Men's Tennis Schedules Begins Sunday

Excited to see the new look team. Likely to be a pretty bumpy start compared to the level we have become accustomed to....hope the young gys can develop quickly

Saw we were picked 5th in the SEC

 

Lost 5-2, but UT is a pretty veteran team. Not very competitive in doubles which was most disappointing aspect to me
Nefve lost a tough 3 setter
Grant won a tough match at 2 which was a very pleasant surprise
Braswell won at 3, we are gonna like this freshman
Grief destroyed at 4, tough opponent but disappointing for a veteran we badly need to contribute
Tokac beaten badly at 5, another freshman
Nirundorn lost a very tight 3 setter at 6, also a freshman and facing a Sr

Little surprised Bonetto got no action, nothing from the 2 new additions that joined the team mid term either

 

I was so surprised at no Nate....hope the injury doesn't linger

What are the early returns on Borys and Olek? Are they a year away or expected to contribute?
Very limited data , but doubles was concerning

 

Love to hear about the good crowd support! I will be keeping up with them as the season goes along and hope to make it to Hogtown for a match.

 

6-1 win vs UCF, but was MUCH closer than the score indicates. Grant lost a 3 setter at 2, UF won 3 setters at 1, 3 and 4. Better doubles on courts 2 and 3, were down on 1 when the point clinched

Didn't realize UCF had lost two of their stalwarts to TAMU....Roddick and Hildebrand transferred there. Little odd since Roddick coach at UCF was family
Hard to gauge UCF, very Euro roster and this is their first match.

 

Opening weekend of the ITA in Gville this afternoon....UF vs USF
Little spotty in doubles but UF wins on 1, loses on 2, wins on 3 to claim the doubles point

Singles
Nefve wins first set 6-0, down 0-4 in 2nd
Grant getting boatraced 3-6 0-3
Bonnetto back but down 2-6 1-2
Braswell solid as a frosh 6-2
Grief started slow but back to 5-4
Tokac stepping up 6-3 6-0

Worried about Grant in the 2 slot, but not sure anyone esle can hang there either
USF is 3-3 on the season, decent but shouldn't be this tough. FAU swept them. Roster is ok at the top half, transfers mostly....bottom half looks raw and they only have 7 players

 

Strong stretch for the good guys
Nefve wins 5 straight to go up 5-4 in 2nd, nice rebound
Grant wakes up and also wins 5 straight to lead 5-3 but still down a set
Bonneto down 3-5 and down a set
Braswell up a set and 2-1 in 2nd
Greif claws out the first 6-4 but down 0-2 in second
Tokac with a really nice outing 6-3 6-0 to put UF up 2-0

 

Nate loses second set 3-6,,,,USF on the board. Hoping it's just some rust

Nefve in a tiebreak
Grant wins his 2nd set, 1-1 in 3rd
Braswell rock solid 6-2 6-1 for UF's 3rd point
Greif gets going again, 4 straight to lead 4-2 in his second

Race to see who closes it out now

 

Greif rips off 6 in a row to win his match....great to see from him, strong showing from the bottom half

Grant up 3-1 in his 3rd
Nefve had 4 match points in his tiebreak to end the match, unable to convert. It was 8-8 when Lucas finished

 

Thats awesome....figured Ben would be soaking up some of Australia.

Miss St match will be a nice early gauge for this team. They certainly should improve with experience, but if they can get a W vs Miss St that's a great sigh they are a little ahead of the curve I expected.

 

Very nice outing, great sign for the future.
Do you think Nate's struggles this weekend were primarily due to rust? Think he was the only guy going 0-2 this weekend, although he also had some tough matchups it seems.
I'm still trying to wrap my head around the strides Grant has made. I'm stubbornly still not sure he is a legit 2 hole guy, but have to respect the improvement in his game and the toughness in his battling back in matches so far.