The Florida men’s tennis team kicked off action at the Napa Valley Classic in St. Helena, Calif., on Friday. In the first day of round-robin play at the Napa Valley Classic, three of four Gators posted wins led by ninth-ranked senior Alexandre Lacroix’s (Paris, France) straight-sets win over Christoffer Konigsfeldt of California-Berkley.
Sophomore Bob van Overbeek (Boca Raton, Fla.) tallied a straight-sets victory of his own, downing 32nd-ranked Alex Musialek of Kentucky, while sophomore Sekou Bangoura Jr. (Bradenton, Fla.) battled to a 2-6, 6-0, 6-1 win over David Holiner of Texas. The lone Florida loss on the opening day of the Napa Valley Classic came when Nassim Slilam (Paris, France) dropped his match against Texas’ Jean Anderson.
Friday, Sept. 24, Results – Florida Only
Napa Valley Classic
St. Helena, Calif.
(111) Sekou Bangoura Jr. def. David Holiner (Texas) – 2-6, 6-0, 6-1
(9) Alexandre Lacroix def. (122) Christoffer Konigsfeldt (Cal) – 6-1, 6-3
Jean Andersen (Texas) def, Nassim Slilam (UF) – 6-1, 6-2
(105) Bob van Overbeek (UF) def. (32) Alex Musialek (Kentucky) – 6-4, 6-3
Saturday, Sept. 25, Schedule – Florida Only
(All times Eastern and subject to change)
Napa Valley Classic
St. Helena, Calif.
1:30 p.m. – (105) Bob van Overbeek (UF) vs. Vasko Mladenov (Texas)
4 p.m. – (9) Alexandre Lacroix (UF) vs. Johnny Hamui (Illinois)
7 p.m. – (111) Sekou Bangoura Jr. (UF) vs. (65) Jaak Poldma (USC)
