TULSA, Okla. – The Florida Gators men’s tennis team concluded play at the ITA All-American Championships as Tanapatt Nirundorn and Togan Tokac saw their run end in the semifinals on Saturday at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center on the campus of the University of Tulsa.
Facing their sixth ranked opponent in seven matches since beginning competition in the qualifying draw on Oct. 3, the freshmen pair saw their time at the tournament come to an end in an incredibly tight battle against North Carolina’s No. 26 Brian Cernoch and Ryan Seggerman, 7-5, 6-4.
Nirundorn and Tokac became the first freshmen to begin in the qualifying draw and reach the semifinals of the doubles main draw in the history of the ITA All-American Championships. The Florida pair finished the tournament with five of their six wins coming against ranked opponents.
The Gators completed the tournament with 29 wins overall and will be back in action at the ITA Regionals in Tallahassee beginning Oct. 20 through Oct. 24.
Quotables
Head Coach Bryan Shelton – “I’d like to thank Vince Westbrook and their staff at Tulsa for putting on a great event again this year. We got everything we wanted out of this national event. Our guys competed hard and played a lot of tennis. Our three freshmen and Will Grant certainly got their money’s worth with so many quality matches. Jonah Braswell winning eight singles matches was fantastic. It was nice to see Will work his way through some tough battles. The week culminated today with Tanapatt and Togan’s run ending in the semifinals in their first collegiate event. I also really appreciate the work my staff put into this tournament. Coach Mat Cloer and Coach Scott Perelman are master teachers and did a great job with our guys. Kate Harte as always put us in position to be successful and Beca Maynor was our MVP. Beca just gets it done. Back to work this coming week. This team loves the game and it shows.”
Main Draw Doubles Results
No. 26 Brian Cernoch/Ryan Seggerman (North Carolina) def. Tanapatt Nirundorn/Togan Tokac, 7-5, 6-4
Facing their sixth ranked opponent in seven matches since beginning competition in the qualifying draw on Oct. 3, the freshmen pair saw their time at the tournament come to an end in an incredibly tight battle against North Carolina’s No. 26 Brian Cernoch and Ryan Seggerman, 7-5, 6-4.
Nirundorn and Tokac became the first freshmen to begin in the qualifying draw and reach the semifinals of the doubles main draw in the history of the ITA All-American Championships. The Florida pair finished the tournament with five of their six wins coming against ranked opponents.
The Gators completed the tournament with 29 wins overall and will be back in action at the ITA Regionals in Tallahassee beginning Oct. 20 through Oct. 24.
Quotables
Head Coach Bryan Shelton – “I’d like to thank Vince Westbrook and their staff at Tulsa for putting on a great event again this year. We got everything we wanted out of this national event. Our guys competed hard and played a lot of tennis. Our three freshmen and Will Grant certainly got their money’s worth with so many quality matches. Jonah Braswell winning eight singles matches was fantastic. It was nice to see Will work his way through some tough battles. The week culminated today with Tanapatt and Togan’s run ending in the semifinals in their first collegiate event. I also really appreciate the work my staff put into this tournament. Coach Mat Cloer and Coach Scott Perelman are master teachers and did a great job with our guys. Kate Harte as always put us in position to be successful and Beca Maynor was our MVP. Beca just gets it done. Back to work this coming week. This team loves the game and it shows.”
Main Draw Doubles Results
No. 26 Brian Cernoch/Ryan Seggerman (North Carolina) def. Tanapatt Nirundorn/Togan Tokac, 7-5, 6-4
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