(TEN) M and W Tennis vs Aub

Crucial match at home for the women....playing for 3rd in the conference and possibly a regional host. Really need this one to at least stay connected with top level teams

For the men, should be a day to clinch the regular season conference title....with TAMU the regular season finale their bigger test


Women win at #1 doubles, lose at #3.....comes down to a tiebreak on 2 which Auburn takes

Shelton didn't play doubles today, not in singles lineup either. No idea if it's health or just recent very poor play.

 

Looks pretty tight in singles
Kessler 3-2
Zein was down 0-2 but now 2-2
Briggs 2-2
Dudney en fuego up 5-0
Dahlstrom 2-2
Berlin was up 1-0, loses the next 4 games. Most games are close, she just can't get the key points

So UF in control of 1, AU in control of 1, and 4 on serve

 

Kessler 4-6.....would think she can turn this one
Zein 6-6
Briggs 3-6 1-3....she is going down again, needs to be at 4
Dudney 6-0 5-1.....nice day
Dahlstrom 5-5
Berlin 4-6 1-0...this match is winnable

Lot of work to do, but still in play

Mens doubles 6-3 on 1, 6-3 on 2, 5-6 on 3 (3 played poorly Friday as well)

Singles underway, Goodger stays at 5 and Grief gets a shot at 6 after Bonetto and Shelbayh scuffled last 2 matches(and out quickly 2-0)

 

Dudney gets the W, Briggs takes an L
Kessler 3-3 down a set
Zein wins tb, 1-1 in 2nd
Dahlstrom 5-7 1st
Berlin 4-6 2-2
UF needs 3 of remaining 4

Shelton 2-2
Riffice 1-3
Vale 3-3
Andrade 4-1
Goodger 4-2
Grief 5-0

 

Womens match went south fast, each player lost 2 quick games
Kessler 5-5
Zein 2-4
Dahlstrom 1-3
Berlin 3-5
Fat lady warming up

Men
Goodger Grief and Vale all finish solid first sets
Andrade was up a break, now 4-4
Riffice loses set 2-6
Shelton down 4-5.....struggled all weekend

 

Kessler loses 5-7
Dahlstrom loses 1-6
Berlin loses 3-6
Zein 1 point away from losing her 2nd set

Well, it was a crucial match at home and UF gets demolished. Tells you all you need to know about the program. Will now be a 4th/5th place finish in conference, and clearly a second tier program. Barring a miracle postseason or some type of viable plan to fix, IMO they should think long and hard before extending coach.
This just isn't UF tennis

 

I've been told this is the contract year. I think it will be very interesting. What they have coming in vs leaving doesn't add up to improvement next year, at least as it stands now.

 

Welcome back to the court Lucas, double bagel on 6....nice outing
Shelton in a TB
Riffice reels off 3 straight to lead 3-1, down a set
Vale down 2-3 in 2nd
Andrade down 1-2 in second
Goodger up 4-3

 

Zein loses her second set and the super tiebreak....Auburn 6-1 in Gainesville

Auburn is also younger than UF, their top 4 will all be back next season

 

Shelton loses first set TB, roars back for 6-0 2nd
Riffice lose 2-6 1st, wins 6-2 2nd, 2-2 3rd
Vale gets a break for 5-3, gets broken back for 5-5, gets a break to win 7-5
Andrade loses his second 2-6, up 2-1 in3rd
Goodger got ofrced to a 2nd set tb, trailed 2-4 but won 5 straight to clinch

 

Shelton beaten badly in a super tiebreak......sure didn't expect to see him go 0-2 this weekend
Riffice at 3-3 in 3rd
Andrade recovers from a bad set and up 4-1 in 3rd

 

Riffice wins 7-5 in the third
Andrade wins 6-2 in 3rd

Business-like weekend, not overly sharp it appears but took care of business. Regular season title clinched outright!

 

Congrats to all involved!

Any health issues with Shelton? Didn't seem sharp this weekend in singles. Big sister has had an awful stretch....hope it's not contagious

 

One thing we know, a tennis team can derail, or become elite VERY quickly.....and in the portal age that window is even more accelerated. Right person running a program can win instantly