Three members of the Florida men’s tennis team opened play at the Southern Intercollegiate Championships in Athens, Ga., on Friday.
Freshman Andrew Butz (Vero Beach, Fla.) posted a three-set first-round victory over Alabama-Birmingham’s David Zimmerman that included two tiebreakers, 6-7 (4), 6-2, 7-6 (5). Fellow freshman Michael Alford (Tampa, Fla.) also scored a victory, downing Robin Akser of East Tennessee State in straight sets, 6-3, 6-1. Sophomore Billy Federhofer (North Miami, Fla.) fell in three sets to Juan Melian Puigentos of Georgia Southern.
Alford and Butz later notched first- and second-round victories in the doubles draw, taking an 8-6 first-round decision over UAB’s David Zimmerman and Tom Puetz followed by a 9-7 win over College of Charleston’s Lukas Koncilia and Mickael Trintignac to earn a spot in Saturday’s Round of 16.
Friday, Sept. 24, Results – Florida Only
Southern Intercollegiate Championships
Athens, Ga.
Round of 64 Singles
Andrew Butz (UF) def. David Zimmerman (UAB) – 6-7 (4), 6-2, 7-6 (5)
Michael Alford (UF) def. Robin Akser (ETSU) – 6-3, 6-1
Juan Melian Puigentos (Georgia Southern) def. Billy Federhofer (UF) – 6-7, 7-5, 6-4
Round of 64 Doubles
Alford/Butz (UF) def. Puetz/Zimmermann (UAB) – 8-6
Round of 32 Doubles
Alford/Butz (UF) def. Koncilia/Trintignac (College of Charleston) – 9-7
Saturday, Sept. 25, Schedule – Florida Only
(All times Eastern and subject to change)
Southern Intercollegiate Championships
Athens, Ga.
Round of 32 Singles
9:30 a.m. – Andrew Butz (UF) vs. Sadio Doumbia (Georgia)
11 a.m. – Michael Alford (UF) vs. (53) Wael Kilani (USF)
Round of 16 Doubles
TBD – Alford/Butz (UF) vs. Chadwell/Thompson (Alabama)
Consolation Singles
TBD – Billy Federhofer (UF) vs. TBD
