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Freshman Olivia Janowicz was unable to complete her run at a title
at the Freeman Memorial Championships on Sunday as she lost to
Maria Sanchez of USC in straight sets.
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The Gators’ talented rookie (ranked No. 22) faced her toughest
opponent of the season in No. 3 Sanchez, a senior with plenty of
experience in big time situations.
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Janowicz showed well, but fell to Sanchez 6-3, 6-0.
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“She played great tennis from the first day to the last day,” coach
Roland Thornqvist said. “She got outplayed today but Maria is
clearly one of the nation’s better players.”
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However, in doubles action, Janowicz and Alex Cercone picked up a
good win over Stanford’s pair of Carolyn McVeigh and Stacey Van
(8-2).
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other action, No. 30 Joanna Mather defeated No. 74 Micaela Hein of
Arizona State (6-2, 6-2) and No. 28 Cercone fell to Hein’s
teammate, No. 34 Kelcy McKenna (7-5, 6-4).
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was happy with the way Alex played as well, particularly in
doubles,” Thornqvist said. “She played well, but not quite well
enough to win.”
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Thornqvist said all three of the team’s freshmen could improve
their strength and conditioning in order to take their game up a
notch.
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Mather and Lauren Embree played a tough match against North
Carolina’s No. 8 pair of Shinann Featherston and Lauren McHale, but
lost 8-6.
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The men’s team was officially eliminated on Sunday at the
Southeastern Conference Indoor Championships as Sekou Bangoura Jr.
and Alexandre Lacroix both lost their quarterfinals matches.
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Following a three-set victory on Saturday, Bangoura faced a tough
opponent in Tennessee’s John-Patrick Smith, who was ranked No. 1 in
singles for much of the 2010 season.
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Smith proved why he was named a 2010 ITA All-American and the 2010
SEC Player of the Year by quickly taking down Bangoura 6-2,
6-1.
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No. 4 Lacroix was surprisingly upset by No. 53 Wil Spencer of
Georgia in straights sets (6-1, 6-3).
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The top-seeded duo of Lacroix and Nassim Slilam also lost their
doubles quarterfinal match against against Tennessee’s pair of
Smith and Boris Conik, who will play in the doubles finals on
Monday.
