Florida recorded two singles victories at the ITA Regional Championships on Wednesday.
Francesco Cordova posted a 6-2, 6-2 straight set victory against Sam Baldwin (Kennesaw) in the qualifying Round of 64. Cordova moved on to the Round of 32 but dropped his match against Leonardo Dal Boni (Miami) 6-7, 4-6.
Mattia Akcan defeated Kyvan Rietkerk (Kennesaw State) after forcing a third set. Akcan lost the first set 2-6 but took the second 6-3. Akcan dominated in the third set, winning the match 6-1. In the Round of 32, Akcan was defeated by Juan Garceran (Stetson). Garceran won the first set 6-1, but Akcan came back in the second taking the victory in a 6-3 effort to force a third. Despite his effort, Akcan dropped the final set 6-7.
Florida had one doubles team compete on Wednesday. Duo Cordova/Johnson faced Ben Hudson/ Tom P. Smith (USF) and fell 6-8.
Singles Results
Round of 64 (Qualifying)
Francesco Cordova (UF) def. Sam Baldwin (Kennesaw) 6-2, 6-2
Mattia Akcan (UF) def. Kyvan Rietkerk (Kennesaw) 2-6, 6-3, 6-1
Round of 32 (Qualifying)
Leonardo Dal Boni (Miami) def. Francesco Cordova (UF) 7-6 (7-4), 6-4
Juan J. R. Garceran (Stetson) def. Mattia Akcan (UF) 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 (7-3)
Doubles Results
Round of 64
Ben Hudson/Tom P. Smith (USF) def. Francesco Cordova/JanMagnus Johnson (UF) 8-6
Thursday’s Schedule
Singles Round of 64 Main Draw
Henry Jefferson (UF) vs. Martin Katz (UM)
Tanapatt Nirundorn (UF) vs. Francisco Llanes (USF)
JanMagnus Johnson (UF) vs. Pierre Mouesca (GSU)
Kevin Edengren (UF) vs. Hugo Salmeron (Kennesaw)
Jeremy Jin (UF) vs. Cyrus Mahjoob (UGA)
Doubles Round of 32
Jin/Edengren (UF) vs. Stepan Mruzek/Agustin Cuellar (USF)
Nirundorn/Jefferson (UF) vs. Lucas Olivier/Kartik Mandla (Stetson)
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