GAINESVILLE, Fla. - The No. 24-ranked Florida men's tennis team earned a 6-1 win over visiting Georgia Southern on Monday at the Perry Indoor Facility in Gainesville.

The Gators notched the season-opening Spring win to move to 1-0, while Georgia Southern falls to 2-2, with both losses so far coming against nationally-ranked opponents. The Eagles return to action on Saturday, playing a non-conference tilt against South Alabama on the Ole Miss campus in Oxford, Miss.

Florida notched wins at No. 1 and No. 3 doubles to claim the doubles point in the match. Georgia Southern's No. 2 doubles duo of Laurent Julia Calac and Aaron James Williams picked up a 6-3 win over JanMagnus Johnson and Adhithya Ganesan.

The Gators then clinched the match with straight-set singles wins at No. 3-6 singles and at No. 1 singles. The Eagles' point in the match came at No. 2 singles as Aaron James Williams downed Johnson, 6-4, 3-6, 6-0.

"Our guys are bought in to who we are, and what we bring as a program," Georgia Southern head men's tennis coach Andrew Goodwin said. "We are going to continue getting tougher and stronger as this season progresses. Our best is ahead of us."

No. 24 Florida 6, Georgia Southern 1
Results

Singles
1. Adhithya Ganesan (UF) def. #84 Dimitris Paliouras (GS) 7-6, 6-3
2. Aaron James Williams (GS) def. JanMagnus Johnson (UF) 6-4, 3-6, 6-0
3. #106 Henry Jefferson (UF) def. Pierre Mouesca (GS) 6-2, 6-4
4. Tanapatt Nirundorn (UF) def. Pol del Castillo (GS) 6-4, 6-4
5. Kevin Edengren (UF) def. Laurent Julia Calac (GS) 6-3, 6-2
6. Ben Weintraub (UF) def. Matthew Mitchell (GS) 6-3, 6-0

Doubles
1. #16 Tanapatt Nirundorn/Henry Jefferson (UF) def. #54 Pol del Castillo/Dimitris Paliouras (GS) 7-5
2. Laurent Julia Calac/Aaron James Williams (GS) def. JanMagnus Johnson/Adhithya Ganesan (UF) 6-3
3. #76 Kevin Edengren/Jeremy Jin (UF) def. Matthew Mitchell/Pierre Mouesca (GS) 6-2