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No. 9 Women's Tennis Rallies to Defeat No. 3 Georgia, 4-3
Saturday, April 2, 2005 | Women's Tennis
The University of Florida won its fifth consecutive match, upsetting No. 3 Georgia, 4-3, at the Hopkins Indoor Center. The ninth-ranked Gators (11-2, 5-2 SEC) rallied from a 3-2 deficit to post the thrilling victory and hand the Lady Bulldogs (12-3, 6-1 SEC) their first SEC loss of the year.
"Georgia began the match firing on all cylinders and out-played us in doubles, but we did an unbelievable job of competing in singles," UF head coach Roland Thornqvist said. "There's a point in every season when you have to put up or shut up, and today we came together and showed what we have. It was a gritty performance and I'm so proud of the team."
Florida lost the doubles point for the first time since March 26, 2003, snapping a streak of 36 consecutive regular-season doubles points. But the gritty Gators rallied in singles where juniors Boglarka Berecz and Jennifer Magley claimed wins on their respective courts to give UF a 2-1 lead.
Magley posted her second straight upset over a top-10 opponent with an impressive 6-4, 6-3 victory over fifth-ranked Shadisha Robinson after Berecz topped Jitka Schonfeldova 6-2, 6-3 at the No. 6 position.
However, Georgia claimed the next two singles matches, as freshmen Alex Liles and Whitney Benik fell on courts No. 3 and 4, setting the stage for senior Zerene Reyes and sophomore Nina Suvak, who each used three-set comebacks to carry UF to the thrilling win.
On court No. 2, Reyes defeated 23rd-ranked Natalie Frazier 6-7, 6-4, 6-0 and Suvak grinded out a 7-6, 1-6, 6-4 win over Caroline Basu at No. 5 to keep the Gators in the hunt for the SEC regular season title.
Florida next travels to Knoxville to face No. 25 Tennessee on Sunday afternoon.
Women's College Tennis
Hopkins Indoor Center, Athens, Ga.
Friday, April 01, 2005
Final Score: Florida 4, Georgia 3
Doubles
No. 1 Caroline Basu/Shadisha Robinson (7), UG def. Jennifer Magley/Zerene Reyes (11), UF 8-4*
No. 2 Kelley Hyndman/Evgenia Subbotina, UG def. Whitney Benik/Alex Liles, UF 9-7
No. 3 Jitka Schonfeldova/Natalie Frazier, UG def. Boglarka Bercez/Nina Suvak, UF 8-1
Singles
No. 1 Jennifer Magley (12), UF def. Shadisha Robinson (5), UG 6-4, 6-3
No. 2 Zerene Reyes (17), UF def. Natalie Frazier (23), UG 6-7, 6-4, 6-0
No. 3 Kelley Hyndman, UG def. Alex Liles, UF 6-1, 6-3
No. 4 Evgenia Subbotina, UG def. Whitney Benik, UF 7-6, 6-4
No. 5 Nina Suvak, UF def. Caroline Basu, UG 7-6, 1-6, 6-4
No. 6 Boglarka Berecz (63), UF def. Jitka Schonfeldova, UG 6-2, 6-3
Order of Finish: Doubles-3, 1, 2; Singles-6, 1, 3, 4, 2, 5
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