SEATTLE, Wash.– On day three of ITA Indoor Nationals, the Gators faced Auburn University in Sunday morning’s consolation match. Florida saw a tough opponent in the Tigers, falling 0-4.
On the doubles side Alicia Dudeney and Bentee Spee fought hard against Ariana Arseneault / Angella Okutoyi but dropped 6-4 in the first match. Carly Briggs/Rachel Gailis claimed the second match 6-4 against Selin Ovunc/Carolyn Ansari to force a tiebreaker. Despite the effort, Auburn walked away with the doubles point after freshman pair, Qavia Lopez/Malwina Rowinska fell to DJ Bennett / Adeline Flach 7-6.
Coming into singles 0-1, No.8 Florida attempted to find their rhythm against the Tigers. Dudeney was unable to secure a victory against Bennett in a 3-6,1-6 loss. No.67 Carly Briggs came up short in a 4-6, 2-6 loss against Carolyn Ansari.
Emily de Oliveria dropped her match against Angella Okutoyi, falling 3-6,3-6. The remaining matches went unfinished with Rachel Gailis, Qavia Lopez, and Malwina Rowinska all leading their matches before the contest ended.
The Gators entered ITA Indoor Nationals 4-1, after falling to Michigan in their first loss of the season. Florida is now 4-4 with one non-conference game remaining before heading into conference play.
HEAD COACH ROLAND THORNQVIST SAID:
“It’s always easier to analyze your team after average performances and it’s clear to me that I did a poor job getting us ready for this road swing. We had the lead in doubles match after 30 min in all 4 indoor matches but were unable to finish and that is on me. Clearly, we have to get the three…
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