Florida Men’s Tennis Loses At ITA Event In NYC

The Florida Gators men’s tennis team swept Middle Tennessee on Saturday before falling to No.7 Columbia on Day 2 of the ITA Kickoff Weekend in New York City.

Saturday’s Match

Florida came out strong against Middle Tennessee. The doubles tem of Tanapatt Nirundorn-Henry Jefferson defeated Ondrej Horak-Kaira Al-Amin, 6-2, followed by another 6-2 win from Adhithya Ganesan-Ben Weintraub that secured Florida the doubles point. The third doubles match played by Jeremy Jin-Kevin Edengren was left unfinished, 4-4.

The Gators started singles strong with a dominating performance by Jin, 6-1, 6-2. JanMagnus Johnson secured the third point, followed by Ganesan getting the win for the Gators. Henry Jefferson and Bradley Paliska’s matches were left unfinished.

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Sunday’s Match

The Gators suffered their first loss of the season against No. 7 Columbia.

The Gators lost the doubles point after Ganesan-Weintraub were defeated 6-2. The duo of Tanapatt Nirundorn-Henry Jefferson lost 6-3 to Michael Zheng-Nicolas Kotzen. After Columbia secured the doubles point, Jin-Edengren’s match was left unfinished.

Florida began singles play with Weintraub losing 6-0, 6-0, to Thanaphat Boosarawongse. The Lions secured their third point after Ganesan lost.

Edengren got the Gators on the board with a 6-3, 6-2 victory. Jefferson was able to find Florida its second point with a 7-5, 6-4 victory.

The Gators fell short of tying the match when Mirundorn lost in a close 6-4, 7-6 (7-1) match.

The Gators (2-1) finished second overall on weekend.

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— Gators Men's Tennis (@GatorsMTN) January 26, 2025

Up Next

The Gators travel to Tallahassee to play Florida State at 5:30 p.m. Friday.