Gators to face Texas A&M in College Station

COLLEGE STATION, TX. – The Gators will be traveling to College Station, Texas to face No.21 Texas A&M in their second SEC match of the season. No. 19 Florida is coming off a 4-0 win against LSU after their contest on Friday evening. The Aggies are coming off a 6-1 win against South Carolina on their home courts. Florida is looking to maintain their momentum and snag their second consecutive win on Sunday afternoon.

The Gators opened their season strong, defeating LSU (4-0) during the Tigers SEC home opener. Florida moves to a 5-5 overall record and 1-0 in SEC play.

The match between the Gators and the Aggies should be nothing short of action filled. Texas A&M currently sits at No.21 with three highly ranked players in singles and one top ranked doubles team.

Junior, Mary Stoiana ranks as the No.1 player in the nation with a 15-2 overall record. Nicole Khirin sits at No.19 and Mia Kupres rounds out the ranked players for the Aggies at No.29.

On the doubles side, Mary Stoiana/Mia Kupres find themselves in the No.4 spot with a 14-2 overall record.

LAST TIME OUT

The Gators will enter this match 5-5, defeating LSU on Friday evening. The Gators took the doubles point with Carly Briggs/Rachel Gailis winning the first match 6-3 and freshman14-2 duo Qavia Lopez/ Malwina Rowinska securing the point with a 7-5 victory after Alicia Dudeney/ Bente Spee dropped their match.

Florida defeated the Tigers in singles, leading in all matches including the unfinished. Rachel Gailis posted the first win for the Gators, defeating Florentine Dekkers 6-4,6-1. Freshman, Qavia Lopez followed after, snagging a 7-5, 6-3 win against Maya Tahan. Alicia Dudeney found herself in a battle with Gaby Rivera after she dropped her first set 6-3. Dudeney won the second set 6-1, and forced a third set where she came out on top with a 6-2 victory.

 

MATCH COVERAGE

Full coverage of this match can be found through the following links:

Live Stream

Live Stats

ITA RANKINGS

Florida finds itself ranked No. 19 in the latest Intercollegiate Tennis Association rankings. Three Gators are ranked in singles competition: Rachel Gailis at No. 40 , Carly Briggs at No. 57, and Emily De Oliveira sitting at No. 61.

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