GAINESVILLE, Fla. – No. 16 Florida closed its homestand with a 4-0 victory against Alabama at the Alfred A. Ring Tennis Complex on Sunday afternoon. The Gators put on an impressive performance, extending their win streak to three ahead of road action.
 
The first win of the day came from duo Qavia Lopez and Carly Briggs as they left Alabama's Anne Marie Hiser and Priya Nelson scoreless with a 6-0 win. The Crimson Tide responded by taking the second match with Klara Milicevic and Ola Pitak defeating Rachel Gailis and Bente Spee 6-4.

Alicia Dudeney and Malwina Rowinska clinched the doubles point for the Gators after a battle with Anna Parkhomenko and Petra Sedlackova. Dudeney/Rowinska snagged a 6-4 victory giving Florida a 1-0 lead ahead of singles.
 
Over on the singles side, Florida left no room for doubt quickly snagging wins against the Crimson Tide. Alicia Dudeney secured the first point to extend the Gators lead with a win over Klara Milicevic. Dudeney won in straight sets posting a 7-5 victory in the first and 6-1 win in the second. Undefeated Gator, No. 80 Sara Dahlstrom followed with a victory of her own. Dahlstrom defeated Anne Marie Hiser 6-4,6-3 extending Florida's lead to 3-0.
 
No. 45 Rachel Gailis secured the Gators victory on court one defeating No.83 Petra Sedlackova in straight sets. Gailis took the first set 6-3 and secured the win in a 7-6 tiebreaker. This win marks the third straight win for Florida.
 
Three matches were left unfinished due to UF clinching the win. On Court 3, Carly Briggs was tied up against Ola Pitak 7-6, 2-2.  Qavia Lopez led Anna Parkhomenko taking the two sets 6-3, 5-4. Freshman Malwina Rowinska was also left unfinished despite being ahead of Priya Nelson 7-5, 5-4.
 
HEAD COACH ROLAND THORNQVIST ON FLORIDA'S ABILITY TO BATTLE AND THE TEAMS MOST RECENT SUCCESS:
"We've always set our sights on the structure on how we want the whole process to be, and that's through hard work, good attitudes and good habits. Those things will make us play better in the long term and playing better turns into wins and winning will breed confidence. It was hard for us because we had good habits and then we didn't play very well at indoors so we didn't get to reap the benefits or the underlying foundation that we've prided ourselves on. But, we have continued to have a good attitude, we keep plugging away, and we work hard with great habits and its starting to turn around in our favor."
 
Singles: (order of finish 4,2,1)
1. Rachel Gailis (UF) def. Petra Sedlackova (ALA) 6-0,7-6
2. Sara Dahlstrom (UF) def. Anne Marie Hiser (ALA) 6-4,6-3
3. Carly Briggs (UF) vs. Ola Pitak 6-7,2-2, unfinished
4. Alicia Dudeney (UF) def. Klara Milicevic (ALA) 7-5,6-1
5. Qavia Lopez (UF) vs. Anna Parkhomenko (ALA) 6-3,5-4, unfinished
6. Malwina Rowinska (UF) vs. Priya Nelson (ALA) 7-5,5-4, unfinished

Doubles: (order of finish 2,3,1)
1. Alicia Dudeney / Malwina Rowinska (UF) def. Anna Parkhomenko / Petra Sedlackova (ALA) 6-4
2. Carly Briggs / Qavia Lopez (UF) def. Anne Marie Hiser / Priya Nelson (ALA) 6-0
3. Klara Milicevic / Ola Pitak (ALA) def. Rachel Gailis/ Bente Spee (UF) 6-4
 
NEXT UP:
The Gators will travel to face No. 48 Arkansas on Friday at the George M. Billingsley Tennis Complex. The Razorbacks moved to a 1-4 conference record after posting a win on Sunday afternoon against Missouri.
 
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