WACO, Texas – Florida women’s tennis earned an impressive victory on the road at Baylor on Sunday afternoon, taking down the Bears, 6-1, in Waco.
Ranked No. 18 in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s rankings, Florida (3-1, 0-0 SEC), earned their best win of the season with Baylor (6-2, 0-0 Big 12) receiving votes in the most recent ITA poll.
The Gators got off to a quick start on Sunday afternoon, taking the early 1-0 match lead after claiming the doubles point. The No. 58 squad of Rachel Gailis and Bente Spee pulled away from Alina Shcherbinina and Anita Sahdiieva for a 6-3 win before Emma Shelton and Sophie Williams downed Isabella Harvison and Danielle Tuhten on court three, 6-4, to secure the doubles point.
In singles competition, Sara Dahlstrom made her first appearance on court three of the season. Matched up with Paula Baranano, Dahlstrom kept her perfect mark on the season after recording back-to-back bagels for a 6-0, 6-0 victory, extending Florida’s lead to 2-0.
Not even five minutes later, Emily De Oliveira locked-down her court to push the Orange & Blue’s lead to 3-0. The sophomore took command early with an impressive 6-1 first set and one-upped herself in the second, dominating for the 6-0 set and match victory.
Needing just one more point to secure the match, Gailis delivered for the Gators on court five. The freshman, trailing 4-3 midway through the first set, battled back to win the opening frame, 6-4. Gailis raced-out to a 3-0 lead in the second, but Tuhten responded by evening the set at four late in the afternoon. Gailis…
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