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No. 15 Women's Tennis Wins SEC Opener, 7-0, at No. 5 Tennessee
Friday, March 2, 2012 | Women's Tennis
The 15th-ranked Florida Gators downed the fifth-ranked Tennessee Volunteers, 7-0, Friday night in what was both team's regular SEC opener. UF (7-1, 1-0 Southeastern Conference) swept all three doubles matches and was victorious in straight-sets in five of the six singles matches on its way to snapping Tennessee's (9-4, 0-1) four-match win streak.
The 49th-ranked Alexandra Cercone guaranteed a Florida victory after downing Sara Toti, 6-3, 6-2. Joanna Mather, ranked 18th individually, defeated Caityn Williams, 6-2, 6-2, on court three while Lauren Embree, ranked 23rd, defeated Kata Szekely, ranked 37th, 6-2, 6-3, on court two.
On court six, Olivia Janowicz provided Florida with its first singles point after her 6-2, 6-0, victory over Jesse Grace. Janowicz's win was quickly followed by a Sofie Oyen triumph over Joanna Henderson, 6-0, 6-2, on court five.
Junior Allie Will, who is ranked No. 1 nationally in singles, defeated 35th-ranked Brynn Boren, 6-4, 2-6, 1-0 (10-6) to finish play at Barksdale Stadium.
Playing No. 1 doubles and ranked 13 nationally in doubles, Oyen and Will beat the No. 9 duo of Natalie Pluskota and Williams, 8-4, to win the doubles point for the Gators.
Facing 10th-ranked Boren and Toti, Embreee and Mather, ranked 31st, snapped the Lady Vol duo's 15-match winning streak with an 8-2 victory.
Cercone and Janowicz went on to defeat Henderson and Szekely, 8-6, on court three to sweep the doubles matches.
UF will travel next to Georgia for action on Sunday, March 4, at 1 p.m. against the fourth-ranked Bulldogs. Check Gatorzone.com for updated links for live stats for the match.
Women's College Tennis
No. 15 Florida at No. 5 Tennessee
Barksdale Stadium * Knoxville, Tenn.
Friday, March 2, 2012
Final Score: Florida 7, Tennessee 0
Doubles (order of finish: 2, 1, 3)
1. Oyen/Will (13), UF d. Pluskota/Williams (9), UT, 8-4*
2. Embree/Mather (31), UF d. Boren/Toti (10), UT, 8-2
3. Cercone/Janowicz, UF d. Henderson/Szekely, UT, 8-6
Singles (order of finish: 6, 5, 4*, 3, 2, 1)
1. Allie Will (1), UF d. Brynn Boren (35), UT, 6-4, 2-6, 1-0 (10-6)
2. Lauren Embree (23), UF d. Kata Szekely (37), UT, 6-2, 6-3
3. Joanna Mather (18), UF d. Caitlyn Williams, UT, 6-2, 6-3
4. Alexandra Cercone (49), UF d. Sarah Toti, UT, 6-3, 6-2
5. Sofie Oyen (39), UF d. Joanna Henderson, UT, 6-0, 6-2
6. Olivia Janowicz, UF d. Jesse Grace, UT 6-2, 6-0
Updated Records: Florida 7-1; Tennessee 9-4
