GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Florida women’s tennis claimed their fourth-straight victory over in-state rival Florida State on Thursday evening, defeating the Seminoles 4-1 at the Alfred A. Ring Tennis Complex.
The Gators (4-1, 0-0 SEC) recorded their 60th all-time victory against FSU (5-2, 0-0 SEC) and now hold a 60-5 lead in the series history.
Florida had an uphill battle to secure their victory on Thursday evening, as the Seminoles secured the doubles point on courts one and three to take a 1-0 lead in the match. Vic Allen and Anna Arkadianou defeated Carly Briggs and Alicia Dudeney, 6-2, before Millie Bissett and Olympe Lancelot defeated the UF team of Emma Shelton and Sophie Williams, 6-3, to secure the point.
It didn’t take long for the Orange & Blue to get on the scoreboard, however, as No. 97 Dudeney pulled-away for a contested 6-4 first set victory over Mila Saric which led into a dominating performance in the second set, 6-2, to even the match at one.
The first lead of the evening for the Gators came by the way of court six and No. 118 Emily De Oliveira. In similar fashion to Dudeney, De Oliveira pulled-away late in the first set over Alice Amendola, 6-4. The sophomore claimed the match victory behind a strong 6-1 second set effort, finished-off by an impressive effort while up 5-1. Trailing 0-40 in the final game, De Oliveira battled her way back and earned the win by way of a 6-minute match point that featured 183 shots.
Holding the 2-1 lead, No. 76 Sara Dahlstrom put the Gators in position to clinch the match after a…
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