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Men's Tennis Drops Match to No. 16 Florida
3/16/2017 | Men's Tennis
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OXFORD, Miss. - Despite capturing the doubles point for the seventh time in 10 matches, the Ole Miss men's tennis team could not dig out of a hole in singles in a 5-2 loss to No. 16 Florida Friday at the Palmer/Salloum Tennis Center.
The Rebels gained the early momentum on a cold, cloudy day taking doubles wins on courts two and one to clinch the point. After Ricardo Jorge and Zvonimir Babic won 6-2 on court two, 23rd-ranked Fabian Fallert and Grey Hamilton finished off a huge win against No. 4 ranked Alfredo Perez and Johannes Ingildsen 6-3 on court one to send the Rebels into singles up 1-0.
Florida overcame losing the doubles point and won four first sets. In three of those matches, they won in straights sets to take a 3-1 lead. The clincher came from 10th-ranked Perez at No. 1 singles against 39th-ranked Gustav Hansson, 7-5, 6-3.
The lone singles winner of the day for the Rebels belonged to Jorge, who beat 79th-ranked Elliott Orkin 7-6(5), 6-7(1), 10-6.
Fallert was the only other match that went three sets, but he ended up dropping the third set tiebreaker for the final 5-2 score.
At the Net...
• The Rebels are now 6-5 on the year, 1-3 in the SEC
• Ricardo Jorge posted his second career ranked win and first SEC win of the year to improve to 6-4 in dual matches.
• Fabian Fallert had his six-match winning streak snapped
• The loss was Fallert's first in the SEC as he is now 3-1
• The Rebels have won the doubles point in 7 of 10 matches this year
• Fallert teamed with Grey Hamilton to post their highest ranked win as a duo and second straight ranked victory to clinch the point.
• Jorge and Zvonimir Babic improved to 7-1 overall, 4-0 in dual matches, and 2-0 in the SEC
Complete Results
Doubles
1. #23 Fallert/Hamilton (OM) def. #4 Perez/Ingildsen (UF) 6-3
2. Jorge/Babic (OM) def. Lipman/Orkin (UF) 6-2
3. Hansson/Krajlevic (OM) vs. Blanco-Wardell (UF) 5-5, sus.
Order of Finish: 2, 1
Singles
1. #10 Alfredo Perez (UF) def. #39 Gustav Hansson (OM) 7-5, 6-3
2. Ricardo Jorge (OM) def. #79 Elliott Orkin (UF) 7-6(5), 6-7(1), 10-6
3. Chase Perez-Blanco (UF) def. Tim Sandkaulen (OM) 6-3, 6-1
4. Johannes Igildsen (UF) def. Fabian Fallert (OM) 2-6, 6-3, 7-6(4)
5. Maxx Lipman (UF) def. Filip Kraljevic (OM) 6-3, 6-1
6. Joseph Guillin (UF) def. Zvoninmir Babic (OM) 6-1, 6-2
Order of Finish: 6, 3, 5, 1, 2, 4
Thoughts from head coach Toby Hansson...
"We played well in doubles, and I am pleased with what we are doing there. We got the doubles point against Tennessee as well, so we knew that we had to push the reset button and get back to work in singles. The tough conditions made it slow down the courts quite a bit, and we weren't able to stay disciplined enough out there. A couple of matches got away from us too quickly. If you want to beat the top teams or any team for that matter, you need to be able to stay out there and battle a little longer and not put yourself in a big hole. Three easy matches is too many."
On next match and competing...
"The mindset has to be you go and compete 100 percent, and If we do that, we are a tough team. If we can do that on Saturday, we have a good chance to win."
Up next...
The Rebels will welcome South Carolina to the tennis center Saturday, for a 12 p.m. match. Fans will enjoy free chicken.
For more information on Ole Miss Men's Tennis, follow the Rebels on Twitter @OleMissMTennis, on Facebook at OleMissMTennis and on Instagram at OleMissMTennis, follow Coach Hansson on Twitter at @TennisToby.
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