Saturday, October 2
Tampa, FL
All Day
Florida Gators
vs
Bedford Cup
Dudeney, Shelton to Make an All-Gators Singles Final at Bedford Cup
Saturday, October 2, 2021 | Women's Tennis
TAMPA, Fla. – Doubles pair Bente Spee and Emma Shelton as well as Alicia Dudeney and Shelton will make a doubles and singles final, respectively, after winning five total matches on Saturday, October 2 at the Bedford Cup.
Shelton collected three wins on the second day of the tournament. The No. 1-seeded Gator defeated FIU's Kamila Umarova, 6-1, 6-4, then took on teammate Spee in the semifinals and won by two scores of 6-3, making her first finals appearance of the season.
Spee and Shelton were the No. 1-seeded pairing in doubles play as they made it to the finals with a victory over 3-seed Nandini Sharma and Marie Mattel of UCF with a score of 6-1. The duo will face FIU's Ines Bekrar and Yasmine Kabbaj in tomorrow's doubles finals.
Emily De Oliveira and Dudeney also collected a doubles win on the day after overtaking the 2-seeded duo, Jaleesa Leslie and Nadja Bay Christians of UCF, 6-3.
No. 2-seed Dudeney joins Shelton for an all Gators singles finals after tallying a couple singles wins on the day. She would overpower Mattel by scores of 6-1, then beat 4-seed Sharma (UCF), 6-4, 6-1, en route to the finals.
Before Spee took on Shelton in the semifinals, she pulled out a dominating win over Leslie (UCF), 6-1, 6-0. Sydney Berlin also collected a win over North Florida's Sean Lodzki by demanding scores of 6-1, 6-0.
Florida will compete in the final day of the Bedford Cup tomorrow, October 3.
DOUBLES
Emma Shelton/Bente Spee def. Nandini Sharma/Marie Mattel (UCF), 6-1
Emily De Oliveira/Alicia Dudeney def. Jaleesa Leslie/Nadja Bay Christians (UCF), 6-3
SINGLES
No. 84 Emma Shelton def. Kamila Umarova (FIU), 6-1, 6-4
No. 84 Emma Shelton def. Bente Spee, 6-3, 6-3
Alicia Dudeney def. Marie Mattel (UCF), 6-1, 6-1
Alicia Dudeney def. Nandini Sharma (UCF), 6-4, 6-1
Bente Spee def. Jaleesa Leslie (UCF), 6-1, 6-0
Sydney Berlin def. Sean Lodzki (North Florida), 6-1, 6-0
Andjela Skrobonja (FIU) def. Sydney Berlin, 2-6, 6-3, 10-5
Summar Yardley (North Florida) def. Emily De Oliveira, 7-6 (5), 6-4
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Shelton collected three wins on the second day of the tournament. The No. 1-seeded Gator defeated FIU's Kamila Umarova, 6-1, 6-4, then took on teammate Spee in the semifinals and won by two scores of 6-3, making her first finals appearance of the season.
Spee and Shelton were the No. 1-seeded pairing in doubles play as they made it to the finals with a victory over 3-seed Nandini Sharma and Marie Mattel of UCF with a score of 6-1. The duo will face FIU's Ines Bekrar and Yasmine Kabbaj in tomorrow's doubles finals.
Emily De Oliveira and Dudeney also collected a doubles win on the day after overtaking the 2-seeded duo, Jaleesa Leslie and Nadja Bay Christians of UCF, 6-3.
No. 2-seed Dudeney joins Shelton for an all Gators singles finals after tallying a couple singles wins on the day. She would overpower Mattel by scores of 6-1, then beat 4-seed Sharma (UCF), 6-4, 6-1, en route to the finals.
Before Spee took on Shelton in the semifinals, she pulled out a dominating win over Leslie (UCF), 6-1, 6-0. Sydney Berlin also collected a win over North Florida's Sean Lodzki by demanding scores of 6-1, 6-0.
Florida will compete in the final day of the Bedford Cup tomorrow, October 3.
DOUBLES
Emma Shelton/Bente Spee def. Nandini Sharma/Marie Mattel (UCF), 6-1
Emily De Oliveira/Alicia Dudeney def. Jaleesa Leslie/Nadja Bay Christians (UCF), 6-3
SINGLES
No. 84 Emma Shelton def. Kamila Umarova (FIU), 6-1, 6-4
No. 84 Emma Shelton def. Bente Spee, 6-3, 6-3
Alicia Dudeney def. Marie Mattel (UCF), 6-1, 6-1
Alicia Dudeney def. Nandini Sharma (UCF), 6-4, 6-1
Bente Spee def. Jaleesa Leslie (UCF), 6-1, 6-0
Sydney Berlin def. Sean Lodzki (North Florida), 6-1, 6-0
Andjela Skrobonja (FIU) def. Sydney Berlin, 2-6, 6-3, 10-5
Summar Yardley (North Florida) def. Emily De Oliveira, 7-6 (5), 6-4
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