Gainesville, Fla. – No. 18 South Carolina women’s tennis will wrap up the regular season in Gainesville, taking on No. 13 Florida. The match will take place on Saturday at 11:00 a.m.
Admission is free and live stats and streaming for the match will be available here.
Gamecock Notables
- South Carolina is 16-5 on the season and 8-4 in conference play. The Gamecocks are 4-3 when playing on the road this season.
- Ayana Akli and Sarah Hamner both make appearances in the ITA singles rankings – Akli at No. 7 and Hamner at No. 16.
- Akli is 24-9 overall this season and 11-5 in dual matches, all from the top of the lineup. She has 12 wins over ranked opponents this season.
- Hamner is a team-leading 29-6 overall this season. She is 16-1 in dual matches and is currently on a nine-match win streak.
- Also with an impressive win streak is Olympe Lancelot. The junior who plays at the No. 6 position started the dual season 0-4 and has since gone 11-3 and has won each of her last seven matches.
- In the doubles rankings, Akli and Hamner come in at No. 21 while Akli and Lancelot are No. 61.
- Akli and Hamner are 7-4 in dual matches with a 6-3 mark in conference play, all from the top of the lineup.
- Akli and Lancelot are 7-2 this season but have not played together since February.
Scouting Florida
- The Gators are 14-7 this season with a 10-2 mark in SEC play. They are 8-1 on their home courts and enter the competition on a nine-match win streak.
- There are five Gators in the ITA singles rankings – No. 11 Rachel Gailis, No. 65 Sara Dahlstrom, No. 67 Emily de Oliveira, No. 80 Carly Briggs, and No. 115 Qavia Lopez.
- Gailis has held primary duties at the top of the singles lineup. She is 19-5 overall and 13-4 in dual matches. She has an 8-2 mark in SEC play.
- Dahlstrom is 9-5 overall this season and has played at the Nos. 2, 3, and 4 positions. She is 5-1 in SEC matches.
- Oliveira is 10-9 overall but 1-5 in dual play. She has not seen singles action in any SEC matches this season.
- Briggs has rotated through the top three positions in the lineup this season and has a 13-14 overall record with a 7-2 mark in SEC play.
- Lopez is the reigning SEC Freshman of the Week and has an impressive 21-9 record. She is 13-3 in dual matches and 9-2 in SEC play, primarily from the No. 5 position.
- In the doubles rankings, Alicia Dudeney and Malwina Rowinska come in at No. 45. They are a perfect 5-0 together from the top of the lineup.
Series History versus Florida
- Florida leads the…