Danilina's Run Ends in NCAA Singles Quarterfinals

Saturday, May 26

Winston-Salem, NC

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Florida Gators

NCAA Singles Championships, QF

Anna Danilina capped her career with 97th singles victories.

Danilina's Run Ends in NCAA Singles Quarterfinals

Saturday, May 26, 2018 | Women's Tennis

This was the second consecutive season Anna Danilina reached the quarterfinals of the NCAA Singles Championships

By: Kathy Cafazzo

WINSTON-SALEM, NC – Gator senior Anna Danilina posted terrific rallies in her last two matches but wasn't able to pull off the trick in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Singles Championships, where her outstanding collegiate career came to an end at the Wake Forest Tennis Complex Saturday afternoon.

Following a rain delay, all quarterfinal round matches got underway and Danilina found herself down an early break against Vanderbilt's Fernanda Contreras, 2-1. She got the break back in the sixth game and held in the seventh to even the initial set.

The next three games were on-serve until the Commodore earned the important break in the 11th game and held to take the first set, 7-5, before winning all the big points in the second to advance to the semifinals after posting the 7-5, 6-1 decision.

Danilina was the final Gator competitor remaining in the season-ending NCAA individual event.

Net Notes – Anna Danilina

This was the second time Danilina competed in the NCAA Singles Championships.
Last year she advanced to the quarterfinals where she lost to Gator teammate and eventual finalist Belinda Woolcock.
Danilina finished the season with a 30-11 overall singles record, as well as 97-28 career mark.

Quotes from the Court – UF Associate Head Coach Dave Balogh
"Tough one today. First of all, we need to give props to (Fernanda) Contreras. She played a heck of a match. It was a battle to get that first set. She played a couple big points just a little bit better than we did at the end there.

"What an incredible career Anna has had here at Florida. She represented our program and our university with class, she was a super teammate and it was truly an honor and privilege to coach and work with Anna these last three years. It will be tough to replace her along with our other two seniors in Peggy (Porter) and Josie (Kuhlman)."

NCAA Division I Women's SINGLES Championships – Quarterfinals
Wake Forest Tennis Complex * Winston-Salem, N.C.
Saturday, May 26, 2018

Complete Results
SINGLES – Quarterfinals
[8] #10 Fernanda Contreras (VANDERBILT) def. [9-16] #18 Anna Danilina (FLORIDA) 7-5, 6-1

Complete Updated Draws (PDF)

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/