Friday, March 4
Baton Rouge, LA
6 PM
Florida Gators
6
at
1
LSU
Gators Open SEC Play with Victory at LSU
Friday, March 4, 2022 | Women's Tennis
BATON ROUGE, La. – Florida women's tennis opened Southeastern Conference play in convincing fashion, defeating LSU on the road, 6-1, on Friday evening in Baton Rouge.
With the victory, the Orange & Blue have now won their 12th-consecutive SEC-opener and in the history of the program, the Gators have claimed victory in all but three conference openers.
The Gators (8-2, 1-0 SEC) began the match with an immediate advantage, as the Tigers (1-5, 0-1 SEC) only fielded two doubles squads, giving the visitors a leg-up in the competition. Florida clinched the doubles point without much problem, as the Intercollegiate Tennis Association No. 12 duo of Alicia Dudeney and Bente Spee took down Nina Geissler and Mia Rabinowitz at the two position, 7-5.
In singles competition, LSU forfeited the fifth and sixth positions, giving UF a 3-0 match lead to begin. Needing just one more point to clinch the match, No. 49 McCartney Kessler put away Safiya Carrington at one singles: 6-3, 6-2, to clinch the match.
No. 47 Marlee Zein pushed the lead to 5-0 for the Gators almost immediately after Kessler's victory, earning a sweep over LSU's Taylor Bridges: 6-1, 6-2. Emma Shelton earned the Gators' sixth and final point of the night, downing Mia Rabinowitz at the four singles slot: 6-3, 7-5.
The Gators will be back in action on Sunday, March 6 when they travel to College Station, Texas, for a matchup with No. 8 Texas A&M at 1 p.m. ET.
SINGLES
No. 49 McCartney Kessler def. Safiya Carrington (LSU):
No. 47 Marlee Zein def. Taylor Bridges (LSU):
Nina Geissler (LSU) def. Carly Briggs: 6-4, 6-3
No. 106 Emma Shelton def. Mia Rabinowitz (LSU): 6-3, 7-5
DOUBLES
No. 10 Marlee Zein/Carly Briggs vs. Taylor Bridges/Safiya Carrington: 5-5, unf.
No. 12 Alicia Dudeny/Bente Spee def. Nina Geissler/Mia Rabinowitz: 7-5
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With the victory, the Orange & Blue have now won their 12th-consecutive SEC-opener and in the history of the program, the Gators have claimed victory in all but three conference openers.
The Gators (8-2, 1-0 SEC) began the match with an immediate advantage, as the Tigers (1-5, 0-1 SEC) only fielded two doubles squads, giving the visitors a leg-up in the competition. Florida clinched the doubles point without much problem, as the Intercollegiate Tennis Association No. 12 duo of Alicia Dudeney and Bente Spee took down Nina Geissler and Mia Rabinowitz at the two position, 7-5.
In singles competition, LSU forfeited the fifth and sixth positions, giving UF a 3-0 match lead to begin. Needing just one more point to clinch the match, No. 49 McCartney Kessler put away Safiya Carrington at one singles: 6-3, 6-2, to clinch the match.
No. 47 Marlee Zein pushed the lead to 5-0 for the Gators almost immediately after Kessler's victory, earning a sweep over LSU's Taylor Bridges: 6-1, 6-2. Emma Shelton earned the Gators' sixth and final point of the night, downing Mia Rabinowitz at the four singles slot: 6-3, 7-5.
The Gators will be back in action on Sunday, March 6 when they travel to College Station, Texas, for a matchup with No. 8 Texas A&M at 1 p.m. ET.
SINGLES
No. 49 McCartney Kessler def. Safiya Carrington (LSU):
No. 47 Marlee Zein def. Taylor Bridges (LSU):
Nina Geissler (LSU) def. Carly Briggs: 6-4, 6-3
No. 106 Emma Shelton def. Mia Rabinowitz (LSU): 6-3, 7-5
DOUBLES
No. 10 Marlee Zein/Carly Briggs vs. Taylor Bridges/Safiya Carrington: 5-5, unf.
No. 12 Alicia Dudeny/Bente Spee def. Nina Geissler/Mia Rabinowitz: 7-5
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2
#1 Singles Match
12
66
Safiya Carrington / 0 [LSU]
23
#2 Singles Match
12
66
Taylor Bridges / 0 [LSU]
12
#3 Singles Match
12
43
Nina Geissler / 0 [LSU]
66
#4 Singles Match
12
67
Mia Rabinowitz / 0 [LSU]
35
#5 Singles Match
1
WW
No player / 0 [LSU]
0
#6 Singles Match
1
WW
No player / 0 [LSU]
0
Order of Finish:
1,2,4,3
Players Mentioned
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