UF WTN: Gators Tennis to Take on No.5 Michigan

Florida is set to play Michigan for the second straight season and is looking to add another win to their undefeated record of 4-0.

ANN ARBOR, MI. – The No. 8 ranked Gators will travel to Ann Arbor Tuesday night and face the fifth-ranked Michigan Wolverines. The road contest will mark Florida’s first top-ten matchup of the year and be a significant glimpse into what the 2024 season holds for the Gators.  Doubles will kick off at 5 p.m. and singles will immediately follow.

Michigan currently has one doubles pair in the top 50: No. 8 Jaedan Brown/Kari Miller and three players ranked in the top 50 for singles: No.10 Kari Miller, No.39 Julia Fliegner, and No.47 Lily Jones. Overall Michigan is 4-1 to start their 2024 season and has seen wins over Oklahoma (4-3), Utah (4-0), Arkansas (4-0), and Virginia (5-2). In their last time out, Michigan fell to No. 3 Oklahoma State (2-4), to tally their only loss thus far into the season.

GATORS LAST TIME OUT
Florida will enter Tuesday’s contest undefeated with their most recent match resulting in a 4-2 win over Florida State. The Gators win over the Seminoles was Saturday evening at College MatchDay. Florida grabbed the doubles point fairly quickly with wins from Alicia Dudeney<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-tennis/roster/alicia-dudeney/16142>/Bente Spee<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-tennis/roster/bente-spee/16144> and Carly Briggs<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-tennis/roster/carly-briggs/16139>/Rachel Gailis<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-tennis/roster/rachel-gailis/16143>, both closing out at 6-2. In the singles category, the final three wins to take the match came from Alicia Dudeney<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-tennis/roster/alicia-dudeney/16142>, Rachel Gailis<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-tennis/roster/rachel-gailis/16143>, and Carly Briggs<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-tennis/roster/carly-briggs/16139>.

WEEKEND COVERAGE
Full coverage of this weekend can be found through the following links:
Live Stream<https://mgoblue.com/watch/live>
Live Stats<https://www.sidearmstats.com/umichigan/tennis/live-scoring-dual-w-20240206.html>

ITA RANKINGS
Florida finds itself ranked No. 8 in the latest Intercollegiate Tennis Association rankings. Three Gators are ranked in singles competition: Emily De Oliveria at No. 23, Carly Briggs<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-tennis/roster/carly-briggs/16139> at No. 38, and Rachel Gailis<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-tennis/roster/rachel-gailis/16143> sitting at No. 63. On the doubles side, Malwina Rowinska<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-tennis/roster/malwina-rowinska/16397>/ Qavia Lopez<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-tennis/roster/qavia-lopez/16283> are ranked at No. 38 and Bente Spee<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-tennis/roster/bente-spee/16144>/Sara Dahlstrom<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-tennis/roster/sara-dahlstrom/16140> sit at No. 55.

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