Florida Begins Play at National Team Indoors Friday vs. Miami
Thursday, February 17, 2011 | Women's Tennis
Freshman Olivia Janowicz (Palm Bay, Fla.), sophomore Allie Will (Boca Raton, Fla.) and UF women's tennis head coach Roland Thornqvist took a few moments to talk with GatorVision OnLine before traveling to Charlottesville, Va., to compete in the ITA National Team Indoor Championships.
The Gators (7-0) enjoyed a successful first road trip last weekend when they defeated No. 4 North Carolina and No. 6 Duke.
On Friday, second-ranked Florida returns to action and plays ninth-ranked Miami (Fla.) in the round of 16 at the ITA National Team Indoor Championships held at the Boar's Head Sports Club.
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The Gators have captured the ITA National Team Indoor Championships title six times, but the last was in 1999. Florida did not compete in the event eight years following that last title, finished runner-up in 2003 and posted a 1-2 record each of the last two seasons.
At last year's Indoor Championships, Florida defeated Michigan 5-2 in the Indoors round of 16, before dropping a 4-3 decision to eventual champion Northwestern. The Gators then ended their stay in Madison, Wis., with a 4-1 loss to UCLA.
Will earned a spot on the 2010 ITA National Indoor Championships All-Tournament for her play during the event at the No. 2 singles position.
Florida is 34-21 all-time against Miami, including last year's 4-0 victory in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Championships.
The Gator's next victory will be the 300th career win for Thornqvist, who is in his 15th year as a head coach, including his 10th season at Florida where he sports a 224-29 record.
2011 ITA National Women's Team Indoor Championships
Hosted by the Boar's Head Sports Club
February 18-21, 2011
First Round, Feb. 18
(1) Stanford vs. (19) Arkansas, 7:30 pm
(8) Michigan vs. (13) Georgia Tech, 7:30 pm
(4) North Carolina vs. (18) Washington, 4 pm
(5) California vs. (20) Northwestern, 4 pm
(11) Tennessee vs. (6) Duke, 12:30 pm
(23) Virginia vs. (3) Baylor, 12:30 pm
(12) Clemson vs. (7) UCLA, 9 am
(9) Miami vs. (2) Florida, 9 am
All times EASTERN
