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The Florida Gators swept the Ole Miss Rebels 4-0 Friday to remain undefeated at home.
Strong Start During Doubles
The Gators (9-8, 3-4 SEC) won the doubles point after going 2-1 to start the match. Jeremy Jin-Henry Jefferson got the 6-2 win on Court 3.
MATCH UPDATE:
Tied on court one, 4-4
Ole miss leads court two, 4-3
Florida wins court three, 6-2#GoGators pic.twitter.com/iX4h2vcrzt— Gators Men's Tennis (@GatorsMTN) March 22, 2024
At one point the Rebels (9-8, 3-3) were down 3-2 on Court 2. Carson Baker-John Hallquist Lithen would not lose another game. The freshman-senior duo would go on to beat the freshman-sophomore team of Kevin Edengren-Tanapatt Nirundorn 6-3.
It was now split 1-1 with all eyes on Court 1. A battle between Florida’s Aidan Kim-Nate Bonetto and Ole Miss’ Nikola Slavic-Lukas Engelhardt would determine who would start with a 1-0 lead. The respective freshman-junior and senior duos fought hard which led to a tiebreaker. Kim-Bonetto came out on top winning 7-6 (4).
FLORIDA TAKES THE DOUBLES POINT!
Kim/Bonetto (UF) def. Slavic/Engelhardt (UM), 7-6 (4)
Baker/Lithen (UM) def. Edengren/Nirundorn (UF) 6-3
Jin/Jefferson (UF) def. Stromberg/Schlagenhauf (UM) 6-2Gators lead 1-0 heading into Singles play. #GoGators pic.twitter.com/HNgHAmIwxG
— Gators Men's Tennis (@GatorsMTN) March 22, 2024
Finishing the Job
Florida continued its strong performance from doubles when the team swept Ole Miss in singles. Bonetto led the charge on Court 3 with a 6-4, 6-1 win.
https://twitter.com/GatorsMTN/status/1771312952970248565
Kim took care of business on Court 2 as he would give the Gators a 3-0 lead. He beat Hallquist Lithen 7-6 (4), 6-3.
Jin completed the sweep for Florida when he beat Slavic on Court 1 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-1. He has not lost in five matches and improved to 9-3 with five unfinished matches.
https://twitter.com/GatorsMTN/status/1771341168158093429
Up Next
The Gators return to the Alfred A. Ring Tennis Complex on campus at noon Sunday against the No. 19 Mississippi State Bulldogs (12-5, 4-2).
