AUBURN, Ala. – The 17th ranked Florida women’s tennis team completed their regular season Sunday afternoon, defeating the No. 15 Auburn Tigers 5-2.
The Gators (15-6, 9-4 SEC) earned their second-highest ranked win of the season, and best ranked road victory this season today against Auburn (18-7, 8-5 SEC). Florida recorded five top-35 wins this regular season.
In doubles, the Gators snatched their 14th doubles win of the year, and are 13-1 overall when they win the critical opening point.
Florida’s top doubles team of Alicia Dudeney/Bente Spee continued their hot streak, posting a 6-0 bagel against No. 24 Arseneault/Ansari of Auburn. Florida’s No. 49 nationally ranked tandem has won seven-straight at No. 1 doubles, with three of those wins coming against top-35 doubles teams.
Carly Briggs/Rachel Gailis, the No. 74 ranked doubles team, made quick work at No. 2 doubles, winning 6-1 over the Tigers’ Flach/Okutoyi for their sixth dual doubles win of the spring, as the Gators entered singles play up 1-0.
Florida started off singles play with five first-set victories to jump out with an early edge.
After a Tiger win at three singles, Emily De Oliveira, playing No. 5 singles, gave the Gators the lead right back, winning 6-2 in the first set before clawing out a 7-6 win in the second set. The Bradenton, Florida native now has 12 dual singles wins this season.
Auburn tied the match with a three-set victory from No. 43 Carolyn Ansari over No. 38 Carly Briggs on court two. Briggs got ahead early in the first set, but couldn’t hold off Ansari’s push.
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