(TEN) W Tennis Roster

Long way to go for that....loooong way

 

Beat USF in the opener today.

Briggs played at 1, Shelton down at 6, top recruit Gailis at 4

Not much to take away from this IMO. My guess we are in for another mediocre at best season based on the lineup.

 

Apparently aimed at me....so just out of curiosity, how do you disagree with me?
Do you feel this roster is adequate to return UF back into the conversation as a factor in the SEC and nationally? Not asking for a title, just to be a top 10 type team that could advance to the QF's?
Or is it you feel the current standard is fine? It's been 6 years of not being an elite team, but perhaps you feel the previous standards are not attainable?

 

After two days of weather delays in College Station UF finally played their first round math vs Arizona. Encouraging performance all around, 4-0 win and all the remaining courts were up a set. De Oliveira was down in her second set at #6, but would think Shelton is the regular 6.

TAMU today, we will very likely take an L...I'll be looking to see how competitive we are and if doubles can gel into a strength

 

Lost the doubles point but very competitive on all 3 courts
Briggs is in a 3rd set
Dudney lost a tough one 6-7 4-6
Sysoeva beaten pretty badly in straight sets
Dahlstrom witha strong weekend rolls 6-1 6-1
Gailis 6-7 6-3 1-1 tight match
De Oliviera wins 6-0 7-6...getting more from her than anticipated, keeping Shelton on the bench

Down 3-2 with 2 remaining sets in the 3rd. This is a win today regardless, on the road vs 4th ranked team....no complaints on this one

 

Briggs is scratching and clawing, but she doesn't have the horsepower.....was up 40-15 to pull within 3-4 but lost 3 straight points to go down 2-5. That will likely be insurmountable

Gailis is at 3-3. Couple of true freshmen facing eah other, the top US recruit vs a highly thought of Canadian

 

Briggs loses 2-6
Gailis was up 4-3 and serving

UF lost the tight matches in singles and doubles....need to improve on the clutch points. Briggs will struggle vs elite teams, which means Dudney will need to win those tough matches....if not I might flip them
Not sure what to make of Sysoeva at 3 just yet, need a better sample size. Love the jump from Dahlstrom this weekend

 

She just hasn't played well.....she played at #3 doubles but sat singles. I think her best year as a collegian is going to end up being her freshman year at USCe

 

She's older, if that matters. But her game really seemed to flatten/drop off before Ben hit his stride