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Sophomore McCartney Kessler has won three-straight matches.
Florida to Begin Four-Match Road Swing This Weekend
Wednesday, March 20, 2019 | Women's Tennis
Women's tennis set for road challenges at No. 23 Kentucky and at No. 5 Vanderbilt.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The No. 31 University of Florida women's tennis team begins a four-match road swing this weekend as it travels to No. 23 Kentucky and No. 5 Vanderbilt.
The Gators and Wildcats square off at 5 p.m. ET at the Boone Tennis Center on Friday night and Florida wraps up its weekend with a 2 p.m. tilt with the Commodores at the Currey Tennis Center on Sunday.
Match Notes
UF returns to the road after splitting a pair of matches this past weekend at the Alfred A. Ring Tennis Complex. No. 2 Georgia handed Florida a 4-1 setback on Friday, but the Gators rebounded with a come-from-behind victory over No. 16 Tennessee two days later. Despite conceding the doubles point for the second straight match, Florida claimed a 4-2 win over the Volunteers as freshman Marlee Zein clinched it with a 7-6 (7-5), 6-3 triumph on court four. For Zein, it was her first match-clinching win as a Gator.
No. 38 McCartney Kessler picked up a pair of wins over the weekend including an impressive defeat of No. 16 Marta Gonzalez of Georgia. The 2018 First Team All-SEC selection has registered three straight singles wins and has notched victories in four of her last doubles matches. No. 16 Ida Jarlskog, who has amassed a team-best nine dual match wins, and No. 67 Victoria Emma represent the Gators in the ITA top 100.
Florida has squared off against seven nationally ranked opponents this season and will battle two more with the Wildcats and Commodores on the docket this weekend. The Gators have won four of those contests and Tennessee at No. 16 was the highest ranked foe Florida has defeated this season.
No. 23 Kentucky enters the weekend with a 14-3 overall record and a 4-2 mark in SEC play. The Wildcats are in a three way tie for third place with Florida and Texas A&M, and recently concluded a four-match road trip with a win at No. 19 LSU and a loss at No. 29 Texas A&M. UK has posted a 9-0 record in home tilts and features one ranked singles player in senior Justina Mikulskytė who holds a No. 35 rank. In doubles, Kentucky boasts one ranked tandem as Mikulskytė and Akvilė Paražinskaitė come in at No. 14.
Against Kentucky, Florida holds a 42-2 edge in a series that dates back to 1983. The Gators have played to a 15-2 mark in away contests in the series and carry an eight-match winning streak overall.
No. 5 Vanderbilt enters the weekend with a 10-4 overall record and sits tied for second in the SEC standings with a 5-1 mark in league bouts. The Commodores have picked up wins in five of their last six matches and split last weekend's matchups, falling short at No. 29 Texas A&M and winning at No. 19 LSU. The Commodores feature five nationally-ranked singles players including two in the top 15 in No. 6 Fernanda Contreras and No. 13 Christina Rosca. In doubles, the Commodores have four ranked squads including three in the top 50. The Commodores' highest ranked duo is No. 37 Summer Dvorak and Contreras.
In the 58 meetings between the Gators and Commodores, Florida holds a 49-9 edge in a series that dates back to 1980. Florida posted a 4-2 win over Vanderbilt in the 2017 NCAA Semifinal, but the Commodores have claimed the last four meetings since.
Following this weekends' action, Florida concludes its road stint with contests at LSU and at Texas A&M.
Match Info
Matchup: No. 31 Florida (7-6, 4-2) at No. 23 Kentucky (14-3, 4-2)
Date: Friday, March 22
Time: 5 p.m. ET
Location: Lexington, Ky.
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Match Info
Matchup: No. 31 Florida (7-6, 4-2) at No. 5 Vanderbilt (10-4, 5-1)
Date: Sunday, March 24
Time: 2 p.m. ET
Location: Nashville, Tenn.
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The Gators and Wildcats square off at 5 p.m. ET at the Boone Tennis Center on Friday night and Florida wraps up its weekend with a 2 p.m. tilt with the Commodores at the Currey Tennis Center on Sunday.
Match Notes
UF returns to the road after splitting a pair of matches this past weekend at the Alfred A. Ring Tennis Complex. No. 2 Georgia handed Florida a 4-1 setback on Friday, but the Gators rebounded with a come-from-behind victory over No. 16 Tennessee two days later. Despite conceding the doubles point for the second straight match, Florida claimed a 4-2 win over the Volunteers as freshman Marlee Zein clinched it with a 7-6 (7-5), 6-3 triumph on court four. For Zein, it was her first match-clinching win as a Gator.
No. 38 McCartney Kessler picked up a pair of wins over the weekend including an impressive defeat of No. 16 Marta Gonzalez of Georgia. The 2018 First Team All-SEC selection has registered three straight singles wins and has notched victories in four of her last doubles matches. No. 16 Ida Jarlskog, who has amassed a team-best nine dual match wins, and No. 67 Victoria Emma represent the Gators in the ITA top 100.
Florida has squared off against seven nationally ranked opponents this season and will battle two more with the Wildcats and Commodores on the docket this weekend. The Gators have won four of those contests and Tennessee at No. 16 was the highest ranked foe Florida has defeated this season.
No. 23 Kentucky enters the weekend with a 14-3 overall record and a 4-2 mark in SEC play. The Wildcats are in a three way tie for third place with Florida and Texas A&M, and recently concluded a four-match road trip with a win at No. 19 LSU and a loss at No. 29 Texas A&M. UK has posted a 9-0 record in home tilts and features one ranked singles player in senior Justina Mikulskytė who holds a No. 35 rank. In doubles, Kentucky boasts one ranked tandem as Mikulskytė and Akvilė Paražinskaitė come in at No. 14.
Against Kentucky, Florida holds a 42-2 edge in a series that dates back to 1983. The Gators have played to a 15-2 mark in away contests in the series and carry an eight-match winning streak overall.
No. 5 Vanderbilt enters the weekend with a 10-4 overall record and sits tied for second in the SEC standings with a 5-1 mark in league bouts. The Commodores have picked up wins in five of their last six matches and split last weekend's matchups, falling short at No. 29 Texas A&M and winning at No. 19 LSU. The Commodores feature five nationally-ranked singles players including two in the top 15 in No. 6 Fernanda Contreras and No. 13 Christina Rosca. In doubles, the Commodores have four ranked squads including three in the top 50. The Commodores' highest ranked duo is No. 37 Summer Dvorak and Contreras.
In the 58 meetings between the Gators and Commodores, Florida holds a 49-9 edge in a series that dates back to 1980. Florida posted a 4-2 win over Vanderbilt in the 2017 NCAA Semifinal, but the Commodores have claimed the last four meetings since.
Following this weekends' action, Florida concludes its road stint with contests at LSU and at Texas A&M.
Match Info
Matchup: No. 31 Florida (7-6, 4-2) at No. 23 Kentucky (14-3, 4-2)
Date: Friday, March 22
Time: 5 p.m. ET
Location: Lexington, Ky.
Live Stats
Twitter Updates
Match Info
Matchup: No. 31 Florida (7-6, 4-2) at No. 5 Vanderbilt (10-4, 5-1)
Date: Sunday, March 24
Time: 2 p.m. ET
Location: Nashville, Tenn.
Live Stats
Live Stream
Twitter Updates
FOLLOW THE GATORS
SOCIAL: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram
JOIN THE CONVERSATION: #GoGators
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