Monday, May 22
Lake Nona, Fla. / USTA National Campus
Florida Gators
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NCAA Individual Championships
Sara Dahlstrom is set to face the No. 1 seed Fiona Crawley from UNC in the first round.
Carly Briggs, Sara Dahlstrom and Alicia Dudeney/Bente Spee Ready for NCAA Doubles & Singles Championships
Sunday, May 21, 2023 | Women's Tennis
Briggs and Dahlstrom begin their journey in the singles draw on Monday, May 22, while Dudeney/Spee start in the round of 32 in doubles on Tuesday, May 23.
ORLANDO, Fla. – The NCAA Singles & Doubles Championships are set to start on Monday, May 22 with Sara Dahlstrom and Carly Briggs representing UF in singles action, while Alicia Dudeney and Bente Spee will begin doubles competition on Tuesday, May 23 at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Fla.
Kicking off competition for the Gators will be Briggs at 9 a.m. ET against No. 30 ranked Sydni Ratliff of Ohio State in the first round. Earning an at-large selection, No. 46-ranked Briggs recorded a 10-10 singles record in duals and is 18-14 overall this season. When matching up with ranked opponents, Briggs has earned five singles victories, all against top-85 opponents. The Second Team All-SEC selection has been ranked as high as No. 38 this season and has earned wins over three members of the draw: No. 40 Florencia Urruita (Kentucky), No. 16 Janice Tjen (Pepperdine) and No. 41 Carolina Gomez Alonso (Arkansas).
In the first round, Dahlstrom takes on No. 1 seed Fiona Crawley from UNC at 11 a.m. ET. The native of Sweden, who also earned an at-large selection, has proven to be one of the best singles players in the country. The junior took over the top singles spot for the Gators on March 17 and produced an 8-4 record with all eight victories coming against ranked-opponents. Overall, the First Team All-SEC honoree is 17-7 with 11 ranked-wins and has played 15 matches against opponents in the singles draw.
On Tuesday at a time to be announced, Dudeney/Spee meet No. 43 ranked Adel-Byanu Abidullina/Eliza Askarova from Delaware in the round of 32. Exclusively playing at the top doubles position, Dudeney/Spee led the team with a 12-3 record in duals. Dudeney/Spee took over Florida's No. 1 spot doubles spot on March 3 and went 7-2 in the SEC with three top-35 ranked wins. With an overall record of 14-4, the two sophomores have met four duos in the draw and their highest ranked-victory came against No. 3 Jaedan Brown/Kari Miller from Michigan.
The Gators have produced four NCAA Singles Champions (1988, 1992, 1993 and 1996) and five NCAA Doubles Champions (1991, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2016).
All matches shall be the best-of-three sets. No-ad scoring and a seven-point tiebreaker (first to seven points, must win by two points) at six-games-all will be used for all matches. In doubles, a 10-point match tiebreaker will be played in lieu of a third set.
BRIGGS VS. THE DRAW
DAHLSTROM VS. THE DRAW
DUDENEY/SPEE VS. THE DRAW
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Kicking off competition for the Gators will be Briggs at 9 a.m. ET against No. 30 ranked Sydni Ratliff of Ohio State in the first round. Earning an at-large selection, No. 46-ranked Briggs recorded a 10-10 singles record in duals and is 18-14 overall this season. When matching up with ranked opponents, Briggs has earned five singles victories, all against top-85 opponents. The Second Team All-SEC selection has been ranked as high as No. 38 this season and has earned wins over three members of the draw: No. 40 Florencia Urruita (Kentucky), No. 16 Janice Tjen (Pepperdine) and No. 41 Carolina Gomez Alonso (Arkansas).
In the first round, Dahlstrom takes on No. 1 seed Fiona Crawley from UNC at 11 a.m. ET. The native of Sweden, who also earned an at-large selection, has proven to be one of the best singles players in the country. The junior took over the top singles spot for the Gators on March 17 and produced an 8-4 record with all eight victories coming against ranked-opponents. Overall, the First Team All-SEC honoree is 17-7 with 11 ranked-wins and has played 15 matches against opponents in the singles draw.
On Tuesday at a time to be announced, Dudeney/Spee meet No. 43 ranked Adel-Byanu Abidullina/Eliza Askarova from Delaware in the round of 32. Exclusively playing at the top doubles position, Dudeney/Spee led the team with a 12-3 record in duals. Dudeney/Spee took over Florida's No. 1 spot doubles spot on March 3 and went 7-2 in the SEC with three top-35 ranked wins. With an overall record of 14-4, the two sophomores have met four duos in the draw and their highest ranked-victory came against No. 3 Jaedan Brown/Kari Miller from Michigan.
The Gators have produced four NCAA Singles Champions (1988, 1992, 1993 and 1996) and five NCAA Doubles Champions (1991, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2016).
All matches shall be the best-of-three sets. No-ad scoring and a seven-point tiebreaker (first to seven points, must win by two points) at six-games-all will be used for all matches. In doubles, a 10-point match tiebreaker will be played in lieu of a third set.
BRIGGS VS. THE DRAW
| Player (School) | Date | Result |
| Dasha Vidmanova (Georgia) | Oct. 15, 2022 | L, 2-6, 4-6 |
| Florencia Urrutia (Kentucky) | Nov. 4, 2022 | W, 6-3, 6-3 |
| Janice Tjen (Pepperdine) | Jan. 13, 2023 | W, 6-3, 1-6, 6-4 |
| Alexandra Yepifanova (Stanford) | Jan. 14, 2023 | L, 4-6, 2-6 |
| Mary Stoiana (Texas A&M) | Jan. 30, 2023 | L, 2-6, 6-3, 2-6 |
| Janice Tjen (Pepperdine) | Feb. 24, 2023 | L, 3-6, 3-6 |
| Mary Stoiana (Texas A&M) | March 3, 2023 | L, 6-7 (5), 6-7 (4) |
| Kylie Collins (LSU) | March 5, 2023 | W, 6-3, 7-5 |
| Ayana Akli (South Carolina) | March 11, 2023 | L, 2-6, 1-6 |
| Florencia Urrutia (Kentucky) | March 19, 2023 | L, 3-6, 6-0, 1-6 |
| Jaedan Brown (Michigan) | March 22, 2023 | Unfinished, 6-7 (0), 5-2 |
| Carolina Gomez Alonso (Arkansas) | April 2, 2023 | W, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (5), 6-3 |
| Rebeka Mertena (Tennessee) | April 7, 2023 | Unfinished, 4-6, 6-2, 3-2 |
| Dasha Vidmanova (Georgia) | April 9, 2023 | Unfinished, 6-4, 5-7, 1-1 |
| Carolyn Ansari (Auburn) | April 16, 2023 | L, 6-2, 3-6, 2-6 |
| Salma Ewing (Texas A&M) | April 22, 2023 | L, 6-2, 2-6, 4-6 |
| Kylie Bilchev (Georgia Tech) | May 6, 2023 | L, 3-6, 4-6 |
| Fiona Crawley (UNC) | May 12, 2023 | L, 2-6, 3-6 |
DAHLSTROM VS. THE DRAW
| Player (School) | Date | Result |
| Savannah Broadus (Pepperine) | Feb. 24, 2023 | L, 1-6, 2-6 |
| Anastasiya Komar (LSU) | March 5, 2023 | L, 3-6, 6-7 (2) |
| Sarah Hamner (South Carolina) | March 11, 2023 | W, 6-2, 6-4 |
| Celia-Belle Mohr (Vanderbilt) | March 17, 2023 | W, 2-6, 6-3 [10-4] |
| Kari Miller (Michigan) | March 22, 2023 | W, 6-2, 6-2 |
| Ludmila Kareisova (Ole Miss) | March 26, 2023 | Unfinished, 7-5, 4-3 |
| Kelly Keller (Arkansas) | April 2, 2023 | W, 6-1, 6-3 |
| Elza Tomase (Tennessee) | April 7, 2023 | Unfinished, 4-6, 5-5 |
| Lea Ma (Georgia) | April 9, 2023 | L, 0-6, 1-6 |
| Ariana Arseneault (Auburn) | April 16, 2023 | W, 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (2) |
| Ludmila Kareisova (Ole Miss) | April 21, 2023 | W, 6-4, 6-2 |
| Mary Stoiana (Texas A&M) | April 22, 2023 | L, 1-6, 1-6 |
| Kit Gulihur (North Florida) | May 5, 2023 | Unfinished, 6-1, 5-2 |
| Carol Lee (Georgia Tech) | May 6, 2023 | W, 6-2, 6-4 |
| Reese Brantmeier (UNC) | May 12, 2023 | L, 3-6, 1-6 |
DUDENEY/SPEE VS. THE DRAW
| Pair (School) | Date | Result |
| Jittakoat/Magrini (Fresno State) | Oct. 4, 2022 | L, 6-8 |
| Molina/Stevens (Kentucky) | March 19, 2023 | L, 4-6 |
| Brown/Miller (Michigan) | March 22, 2023 | W, 6-2 |
| Ewing/Goldsmith (Texas A&M) | April 22, 2023 | L, 6-7 (4) |
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