No. 20 Gators Men’s Tennis Shutout Tennessee in 4

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Gators are on a three-match win streak with their 4-0 victory over the Tennessee Volunteers. Tennessee is ranked in the top-50 at No. 48 with two players ranked in singles.

The Gators never wavered against the Volunteers, starting strong with their fifth-straight doubles point. Lorenzo Claverie and Pablo Perez Ramos started the Gators off with a 6-1 win on court two over Jose Garcia and Piotr Siekanowicz. No. 22 ranked Henry Jefferson and Tanapatt Nirundorn followed up with a 6-1 win of their own over Shion Itsusaki and Ethan Muza on court one. Although Kevin Edengren and Andreas Timini did not finish their match on court three, the pair was up 5-3 over their opponents Woodson McMillin and Boruch Skierkier.

In singles, every Gator won their first set, with match wins coming from Adhithya Ganesan on court one, Jefferson on court three and Edengren on court six. Jefferson finished first with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Jan Kobierski and was followed up by Ganesan with a 6-3, 6-4 win over No. 106 Jose Garcia. Edengren clinched the match for the Gators' shutout with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Ethan Muza.

Match Results

Doubles

Court 1: No. 22 Henry Jefferson/Tanapatt Nirundorn (UF) def. Shion Itsusaki/Ethan Muza (TENN) (6-1)

Court 2: Lorenzo Claverie/Pablo Perez Ramos (UF) def. Jose Garcia/Piotr Siekanowicz (TENN) (6-1)

Court 3: Kevin Edengren/Andreas Timini (UF) vs. Woodson McMillin/Boruch Skierkier (TENN) (5-3)

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

Singles

Court 1: No. 72 Adhithya Ganesan (UF) def. No.106 Jose Garcia (TENN) (6-3, 6-4)

Court 2: Lorenzo Claverie (UF) vs. No. 114 Alejandro Moreno (TENN) (7-6(7-4), 1-2 - UNFINISHED)

Court 3: No. 59 Henry Jefferson (UF) def. Jan Kobierski (TENN) (6-3, 6-4)

Court 4: No. 45 Pablo Perez Ramos vs. Dragos Cazacu (TENN) (6-4, 3-3 – UNFINISHED)

Court 5: No. 91 Jeremy Jin vs. Boruch Skierkier (TENN) (6-2, 5-3 – UNFINISHED)

Court 6: Kevin Edengren (UF) vs. Ethan Muza (TENN) (6-2, 6-2)

ORDER OF FINISH: 3, 1, 6 (UNFINISHED – 2, 4, 5)

Up Next

The Gators return home for a match against the Oklahoma Sooners on Sunday, March 29 at noon EST. The Sooners are 12-5 on the season with a 4-4 SEC record and a 4-1 record when they are on the road. Last season, the Sooners took the 4-0 win over the Gators in Norman, Okla. making the all-time program record in the Sooners favor at 2-1. Oklahoma is currently ranked at No. 17 by the ITA with four players being ranked for singles (No. 34 Luis Alvarez, No. 58 Oscar Lacides, No. 86 Orel Kimhi and No. 108 Johan Rodriguez) and three pairings ranked in doubles (No. 12 Bruno Nhavene/Luis Alvarez, No. 37 Alejandro Melero/Hank Trondson, No. 82 Orel Kimhi/Johan Rodriguez).

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