The
second-ranked University of Florida women’s tennis team defeated 22nd-ranked
Vanderbilt 6-1 and captured its 100th consecutive home victory at Linder
Stadium at Ring Tennis Complex Friday evening.
The
Gators (9-1, 3-0 SEC) also won their 28th straight regular-season match and
improved their all-time home record against Southeastern Conference opponents
to an astounding 174-1.
Florida’s
home win streak is the longest active by any NCAA Division I women’s program in
any sport. The Stanford women’s basketball team owns the second-longest active
home winning streak by a women’s team with 79 straight. The Ohio State men’s
tennis team has won 137 consecutive matches entering Friday’s home event
against Texas A&M. The Gators have not lost at home since a 4-3 decision to
Miami (Fla.) on May 15, 2004 in the second round of the NCAA Championships.
“We’ve
had a lot of good players here and this year’s team is up there with any team
we’ve ever had,” UF head coach Roland Thornqvist said. “I can think of
many great memories here - in 2009 when we were lean on players and in 2005 and
2006 when we had some really tough players who kept this streak going.”
