The Gators men’s tennis team traveled to Arkansas on Sunday with one goal in mind: Continue the dominance.
Florida came into the match with a 30-2 record all-time against the Razorbacks and won two of the last three contests.
It left Fayetteville with another win.
The No. 10 Gators dominated No. 42 Arkansas 6-1 on Sunday at the George M. Billingsley Tennis Center. The win was the Gators’ first in SEC play and a rebound from their 1-2 showing at the ITA National Indoor Championships in Chicago two weeks ago. It got off to little bit of a bumpy start in doubles for the Gators
UF won on court 3, but Arkansas countered with a win on court 2. It then came down to court 1 with senior McClain Kessler and sophomore Duarte Vale taking on Oscar Mesquida and Adam Sanjurjo. The Gators took the game 6-4 and won the doubles point.
In singles, sophomore Andy Andrade broke out of his slump and earned a crushing 6-4, 6-0. Lukas Grief then followed with a straight set win, putting the Gators ahead 3-1. Johannes Ingildsen then clinched the match, defeating Alex Reco in straight sets, 6-3. 6-4.
The dominance didn’t stop there, as freshman Sam Riffice and senior Alfredo Perez won tough matches to extend the lead to 6-1.
The Gators will head home for the first time in a month and will stay there for the next two weeks. They play Ole Miss on Friday at the Ring Tennis Complex before hosting a pair of top 10 teams in Mississippi State and Wake Forest on Sunday March 10th and Wednesday March 13th.
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Sophomore Andy Andrade earned a 6-4, 6-0 singles victory in the Gators' win over Arkansas.
Noah is a third year journalism-sports and media student from Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. He has been with The Alligator since Spring 2019 and has covered men’s and women’s tennis, gymnastics and volleyball. When he isn’t on his beat, Noah is usually sadden over his beloved South Florida sports teams, such as the Heat and Dolphins.
