ORLANDO, Fla. – The Florida women’s tennis season came to a close on Thursday afternoon after strong efforts from the doubles tandem of Alicia Dudeney and Bente Spee fell short in the NCAA Doubles Championships quarterfinals.
Florida’s first set was a tough one against UNC’s No. 11 Fiona Crawley/Carson Tanguilig, as the Tar Heels started out by winning the opening four games. No. 21 Dudeney/Spee earned their first game by breaking thanks to a strong backhand from Spee, which Tanguilig couldn’t handle. However, UNC broke back and held the Gators off on deuce point to win the opener 6-1.
UNC kept their foot on the gas in the following frame, as the Gators were broken in the opening game. Dudeney/Spee earned a love-hold to shorten the gap 2-1, but were then broken to love to fall behind two breaks at 4-1. After exchanging games on-serve, Crawley/Tanguilig took down Dudeney/Spee on a deuce point hold 6-2 for the victory.
Dudeney and Spee’s run at the NCAA Doubles Championship was the farthest by a Gator tandem since 2017. The two sophomores finish their season 16-5 as a pairing and brought down six ranked-duos. Additionally, Dudeney/Spee earned All-American recognition by the ITA for reaching the quarterfinals.
NCAA Doubles Championships | Quarterfinals | May 25
No. 11 Fiona Crawley/Carson Tanguilig (UNC) def. No. 21 Alicia Dudeney/Bente Spee (UF), 6-1, 6-2
NCAA Doubles Championships | Round of 16 | May 24
No. 21 Alicia Dudeney/Bente Spee (UF) def. No. 6 Kylie Collins/Anastasiya Komar (LSU), 6-1, 7-6 (4)
NCAA Singles Championships | Round of 16 | May 24
No. 12 Ayana Akli (South Carolina) def. No. 45 Carly Briggs, 6-4, 7-5
NCAA Doubles Championships | Round of 32 | May 23
No. 21 Alicia Dudeney/Bente Spee (UF) def. No. 43 Adel-Byanu Abidullina/Eliza Askarova (Delaware), 6-4, 5-7 [10-4]
NCAA Singles Championships | Round of 32 | May 23
No. 45 Carly Briggs (UF) def. No. 65 Page Freeman (Notre Dame), 6-2, 6-2
NCAA Singles Championships | Round of 64 | May 22
No. 45 Carly Briggs (UF) def. No. 30 Sydni Ratliff (Ohio State), 7-6 (1), 6-3
No 1 Fiona Crawley (UNC) def. No. 17 Sara Dahlstrom (UF), 6-4, 6-1
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Florida’s first set was a tough one against UNC’s No. 11 Fiona Crawley/Carson Tanguilig, as the Tar Heels started out by winning the opening four games. No. 21 Dudeney/Spee earned their first game by breaking thanks to a strong backhand from Spee, which Tanguilig couldn’t handle. However, UNC broke back and held the Gators off on deuce point to win the opener 6-1.
UNC kept their foot on the gas in the following frame, as the Gators were broken in the opening game. Dudeney/Spee earned a love-hold to shorten the gap 2-1, but were then broken to love to fall behind two breaks at 4-1. After exchanging games on-serve, Crawley/Tanguilig took down Dudeney/Spee on a deuce point hold 6-2 for the victory.
Dudeney and Spee’s run at the NCAA Doubles Championship was the farthest by a Gator tandem since 2017. The two sophomores finish their season 16-5 as a pairing and brought down six ranked-duos. Additionally, Dudeney/Spee earned All-American recognition by the ITA for reaching the quarterfinals.
NCAA Doubles Championships | Quarterfinals | May 25
No. 11 Fiona Crawley/Carson Tanguilig (UNC) def. No. 21 Alicia Dudeney/Bente Spee (UF), 6-1, 6-2
NCAA Doubles Championships | Round of 16 | May 24
No. 21 Alicia Dudeney/Bente Spee (UF) def. No. 6 Kylie Collins/Anastasiya Komar (LSU), 6-1, 7-6 (4)
NCAA Singles Championships | Round of 16 | May 24
No. 12 Ayana Akli (South Carolina) def. No. 45 Carly Briggs, 6-4, 7-5
NCAA Doubles Championships | Round of 32 | May 23
No. 21 Alicia Dudeney/Bente Spee (UF) def. No. 43 Adel-Byanu Abidullina/Eliza Askarova (Delaware), 6-4, 5-7 [10-4]
NCAA Singles Championships | Round of 32 | May 23
No. 45 Carly Briggs (UF) def. No. 65 Page Freeman (Notre Dame), 6-2, 6-2
NCAA Singles Championships | Round of 64 | May 22
No. 45 Carly Briggs (UF) def. No. 30 Sydni Ratliff (Ohio State), 7-6 (1), 6-3
No 1 Fiona Crawley (UNC) def. No. 17 Sara Dahlstrom (UF), 6-4, 6-1
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