Friday, February 9
Madison, WI
7:30 pm
Florida Gators
at
Wisconsin
Anna Danilina played an integral role in last year's indoor championship.
Gators Set For ITA National Team Indoor Championship (Friday, 7:30 pm ET)
Thursday, February 8, 2018 | Women's Tennis
Florida plays host Wisconsin in the opening round
MADISON, WI – Florida plays Wisconsin in the opening round of 2018 ITA National Indoor Team Championship held at the Nielsen Tennis Stadium on the University of Wisconsin campus, with first serve scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. CT Friday night.
There will be live scoring and video available on the ITA Team Indoors website.
The Gators (2-2) are coming off a tough 4-3 road loss against No. 18 Oklahoma State and will be looking to rebound against the undefeated Badgers (6-0), who are off to their best start in more than 30 years.
Florida is the No. 8 seed in the 16-team event, while Wisconsin received an automatic berth as the host of the four-day championship.
Gators vs. Badgers: The Series
About the National Indoors
Gators at Indoors
Catch the Action
Follow the Action Socially
Quotes from the Gators:
Head Coach Roland Thornqvist:
Looking Forward to Indoors:
"It should be fun for us to play a lot of matches here against some real quality competition. The key for us in the near future will be to see how consistent we can be when we play."
On the team's mindset for Indoors:
"We just have to be excited to play. There's really no pressure on us now anymore, so I think if we can have a positive attitude and courage in doubles, I think we can do really well."
Senior Anna Danilina
On the loss to Oklahoma State
"Even though the loss at Oklahoma State was tough, it showed us where we stand. We will take the best from it. We needed that match to make us match-tough and ready to compete at the highest level at Indoors."
On the National Team Indoors
"We're all really excited. It's going to be a great tournament for us. I know we have a new team compared to last year, so we shouldn't have any pressure being the defending national champions. We are going to focus on each match and take it one match at a time."
First Round Matches, Times CENTRAL:
Indoor Champions with Most Wins
Gator Pronunciations for this release
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There will be live scoring and video available on the ITA Team Indoors website.
The Gators (2-2) are coming off a tough 4-3 road loss against No. 18 Oklahoma State and will be looking to rebound against the undefeated Badgers (6-0), who are off to their best start in more than 30 years.
Florida is the No. 8 seed in the 16-team event, while Wisconsin received an automatic berth as the host of the four-day championship.
Gators vs. Badgers: The Series
- Florida leads the all-time series, 7-0
- Location: UF at home: 3-0; away: 3-0; neutral: 1-0
- At the National Team Indoors: UF 2-0
- Last Meeting: Feb. 20, 1997, Florida won 5-0 (first round of the ITA National Team Indoors hosted by Wisconsin)
About the National Indoors
- Feb. 9-12 at the Nielsen Tennis Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin
- Teams qualified for the Indoors by winning their respective regional ITA Kickoff Weekends
- 16 teams (15 qualified teams, with the host team getting direct entry)
- Wisconsin has hosted this event 24 times
Gators at Indoors
- The Gators have won the National Team Indoor Championships seven times in program history, with the most recent win being last year
Catch the Action
- Official Tournament website: http://www.itatennis.com/Events/ITANationalChampionships/DIWomensTeamIndoors.htm
- Live scoring: http://scores.tennisticker.de/usa/ita/wi2018/lp.html?lid=168
- Fans can also access scores on their phone by downloading the free Tennis-Ticker app.
- Live Video: http://uwbadgers.com/sports/2016/11/1/tennis-video-streams.aspx?id=1239
- Live video is being provided by PlaySight. There won't be streams on all 12 courts. The breakdown for all matches except for the final will be FOUR live streaming courts for one match, and TWO live streaming courts for the second match.
Follow the Action Socially
- Official hashtag: #ITAIndoors
Quotes from the Gators:
Head Coach Roland Thornqvist:
Looking Forward to Indoors:
"It should be fun for us to play a lot of matches here against some real quality competition. The key for us in the near future will be to see how consistent we can be when we play."
On the team's mindset for Indoors:
"We just have to be excited to play. There's really no pressure on us now anymore, so I think if we can have a positive attitude and courage in doubles, I think we can do really well."
Senior Anna Danilina
On the loss to Oklahoma State
"Even though the loss at Oklahoma State was tough, it showed us where we stand. We will take the best from it. We needed that match to make us match-tough and ready to compete at the highest level at Indoors."
On the National Team Indoors
"We're all really excited. It's going to be a great tournament for us. I know we have a new team compared to last year, so we shouldn't have any pressure being the defending national champions. We are going to focus on each match and take it one match at a time."
First Round Matches, Times CENTRAL:
- 9 am: Texas vs. (2) Georgia
- 9 am: (7) Duke vs. South Carolina
- 12 pm: UCLA vs. (6) Texas Tech
- 12 pm: (3) North Carolina vs. Ole Miss
- 3:30 pm: Auburn vs. (4) Pepperdine
- 3:30 pm: (5) Georgia Tech vs. Michigan
- 6:30 pm: Wisconsin vs. (8) Florida
- 6:30 pm: (1) Vanderbilt vs. Wake Forest
Indoor Champions with Most Wins
- Stanford - 10
- Florida - 7
- Georgia - 3
Gator Pronunciations for this release
- Anna Danilina: ON-nah don-uh-LEE-nah
- Josie Kuhlman: COOL-mun
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