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Bedford Cup
Trifi, Sancilio, Timini Lead Gators to 15 Wins at Bedford Cup
Sunday, October 4, 2026 | Men's Tennis
Undefeated Sancilio/Trifi highlight the weekend in Orlando
Orlando, Fla. -- The Florida men's tennis team picked up 15 wins over three days at the Bedford Cup, powered by Alaa Trifi and Roman Sancilio's 3-0 run in doubles and Andreas Timini's four-match sweep of the consolation bracket. Trifi and Sancilio each posted a 3-1 record in singles to finish 6-1 overall at the USTA National Complex.
Doubles
Trifi and Sancilio finished 3-0 as a pair in the Draw 2 flight, defeating two USF duos and a FAU pair. They opened Friday with a 7-6(7) win over USF's Timeo Gaillard and Leo Galliano. On Saturday, the duo topped FAU's Lucca Pignaton and Jose David Seovia 6-3. Trifi and Sancilio closed Sunday with a 6-0 shutout of USF's James Newton and Artem Lyapshin. Andreas Timini and Ty Host dropped their first doubles match on Friday, falling to FAU's Mark Havlicek and Marek Pazdera who went on to win the draw.
Singles
Trifi tallied a 3-1 singles record, not dropping a set until the semifinal match against Clement Lemire of UCF, who went on to win the singles championship. Lemire handed Trifi his lone singles loss, 6(3)-7, 6-4, 10-7, in a match-tiebreak decision on Saturday.
Sancilio also went 3-1 on the weekend. The Virginia native earned a first-round bye in the red flight draw with a top seed ranking. Sancilio defeated West Florida's Mark Neyelov 6-3, 6-1 on Friday in the round of 16. The sophomore cruised past Samuel Vidales of West Florida 6-0, 6-1 in the quarterfinals and topped USF's Artem Lyapshin 7-6(5), 6-2 on Saturday. FGCU's Stefan Correa handed him his only loss 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the final.
Host posted a 2-1 record taking both of his matches on Friday. The Australian beat FSU's Oren Ezerer 6-3, 6-3, then rallied past Tanner Povey of FGCU 6(1)-7, 7-6(2), 10-5. Lemire then defeated him in the quarterfinal match 6-3, 6-4 on Saturday.
Timini dropped his main-draw opener to Hugo Magnusson of FGCU 4-6, 7-6(3), 10-5 in a match tiebreak decision. The sophomore then dominated in the consolation bracket defeating the rest of his opponents to take the main singles draw consolation title, dropping only one set in four matches.
Up Next
The Gators will travel to Atlanta, Ga. for the ITA Southeast Regional Championships, hosted by Georgia Tech, Oct. 14-19, where they will have a chance to qualify for the NCAA Championships later this spring.
Quick Notes
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Trifi finished the tournament 6-1 overall (3-1 singles, 3-0 doubles)
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Sancilio finished the tournament 6-1 overall (3-1 singles, 3-0 doubles)
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Timini finished 4-2 overall (4-1 singles, including 4-0 in consolation; 0-1 doubles)
Bedford Cup Results
Singles
Ty Host d. Oren Ezerzer (FSU) 6-3, 6-3
Alaa Trifi d. Mark Havlicek (FAU) 6-4, 6-1
Hugo Magnusson (FGCU) d. Andreas Timini 4-6, 7-6(3), 10-5
Ty Host d. Tanner Povey (FGCU) 6(1)-7, 7-6(2), 10-5
Alaa Trifi d. Timeo Gaillard (USF) 6-0, 6-4
Roman Sacilio d. Mark Neyelov (West Florida) 6-3, 6-1
Roman Sancilio d. Samuel Vidales (West Florida) 6-0, 6-1
Alaa Trifi d. Roman Venger (FAU) 6-3, 6-4
Clement Lemire (UCF) d. Ty Host 6-3, 6-4
Roman Sancilio d. Artem Lyapshin (USF) 7-6(5), 6-2
Clement Lemire (UCF) d. Alaa Trifi 6(3)-7, 6-4, 10-7
Stefan Correa (FGCU) d. Roman Sancilio 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
Consolation Bracket:
Andreas Timini d. Fadi Bidan (UCF) 6-2, 7-6(4)
Andreas Timini d. Mark Havlicek (FAU) 7-5, 3-6, 10-7
Andreas Timini d. Stephan Mruzek (USF) 6-2, 6-4
Andreas Timini d. James Newton (USF) 6-1, 6-1
Doubles
Havlicek/Pazdera (FAU) d. Timini/Host 7-6(5)
Sancilio/Trifi d. Gaillard/Galliano (USF) 7-6(7)
Sancilio/Trifi d. Pignaton/Seovia Perez (FAU) 6-3
Sancilio/Trifi d. Newton/Lyapshin (USF) 6-0
