TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – After dropping their past two matches, the Florida women’s tennis team bounced back with a 4-1 win over the No. 61 Alabama Crimson Tide Friday evening.
The Gators (14-6, 8-4 SEC) are winners of six of their past eight, and recorded their sixth road win of the season in the victory over the Crimson Tide (12-10, 5-7 SEC).
For the 13th time this season, Florida won the doubles point, improving to 12-1 when winning the early tone setter.
After initially trailing early at No. 2 doubles, Carly Briggs/Rachel Gailis, the 74th ranked duo in the country, stormed back to take court two 6-3, giving the Gators a pivotal early win on the doubles courts.
The 49th ranked tandem of Alicia Dudeney/Bente Spee secured the early lead for the Gators, winning 7-5 at No. 1 doubles over Alabama’s top team and 32nd ranked Anne Marie Hiser/Loudmilla Bencheikh.
On court three, Emma Shelton and Sophie Williams were locked in a 5-5 match when the point was clinched.
Florida tallied five first-set wins to start off singles play, only dropping on court five in a tiebreaker scenario.
Sara Dahlstrom, ranked No. 37 in the latest ITA rankings, made quick work at No. 1 singles against No. 114 Loudmilla Benecheikh, winning 6-1, 6-1. The Stockholm, Sweden earned her 11th dual singles victory this season, and her fifth at the top singles spot.
Gailis followed with a straight-set victory of her own, winning 6-3, 6-2 to knock off Anna Parkhomenko of Alabama. The freshman now has won six-straight singles matches down the final stretch of the regular season.
After a Crimson Tide win at No. 5 singles, No. 96…
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