Florida and Tigers Set for Top-20 Match Up in SEC Quarterfinals

Friday, April 22

Baton Rouge, La.

3:00 PM

Florida Gators

LSU

The Gators are set for a Top-20 match up with the hometown LSU Tigers on Friday at 3 p.m. ET

Florida and Tigers Set for Top-20 Match Up in SEC Quarterfinals

Thursday, April 21, 2016 | Women's Tennis

By: Grace Duggan

BATON ROUGE, La. - The No. 3 University of Florida women's tennis team begins the 2016 SEC Women's Tennis Tournament in the quarterfinal round with the No. 20 LSU Tigers. The Gators are the No. 1 seed in the tournament after finishing the 2016 SEC regular season with a perfect 13-0 record.
LSU defeated the Kentucky Wildcats in a dramatic fashion, 4-3 on Thursday afternoon in front of their home crowd. The Gators completed the regular season by sweeping three of their opponents.
UF will compete with LSU on Friday at 3 p.m. ET at the LSU Tennis Center with a chance to advance to the semifinals where they were upset by Vanderbilt in last year's SEC Tournament.
Last Serve with the Tigers
Florida defeated the Tigers, 6-1 on March 31^st in Gainesville. After grabbing the doubles point, the Gators secured five singles victories on their way to another SEC win at the Ring Tennis Complex.

Series History against LSU
Florida leads the all-time series, 42-1.

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Gators at the SEC Tournament
UF is 70-9 all-time in the SEC Tournament and 27-1 in quarterfinal matches. The Orange and Blue have won 19 tournament titles in the 28-year history of the event.

SEC Champions
With last Friday night's sweep of rival Georgia, the Gators clinched the program's 24^th SEC Regular Season Championship and the 11^th of head coach Roland Thornqvist's tenure.

Match Information
#3 Florida vs. #20 LSU
Friday, April 22 at 3 p.m. ET
LSU Tennis Center
Match Notes
Live Scoring

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