CARY, N.C. – Florida women’s tennis fought until the very end in their Super Regional matchup, but fell to No. 1 North Carolina, 4-0, at the Cary Tennis Park on Friday afternoon to end their season.
In doubles competition, North Carolina (27-2, 12-1 ACC) managed to put pressure on the Gators (21-7, 10-3 SEC) quickly. At two doubles, Bente Spee and Marlee Zein were able to grab a game against the Tar Heels, but Alle Sanford and Carson Tanguilig took the match, 6-1.
The Gators faced a tall task on court one, as the No. 26 duo of Alicia Dudeney and McCartney Kessler had a matchup with No. 2 Fiona Crawley and Elizabeth Scotty. Florida came out as the aggressor, quickly breaking the Tar Heels (27-2, 12-1 ACC) for a 1-0 lead in the match. The opposition would answer, rattling-off six-consecutive games to take the match and claim the doubles point.
Court three proved to be the most competitive of the afternoon. Carly Briggs and Emma Shelton battled to a 2-2 start against Cameron Morra and Reilly Tran, with no points coming easy for either duo. The match ended with UNC holding a 3-4 advantage, but the Gators took the final game before play concluded.
The Tar Heels quickly extended their lead over UF, taking back-to-back points on courts six and two. Anika Yarlgadda took down Emma Shelton: 6-0, 6-2, on court six before No. 30 Scotty defeated No. 81 Zein: 6-1, 6-3, extending the UNC to 3-0.
The remaining four courts found themselves in tight competitions, including Briggs at the four singles slot. The junior…
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