Gators show the fight at No. 4 Auburn and fall 5: 2

Auburn, ala. – The Florida Gator fell 4th in their first test of the SEC game at No. 4 Auburn. The Matchup on Sunday afternoon was a challenge when the UF with four ranking players and two ranking list teams faces.

The Gator were confronted with adversity from the beginning of the double game when Auburn won both in doubles No. 2 and No. 3. Angella Okutoyi and Merna Refaat defeated Rachel Gailis And Talia Neilson-Gatby 6-3, while Maria Garcia and Ava Esposito won a 6-2 victory over Noemie Oliveras and a victory Nikola Daubnerova.

Alicia Dudeney And Bente Spee were unfinished in court. Dudeney and Spee remained 4: 5 against Auburns No. 20 DJ Bennett and Ava Hrastar.

In Singles, Florida saw success at the head of the line -up. Rachel Gailis Take No. 2 DJ Bennett and won 6-2, 2-6, 6: 4 in a broken game. Gailis showed her determination after Bennett came back in the second set and took control of the third to win the victory for the Gator. This is the first victory of Gailis by The Frühling and the greatest victory of her career.

Alicia Dudeney The Gators also won a victory in a comeback performance against AVA Hrastar. After throwing the first set 4-6, he resigned in the second and a 6: 3 triumph in the third deficit with a 6: 4 victory to secure another point for Florida and show her Grit as a senior.

However, the gators fought on the remaining dishes. In court three, Neilson gatby in Florida fell on the No. 57 Angella Okutoyi 6: 4, 6-1.

Four Florida's in court Nikola Daubnerova After he had lost the first set 6-1 and Merna No. 17 in the second, the Daubnerova won 7: 6. However, Refaat prevailed in the third set 7-5 and secured the match for Auburn.

Floridas Bente Spee In court against No. 116 AVA Esposito on Court Five. After Spee dropped the first set 6-4, he came back sharply to win in the second 6: 4. But Esposito fought a difficult challenge in the third set and won the victory with a 7: 5 victory.

Noemie Oliveras fell on Auburn's Alice Battesti with 3: 6, 6: 4, 6: 1, when the newcomer continued to fight, but ultimately could not seal the deal in the last two sets.

Despite the loss, Florida showed resilience with individual victories of Gailis and Dudeney during the game, but ultimately came up against a talented Auburn team. The Gators are now looking at their next challenge and know that they are improvements while continuing their Secolina SEC Slate in South Carolina on Friday.

Enders' results:

Final singles results:
1. Rachel Gailis (UF) def. #2 DJ Bennett (Aub) 6-2, 2-6, 6-4
2. Alicia Dudeney (UF) def. AVA Hrastar (Aub) 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
3. #57 angella okutoyi (Aub) def. Talia Neilsongatby (UF) 6-4, 6-1
4. #17 Merna Refaat (Aub) Def. Nikola Daubnerova (UF) 6-1, 6-7, 7-5
5. #116 AVA Esposito (Aub) def. Bente Spee (UF) 6-4, 4-6, 7-5
6. Alice Battesti (Aub) Def. Noemie Oliveras (UF) 3-6, 6-4, 6-1

Order of the finish: 3, 1, 6, 2, 5, 4

Final double results:
1. Alicia Dudeney/Bente Spee (UF) against #20 DJ Bennett/Ava Hrastar (Aub) 4-5, unfinished
2. #69 Angella Okutoyi/Merna Refaat (Aub) Def. Rachel Gailis/Talia Neilsongatby (UF) 6-3
3. Ava Esposito/Maria Garcia (Aub) Def. Noemie Oliveras/Nikola Daubnerova (UF) 6-2

Order of the departure: 3, 2

Team records:

Florida: 3-3, (0-1 seconds)

Auburn: 12-1, (1-0 seconds)

Gator bites:

Head coach By Nilsson At Florida's first competition of the SEC game:
“I know the direction in which the Florida Gators go and we will take it one day after another. We have to concentrate on small improvements and take it every day to improve ourselves and the program. We have a way To go, but we will use today's match to improve the future.

Junior Rachel Gailis When they defeat the No. 2 player in the nation:
“It is definitely a good feeling. This year I couldn't see with all the changes in Florida and some injuries where my level is compared to the rest of the college tennis. I am happy to see that it is not. Far from where I ended last year.

Junior Rachel Gailis On the Florida Gator and what today's match shows for your future:
“As a team, we did a lot of hard work in the low season in the low season, and I am pleased that some short -term results are accompanied by it. However, we would like to be at our best in May and that is only the start, but with today's fight We have proven that we can hang with the best.

Next:
The Gators will continue to play in South Carolina No. 49 on Friday afternoon. The match is scheduled to start at 3 p.m. in the Carolina Tennis Center in Columbia, SC,

In South Carolina (5-4, 0-1 seconds)

Florida in the ranks:
The Gators are currently in 40th place in the ITA ranking and were asked in 4th place in the Second pre -season. Uf is also shown in the category of doubles Alicia Dudeney And Rachel Gailis sit in No. 6.

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