Gators Host Missouri, Saturday 11 a.m.

Saturday, March 31

Gainesville, FL

11 AM

Florida Gators

Missouri

Three of Florida's final five regular-season matches are at home.

Gators Host Missouri, Saturday 11 a.m.

Friday, March 30, 2018 | Women's Tennis

UF Notes

Florida will host a Kids Clinic immediately following the match.

By: Kathy Cafazzo

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Only four matches remain in Florida's Southeastern Conference regular season schedule and the Gators play host to three of them with Missouri on deck first Saturday at 11 a.m.

NOTE the unusual start time for Florida's home match played at the Ring Tennis Complex, where admission is free.

Special Events

Prematch: The first 100 fans in attendance receive a FREE Gator Women's Tennis t-shirt
Postmatch: The Gators play host to a Kids Clinic immediately following the match! All kids in eighth grade or under are invited to come onto the court and hit with members of the Gator team, play games and most importantly – have fun!

Busy, Busy, Busy

Florida is in the midst of playing three matches in four days.
Saturday's home match against Missouri is the middle match of that stretch. UF defeated Arkansas (4-1) on Thursday and will play No. 7 Texas in Orlando on Sunday.
The Gators have won four consecutive matches entering Saturday's action.
The Tigers are one of two programs still in search of their first league victory (Alabama the other). Missouri lost 4-0 at South Carolina on Thursday prior to Saturday's match against the Gators.

Florida vs. Missouri: The Series

All-Time: UF leads the all-time series against Missouri, 5-0 (2-0 at home; 3-0 away; 0-0 neutral)
Last Meeting: The Gators blanked Missouri, 4-0, on March 26, 2017
Streak: The series began in 2013 and the Gators have won all matches against the Tigers

Saturday's Competitors in the Individual ORACLE/ITA National Rankings

Florida: SINGLES - #19 Anna Danilina, #48 Josie Kuhlman; DOUBLES - #23 Anna Danilina & Victoria Emma
Missouri: none

Streaking Along

Florida: The Gators have won four consecutive matches entering Saturday's contest.
Missouri: The Tigers have dropped their last eight matches.

SEC Race

The Gators sport a 13-5 record overall and are 8-1 in the SEC.
Florida is tied with Vanderbilt (8-1) for second in the SEC standings, while Georgia is 6-2 and Mississippi State is 5-3 in league matches.
South Carolina (9-0) leads the SEC as the only undefeated team.

Match Day at a Glance

Who: No. 12 Florida (13-5, 8-1 SEC) hosts Missouri (11-11, 0-8 SEC)
When: Saturday, March 31 at 11 a.m.
Where: Ring Tennis Complex, Gainesville, Fla.
Admission: FREE for all
Special Promotion: first 100 fans receive a free Gator Women's Tennis t-shirt
Postmatch: there is a FREE Kids Clinic for all youth in the 8th grade and under!
Prematch Notes: http://floridagators.com/documents/2018/3/30/2018_03_31_Mizzou.pdf
Live Video & Scoring: http://floridagators.com/tennis-women-live