Gators women’s tennis suffer woes in second day of NCAA Championships
As Day 2 of the NCAA Division I Championships came to an end on Thursday, the participating Gators found themselves nearly wiped from the brackets.
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As Day 2 of the NCAA Division I Championships came to an end on Thursday, the participating Gators found themselves nearly wiped from the brackets.
Seniors Anna Danilina and Josie Kuhlman advanced on to the second round at the NCAA Division I Women’s Tennis Singles Championships on Wednesday.
When freshman Katie Kubicz’s final shot went just a little too wide, the Florida Gators NCAA Tournament run sailed away with it.
Only when senior Peggy Porter swung her racket a final time in her clinching victory did the Gators let up their relentless assault against their first opponent at the NCAA Tournament.
During its national championship run in 2017, the Florida women’s tennis team lost to Vanderbilt in both the final match of the regular season and the final match of the SEC Tournament, but it did beat the Commodores during the semifinals of the NCAA Tournament.
Last year, Florida’s women’s tennis team fell to Vanderbilt in the championship match of the SEC tournament. This year, it was more of the same.
In Florida’s match against Arkansas on Saturday, one could not spell “clincher” without senior Josie Kuhlman.
Last Saturday, senior Peggy Porter could only watch helplessly as she lost the decisive singles match in Florida’s 4-3 defeat against Vanderbilt to end the regular season.
When Victoria Emma takes the court this morning against LSU for the quarterfinal round of the SEC Tournament, there won’t be a smile on her face.
The Florida Gators women’s tennis team is feeling major déjà vu.
Florida senior Peggy Porter saw a 3-1 lead slip away in her second set against opponent Summer Dvorak on Saturday at the Ring Tennis Complex in Gainesville. When the fate of the SEC regular season championship rested in her hands and she was up 4-1 in the third set, she was determined not to let it happen again.
When the ball popped into the air, senior Anna Danilina began a backwards gallop. She raised her racket as high as her arm would allow and spiked the ball across the center of the court. Her opponent, Kentucky’s Emily Fanning, could only watch helplessly.
With their victory against South Carolina last Saturday, the SEC race has found itself in a three-way tie.
When senior Josie Kuhlman clinched the match and sealed a road victory over No. 5 South Carolina, she didn’t jump, scream or shout.
With three matches left in the regular season, the Florida women’s tennis team (14-6, 9-1 SEC) is second in the SEC standings. Right below it is Vanderbilt (16-3, 8-1 SEC) and Georgia (12-5, 7-3 SEC), two teams that have defeated Florida this year.
If the Florida women’s tennis team was expecting an ordinary contest walking into its match against Texas at the USTA Campus on Easter Sunday, it was sorely mistaken.
Senior Anna Danilina crouched on the court as the crowd behind her at the Ring Tennis Complex clapped in unison. Her opponent, Missouri’s Selena Nash, was one point away from losing to Danilia in a singles match and it was her turn to serve.
Freshman Katie Kubicz was on autopilot.
So far this season, the Arkansas women’s tennis team is 5-11 overall, only has one win in SEC play and is on a current six-match losing streak.
With the Alabama sun beating down upon them, Florida’s McCartney Kessler and Auburn’s Georgie Axon found themselves in the middle of a back-and-forth slugfest.