuscaloosa, Ala., to challenge the Alabama Crimson Tide on Saturday, Feb. 10 at 9 a.m.
#15 Florida 6, #72 Furman 1
Doubles
1. Greg Ouellette/Jesse Levine (UF) def. Brian Crook/Bo Ladyman (FU) 8-3
2. Jordan Dolberg/Nestor Briceno (UF) def. Ryan Friend/Andy Sobczyk (FU) 8-6
3. Dan Cash/Geoffrey Barton (UF) def. Andy Juc/Scott Kahler (UF) 8-5
Order of Finish: 1, 3, 2
Singles
1. Levine (UF) def. Juc (FU) 6-2, 6-2
2. Ouellette (UF) def. Ladyman (FU) 6-3, 6-2*
3. Briceno (UF) def. Sobczyk (FU) 6-2, 6-1
4. Dolberg (UF) def. Knause (FU) 6-3, 6-4
5. Billy Mulligan (UF) def. Jordan Walters (FU) 6-3, 6-2
6. Chris Gilli (FU) def. Dan Cash (UF) 3-6, 6-4, 6-4
Chattanooga 6, Eastern Kentucky 1
RICHMOND, Ky. --- The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga men’s tennis team won the doubles point and five of six singles matches Friday to defeat Eastern Kentucky, 6-1.
The Mocs, 3-2, claimed victories at the top and third doubles positions as the teams of Mark Fynn and Tim Mittiga at No. 1 and Badr Bouabdellah and Pavel Vostrikov each pulled out a win for a 1-0 lead.
The Colonels, who suffered their first loss of the season (4-1), evened the score after Lars Gratzki’s singles victory at No. 1 over Bouabdellah.
Gratzki’s win was the only point Eastern Kentucky could muster. The Mocs rolled through the remaining five matches, with the No. 2 singles contest the only one extended to a third set.
Mark Fynn’s 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 win over Florian Kiefer at No. 2 gave UTC its fourth team point and clinched the victory.
Also registering singles wins for UTC were Razvan Axente at No. 3, Peter Sauska at No. 4, Mittiga at No. 5 and Michael Hangstefer at No. 6.
UTC was also scheduled to play Wright State Friday night at the Greg Adams Tennis Center in Richmond and will take on Abilene Christian Saturday to conclude the three-match trip to Kentucky.
Chattanooga 6, Eastern Kentucky 1
Played indoors at Greg Adams Tennis Center
Richmond, Ky.
Doubles (for one team point)
1. Fynn-Mittiga (UTC) def. Gratzki-Kiefer (EKU), 8-5
3. Mario Simic-Fred Goncalves (EDU) def. Axente-Hangstefer (UTC), 8-5
2. Bouabdellah-Pavel Vostrikov (UTC) def. Itzstein-Johannes John (EKU), 8-2
Singles
1. Lars Gratzki (EKU) def. Badr Bouabdellah (UTC), 6-4, 6-2
2. Mark Fynn (UTC) def. Florian Kiefer (EKU), 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
3. Razvan Axente (UTC) def. Zach Itzstein (EKU, 6-2, 6-4
4. Peter Sauska (UTC) def. Max Schindler (EKU), 7-5, 6-3
5. Tim Mittiga (UTC) def. Mel Segota (EKU), 7-5, 6-0
6. Michael Hangstefer (UTC) def. Vadzim Ivanis (EKU), 7-6, 6-1
Order of Finish: 1, 3, 4, 2*, 5, 6 (*clincher)
Team Records: Eastern Kentucky (4-1), UTC (3-2)