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No. 1 Men’s Tennis advances to SEC Championship semifinals
04.17.2026 | Men's Tennis
The Longhorns defeated 9 seed No. 19 Florida for the second time in a week, 4-2, on Friday and will next face 5 seed No. 10 Texas A&M on Saturday.
College Station, Texas – No. 1 Texas Men's Tennis advanced to the SEC Championship semifinals with a 4-2 win over 9 seed No. 19 Florida on Friday in College Station. It was the second time the Longhorns had beaten the Gators in the span of a week after a 4-1 win to close the regular season last Friday in Austin. Texas will next face 5 seed No. 10 Texas A&M on Saturday at 10 a.m. CT in a start time that was adjusted due to the potential for inclement weather.
Although Texas was first off the doubles court with a win at No. 2, Florida claimed the point with wins at Nos. 3 and 1. However, the Longhorns responded with singles victories by freshman No. 93 Abel Forger at No. 5, and sophomore Oliver Ojakaar at No. 4 to take a 2-1 lead. The Gators evened it again with a win at No. 6, but Texas answered with wins by freshman No. 34 Kalin Ivanovski at No. 2, and senior No. 3 Sebastian Gorzny at No. 1 for the clinch.
After doubles, Forger and Ojakaar both made quick work of their matches with Forger downing No. 63 Henry Jefferson, 6-0, 6-3, at No. 5, followed by Ojakaar with a 6-1, 6-0 victory over No. 62 Pablo Perez Ramos at No. 4. Freshman Lucas Marionneau then fell to Kevin Edengren, 6-3, 6-3, at No. 6 for the 2-2 overall tie.
Ivanovski also produced a decisive result with his 6-2, 6-2 win over Lorenzo Claverie at No. 2, and then Gorzny was just as effective in his second set as he completed a 7-6 (3), 6-1 victory over No. 95 Adhithya Ganesan at No. 1 to clinch. That left one match unfinished where sophomore No. 46 Sebastian Eriksson was trailing No. 102 Jeremy Jim, 4-6, 5-5, at No. 3 when play stopped.
Earlier in doubles, all three matches were decided by a 6-4 score, and it was the No. 24 duo of Gorzny and Marionneau who struck first with a win over Ganesan and Perez Ramos at No. 2. However, the No. 40 pair of Eriksson and Ojakaar then were downed by Edengren and Andreas Timini at No. 3, before Ivanovski and Forger came up short against the No. 9 team of Jefferson and Tanapatt Nirundorn at No. 1.
#1 Texas 4, #19 Florida 2
Singles – Order of Finish (5,4,6,2,1)
1. #3 Sebastian Gorzny (TEX) def. #95 Adhithya Ganesan (UF) 7-6 (3), 6-1
2. #34 Kalin Ivanovski (TEX) def. Lorenzo Claverie (UF) 6-2, 6-2
3. #46 Sebastian Eriksson (TEX) vs. #102 Jeremy Jin (UF) 4-6, 5-5, unf.
4. Oliver Ojakaar (TEX) def. #62 Pablo Perez Ramos (UF) 6-1, 6-0
5. #93 Abel Forger (TEX) def. #63 Henry Jefferson (UF) 6-0, 6-3
6. Kevin Edengren (UF) def. Lucas Marionneau (TEX) 6-3, 6-3
Doubles – Order of Finish (2,3,1)
1. #9 Henry Jefferson/Tanapatt Nirundorn (UF) def. Kalin Ivanovski/Abel Forger (TEX) 6-4
2. #24 Sebastian Gorzny/Lucas Marionneau (TEX) def. Adhithya Ganesan/Pablo Perez Ramos (UF) 6-4
3. Kevin Edengren/Andreas Timini (UF) def. #40 Sebastian Eriksson/Oliver Ojakaar (TEX) 6-4
Individual Match Key Moments
(by order of finish)
Doubles No. 2: Gorzny/Marionneau (TEX) def. Ganesan/Perez Ramos (UF) 6-4
Match: After Florida held, Texas went on a 4-0 run, including breaking at deuce for 2-1. The Gators got one break back at deuce for 4-2, but the rest of the match was held.
Doubles No. 3: Edengren/Timini (UF) def. Eriksson/Ojakaar (TEX) 6-4
Match: Florida earned the only break for a 4-3 lead.
Doubles No. 1: Jefferson/Nirundorn (UF) def. Ivanovski/Forger (TEX) 6-4
Match: Florida broke both of Texas' first two serves at deuce for a 3-0 lead. The Longhorns got a break back for 3-1, but the rest of the match was held, including deuce points for 4-2 for the Gators and 5-4 for the Longhorns.
Singles No. 5: Forger (TEX) def. Jefferson (UF) 6-0, 6-3
Set One: Forger swept the first set with only one game at deuce for 2-0.
Set Two: Forger earned the only break of the set for 3-1.
Singles No. 4: Ojakaar (TEX) def. Perez Ramos (UF) 6-1, 6-0
Set One: Ojakaar allowed just one game for 3-1 and held in the next game at deuce for 4-1.
Set Two: Ojakaar swept the second set with deuce points for 2-0 and 6-0.
Singles No. 6: Edengren (UF) def. Marionneau (TEX) 6-3, 6-3
Set One: After the players opened exchanging breaks starting with Edengren, he later broke again for 4-3 as part of a 4-0 run.
Set Two: Edengren broke in the second game and started 3-0. Marionneau got back within 3-2 but Edengren broke back and the last three games were held.
Singles No. 2: Ivanovski (TEX) def. Claverie (UF) 6-2, 6-2
Set One: After the first three games were held for 2-1 for Claverie, Ivanovski went on a 5-0 run to win, including at deuce for a 3-2 lead.
Set Two: Ivanovski broke and held for 2-0 and each player won a game at deuce for 3-1. Claverie held for 3-2, but Ivanovski closed with a 3-0 run, including a deuce-point hold for 5-2.
Singles No.1: Gorzny (TEX) def. Ganesan (UF) 7-6 (3), 6-1
Set One: The entire set was on serve to a tiebreaker.
Set One Tiebreaker: Gorzny used a 3-0 run to separate from a 3-2 lead to 6-2 before winning 7-3.
Set Two: Gorzny opened and closed with 3-0 runs, allowing only a hold for 3-1.
Singles No. 3: Eriksson (TEX) vs. Jin (UF) 4-6, 5-5, unf.
Set One: Jin had deuce-point holds for 2-2 and 3-3 and then secured the only break for a 4-3 lead.
Set Two: Jin broke at deuce in the opening game, but Eriksson got the break back for 2-2 and the rest of the set was on serve for 5-5 when play stopped.
