BATON ROUGE, La. — The Florida men’s tennis team extended their win streak to four after defeating LSU on the road. UF claimed a 5-2 victory against the Tigers using the doubles point and battling in singles to achieve the feat.

In doubles action, Jeremy Jin and Adhithya Ganesan picked up their fourth win of the season, defeating Julien Penzlin and Enzo Kohlmann 6-1.

Kevin Edengren and Ben Weintraub clinched the doubles point on court three, topping Brock Anderson and Alessio Vasquez 6-4.

On the singles side, Edngren struck first for Florida taking a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Rudy Ceccon. Andrej Loncarevic responded for the Tigers as he defeated No. 113 Henry Jefferson 6-3, 6-3 on court four.

LSU leveled the match at 2-2 after Tanapatt Nirundorn fell in extended sets to Kohlmann. Nirundorn took the first set 6-1, but could not maintain control falling 6-2 in the second. Nirundorn was defeated 6-1 in the final set. 

No. 124 Ganesan gave UF the lead while manning court one. Ganesan also saw his match go into an extra set as he battled Vasquez. Ganesan fell 6-1 in the first set, but kept his composure and took the second set 6-3. Ganesan left little room for doubt in the third set, cruising to a 6-2 victory.

No. 65 Jin battled against Penzlin to secure the point for Florida. Jin dropped the first set 6-3, but logged a 6-3 victory in the second. Jin cruised to a 6-1 win in the third to win the match.

Both teams decided to play out the remaining match featuring JanMagnus Johnson and Sasa Markovic. Johnson took the first set 7-6 (7-5), but fell 6-4 in the second. Johnson secured the fifth point blanking Markovic 6-0 in the third.

Singles competition

1. #124 Adhithya Ganesan (UF) def. Alessio Vasquez (LSU) 1-6, 6-3, 6-2

2. #65 Jeremy Jin (UF) def. Julien Penzlin (LSU) 3-6, 6-3, 6-1

3. JanMagnus Johnson (UF) def. Sasa Markovic (LSU) 7-6 (7-5), 4-6, 6-0

4. Andrej Loncarevic (LSU) def. #113 Henry Jefferson (UF) 6-3, 6-3

5. Kevin Edengren (UF) def. Rudy Ceccon (LSU) 6-1, 6-3

6. Enzo Kohlmann (LSU) def. Tanapatt Nirundorn (UF) 1-6, 6-2, 6-1

Order of finish: 5,4,6,1,2,3

Doubles competition

1. Sasa Markovic/Andrej Loncarevic (LSU) vs. #18 Tanapatt Nirundorn/Henry Jefferson (UF) 5-3, unfinished

2. Adhithya Ganesan/Jeremy Jin (UF) def. Julien Penzlin/Enzo Kohlmann (LSU) 6-1

3. Kevin Edengren/Ben Weintraub (UF) def. Brock Anderson/Alessio Vasquez (LSU) 6-4

Order of finish: 2,3

NEXT UP:

The Gators travel to Starkville to face the Bulldogs on Saturday, March 29 at 3 p.m ET. This match marks the final road match before returning home in April.

ITA RANKINGS

As a team, Florida sits at No. 29 in the ITA rankings. Three Gators are ranked in singles competition: Jeremy Jin at No. 65, Henry Jefferson at No. 113, and Adhithya Ganesan at No. 124. UF also has two ranked doubles pairs, Tanapatt Nirundorn and Henry Jefferson  sit at No. 18, followed by Nirundorn and Ganesan at No. 79.

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