The
Gators combined for a 3-1 singles record during the final day of play at the
season-opening Duke Fab Four Invitational held at the Cary Tennis Center on
Sunday.
Senior
Sofie Oyen (Leopoldsburg, Belgium) was the only Gator involved in a
first-place match and fell to North Carolina’s Hayley Carter, 6-2, 6-4, in the
BLACK draw.
Senior
Olivia Janowicz (Palm Bay, Fla.) defeated Duke’s No. 42 Ester Goldfeld,
6-1, 6-0, for third-place in the WHITE draw. The win was the second-highest
ranked opponent Janowicz has defeated in her collegiate career.
Freshman
Kourtney Keegan (Roswell, Ga.) earned an impressive 6-0, 6-2 victory
against Duke’s No. 24 Hanna Mar to take fifth place in the BLUE draw, while
rookie Belinda Woolcock (Victoria, Australia) needed nearly three hours
to earn fifth place in WHITE draw, as she downed William & Mary’s Leeza
Nemchinov, 7-6 (0), 4-6, 6-4.
