NCAA Singles & Doubles Championships Draws Unveiled

Wednesday, May 23

Winston-Salem, NC

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Florida Gators

NCAA Singles Championships, Rnd 64

Anna Danilina was seeded among the top 16 competitors.

NCAA Singles & Doubles Championships Draws Unveiled

Tuesday, May 22, 2018 | Women's Tennis

Live Scoring & Video NCAA Singles Draw NCAA Doubles Draw

Action in the season-ending event begins Wednesday.

By: Kathy Cafazzo

WINSTON-SALEM, NC – The NCAA Division I Women's Tennis Singles and Doubles Championships get underway on Wednesday and the draws for the season-ending event were released Tuesday afternoon.

Gator seniors Anna Danilina and Josie Kuhlman were selected to compete in the 64-player singles draw, while the UF pair of Danilina and Victoria Emma will battle in the 32-team doubles event that begins Thursday.

Danilina, ranked No. 18 in the country, was one of eight players seeded No. 9-16 and will play California's 50th-ranked Olivia Hauger in the opening round.

The 52nd-ranked Kuhlman drew South Alabama's 110th-ranked Alexandria Stiteler in the first round.

In doubles action, Danilina and Emma, ranked No. 17, will play Oklahoma State's 14th-ranked Vladica Babic and Sofia Blanco. The pairs did not meet during the February 7 dual match in Stillwater, where the Gator duo defeated Babic and Megan McCray.

Complete Draws (PDF)

Scoring for the Individual Championships

All matches shall be the best-of-three sets.
No-ad scoring and a seven-point tiebreaker (first to seven points, must win by two points) at six-games-all will be used for all matches.
In doubles, a 10-point match tiebreaker will be played in lieu of a third set.

Net Notes – Anna Danilina

This is the second time Danilina will be competing in the NCAA Singles Championships.
Last year she advanced to the quarterfinals where she lost to Gator teammate and eventual finalist Belinda Woolcock.
Danilina enters the NCA Singles Championships with a 27-10 overall singles record with a 94-27 career mark.

Net Notes – Josie Kuhlman

This is the third time Kuhlman will be competing in the NCAA Singles Championships.
She advanced to the semifinals her freshman season and the round of 32 last year.
Kuhlman has compiled a 22-7 singles record this year and is 115-38 in her collegiate singles career.

Net Notes – Anna Danilina & Victoria Emma

Danilina makes her second appearance in the NCAA Doubles Championships, having also competed last year.
Emma, a freshman, is making her debut in the national season-ending individual event.
Danilina and Emma played the No. 1 position for the Gators during the dual match season.
The Gator pair compiled a 13-7 overall record this season, all of which came in team play.

The 4-1-1

Who: 64 singles players and 32 doubles teams
What: 2018 NCAA Division I Women's Tennis Singles & Doubles Championships
When: May 23-28
Where: Wake Forest Tennis Complex in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Host School: Wake Forest University
Official Website (Scoring & Video): http://www.wakeforestsports.com/ncaatennis/