The University of Florida women’s tennis team opened its regular-season ending three-match homestand with a solid 4-1 victory over Alabama Friday afternoon at Linder Stadium at Ring Tennis Complex.
The Gators (11-7, 5-4 SEC) earned the all-important doubles point to start the match, before Jessica Alexander, Marrit Boonstra and Joanna Mather won their respective singles matches to help Florida extend its program-record regular-season home winning streak to 74.
Alabama (13-6, 3-6 SEC) claimed the No. 3 doubles position, but Florida came right back to win the No. 1 spot, where Marrit Boonstra and Joanna Mather defeated Tiffany Welcher and Courtney McLane, 8-2. That left court No. 2 to decide the crucial double-point.
Doubles
1. (80) Marrit Boonstra/Joanna Mather, UF d. (73) Tiffany Welcher/Courtney McLane, UA 8-2
2. Anastasia Revzina/Barbara Pinterova, UF d. Paulina Bigos/Taylor Lindsey, UA 9-7*
3. Shelley Godwin/Alice Tunaru, UA d. Brooke Allen/Lauren Wolken, UF 8-1
Singles
1. (8) Marrit Boonstra, UF d. (105) Tiffany Welcher, UA 6-3, 6-2
2. Courtney McLane, UA led (38) Anastasia Revzina, UF 6-4, 3-1 DNF
3. Joanna Mather, UF d. Paulina Bigos, UA 6-3, 6-3*
4. Jessica Alexander, UF d. Meritt Emery, UA 6-4, 6-1
5. Barbara Pinterova, UF led Shelley Godwin, UA 6-4, 1-2 DNF
6. Taylor Lindsey, UA d. Brooke Allen, UF 6-1, 6-1
Photo Gallery: Women’s Tennis vs. Alabama, 4/10/09
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