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SEC Women's Tennis Championship Results - Day 3
April 24, 2010 | Women's Tennis
ATHENS, Ga. ----- The No. 3 and top-seeded Florida Gators needed just an hour and forty minutes to defeat the fifth-seeded South Carolina, 4-0, Saturday morning in semifinal action of the 2010 SEC Women’s Tennis Championships. The match was moved to the Lindsey Hopkins Indoor Facility due to inclement weather, and singles was played first.
The Gators won all four matches in straight sets to roll into the finals. Their first point on court one as 11th-ranked Lauren Embree downed No. 48 Ana Marija Zubori, 6-4, 6-1. The score increased to 2-0 as No. 75 Marrit Boonstra edged 125th-ranked Anya Morgina, 6-2, 6-0. The third Florida win came on court four as 119th-ranked Anastasia Revzina knocked off South Carolina’s Miljana Jocic, 6-4, 6-0, and the clincher came on court as seventh-ranked Allie Will bested No. 108 Dijana Stojic, 6-4, 6-0.
The Gators will move on to face the winner of today’s Tennessee-Ole Miss contest in tomorrow’s championship at 12 p.m. at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex.
QUOTES
Florida Head Coach Roland Thornqvist
“I think today we were physically better and mentally better than we were yesterday. I’m really proud of the way we played. USC is a great team and we were ready for them.”
"Playing back-to-back games has really helped us out, and courts are very similar indoors to outdoors so that isn’t going to effect us much."
"If we happen to have the good fortune of being back here in a month [for the NCAA Championships] we will be better prepared if we have to move inside because of rain."
Freshman Allie Will
"It felt really good and my team was behind me the entire time. Indoors isn’t my favorite, so I had to mentally prepare myself. I knew I was going to have to come out and play tough."
Tennis Match Results
#3 Florida 5, #16 South Carolina 0
Singles competition
1. #11 Lauren Embree (UF) def. #48 Ana Marija Zubori (SC) 6-4, 6-1
2. #7 Allie Will (UF) def. #108 Dijana Stojic (SC) 6-4, 6-0
3. #75 Marrit Boonstra (UF) def. #125 Anya Morgina (SC) 6-2, 6-0
4. #119 Anastasia Revzina (UF) def. Miljana Jocic (SC) 6-4, 6-0
5. Joanna Mather (UF) def. Adriana Pereira (SC) 2-1
6. Madel. Saari-Bystrom (SC) vs. Caroline Hitimana (UF) no result
Doubles competition
1. #18 Ana Marija Zubori/Dijana Stojic (SC) vs. #4 Marrit Boonstra/Allie Will (UF) no result
2. Miljana Jocic/Anya Morgina (SC) vs. #69 Lauren Embree/Joanna Mather (UF) no result
3. Adriana Pereira/Madel. Saari-Bystrom (SC) vs. Caroline Hitimana/Anastasia Revzina (UF) no result
Match Notes:
South Carolina 16-8; National ranking #16
Florida 23-2; National ranking #3
Order of finish: Doubles (); Singles (1,3,4,2)
Official: Carol Cox T-1:40 A-167
SEC Match 10: Tennessee 4, Ole Miss 3
ATHENS, Ga. --- The third-seeded and 13th-ranked Tennessee Lady Volunteers posted a 4-3 victory over second-seeded and No. 17 Mississippi Saturday evening at the Lindsey Hopkins Indoor Courts in semifinal action of the 2010 SEC Women’s Tennis Championships.
The match was played indoors due to inclement weather and began with singles, which the squads split at three apiece. Tennessee then captured the critical doubles point to secure the 4-3 victory and advance to tomorrow’s finals.
With the score knotted at three all, the Vols won the first doubles match on court two as 24th-ranked Zsofia Zubor and Rosalia Alda downed Ole Miss’ Connor Vogel and Gabby Rangel, 8-2. The Rebels answered with a win on court one as No. 12 Karen Nijssen and Kristi Boxx edged the 11th-ranked Vols pair of Caitlin Whoriskey and Maria Sorbello, 8-3. The doubles and match clincher came on three as UT’s Natalie Pluskota and Jennifer Meredith posted an 8-3 decision over Laura van de Stroet and Abby Guthrie to propel Tennessee to the hard-fought win.
In singles earlier today, No. 58 Sorbello started Tennessee off with a 6-2, 6-0 win over No. 110 Nijssen on court two to put UT up 1-0. Tennessee extended the lead to 2-0 as Alda used scores of 6-3, 7-6(2) to defeat Vogel on court three. Mississippi cut it to 2-1 with a win on court four as Guthrie bested Zubor, 1-6, 6-2, 6-2. The Rebels then tied it at two all with 62nd-ranked Boxx’s 4-6, 6-1, 6-3 upset over ninth-ranked Whoriskey on court one. Next off was court five, where Tennessee’s Jennifer Meredith defeated van de Stroet, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(4) to push the Lady Vols to 3-2, but the Rebels answered again with a 6-0, 6-1 win on six as Rangel defeated Katie Lee to even the score at three and set up doubles.
Tennessee advances to tomorrow’s finals match against top-seeded Florida at 12 p.m. The match will likely be played outdoors as originally scheduled, weather permitting. The Gators headed the championship with this morning’s 4-0 win over South Carolina.
QUOTES
Tennessee Head Coach Mike Patrick
“I'm very proud of the girls...they were playing on fumes and just fought so hard. It's really special...we're looking forward to doing the best we can tomorrow.”
Junior Jennifer Meredith
“It’s tough but it’s a ton of fun [competing in a match like this]. The team was counting on me to win, but this is what you practice and train for, But I really like being out there...I like being in that position.”
Tennis Match Results
(Lindsey Hopkins Indoor Courts)
#13 Tennessee 4, #17 Mississippi 3
Singles competition
1. #62 Kristi Boxx (OM) def. #9 Caitlin Whoriskey (UT) 4-6, 6-1, 6-3
2. #58 Maria Sorbello (UT) def. #110 Karen Nijssen (OM) 6-2, 6-0
3. Rosalia Alda (UT) def. Connor Vogel (OM) 6-3, 7-6 (7-2)
4. Abby Guthrie (OM) def. Zsofia Zubor (UT) 1-6, 6-2, 6-2
5. Jennifer Meredith (UT) def. Laura van de Stroet (OM) 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-4)
6. Gabby Rangel (OM) def. Katie Lee (UT) 6-0, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. #12 Karen Nijssen/Kristi Boxx (OM) def. #11 Caitlin Whoriskey/Maria Sorbello (UT) 8-3
2. #24 Zsofia Zubor/Rosalia Alda (UT) def. Connor Vogel/Gabby Rangel (OM) 8-2
3. Natalie Pluskota/Jennifer Meredith (UT) def. Laura van de Stroet/Abby Guthrie (OM) 8-3
Match Notes:
Tennessee 16-7; National ranking #13
Mississippi 15-5; National ranking #17
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (2,3,4,1,5,6)
Official: Carol Cox T-4:38 A-173
