All five players competing in the qualifying singles draw won their opening matches on Monday morning. Freshman Jeremy Jin, making his debut for the Gators, picked up a ranked win vs. Michigan State’s No. 110 Sebastien Collard. Sophomore Olek Orlikowski also notched a ranked victory, topping 85th-ranked Will Cooksey from Michigan.
All five singles competitors resume action Tuesday morning, each needing a pair of wins on Tuesday to earn a spot in the main draw, which opens Wednesday.
Doubles action also commenced Monday afternoon, as Nate Bonetto and Jin posted a straight-sets victory vs. Arizona’s Herman Hoeyeraal and Colton Smith before falling in the next round to the top-50 doubles pair of Martin Breysach and Oskar Brostrom Poulsen from Baylor.
Qualifying | Mon – Tues (Oct 2-3)
Singles – Round of 128
#86 Nate Bonetto (UF) def. Alex Kiefer (UVA) – 4-6, 7-6(4), 7-5
Jeremy Jin (UF) def. #110 Sebastien Collard (Mich. St.) – 4-6, 6-1, 6-4
#79 JanMagnus Johnson (UF) def. Tomas Jirousek (TCU) – 6-4, 4-6, 6-0
Tanapatt Nirundorn (UF) def. Constantinos Koshis (ASU) – 7-6(3), 6-3
Olek Olikowski (UF) def. #85 Will Cooksey (Michigan) – 5-7, 7-5, 6-1
Doubles
Rd. of 64 – Bonetto/Jin (UF) def. Hoeyeraal/Smith (Arizona) – 6-3, 6-3
Rd. of 32 – #48 Breysach/Brostron Poulsen (Baylor) def. Bonetto/Jin – 6-4, 6-3
Tuesday’s Qualifying Singles Matches – Round of 64
#86 Nate Bonetto (UF) vs. #102 Jamie Connel (FSU)
Jeremy Jin (UF) vs. #109 Holden Koons (Wake Forest)
JanMagnus Johnson (UF) vs. Bryce Nakashima (Ohio St.)
Tanapatt Nirundorn (UF) vs. #61 Pablo Masjuan (UCSB)
Olek Orlikowski (UF) vs. #105 Sasha Trkulja (Gonzaga)
Pre-Qualifying Results
Rd. of 256 (9/30) – Lachlan Brain (N. Ala.) def. Borys Zgola (UF) – 6-4, 7-6(5)
Consolation (10/1) – Borys Zgola (UF) def. Francisco Lamas (ETSU) – 5-7, 6-1, 6-4
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