(Revised Daily Schedule) Women's Tennis Hosts Bedford Cup, Oct. 10-13
Wednesday, October 9, 2013 | Women's Tennis
The Gators play host to the Bedford Cup that begins Thur., Oct. 10 at the Ring Tennis Complex. Action begins each day at 9 a.m. with doubles competition and admission is free.
This is the only home event during the fall for the Gators.
The four-day singles and doubles event features competitors from 9 of 11 different Division I schools within the state of Florida.
There is a 64-player singles draw and a 32-team doubles draw, as well as a consolation draw featuring first-round singles losers only.
Four members of the University of Florida squad will be battling intrastate foes for the trophy, including all three Gator freshmen in Kourtney Keegan, Stefanie Stojic and Belinda Woolcock, as well as senior Olivia Janowicz, who is the top-seed at the Bedford Cup.
Quoting Coach Roland Thornqvist:
“It will be nice to finally play at home.
“We'll get a good look at our players at home and hopefully, we'll have a little bit of a crowd. It's always nice to play at home, particularly during the fall, be able to sleep in our own beds. We're going through a stretch now when we're playing almost every weekend.
“We had a good month of practice in September and hopefully now reap the rewards of that hard work.” – UF head coach Roland Thornqvist
The Skinny on the Bedford Cup
· Schools Competing: Bethune-Cookman, Florida, Florida A&M, Florida Gulf Coast, Florida State, North Florida, Stetson, UCF, USF
· Gators Competing: Olivia Janowicz, Kourtney Keegan, Stefanie Stojic, Belinda Woolcock
· Daily Schedule (REVISED WEDNESDAY EVENING):
o Thursday – 9 a.m.: Doubles (1R), followed by Singles (1R) and Singles (Consolation 1R)
o Friday – 9 a.m.: Doubles (2R), followed by Singles (2R, 3R)
o Saturday – 9 a.m.: Doubles (QF, SF) followed by Singles (QF)
o Sunday – 9 a.m.: Doubles (Final) followed by Singles (SF, Final)
· Parking: restrictions in the Law School parking lot, located directly next to the Tennis Complex, is waved and fans may park there free of charge
· Results:
o Updated a few times each day to www.GatorZone.com
o Updated draws can be viewed each day as a PDF file on the Women's Tennis Home Page > Schedule > Notes (Pre)
o Twitter updates throughout @GatorZoneTennis and using #BedfordCup
Gator Bytes
· Olivia Janowicz has 98 career singles wins, aiming to become the 25th Gator to reach the century milestone
· Freshman Stefanie Stojic will be making her collegiate debut
Gator First Round Match-Ups
Singles
Janowicz – first round bye
Keegan – first round bye
Stojic vs. Olaya Garrido-Riyas, USF
Woolcock – first round bye
Doubles
Keegan / Woolcock – first round bye
Janowicz / Stojic – first round bye
For all of the latest information on Florida women's tennis:
Official Website: http://www.gatorzone.com/tennis/women/
Twitter: @GatorZoneTennis and @GatorZoneNews
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