Florida Gators
#46 LSU
Florida Rolls Past LSU, 4-0
Saturday, March 7, 2015 | Women's Tennis
BATON ROUGE, La. – Florida is off to a red hot start on the road, as the No. 2 Gators topped the No. 46 LSU Tigers, 4-0, at W. T. 'Dub' Robinson Stadium Friday evening.
Junior No. 16-ranked Brianna Morgan clinched her fifth match of the season with a straight-set victory over Noel Scott, 6-3, 6-2. Freshman No. 9 Josie Kuhlman defeated No. 112 Skylar Kuykendall, 6-3, 6-2, and No. 39 Kourtney Keegan earned a win on Court 5 over LSU's Ella Taylor, 6-2, 6-3, to help lift the team to victory.
The Gators started off strong in doubles, as Spencer Liang and Belinda Woolcock kicked off the tandem event with an 8-5 win at the No. 3 position. No. 5-ranked pairing Brooke Austin and Keegan trailed, 6-5, but took three straight games to clinch the early point.
Florida continues their conference road swing at Texas A&M on Sunday, March 8 for a 12 p.m. contest.
| 2015 University of Florida Women's Tennis | ||||||
| W.T. 'Dub' Robinson Stadium | ||||||
| Baton Rouge, La. | ||||||
| Friday, March 6, 2015 | ||||||
| Doubles | FLORIDA | vs | LSU | Winner |
| Score/match length |
| Brooke Austin (5) | Joana Vale Costa | |||||
| No. 1 - | Kourtney Keegan (5) | Noel Scott | UF* | 8-6 | ||
| Josie Kuhlman (18) | Skylar Kuykendall | |||||
| No. 2 - | Peggy Porter (18) | Abigail Owens | LSU | 8-5 | ||
| Spencer Liang | Skylar Holloway | |||||
| No. 3 - | Belinda Woolcock | Amanda Atanasson | UF | 8-5 | ||
| Singles | FLORIDA | vs | LSU | Winner |
| Score/match length |
| No. 1 - | Brooke Austin (5) | Joana Vale Costa (38) | DNF | 3-6, 6-2, 0-3, DNF | ||
| No. 2 - | Josie Kuhlman (9) | Skylar Kuykendall (112) | UF | 6-3, 6-2 | ||
| No. 3 - | Brianna Morgan (16) | Noel Scott | UF* | 6-3, 6-2 | ||
| No. 4 - | Belinda Woolcock (26) | Abigail Owens | DNF | 7-5, 2-3, DNF | ||
| No. 5 - | Kourtney Keegan (39) | Ella Taylor | UF | 6-2, 6-3 | ||
| No. 6 - | Spencer Liang | Skylar Holloway | DNF | 6-4, 1-2, DNF | ||
| FINAL SCORE: | Florida – 4 | LSU – 0 | * Clinched victory | |||
| Records: | Florida 11-1, 3-0 | LSU 9-5, 1-2 | ||||
| Order of Finish: | Doubles: 3, 2, 1* | Singles: 2, 5, 3* | ||||
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Quotes from the Match
Thornqvist's Thoughts – Head Coach Roland Thornqvist
On starting the four-match road stretch with a win…
It's always good to get a win on the road Spencer [Liang] and Belinda [Woolcock] continue to anchor us in doubles at that No. 3 position, and Brooke [Austin] and Kourtney [Keegan] showed great poise in battling back from being down to clinch the doubles point. We went right to work in singles and got all three wins in straight sets. This is a solid singles line-up and as long as we can stay healthy, I'm confident this team will continue to be successful in the next three matches on the road.
Florida vs. LSU:
Florida holds a 41-1 all-time record versus Louisiana State.
Florida vs. SEC Teams:
Florida boasts a 430-9 all-time record against Southeastern Conference teams including postseason matchups. Additionally, the Gators own a 363-19 mark in regular-season SEC matches (3-0 this season).
Going the Distance in Doubles:
The Gators improved to 8-0 when winning the doubles point this season. No. 5-ranked Brooke Austin and Kourtney Keegan and No. 3 pairing Spencer Liang and Belinda Woolcock have both dropped just one match in dual match doubles.
Big Stage Bri:
Junior Brianna Morgan has clinched a team-leading five matches for the Gators.
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