Brooke Austin was named the SEC Player of the Week on Wednesday morning.
Austin Garners SEC Player of the Week Award
Wednesday, February 17, 2016 | Women's Tennis
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Sophomore Brooke Austin of the No. 3 University of Florida women's tennis team was named the Southeastern Conference Player of the Week on Wednesday, February 17, the conference office announced this morning.
Austin grabbed four match victories over the weekend where the Gators went 2-0 against a pair of Top-30 teams. Singles action saw the Indianapolis, Ind. native cruise to a 6-1, 6-1 match win over Baylor's Kiah Generette on Saturday afternoon. Sunday, the Gator sophomore clinched the match for the Orange and Blue over No. 20 Clemson with a 6-0, 6-2 win over No. 11 Joana Eidukonyte.
On the doubles courts, Austin and Kourtney Keegan clinched the doubles point for UF in both matches this weekend. The tandem swept Baylor's Shankle and Van Zyl on Saturday. Austin and Keegan showed their resilience as the No. 16-ranked doubles team on Sunday against Navarro and Broomfield of Clemson. After falling behind 5-3, the Florida pair would take four straight games and the match from the Tiger duo.
The match wins this weekend were number 150 and 151 in the Gators' current home dual match winning streak at the Ring Tennis Complex. UF will not compete in matches this weekend. The Gators will travel to the west coast next weekend to take on the No. 1-ranked team in the country, the California Bears on Friday, February 26 followed by No. 14 Stanford on Sunday.
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Austin grabbed four match victories over the weekend where the Gators went 2-0 against a pair of Top-30 teams. Singles action saw the Indianapolis, Ind. native cruise to a 6-1, 6-1 match win over Baylor's Kiah Generette on Saturday afternoon. Sunday, the Gator sophomore clinched the match for the Orange and Blue over No. 20 Clemson with a 6-0, 6-2 win over No. 11 Joana Eidukonyte.
On the doubles courts, Austin and Kourtney Keegan clinched the doubles point for UF in both matches this weekend. The tandem swept Baylor's Shankle and Van Zyl on Saturday. Austin and Keegan showed their resilience as the No. 16-ranked doubles team on Sunday against Navarro and Broomfield of Clemson. After falling behind 5-3, the Florida pair would take four straight games and the match from the Tiger duo.
The match wins this weekend were number 150 and 151 in the Gators' current home dual match winning streak at the Ring Tennis Complex. UF will not compete in matches this weekend. The Gators will travel to the west coast next weekend to take on the No. 1-ranked team in the country, the California Bears on Friday, February 26 followed by No. 14 Stanford on Sunday.
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