Saturday marked a perfect day for Florida freshmen Alicia Dudeney and Bente Spee.
ATHENS, Ga. – Freshman duo Alicia Dudeney and Bente Spee put together a perfect outing between doubles and singles competition on day two of the Georgia Invitational.
After splitting a pair of doubles matches on Friday, the underclassmen bounced back on Saturday morning to earn a hard-fought victory over Shvets and Rodilosso of Princeton, holding off the Tigers, 8-7 (4).
Following the morning victory, Spee found herself matched-up with Princeton’s Grace Joyce in singles competition. Looking to stay perfect for the weekend in singles, Spee responded after falling in the first set, 6-7(3), taking the final two sets 6-2, 7-5.
Dudeney, seeking her first singles win of the weekend, capture a convincing victory over Central Florida’s Jaleesa Leslie. Hanging on for a 6-4 win in the opening set, Dudeney was in control of the second set, blanking Leslie for the 6-0 victory.
Day three of the Georgia Invitational is slated to begin at 8 a.m. ET with round three of the singles rotation.
DAY TWO SINGLES
Spee def. Joyce (Princeton): 6-7(3), 6-2, 7-5
Dudeney def. Leslie (UCF): 6-4, 6-2
DAY TWO DOUBLES
Dudeney/Spee def. Shvets/Rodilosso (Princeton): 8-7(4)
DAY ONE SINGLES
No. 66 Morgan Coppoc (Georgia) def. Alicia Dudeney: 7-5, 6-3
Spee def. Nandini Sharma (UCF): 6-3, 6-4
DAY ONE DOUBLES
Dudeney/Spee def. Zeleva/Levashova (UCF): 8-5
Grant/Reasco (Georgia) def. Dudeney/Spee: 8-6
QUOTEABLES
Assistant Coach Lauren Embree
“Alicia and Bente played clean and efficient tennis today. I thought they competed very well from start to finish, even when faced with some challenging moments in each of their matches. I am very proud to see their progress in each match they play and am looking forward to building on this as the season continues.”
NOTEABLES
– Dudeney’s doubles record in the fall moves to 10-5 while Spee sits at 5-6.
– Spee improved to 8-5 for the fall campaign in singles competition while Dudeney is currently 9-3.
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