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Florida Comes Up Short at ITA Indoor National Championships
* SEATTLE, Wash.– On day three of ITA Indoor Nationals, the Gators faced Auburn University in Sunday morning’s consolation match. Florida saw a tough opponent in the Tigers, falling 0-4.
On the doubles side Alicia Dudeney<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-tennis/roster/alicia-dudeney/16142> and Bentee Spee fought hard against Ariana Arseneault / Angella Okutoyi but dropped 6-4 in the first match. Carly Briggs<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-tennis/roster/carly-briggs/16139>/Rachel Gailis<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-tennis/roster/rachel-gailis/16143> claimed the second match 6-4 against Selin Ovunc/Carolyn Ansari to force a tiebreaker. Despite the effort, Auburn walked away with the doubles point after freshman pair, Qavia Lopez<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-tennis/roster/qavia-lopez/16283>/Malwina Rowinska<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-tennis/roster/malwina-rowinska/16397> fell to DJ Bennett / Adeline Flach 7-6.
Coming into singles 0-1, No.8 Florida attempted to find their rhythm against the Tigers. Dudeney was unable to secure a victory against Bennett in a 3-6,1-6 loss. No.67 Carly Briggs<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-tennis/roster/carly-briggs/16139> came up short in a 4-6, 2-6 loss against Carolyn Ansari.
Emily de Oliveria dropped her match against Angella Okutoyi, falling 3-6,3-6. The remaining matches went unfinished with Rachel Gailis<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-tennis/roster/rachel-gailis/16143>, Qavia Lopez<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-tennis/roster/qavia-lopez/16283>, and Malwina Rowinska<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-tennis/roster/malwina-rowinska/16397> all leading their matches before the contest ended.
The Gators entered ITA Indoor Nationals 4-1, after falling to Michigan in their first loss of the season. Florida is now 4-4 with one non-conference game remaining before heading into conference play.
HEAD COACH ROLAND THORNQVIST SAID:
“It’s always easier to analyze your team after average performances and it’s clear to me that I did a poor job getting us ready for this road swing. We had the lead in doubles match after 30 min in all 4 indoor matches but were unable to finish and that is on me. Clearly, we have to get the three injured players healthy again but my guess is the disappointment of losing these matches will propel us to become a better, more aggressive team. And that journey begins next week.”
Singles: (Order of Finish: 4, 1, 3)
1. Carolyn Ansari (AUB) def. Carly Briggs<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-tennis/roster/carly-briggs/16139> (UF) 6-4, 6-2
2. Rachel Gailis<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-tennis/roster/rachel-gailis/16143> (UF) vs. Ariana Arseneault (AUB) 7-6, 1-1, unfinished
3. Angella Okutoyi (AUB) def. Emily de Oliveira (UF) 6-3, 6-3
4. DJ Bennett (AUB) def. Alicia Dudeney<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-tennis/roster/alicia-dudeney/16142> 6-3, 6-1
5. Qavia Lopez<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-tennis/roster/qavia-lopez/16283> (UF) vs. Selin Ovunc (AUB) 6-3, 5-3, unfinished
6. Malwina Rowinska<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-tennis/roster/malwina-rowinska/16397> (UF) vs. Adeline Flach (AUB) 6-3, 4-4, unfinished
Doubles: (Order of Finish: 1,3,2)
1. Ariana Arseneault / Angella Okutoyi (AUB) def, Alicia Dudeney<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-tennis/roster/alicia-dudeney/16142>/Bente Spee<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-tennis/roster/bente-spee/16144> (UF) 6-4
2. DJ Bennett / Adeline Flach (AUB) def. Qavia Lopez<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-tennis/roster/qavia-lopez/16283>/Malwina Rowinska<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-tennis/roster/malwina-rowinska/16397> (UF) 7-6
3. Carly Briggs<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-tennis/roster/carly-briggs/16139>/Rachel Gailis<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-tennis/roster/rachel-gailis/16143> (UF) def. Selin Ovunc / Carolyn Ansari (AUB) 6-4
NEXT UP:
The Gators’ next contest will be against Pepperdine in Lake Nona, Florida. The match is set for Sunday, February 25 at 12 p.m.
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