Gators Open ITA All-American Tournament with Duo in Pre-Qualifiers
Senior pair Alicia Dudeney<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-tennis/roster/alicia-dudeney/16980> and Bente Spee<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-tennis/roster/bente-spee/16983> will compete Saturday evening in hopes of securing a spot in the 2024 All-American Championships.
CARY, N.C.- A select number of Gators will play at the 2024 ITA All-American Championships in Cary, N.C. The highly competitive tournament has three stages; pre-qualifying, qualifying, and main draw. Florida will have representation in all categories.
Pre-qualifying doubles will begin on Saturday, Sept. 21 with a field of 32. Florida’s Bente Spee<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-tennis/roster/bente-spee/16983> and Alicia Dudeney<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-tennis/roster/alicia-dudeney/16980> were selected to compete and will face off against Kennedy Gibbs and Na Dong from Baylor. Gibbs and Dong are currently ranked No. 76, and are well known in the Big 12 Conference for their double’s success. The matchup is set to begin at 4 p.m.
Spee and Dudeney are coming off a 2-1 weekend at the Kitty Harrison Invitational (Sept. 13-15). The duo found success in their initial matches defeating Old Dominion and Duke. Their first victory of the 2024-25 season was over No. 77 ranked Sophia Johnson and Lidiia Rasskouskaia. The Gators defeated Old Dominion 6-4 and followed up with another 6-4 win over Duke’s Emma Jackson and Shavit Kimchi.
Bente Spee<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-tennis/roster/bente-spee/16983> and Alicia Dudeney’s<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-tennis/roster/alicia-dudeney/16980> sole loss was against North Carolina, the 2023 NCAA champions. The Florida duo fell to Carson Tanguilig and Susana Maltby in an all-out battle with a final score of 7-6(2).
Pre-Qualifying Match Coverage:
Tournament Page<https://colleges.wearecollegetennis.com/Competitions/ITA/Tournaments/Overview/99ac22fb-6f27-407e-b570-66c41fbab1db>
The draw<https://colleges.wearecollegetennis.com/Competitions/ITA/Tournaments/draws/99AC22FB-6F27-407E-B570-66C41FBAB1DB/02B20D34-E4C7-40F4-8C7D-C0A1546719A2>
Live Stream<https://web.playsight.com/facility/town-of-cary/home>
Pre-Qualifying Schedule:
Saturday, Sept. 21 – Singles R128, Doubles R32
Sunday, Sept. 22 – Singles R64, Singles Cons. R64, Singles R32, Doubles R16, Doubles Cons. R16
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