No. 2 UF Women's Tennis Plays No. 20 Florida State Tuesday in Tallahassee
Monday, February 28, 2011 | Women's Tennis
After a well-deserved week break from competition, the second-ranked Florida women's tennis team returns to the court for a trio of road matches this week, two versus top-20 ranking teams.
The Gators (10-1) first travel to Tallahassee where they play instate foe and 20th-ranked Florida State (4-2, 1-1 ACC) on Tuesday, before turning their attention to Southeastern Conference action, which gets underway on Friday.
Tuesday's match at the Scott Speicher Tennis Center is slated to begin at 4 p.m. ET.
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Florida holds a commanding 50-1 all-time record against Florida State, including a 19-1 mark in matches played in Tallahassee. The Seminoles' lone win in the series was on Feb. 28, 2009, when FSU captured the 5-2 decision and halted its winless streak versus the Gators.
Florida swept FSU, 7-0, last year in Gainesville, and Tuesday's match-up marks the first meeting in Tallahassee since the Seminoles' victory in the series.
Florida owns a remarkable 188-33 record against in-state rivals and has reeled off 10 straight victories against Sunshine State opponents, with the most recent a 4-1 win against No. 9 Miami (Fla.) in the ITA National Team Indoor Championships round of 16 on Feb. 18.
The Gators most recently played four consecutive days, Feb. 18-21) and defeated No. 9 Miami, No. 16 Clemson and No. 6 Duke and advanced to ITA National Team Indoor Championships final, where they fell to top-ranked Stanford 4-2.
Sophomore Allie Will (Boca Raton, Fla.) is a team-best 18-2 in singles this year, including a 9-0 record in dual-match play.
Sophomore Lauren Embree (Marco Island, Fla.) is 8-0 on the singles court this season and has been pairing with junior Joanna Mather (Duluth, Ga.) at the No. 2 doubles position, where the team has compiled a 10-4 record this year and won nine consecutive matches entering Tuesday's action.
