Florida hosts South Carolina

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Welcome to Linder Stadium at the Ring Tennis Complex No. 1 Florida Gators (11-0, 2-0 SEC)

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Singles Doubles Name Rank Rank HT CL HOMETOWN Brooke Austin 125 15 5-6 JR Indianapolis, Ind. Anna Danilina 22 11/55 5-10 JR Moscow, Russia Kourtney Keegan 32 15 5-11 SR Roswell, Ga. Josie Kuhlman 12 36 5-6 JR Ponte Vedra, Fla. Spencer Liang 56 55 5-3 SR Potomac, Md. Ingrid Neel 14 11 5-6 FR Rochester, Minn. Peggy Porter -- -- 5-6 JR Dallas, Texas Belinda Woolcock 19 36 5-8 SR Victoria, Australia Head Coach: Roland Thornqvist (North Carolina ’96) Associate Head Coach: Dave Balogh (Florida ’96)

Remember us? • We are playing a home match for the first time since a thrilling win over the reigning NCAA champions on February 19.

Pronunciation Key: Dave BALOGH BAY-log Anna Danilina O N-nuh don-uh-LEE-nah Josie Kuhlman COOL-mun Spencer Liang LEE-aang

Streaking Along • Florida sports an active overall home win streak of 163 that includes SEC and NCAA Tournament matches. It is the longest active streak of any NCAA Division I team in any sport of any gender in the country. (Streak began January 22, 2005) • The Gators’ current regular-season HOME win streak of 159 is the longest in program history and it includes four wins in 2017. (streak began on January 25, 2003) • Florida has compiled a 97-match HOME win streak against SEC foes • The Gators are 205-1 all-time at home against SEC teams, including SEC and NCAA Tournament matches. UF won a program-record 108 against SEC teams at home that ended April 7, 2002. • Florida has won 17 consecutive regular-season SEC matches

No. 24 South Carolina (9-3, 1-1 SEC)

Singles Doubles Name Rank Rank Hadley Berg -- 27 5-5 Silvia Chinellato -- -- 5-10 Paige Cline -- 27 5-4 Caroline Dailey -- -- 5-4 Brigit Folland -- -- 5-5 Ingrid Gamarra Martins 35 -- 5-11 Mia Horvit 58 -- 5-7 Alison Mills -- -- 5-8 Rachel Rohrabacher -- -- 5-4 Hannah Templeton -- -- 5-6 Kevin Epley - Head Coach Jeff Nevolo - Assistant Coach

CL HOMETOWN JR Greenbrae, Calif. FR Como, Italy SO Kentfield, Calif. SR Sarasota, Fla. SR Bristol, UK SO Rio de Janeiro, Brazil FR Palm City, Fla. JR Duluth, Ga. SO Tampa, Fla. SO Greensboro, N.C.

Oracle/ITA Division I TEAM Rankings Administered by the ITA March 7, 2017 Rank School RK School 15 Duke 1 Florida 16 Tennessee 2 Ohio State 17 Texas A&M 3 North Carolina 18 Arkansas 4 Auburn 19 Kansas 5 Vanderbilt 20 Kentucky 6 Texas Tech 21 Southern California 7 Oklahoma State 22 TCU 8 Georgia Tech 23 Mississippi 9 Michigan 24 South Carolina 10 Baylor 25 Washington 11 Pepperdine Others receiving votes: 29. LSU, 12 California 33. Mississippi State, 36. Florida 13 Georgia State, 46. Alabama 14 Stanford

Gators vs. Gamecocks: The Series • 44-March Series: UF leads 42-2 (UF at home: 18-0, Away 17-1, Neutral 7-1) • Current Streak: UF has won the last 41 • Last Meeting: March 26, 2017 – UF won 4-1 in Columbia, S.C. • Last South Carolina Win: May 16, 1982, 5-4 at the NCAA Round of 16 in Salt Lake City, Utah

Individual Numbers of Note • Kourtney Keegan has won 89 career singles matches • Belinda Woolcock has won 98 career singles matches • Brooke Austin has won 64 career singles matches • Anna Danilina has won 49 career singles matches Did you Know? • Florida and Nebraska are the only two undefeated teams remaining in NCAA Division I women’s tennis! • Nebraska (14-0) next plays host to Purdue on Saturday.

2017 Dual Match Schedule

Record: 11-0 (Home: 4-0 ... Away: 3-0 ... Neutral: 4-0) SEC: 2-0 (Home: 0-0 ... Away: 2-0) UF Opp Date Rank Rank Opponent Time/Result JANUARY Sat. 28 1 - DePAUL (1) W, 6-1 Sun. 29 1 - FIU (1) W, 4-0 FEBRUARY Fri. 3 1 18 at Southern California cancelled Sat. 4 1 3 at Pepperdine W, 5-2 Fri. 10 1 13 vs. Michigan (2-1R) W, 4-1 Sat. 11 1 12 vs. Texas Tech (2-QF) W, 4-1 Sun., 12 1 6 vs. Georgia (2-SF) W, 4-0 Mon. 13 1 2 vs. North Carolina (2-F) W, 4-2 Fri. 17 1 6 OKLAHOMA STATE W, 4-2 Sun. 19 1 5 STANFORD W, 4-1 MARCH Fri. 3 1 37 at LSU* W, 7-0 Sun. 5 1 20 at Texas A&M* W, 4-0 Sat. 11 1 24 SOUTH CAROLINA* 1 p.m. Tue. 14 vs. Ohio State (3) 6:30 p.m. Fri. 17 GEORGIA* 5 p.m. Sun. 19 TENNESSEE* 1 p.m. Fri. 24 at Arkansas* 7 p.m. Sun. 26 at Missouri* 12 Noon Fri. 31 ALABAMA* 5 p.m. APRIL Sun. 2 AUBURN* 1 p.m. Fri. 7 OLE MISS* 5 p.m. Sun. 9 MISSISSIPPI STATE* 1 p.m. Fri. 14 at Kentucky* 6 p.m. Sun. 16 at Vanderbilt* 12 Noon 19-23 at SEC Tournament (4) MAY Sat.-Sun.13-14 NCAA First & Second Rounds Fri. 19 NCAA Round of 16 Athens, GA Sun. 21 NCAA Team QF Athens, GA Mon. 22 NCAA Semifinals Athens, GA Tue. 23 NCAA Final Athens, GA 24-29 NCAA Individuals Athens, GA Times are EASTERN; *Southeastern Conference Match; (1) ITA Kick Off Weekend – Gainesville, Fla.; (2) National Team Indoor Championships – New Haven, Conn.; (3) USTA National Campus; (4) SEC Tournament hosted by Vanderbilt University

Saturday, March 11: Florida hosts South Carolina

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