Thursday, March 25
Oxford, MS
6 PM
Florida Gators
4
at
1
University of Mississippi
Sydney Berlin provided her fourth match-clinching victory of the season Thursday night.
Gators Outlast Ole Miss in Oxford
Thursday, March 25, 2021 | Women's Tennis
Women's tennis scores 4-1 win over Rebels Thursday night.
FINAL RESULTS (PDF)
OXFORD, Miss. – The No. 24 University of Florida women's tennis team posted its third-straight win, dispatching the No. 21 Ole Miss Rebels 4-1 Thursday night at the Palmer/Salloum Tennis Center.
Florida (8-6, 6-3) broke through to win the doubles point and kept its momentum rolling into singles where No. 11 McCartney Kessler, No. 47 Marlee Zein and Sydney Berlin all delivered victories.
The Gators, who registered wins on three of the first four singles courts, saw the junior Berlin provide the match-clinching fireworks for the fourth time this season.
Taking on its 10th nationally-ranked opponent this season and seventh-straight, the Gators earned an important conference win away from home.
Picking up the doubles point for the third-straight match, Florida posted wins on courts two and three to claim the opening tally. Ida Jarlskog and Layne Sleeth raced out to a 2-0 lead and never looked back, striking first with a 6-3 win over No. 44 Vrbenska and Janatova on the second court. Berlin and Sara Dahlstrom clinched the point with a 7-5 win on court three over Mize and Gabrielsen. The Gator duo fell behind 2-1 and were deadlocked with their opponent at 5-5, but stormed back for a 7-5 win. Newly minted No. 2 Kessler and Zein saw their match against No. 59 Machalova and Bortles go unfinished at 5-3 in their favor. The tandem's nine-match winning streak remained intact.
Following the first few games of singles, the action shifted to the indoor courts as inclement weather entered the area. The Gators kept the momentum, jumping out to leads on five of the six courts. After a brief stoppage in play occurred during the transition from outdoors to indoors, Florida came out locked in and quickly grabbed opening sets on five courts.
No. 11 Kessler collected her third-straight win, putting the Gators on the board first in singles with a dominant 6-2, 6-0 over No. 16 Machalova. With Florida ahead 2-0, the Rebels struck back with a victory on court five as No. 113 Dahlstrom fell for the first time in three matches.
No. 47 Zein tallied Florida's third point when she posted a 6-4, 6-3 victory on court two for her the her third-consecutive win. Soon after Berlin propelled UF to the win, defeating Gabrielsen 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 from court six.
Jarlskog and No. 120 Sleeth both saw their matches go unfinished with them in the lead.
UF improves to 49-3 all-time against Ole Miss.
UP NEXT: The Gators return to action Saturday when they continue their tour of the Magnolia State with a Saturday afternoon matchup at No. 36 Mississippi State.
No. 24 Florida 4 , No. 21 Ole Miss 1
Doubles Results
No. 2 McCartney Kessler and Marlee Zein (UF) vs. No. 59 Sabina Machalova and Alexa Bortles, 5-3 unfinished
Ida Jarlskog and Layne Sleeth (UF) def. No. 44 Anna Vrbenska and Tereza Janatova, 6-3
Sydney Berlin and Sara Dahlstrom (UF) def. Kelsey Mize and Lillian Gabrielsen, 7-5
Doubles order of finish: 2,3,1
Singles Results
No. 11 McCartney Kessler (UF) def. No. 16 Sabina Machalova, 6-2, 6-0
No. 47 Marlee Zein (UF) def. No. 40 Tiphanie Fiquet, 6-4, 6-3
Ida Jarlskog (UF) vs. No. 80 Tereza Janatova, 6-2, 1-6, 3-2 (Unfinished)
No. 120 Layne Sleeth (UF) vs. Anna Vrbenska, 6-1, 5-4 (Unfinished)
Reka Zadori def. No. 113 Sara Dahlstrom (UF), 6-2, 6-2
Sydney Berlin (UF) def. Lillian Gabrielsen, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1
Singles order of finish: 1, 5, 2, 6
Quotes from the Court
Head Coach Roland Thornqvist
Overall thoughts on the match…
"Starting in doubles, obviously we got a win at three doubles again and we didn't really need our No. 2 ranked doubles team in the country to get the point which is really nice. I thought we handled ourselves really well when play was moved indoors, everybody accepted and got off to strong starts on almost every court. It got close because Ole Miss is really quality team and they found their way back into the match. We just did really well. Sydney (Berlin) to win that three-set match was really important for us. Layne (Sleeth) was battling and was up 5-4 in her second set and Ida (Jarlskog) was up 3-2 in her third set. I just felt like Ole Miss is really good, we knew it was going to be a battle but our players just did a really job. The main difference between the team now and the team February is that we are just a tougher team. Clearly we are playing at a high level but we are a tougher team. When we perhaps lose a second set, we don't let that spill over into a third. I think today, Sydney and Ida are examples of that. Coupled with really high-level play on one and two, we are just a tougher team too. Layne is right in there too, she's just mentally so tough. That's a big difference. That's how you win in the SEC. There are 10 teams that are at our level. You just have to be tough and sometimes win with your legs."
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OXFORD, Miss. – The No. 24 University of Florida women's tennis team posted its third-straight win, dispatching the No. 21 Ole Miss Rebels 4-1 Thursday night at the Palmer/Salloum Tennis Center.
Florida (8-6, 6-3) broke through to win the doubles point and kept its momentum rolling into singles where No. 11 McCartney Kessler, No. 47 Marlee Zein and Sydney Berlin all delivered victories.
The Gators, who registered wins on three of the first four singles courts, saw the junior Berlin provide the match-clinching fireworks for the fourth time this season.
Taking on its 10th nationally-ranked opponent this season and seventh-straight, the Gators earned an important conference win away from home.
Picking up the doubles point for the third-straight match, Florida posted wins on courts two and three to claim the opening tally. Ida Jarlskog and Layne Sleeth raced out to a 2-0 lead and never looked back, striking first with a 6-3 win over No. 44 Vrbenska and Janatova on the second court. Berlin and Sara Dahlstrom clinched the point with a 7-5 win on court three over Mize and Gabrielsen. The Gator duo fell behind 2-1 and were deadlocked with their opponent at 5-5, but stormed back for a 7-5 win. Newly minted No. 2 Kessler and Zein saw their match against No. 59 Machalova and Bortles go unfinished at 5-3 in their favor. The tandem's nine-match winning streak remained intact.
Following the first few games of singles, the action shifted to the indoor courts as inclement weather entered the area. The Gators kept the momentum, jumping out to leads on five of the six courts. After a brief stoppage in play occurred during the transition from outdoors to indoors, Florida came out locked in and quickly grabbed opening sets on five courts.
No. 11 Kessler collected her third-straight win, putting the Gators on the board first in singles with a dominant 6-2, 6-0 over No. 16 Machalova. With Florida ahead 2-0, the Rebels struck back with a victory on court five as No. 113 Dahlstrom fell for the first time in three matches.
No. 47 Zein tallied Florida's third point when she posted a 6-4, 6-3 victory on court two for her the her third-consecutive win. Soon after Berlin propelled UF to the win, defeating Gabrielsen 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 from court six.
Jarlskog and No. 120 Sleeth both saw their matches go unfinished with them in the lead.
UF improves to 49-3 all-time against Ole Miss.
UP NEXT: The Gators return to action Saturday when they continue their tour of the Magnolia State with a Saturday afternoon matchup at No. 36 Mississippi State.
No. 24 Florida 4 , No. 21 Ole Miss 1
Doubles Results
No. 2 McCartney Kessler and Marlee Zein (UF) vs. No. 59 Sabina Machalova and Alexa Bortles, 5-3 unfinished
Ida Jarlskog and Layne Sleeth (UF) def. No. 44 Anna Vrbenska and Tereza Janatova, 6-3
Sydney Berlin and Sara Dahlstrom (UF) def. Kelsey Mize and Lillian Gabrielsen, 7-5
Doubles order of finish: 2,3,1
Singles Results
No. 11 McCartney Kessler (UF) def. No. 16 Sabina Machalova, 6-2, 6-0
No. 47 Marlee Zein (UF) def. No. 40 Tiphanie Fiquet, 6-4, 6-3
Ida Jarlskog (UF) vs. No. 80 Tereza Janatova, 6-2, 1-6, 3-2 (Unfinished)
No. 120 Layne Sleeth (UF) vs. Anna Vrbenska, 6-1, 5-4 (Unfinished)
Reka Zadori def. No. 113 Sara Dahlstrom (UF), 6-2, 6-2
Sydney Berlin (UF) def. Lillian Gabrielsen, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1
Singles order of finish: 1, 5, 2, 6
Quotes from the Court
Head Coach Roland Thornqvist
Overall thoughts on the match…
"Starting in doubles, obviously we got a win at three doubles again and we didn't really need our No. 2 ranked doubles team in the country to get the point which is really nice. I thought we handled ourselves really well when play was moved indoors, everybody accepted and got off to strong starts on almost every court. It got close because Ole Miss is really quality team and they found their way back into the match. We just did really well. Sydney (Berlin) to win that three-set match was really important for us. Layne (Sleeth) was battling and was up 5-4 in her second set and Ida (Jarlskog) was up 3-2 in her third set. I just felt like Ole Miss is really good, we knew it was going to be a battle but our players just did a really job. The main difference between the team now and the team February is that we are just a tougher team. Clearly we are playing at a high level but we are a tougher team. When we perhaps lose a second set, we don't let that spill over into a third. I think today, Sydney and Ida are examples of that. Coupled with really high-level play on one and two, we are just a tougher team too. Layne is right in there too, she's just mentally so tough. That's a big difference. That's how you win in the SEC. There are 10 teams that are at our level. You just have to be tough and sometimes win with your legs."
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,3
#1 Singles Match
12
66
Sabina Machalova / 0 (16/-) [OM]
20
#2 Singles Match
12
66
Tiphanie Fiquet / 0 (40/-) [OM]
43
#3 Singles Match
1234
6130
Tereza Janatova / 0 (80/-) [OM]
262UF
#4 Singles Match
123
650
Anna Vrbenska / 0 [OM]
14UF
#5 Singles Match
12
22
Reka Zadori / 0 [OM]
66
#6 Singles Match
123
636
Lillian Gabrielsen / 0 [OM]
361
Order of Finish:
1,5,2,6
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