Gators Post Victories on ITA Regional Opening Day

Friday, October 20

Athens, GA

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Florida Gators

ITA SE Regional Championships

Anna Danilina posted a pair of impressive singles wins.

Gators Post Victories on ITA Regional Opening Day

Friday, October 20, 2017 | Women's Tennis

Updated Singles & Doubles Draws

Two Gators and two doubles teams advance

By: Kathy Cafazzo

ATHENS, Ga. – All four Gators competing at the 2017 ITA Southeast Regional Championships won their respective opening round singles matches, while a pair of UF doubles teams tasted victory on the first day of play at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex on the Univ. of Georgia campus.

Brooke Austin and Anna Danilina followed up their opening round wins with impressive triumphs in the round of 32 to advance to Saturday.

Katie Kubicz and Peggy Porter won their first match of the day, but dropped the second, both in tough three-setters.

On the doubles court, the Gator team of Austin and Kubicz opened with an 8-3 victory against FAU's Jemi Aguilar and Naiya Oden, and the UF tandem of Danilina and Porter knocked off FIU's eighth-seeded Andrea Lazaro and Mina Markovic, 8-6.

Saturday's action begins at 9 a.m. with two rounds of doubles matches, followed by one round of singles.

Quoting UF Associate Head Coach Dave Balogh:
"It thought it was a pretty good start for us overall. Even though Peggy and Katie had a tough three-set battle in their second round, they both fought hard and competed well.

"Anna and Brooke were very solid in both matches.

"I really like how we're holding onto the ball longer and trying to be more physical out there. Hopefully we can build on this tomorrow."

ITA Southeast Regional Championships
Dan Magill Tennis Complex * Athens, Ga.
Friday, October 20, 2017

UF Results Only
Singles, Round of 64

#93 Brooke Austin [5], UF d. Arianne de Winter, Georgia Southern 6-1, 6-2
Katie Kubicz, UF d. Arijana Korac, Stetson 6-2, 6-1
Peggy Porter, UF d. Nicole Dzenga, South Florida 6-1, 4-6, 6-4
#15 Anna Danilina [2], UF d. Brooke Milner, Stetson 6-1, 6-2

Singles, Round of 32

#93 Brooke Austin [5], UF d. Juliana Cardoso, USF 6-3, 6-2

#23 Johnnise Renaud [3], GT def. Katie Kubicz, UF 6-3,5-7,6-1

Annette Goulak [14], UGA def. Peggy Porter, UF 5-7,6-4,6-2

#15 Anna Danilina [2], UF def. Ana Madcur, UM 6-2,6-1

Doubles

Anna Danilina/Peggy Porter, UF d. Andrea Lazaro/Mina Markovic, Mina [8], FIU 8-6
Brooke Austin/Katie Kubicz [3], UF d. Jemi Aguilar/Naiya Oden, Florida Atlantic 8-3

The 4-1-1 on the ITA Southeast Regional Championships

What: 2017 ITA Southeast Regional Championships
Who: Athletes from 17 different schools will be competing in an individual singles and doubles tournament.
When: Thursday – Monday, Oct. 19-23
Where: Dan Magill Tennis Complex, Athens, Ga.
Parking: Please utilize the parking decks, the closest to the tennis complex is the Carlton Street Deck on Smith Street.
Tickets: Admission is free
2016 ITA Southeast Regional Champions: Singles: Elena Christofi (Georgia); Doubles: Josie Kulhman/Belinda Woolcock (Florida); Consolation: Caroline Brinson (Georgia)

On the Line

Singles and doubles champions from each of the ITA Division I Regional Championships held across the country receive an automatic entry into the 2017 Oracle ITA National Fall Championships.
The 2017 Oracle ITA National Fall Championships, considered the second leg of the collegiate Grand Slam, will be held Nov. 1-5 at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, California.

Follow the Action

Results from all completed matches will be emailed to SIDs daily around 5 p.m, at end of play day and posted to georgiadogs.com.
There will be NO live scoring or streaming.

The Draws

All matches in the Qualifying Draws will be held on Thursday, with eight singles players and four doubles teams feeding into the Main Draw.
The qualifying portion features approximately 32-player Singles Draw and approximately a 16-team Doubles Draw
There will not be a Qualifying Consolation
The Main Draw features a 64-player singles Draw and a 32-team Doubles Draw
Consolation Singles Draw For 1st Round losers & another one for 2nd Round losers; Consolation Doubles for 1st Round losers

Daily Schedule

Fri., Oct. 20: Main Draw (and possible Consolation) – 1 round of Singles; 2 rounds of Doubles – Approx. 9 a.m. start
Sat., Oct. 21: Main Draw and Consolation – two rounds of doubles at 9 a.m. followed by singles
Sun., Oct. 22: Main Draw and Consolation – TBA start
Mon., Oct. 23: Main Draw and Consolation – Singles Final; Doubles Final – TBA start

Format & Scoring

No-ad scoring will be used in all ITA singles and doubles matches.
Singles will be 2-out-of-3 sets except Consolation which will play 10-point Match Tiebreak in lieu of a 3rd set.
In all ITA Regional Championship events a doubles match must consist of a minimum of an 8-game pro set (tiebreak at 7-all), with the semifinals and finals doubles matches consisting of 2-out-of-3 sets, with a 10-point Match Tiebreak in lieu of a 3rd set.

17 Schools Comprise the ITA Southeast Region