(TEN) M Tennis vs UK...Nat Indoors

Round of 16 today....UF gets smoked 4-1 by UK and falls to 4-4

Doubles was reasonably competitive on all 3 courts, UF wins on 1 but loses at 2 and 3

Singles
Nefve gets double bageled by Liam Draxl, ugly
Grant was in a war, won a first set TB and lost 2nd set TB 8-6
Braswell beaten badly, not sure I like him at 3
Bonetto was in a match like Grant 7-5, 4-6, 1-1
Tokac continues to impress me, gets UF's lone point 4-6 6-2 6-3
Grief continues to struggle 6-7 3-6

UF clearly need the doubles point and needs someone to step up at 5/6 along with Tokac.
Nefve isn't going to win vs the big time guys at 1, not sure Grant will win many at 2
I like the 3/4 combo of Nate and Braswell but would flip them for now

 

Facing off vs UNC today, who lost yesterday to USC 4-1
We clearly aren't a top 8 team at this point....this is a match you need to stay in the conversation

Doubles....win on court 1 but lose on 2 and 3. Need to dig in and play some quality singles today. UNC has a grad sr on courts 1,2 and 4, Sr on 5 and a Jr on 6. They don't lack experience

 

Got a lot of work to do to salvage this one
Nefve 5-7 0-2
Grant 6-3 1-1
Braswell 3-6 (two freshmen facing each other)
Nate 4-6 0-2....really struggling to win key points
Tokac 5-5
Orlikowski 6-1 3-1 ....the bright spot on a bad day so far

 

Grant and Orlikowski with quality straight set wins, UF 2-1 for now

Nefve goes down 5 and 4, nice battle but we gotta win some of these
Braswell up 4-3 but down a set
Nate battles back from down a break to lead 6-5, but down a set
Tokac 5-7 1-3.....I get excited about him and then he has a rough match. Freshman

 

Braswell has a pair of sets points but can't convert....5-5 in 2nd
Nate wins a TB to force a third, nice comeback in the second
Tokac gets a break, serving down 3-4

 

Tokac and Braswell both lose 2 quick games and their matches. Nate was up 2-0 in this third
UNC was tougher and won the crucial points. UF has a lot of work to do if they want a good season.....SEC is tough as ever and we still have a regular season match vs very good TCU. Double digit losses looming

 

Last chance to salvage the weekend vs Baylor today. Baylor has been blown out in 6 straight matches, last win was a close one vs FSU. They have been swpt in their last 3 matches, including South Carolina yesterday....translation, UF REALLY needs to win this one.

Doubles
UF wins 6-1 at 1, loses 1-6 at 2, it's 5-5 on 3 (Braswell and Greif)

 

Guys finally break serve on 3 and win the doubles point 7-5

Same singles lineup as yesterday....early but Grant, Nate, and Tokac up a break, others on serve

 

Nefve wins his first 6-4, Tokac cruises 6-1, Grant at 5-5, and other 3 matches UF trails 4-5

 

Braswell and Orlikoski lose 4-6 in their first sets, Grant trails 5-6, Nate just fought off a break point to get to 5-5

 

Grant and Nate both win tight TB's, UF wins 4 first sets
Nefve up a break in second, everyone else on serve in second.

 

Nefve first to the finish line....nice match from him. Sure wish we had Shelton back, Nefve would have been so good in the 2 slot.
Grant up a break, Braswell down a break, last 3 matches all on serve in second (1-2, 5-6,4-4). Not sure Braswell has won a match since being moved up from 4 to 3

 

Grant 4-3 up a set
Braswell loses again
Nate up 4-2, seems to be in control
Tokac fall apart and loses 2nd set and already down in 3rd
Orli at 5-5, need him to finish here

 

Grant wins 7-6 7-5
Braswell loses again
Nate was up 4-3 in 3rd
Tokac fell apart and lost
Orli closes his second 7-5 and takes the third 6-4

4-2 UF, a little salvage for the weekend. But they are going to have to pick it up or will be a middle of the road SEC team

 

No doubt they scrap and fight. My hope is they can improve on performance in crucial situations. Seems they struggle a bit with those key points. And to no surprise the freshmen seem inconsistent even within matches.