University of Florida Athletics issued the following announcement on Oct. 19.
The Florida Gators men's tennis team welcomes 14 other teams to Gainesville this week for the ITA Regionals Southeast tournament on Thursday, Oct. 21 through Monday, Oct. 25 at the Alfred A. Ring Tennis Complex.
The teams competing are: Central Florida, Florida, Florida Atlantic, Florida Gulf Coast, Florida State, Georgia, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, Georgia Tech, Kennesaw State, Mercer, Miami, North Florida, South Florida and Stetson.
The Gators will have six representing Florida in the tournament as Andy Andrade, Nate Bonetto, Josh Goodger, Will Grant, Abedallah Shelbayh and Mattias Siimar are set to compete this weekend.
Andrade, who is also competing in an ITF Futures tournament in Vero Beach this week, has seven singles wins and three doubles wins on the season. He's posted two ranked wins so far against No. 16 Connor Thomson of South Carolina and No. 98 Franco Capalbo of Utah.
Bonetto boasts seven singles wins and four doubles wins in his freshman season. Both he and Andrade rank second on the team with their seven singles victories so far. Goodger adds five more wins – three in singles and two in doubles – to his fall record.
Grant and Siimar each have five singles wins in the fall, which ranks third on the team. In addition, Grant also collected a couple of doubles wins. Siimar and Shelbayh, the No. 57-ranked team, collected seven doubles wins together, leading all other duos in that category.
Siimar also ranks first on the team with his impressive eight doubles victories, while both him and Shelbayh have defeated two ranked doubles teams together and qualified for the main draw of the ITA All-American Championships. Shelbayh tallies four singles wins on the year, including a ranked victory against No. 114 Patrick Maloney of Michigan.
All Gators will be competing in the main draw of the tournament.
SCHEDULE
The tournament page can be found here. Draws and other information will be posted as the tournament goes on.
Both a live stream and live stats will be available for all matches on the stadium courts and the link can be found here.
The schedule can be found below:
Thursday, Oct. 21 (matches begin at 8:30 a.m.)
First and Second Rounds of Qualifying Doubles and Singles
Friday, Oct. 22 (matches begin at 8:30 a.m.)
First and Second Rounds of Main Draw Doubles
First Round of Main Draw Singles
First (and only) Round of Qualifying Singles Consolation
Saturday, Oct. 23 (matches begin at 8 a.m.)
Quarterfinal Round of Main Draw Doubles
Second and Third Rounds of Main Draw Singles
First and Second Rounds of Main Draw Singles Consolation
Sunday, Oct. 24 (matches begin at 9 a.m.)
Semifinal Round of Main Draw Doubles
Quarterfinal and Semifinal Rounds of Main Draw Singles
Quarterfinal and Semifinal Rounds of Main Draw Singles Consolation
Monday, Oct. 25 (matches begin at 9 a.m.)
Final Rounds of Main Draw Doubles, Main Draw Singles Consolation and Main Draw Singles
ATTENDANCE POLICY / TICKETS
Admission into the event is free. Parking will be available in the green lot at the tennis complex.
Fans can utilize clear bags to reduce touch points for entry gate staff. In the event of inclement weather, patrons will not be allowed into the indoor facility. Fans are also encouraged to wear masks at the event.
Access to the tennis building or the court is not permitted for any patrons.
Original source can be found here.
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