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UF men’s tennis sophomore Adhithya Ganesan returns a ball during doubles play against the Auburn Tigers on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025, at the Alfred A. Ring Tennis Complex in Gainesville, Fla. (Ella Thompson/WRUF)

Florida Tennis Set To Play Last Regular-Season Match

No. 32 Florida Gators men’s tennis is on the road for its last regular-season match against No. 21 South Carolina on Saturday at 5 p.m.

The Gators are entering the match 13-9 overall and 8-5 in SEC play. Florida played their last SEC regular season match against No. 18 Tennessee at the Alfred A. Tennis Complex on Saturday. UF claimed the doubles point, but fell short in singles play losing 4-3.

The Gamecocks are entering the match 16-6 overall and 10-3 in conference play. South Carolina is hot with back-to-back wins to Tennessee, 4-3, on April 3 followed by a 4-0 win against No. 26 Georgia.

History

The last time the Gators and Gamecocks faced off, Florida won 4-0 at home. In program history, the Gators have won 21 out of 25 matches.

The last time the teams played in Columbia, Florida lost 2-5 on April 16, 2023. South Carolina has the home advantage once again.

ITA Rankings

Two Florida pairs are ranked in ITA Doubles: No. 23 Tanapatt Nirundorn and Henry Jefferson, and No. 70 Nirundorn and Adhityha Ganesan. Florida also has two players ranked in singles: No. 68 Jeremy Jin and No. 95 Ganesan.

South Carolina has one doubles pair ranked in the ITA doubles rankings: No. 4 Connor Thomson and Lucas Da Silva.  Three South Carolina players are ranked in singles: N0. 42 Thomson, No. 98 Sean Daryabeigi and No. 111 Jelani Sarr.

Looking Ahead

This is Florida’s last match before the SEC tournament begins on Wednesday.

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