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Vols Downed by Florida, 4-0
March 19, 2017 | Women's Tennis
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- The 19th-ranked Tennessee women's tennis team fell to No. 1 Florida on Sunday, 4-0, at Linder Stadium at the Ring Tennis Complex.
"Winning an SEC Title means beating Florida one day," head coach Alison Ojeda said. "Our team is on a mission, just as every other team in our conference is. We did a fantastic job executing in five of the nine matches today. In the other four matches, we learned a lot that we will improve on starting Tuesday at practice. I'm incredibly proud of our team and our heart."
The Vols (14-6, 1-5 SEC) weren't able to get in a rhythm against the Gators, dropping the doubles point and the first three courts to finish in singles.
In doubles, both Tennessee teams fell in 6-0 matches on Courts 2 and 3, giving UF an early 1-0 lead.
The Volunteers put up a fight in the first set of singles, taking two courts and forcing a tiebreaker on another, but the Gators were able to hold off a potential comeback.
Johanna Silva dropped her match to 12th-ranked Josie Kuhlman, 6-0, 6-2. Sadie Hammond lost her matchup with No. 14 Ingrid Neel, 6-0, 6-3, on Court 2. The Gators clinched the victory with a 6-1, 6-3 win on Court 5 by No. 125 Brooke Austin over Gabby Schuck, 6-1, 6-3.
Tennessee returns home next week to host Mississippi State on Friday at 6 p.m. and Ole Miss on Sunday at 1 p.m. at Barksdale Stadium.
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No. 1 Florida 4, No. 19 Tennessee 0
Singles
1. No. 51 Brittany Lindl (UT) vs. No. 19 Belinda Woolcock (UF), 6-7 (5), 1-1 unf.
2. No. 14 Ingrid Neel (UF) def. Sadie Hammond (UT), 6-0, 6-3
3. Eve Repic (UT) vs. No. 22 Anna Danilina, 6-4, 3-4 unf.
4. No. 12 Josie Kuhlman (UF) def. Johanna Silva (UT), 6-0, 6-2
5. No. 125 Brooke Austin (UF) def. Gabby Schuck (UT), 6-1, 6-3
6. Kim Kermet (UT) vs. No. 56 Spencer Liang (UF), 6-4, 0-3 unf.
Doubles
1. No. 74 Lindl/Repic (UT) vs. No. 15 Austin/Keegan (UF), 1-4 unf.
2. No. 11 Danilina/Neel (UF) def. Hammond/Schuck (UT), 6-0
3. No. 36 Kuhlman/Woolcock (UF) def. Bongart/Kermet (UT), 6-0
Order of Finish: Doubles (3, 2); Singles (4, 2, 5)
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