GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The EKU men's tennis team (4-16, 1-5 ASUN) dropped their final non-conference matches in a doubleheader against #20 Florida (12-8, 5-3 SEC) at the Alfred A. Ring Tennis Complex on Wednesday. The Gators won both matches by a score of 4-0.
 
In the first match, the Colonels battled in doubles play, but the Gators took two doubles courts to enter singles competition with a one-point advantage.
 
The Gators won three singles matches to clinch the match for Florida.
 
In the afternoon match, Florida won two doubles courts to claim the doubles point.
 
Florida won their singles matches from the bottom three courts to clinch the match for the Gators.
 
Singles competition (Match 1)
1. #81 Axel Nefve (UF) def. Moritz Mayer (EKU) 6-0, 6-1
2. #92 Will Grant (UF) def. K. Stahlbrand (EKU) 6-0, 6-0
3. Nate Bonetto (UF) vs. P. Brazet (EKU) 6-3, 1-2, unfinished
4. Olek Orlikowski (UF) vs. J. Anurag Reddy (EKU) 4-5, unfinished
5. Tanapatt Nirundorn (UF) vs. Arthur Bugeaud (EKU) 6-2, 3-0, unfinished
6. Togan Tokac (UF) def. E. Platonoff (EKU) 6-0, 6-0
Singles (6,2,1)
 
Doubles competition (Match 1)
1. #10 Will Grant/Axel Nefve (UF) vs. Arthur Bugeaud/Moritz Mayer (EKU) 5-4, unfinished
2. Nate Bonetto/Tanapatt Nirundorn (UF) def. P. Brazet/K. Stahlbrand (EKU) 6-1
3. Olek Orlikowski/Borys Zgola (UF) def. J. Anurag Reddy/E. Platonoff (EKU) 6-3
Doubles (2,3)
 
Singles competition (Match 2)
1. #102 Jonah Braswell (UF) vs. Moritz Mayer (EKU) 6-1, 5-0, unfinished
2. Lukas Greif (UF) vs. K. Stahlbrand (EKU) 6-0, 4-1, unfinished
3. Tanapatt Nirundorn (UF) vs. P. Brazet (EKU) 6-2, 3-0, unfinished
4. Olek Orlikowski (UF) def. J. Anurag Reddy (EKU) 6-1, 2-1, retired
5. Nate Bonetto (UF) def. Arthur Bugeaud (EKU) 6-1, 6-3
6. Borys Zgola (UF) def. E. Platonoff (EKU) 6-0, 6-0
Singles (6,4,5)
 
Doubles competition (Match 2)
1. Jonah Braswell/Lukas Greif (UF) vs. Arthur Bugeaud/Moritz Mayer (EKU) 5-1, unfinished
2. #17 Tanapatt Nirundorn/Togan Tokac (UF) def. P. Brazet/K. Stahlbrand (EKU) 6-1
3. Axel Nefve/Borys Zgola (UF) def. E. Platonoff/J. Anurag Reddy (EKU) 6-0
Doubles (3,2)
 
Next Up
The Colonels return to ASUN Conference play tomorrow, as they face off against North Florida in Jacksonville at the UNF Tennis Complex at 2:00 p.m.
 
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