AUBURN, Ala. – The Gators Men’s Tennis team opens conference play with a 1-6 loss to No. 30 Auburn on the road. The dual consisted of several close three-set matches and tie breaks, but ultimately the Tigers took the win.

The Gators started from behind after losing the doubles point with losses from Pablo Perez Ramos and Tanapatt Nirundorn on court two and No. 89 Lorenzo Claverie and Henry Jefferson on court one. Claverie and Jefferson faced the No. 20 ranked Billy and Freddy Blaydes, going to a tie break but where ultimately outlasted by the brothers going 6-7(4-7). The pairing of Kevin Edengren and Andreas Timini did see success on the doubles court, earning a 6-3 win over Alan Bojarski and Jake Kennedy to improve their doubles record to 5-0.

Florida was unable to shift the momentum in their favor at the Yarbrough Tennis Center for singles, with five of the six courts falling to the Tigers. Claverie on court three and Timini on court six gave the Tigers an early 3-0 lead falling in two sets to Nicholas Heng and No. 84 Manel Lazaro. Playing on court one for the second time this season, Jefferson was defeated by the No. 56 Hamza Nasridinov in two sets to seal the win for Auburn. The team’s continued to play on courts two, four and five with Ramos on court two for the first time this season, Nirundorn on court four and Edengren on court five. Edengren continued his success on the singles courts into SEC play, winning against Alan Bojarski in three sets to earn the Gators their lone point in the dual. Ramos and Nirundorn also went to three sets, but did not mirror Edengren’s result on their own courts making the final score 1-6.

Match Results

Doubles

ORDER OF FINISH: 3, 2, 1
Singles

• Court 1: No. 56 Hamza Nasridimnov (Auburn) def. No. 29 Henry Jefferson (UF) (6-4, 6-4)
• Court 2: No. 86 Billy Blaydes (Auburn) def. No. 41 Pablo Perez Ramos (6-7 (5-7), 6-1, 6-2)
• Court 3: Nicholas Heng (Auburn) def. Lorenzo Claverie (UF) (6-3, 6-3)
• Court 4: Freddy Blaydes (Auburn) def. Tanapatt Nirundorn (UF) (6-2, 6-7 (6-8), 1-0 (10-8))
• Court 5: Kevin Edengren (UF) def. Alan Bojarski (Auburn) (7-6 (7-5), 4-6, 1-0 (10-2))
• Court 6: No. 84 Manel Lazaro (Auburn) def. Andreas Timini (UF) (6-3, 6-3)

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

Up Next

The Gators make their way over to Athens, Ga. to face their SEC rivals the Georgia Bulldogs. Georgia is 7-1 on the season, 5-0 at home and enter SEC play ranked at No. 33. The team consists of four ranked singles players (No. 30 William Jansen, No. 42 Arda Azkara, No. 60 Santiago Giamichelle and No. 77 Gabriele Vulpitta) and one ranked doubles pairing (No. 64 Arda Azkara/Santiago Giamichelle).

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