The
University of Florida women’s tennis team swept Arkansas 7-0 and a few hours
later found itself tied at the top of the Southeastern Conference standings
after Georgia downed Texas A&M, 4-2, on Sunday afternoon.
All
three programs sport an 8-1 league record following Sunday’s matches, with the
Gator’s lone loss coming to the Aggies and the Bulldogs falling to Florida.
On
Sunday at the Billingsley Tennis Center, Florida was impressive on the singles
and doubles courts, earning the doubles point with 8-1 wins at the No. 1 and
No. 3 positions.
The
Gators then raced to early leads on all six singles courts, eventually winning
all in straight sets.
Freshmen
Danielle Collins and Brianna Morgan both posted double-bagel
wins, with Collins downing Kristen Mee, 6-0, 6-0 on court six and Morgan taking
care of Vlavia Araujo on court four.
Morgan
moved to 20-5 overall this year, including 11-1 in dual match action, while
Collins is 23-8.
Olivia
Janowicz
earned a 6-1, 6-1 win on court five and captured her team-best 27th singles win
of the year, while Alexandra Cercone posted a 6-3, 6-2 win at the No. 3
spot., as she earned the 85th singles win of her career.
Sofie
Oyen
defeated Claudine Paulson, 7-5, 6-3, and improved to 25-7 this season and senior
Lauren Embree capped the sweep with a 6-2, 6-1 victory against Yang Pang.
Embree’s
win was the 110th of her collegiate singles career, as she won her 14th
straight overall singles match, including her 32nd in a row in dual match competition.
The
Gators (15-2) return home on Friday, April 5, when the team plays host to Ole
Miss, before entertaining Mississippi State on Sunday in Florida’s
regular-season home finale, when Embree and fellow senior Caroline Hitimana
will be celebrated.
