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Gainesville, FL [FONT="]For the second time in as many matches, the No. 14 University of Florida men’s tennis team defeated a higher ranked opponent as the Gators knocked off No. 9 Illinois Sunday, 6-1, at the Ring Tennis Complex in Gainesville. With the win, UF improved to 5-2 on the year, while the Illini slipped to 5-4. [/FONT]
[FONT="]“We had every advantage today and to our credit we used them,” said head coach Andy Jackson. “The match could have easily been 6-1 the other way. I’ve got a lot of respect for Illinois. The win will give us confidence, but it is confidence that is earned since they are a top 10 team. There is no question we played the best we have this year in doubles and we can build on that. We’re getting better, but the challenge is ahead of us. We’ve got a long way to go, but we’re on the path.”[/FONT]
[FONT="]The win stopped a streak of five-straight wins in the series for the Illini with the last Gator victory coming on Feb. 15, 2001, in Seattle, Wash. [/FONT]
[FONT="]In doubles play, the first Gator win came on court three where Alex Lacroix and Nestor Briceno improved to 6-1 in duals on the year with an 8-4 decision over Marc Spicijaric and Waylon Chin. [/FONT]
[FONT="]UF’s Jeff Dadamo and Greg Ouellette, who were paired for the first time, gave the Gators the 1-0 advantage by upsetting Ryan Rowe and Billy Heiser, 8-3, on the top court. The Illini tandem entered the match ranked 20th in the nation and Rowe is a two-time doubles All-American after winning the 2006 NCAA championship and a showing in the 2007 finals. [/FONT]
[FONT="]In singles play, Hochwalt and Hamui increased the lead to 3-0 with wins on five and six, respectively. Hochwalt defeated Waylon Chin, 6-1, 6-4. With the win, he improved to 6-1 on the year. Hamui also took a straight-set victory as he took out Abe Souza, 6-1, 6-4, for his third-straight win. [/FONT]
[FONT="]Florida needed a win on any of the four remaining courts to take the match and each went into three sets. Illinois got on the board with a win on court four before Ouellette (No. 6) secured the match with a 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 victory over Rowe (No. 13). The win was the 100th of Ouellette’s career as his record stands at 100-31.[/FONT]
[FONT="]Moments later, Lacroix (No. 58) built the lead to 5-1 as he defeated Spicijaric on court three, 6-2, 6-7 (4), 6-2. Briceno rounded out the list of UF winners by outlasting 77th-ranked Ruben Gonzales on court two where he was making his highest appearance in the lineup this year, 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (6). [/FONT]
[FONT="]Florida[/FONT][FONT="] returns to the courts Monday, Feb. 25, to take on No. 22 Pepperdine at 3 p.m. The two programs last met in the 2006 NCAA Round of 16 in Palo Alto, Calif. Pepperdine went on to win the national title that season and is the third of four teams the Gators square off against in 2008 that have won a national crown in the last five years. [/FONT]
[FONT="]College Men’s Tennis[/FONT]
[FONT="]Linder Stadium at Ring Tennis Complex[/FONT]
[FONT="]Gainesville[/FONT][FONT="], Fla.[/FONT]
[FONT="]Sunday, February 24, 2008[/FONT]
[FONT="]Final Score: [/FONT][FONT="]Florida 6, Illinois 1[/FONT]
[FONT="]Doubles[/FONT]
[FONT="]No. 1 Greg Ouellette-Jeff Dadamo (UF) def. (20) Ryan Rowe-Billy Heiser (Illinois), 8-3 [/FONT]
[FONT="]No. 2 (T27) Brandon Davis-Ruben Gonzales (Illinois) def. Tyler Hochwalt-Johnny Hamui, 8-7 (5)[/FONT]
[FONT="]No. 3 Nestor Briceno-Alex Lacroix (UF) def. Marc Spicijaric-Waylon Chin (Illinois), 8-4[/FONT]
[FONT="]Singles[/FONT]
[FONT="]No. 1 (6) Greg Ouellette (UF) def. (13) Ryan Rowe (Illinois), 4-6, 6-3, 7-5[/FONT]
[FONT="]No. 2 Nestor Briceno (UF) def (77) Ruben Gonzales (Illinois), 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (6)[/FONT]
[FONT="]No. 3 (58) Alex Lacroix (UF) def. Marc Spicijaric (Illinois), 6-2, 6-7 (4), 6-2[/FONT]
[FONT="]No. 4 (30) Billy Heiser (Illinois) def. Jeff Dadamo (UF), 6-4, 6-7 (3), 6-1[/FONT]
[FONT="]No. 5 Tyler Hochwalt (UF) def. Waylon Chin (Illinois), 6-2, 6-3[/FONT]
[FONT="]No. 6 Johnny Hamui (UF) def. Abe Souza (Illinois), 6-1, 6-4[/FONT]
[FONT="]Order of Finish: Doubles 3, 1, 2 Singles – 5, 6, 4, 1, 3, 2
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[FONT="]“We had every advantage today and to our credit we used them,” said head coach Andy Jackson. “The match could have easily been 6-1 the other way. I’ve got a lot of respect for Illinois. The win will give us confidence, but it is confidence that is earned since they are a top 10 team. There is no question we played the best we have this year in doubles and we can build on that. We’re getting better, but the challenge is ahead of us. We’ve got a long way to go, but we’re on the path.”[/FONT]
[FONT="]The win stopped a streak of five-straight wins in the series for the Illini with the last Gator victory coming on Feb. 15, 2001, in Seattle, Wash. [/FONT]
[FONT="]In doubles play, the first Gator win came on court three where Alex Lacroix and Nestor Briceno improved to 6-1 in duals on the year with an 8-4 decision over Marc Spicijaric and Waylon Chin. [/FONT]
[FONT="]UF’s Jeff Dadamo and Greg Ouellette, who were paired for the first time, gave the Gators the 1-0 advantage by upsetting Ryan Rowe and Billy Heiser, 8-3, on the top court. The Illini tandem entered the match ranked 20th in the nation and Rowe is a two-time doubles All-American after winning the 2006 NCAA championship and a showing in the 2007 finals. [/FONT]
[FONT="]In singles play, Hochwalt and Hamui increased the lead to 3-0 with wins on five and six, respectively. Hochwalt defeated Waylon Chin, 6-1, 6-4. With the win, he improved to 6-1 on the year. Hamui also took a straight-set victory as he took out Abe Souza, 6-1, 6-4, for his third-straight win. [/FONT]
[FONT="]Florida needed a win on any of the four remaining courts to take the match and each went into three sets. Illinois got on the board with a win on court four before Ouellette (No. 6) secured the match with a 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 victory over Rowe (No. 13). The win was the 100th of Ouellette’s career as his record stands at 100-31.[/FONT]
[FONT="]Moments later, Lacroix (No. 58) built the lead to 5-1 as he defeated Spicijaric on court three, 6-2, 6-7 (4), 6-2. Briceno rounded out the list of UF winners by outlasting 77th-ranked Ruben Gonzales on court two where he was making his highest appearance in the lineup this year, 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (6). [/FONT]
[FONT="]Florida[/FONT][FONT="] returns to the courts Monday, Feb. 25, to take on No. 22 Pepperdine at 3 p.m. The two programs last met in the 2006 NCAA Round of 16 in Palo Alto, Calif. Pepperdine went on to win the national title that season and is the third of four teams the Gators square off against in 2008 that have won a national crown in the last five years. [/FONT]
[FONT="]College Men’s Tennis[/FONT]
[FONT="]Linder Stadium at Ring Tennis Complex[/FONT]
[FONT="]Gainesville[/FONT][FONT="], Fla.[/FONT]
[FONT="]Sunday, February 24, 2008[/FONT]
[FONT="]Final Score: [/FONT][FONT="]Florida 6, Illinois 1[/FONT]
[FONT="]Doubles[/FONT]
[FONT="]No. 1 Greg Ouellette-Jeff Dadamo (UF) def. (20) Ryan Rowe-Billy Heiser (Illinois), 8-3 [/FONT]
[FONT="]No. 2 (T27) Brandon Davis-Ruben Gonzales (Illinois) def. Tyler Hochwalt-Johnny Hamui, 8-7 (5)[/FONT]
[FONT="]No. 3 Nestor Briceno-Alex Lacroix (UF) def. Marc Spicijaric-Waylon Chin (Illinois), 8-4[/FONT]
[FONT="]Singles[/FONT]
[FONT="]No. 1 (6) Greg Ouellette (UF) def. (13) Ryan Rowe (Illinois), 4-6, 6-3, 7-5[/FONT]
[FONT="]No. 2 Nestor Briceno (UF) def (77) Ruben Gonzales (Illinois), 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (6)[/FONT]
[FONT="]No. 3 (58) Alex Lacroix (UF) def. Marc Spicijaric (Illinois), 6-2, 6-7 (4), 6-2[/FONT]
[FONT="]No. 4 (30) Billy Heiser (Illinois) def. Jeff Dadamo (UF), 6-4, 6-7 (3), 6-1[/FONT]
[FONT="]No. 5 Tyler Hochwalt (UF) def. Waylon Chin (Illinois), 6-2, 6-3[/FONT]
[FONT="]No. 6 Johnny Hamui (UF) def. Abe Souza (Illinois), 6-1, 6-4[/FONT]
[FONT="]Order of Finish: Doubles 3, 1, 2 Singles – 5, 6, 4, 1, 3, 2
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