Saturday, February 18: Florida vs. Oklahoma State * 4 PM team records entering Saturday
No. 1 Florida Gators (7-0)
Singles Doubles Name Rank Rank HT CL HOMETOWN Brooke Austin -- 18/56 5-6 JR Indianapolis, Ind. Anna Danilina 23 22/26 5-10 JR Moscow, Russia Kourtney Keegan 30 18 5-11 SR Roswell, Ga. Josie Kuhlman 19 17 5-6 JR Ponte Vedra, Fla. Spencer Liang 41 26/56 5-3 SR Potomac, Md. Ingrid Neel 45 22 5-6 FR Rochester, Minn. Peggy Porter -- -- 5-6 JR Dallas, Texas Belinda Woolcock 40 17 5-8 SR Victoria, Australia Head Coach: Roland Thornqvist (North Carolina ’96) Associate Head Coach: Dave Balogh (Florida ’96) Pronunciation Key: Dave BALOGH BAY-log Anna Danilina O N-nuh don-uh-LEE-nah Josie Kuhlman COOL-mun Spencer Liang LEE-aang
No. 6 Oklahoma State Cowgirls (8-2)
Singles Doubles Name Rank Rank CL HOMETOWN Katarina Adamovic 56 21 5-8 Sr. Cacak, Serbia Vladica Babic 33 5/21 5-9 Jr. Podgorica, Montenegro Sofia Blanco 77 -- 5-11 So. Cordoba, Argentina Aliona Bolsova -- -- 5-8 Fr. Palafrugell, Spain Viktoriya Lushkova 10 -- 5-11 Sr. Simferopol, Ukraine Lena Ruppert 86 -- 5-9 Fr. Weiden, Germany Shaylee Smith -- -- 5-3 Fr. Broken Arrow, Okla. Katarina Stresnakova -- -- 5-4 So. Nova Dedinka, Slovakia Carla Tur Mari 42 5 5-2 Sr. Ibiza, Spain Director of Tennis and Head Coach: Chris Young Assistant Coach: Matt Manasse Volunteer Assistant Coach: Jaime Sánchez-Cañamares Rios
No. 5 Stanford Cardinal (4-0)
Singles Doubles Name Rank Rank HT CL HOMETOWN Emily Arbuthnott 59 -- 5-6 FR Harpenden, Hertfordshire Taylor Davidson -- -- 5-7 SR Statesville, N.C. Caroline Doyle 38 36 5-9 SR San Francisco, Calif. Emma Higuchi -- -- 5-2 FR Los Angeles, Calif. Caroline Lampl 75 -- 5-6 SO Bluemont, Va. Melissa Lord 13 36 5-7 SO Bloomfield, Conn. Naomie Rosenberg -- -- 5-3 SO Los Angeles, Calif. Paulette Wolak -- -- 5-8 JR Los Altos Hills, Calif. Elizabeth Yao -- -- 5-9 SO Sunnyvale, Calif. Kimberly Yee -- -- 5-8 SO Las Vegas, Nev. The Peter And Helen Bing Director Of Women’s Tennis: Lele Forood Associate Head Coach: Frankie Brennan
Weekend Gator Bytes First Time for Everything • Stanford is the reigning NCAA Champion and defeated Oklahoma State, 4-3, in the 2016 final. • This weekend is the first time that any Gator team will play host to both finalists the following season - nevermind playing them on consecutive days. Florida vs. Oklahoma State • UF leads 8-0 (4-0 Home; 1-0 Away; 3-0 Neutral) • Last Meeting: May 15, 2015 - UF, 4-0 - NCAA Round of 16 (Waco, Texas) • Of Note: Last year, the Cowgirls boasted one of the most impressive doubles records in the country, winning all but one doubles point in 34 matches. Oklahoma State returns five contributing letterwinners from a 2015-16 campaign that saw the Cowgirls post the best finish in program history. Florida vs. Stanford • SU leads 21-14 (UF: 4-3 Home; 1-7 Away; 9-11 Neutral) • Last Meeting: May 19, 2016 - SU, 4-3 - NCAA Round of 16 (Tulsa, Ok.) • Of Note: Each of the last three meetings have been thrilling 4-3 decisions, including two matchups last year. The Gators at Home • Overall Home Win Streak: 161 - it is the longest active home winning streak of any NCAA Division I Team in any sport (includes 26 wins in SEC and NCAA Tournament matches) • The last time the Gators fell at home was on May 15, 2004, in the second round of the NCAA Tournament to Miami (Fla.), 4-3. • Regular-Season Home Win Streak: 158 Oracle/ITA Division I Rankings Administered by the ITA February 15, 2017 Rank School RK School 14 Texas A&M 1 Florida 15 Duke 2 North Carolina 16 Texas 3 Georgia 17 Arizona State 4 Ohio State 18 Mississippi 5 Stanford 19 South Carolina 6 Oklahoma State 20 UCLA 7 Texas Tech 21 Miami 8 Pepperdine 22 USC 9 California 23 Northwestern 10 Michigan 24 Mississippi State 11 Auburn 25 Kentucky 12 Vanderbilt Others Receiving Votes: 13 Georgia Tech Baylor, LSU, Rice
2017 Dual Match Schedule
Record: 7-0 (Home: 2-0 ... Away: 1-0 ... Neutral: 4-0) SEC: 0-0 (Home: 0-0 ... Away: 0-0) 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 4 p.m. Sun. 19 1 5 STANFORD 12 p.m. MARCH Fri. 3 at LSU* 5 p.m. Sun. 5 at Texas A&M* 12 Noon Sat. 11 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
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Sunday, February 19: Florida vs. Stanford * 12 Noon
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