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Florida senior Anastasia Revzina returns a volley during the second day of the annual Gator Invitational on Saturday at the Ring Tennis Complex. / Gator Country photo by Casey Brooke Lawson

The Florida women’s tennis team turned in another impressive day of play at the Gator Fall Classic Saturday afternoon at the Ring Tennis Complex.

Six of the seven Gators who took the court for singles action posted straight-set victories, while all three doubles teams opened the second day of the tournament with wins.

The featured singles match pit UF freshman Lauren Embree against South Florida junior Irene Rehberger, who is ranked No. 50 in the country. The Gator rookie was playing her collegiate singles debut and cruised in the opening set. Embree won the final two points to wrap up the 6-1, 7-6 (4) decision and capture her first collegiate victory.

Also posting wins on the singles court Saturday included sophomore Jessica Alexander, sophomore newcomer Claire Bartlett, sophomore Joanna Mather, senior Anastasia Revzina and freshman Allie Will.

Mather was the first Gator to complete her singles match, as she topped South Florida’s Jessica Zok, 6-1, 6-2, the same score she posted in Friday’s opening round.

Bartlett was the next off the court and just missed a double-bagel with a 6-1, 6-0 decision over Allyn Mueller. Alexander followed with a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Lauren Shumate, before Will out-slugged Ecaterina Vasenina, 6-3, 6-1, to record her second consecutive impressive victory and improve to 5-0 in her young singles career.

Singles Results
Lauren Embree, UF d. Irene Rehberger, USF 6-1, 7-6 (4)
Allie Will, UF d. Ecaterina Vasenina, USF 6-3, 6-1
Anastasia Revzina, UF d. Melissa Koning, USF 6-2, 6-3
Joanna Mather, UF d. Jessica Zok, USF 6-1, 6-2
Claire Bartlett, UF d. Allyn Mueller, USF 6-1, 6-0
Jessica Alexander, UF d. Lauren Shumate, USF 6-2, 6-3
Soledad Podlipnik, UM d. Brittany Borsanyi, UF 6-4, 7-6 (4)

Doubles Results
Jessica Alexander, UF/Anastasia Revzina, UF d. Jenny Frisell, UCF/Alexis Rodriguez, UCF 8-3
Lauren Embree, UF/Allie Will, UF d. Jenna Doerfler, UCF/Allison Hodges, UCF 8-0
Claire Bartlett, UF/Joanna Mather, UF d. Soledad Podlipnik, UM/Laura van de Stroet, UM 8-5

Photo Gallery: Women’s Tennis vs. USF & Ole Miss, 9/26/09 (click here to view gallery)

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About the author

Casey Brooke Lawson

Casey Brooke Lawson earned a B.S. in journalism from the University of Florida in December 2008. Lawson was born in Sarasota, Fla., but now still resides in Gainesville, Fla. Lawson picked up her first camera before she could walk, and now, 24 years later, she has made a career of her first love. She has been working as a photojournalist for eight years. She began at her high school, Sarasota High School, interned with the Gainesville Sun, Sarasota Herald Tribune, The Independent Florida Alligator and Sports Illustrated. Now, Lawson is a regularly contributing photojournalist for Gator Country. Trained in sports photography by Gator Country's own Tim Casey, sports photojournalism has become one of Lawson's favorite parts of her job.

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