On a sunny but chilly Sunday afternoon the No. 7 Florida women’s tennis team downed Troy 7-0 at the Linder Stadium/Ring Tennis Complex.
Florida quickly won the doubles point. Florida’s No. 1 team – 26th-ranked Marrit Boonstra and Allie Will – raced to a 7-0 lead on their way to an 8-1 victory against Karoline Grymel and Leonie Guijt that was completed in 35 minutes. Competing together for the first time, senior Anastasia Revzina and freshman Carolina Hitimana completed an 8-2 victory over Lauren Simpson and Emma Smith in 45 minutes.
The doubles point clinched, another first-time doubles pairing – sophomore Claire Bartlett and freshman Brittany Borsanyi – earned an 8-6 victory over Stephanie Vieira and Rosaura Ramirez-Vega in 63 minutes.
“It was one of their first outings. … I thought they performed admirably,” Florida head coach Roland Thornqvist said.
Florida continued its dominance in singles. Hitimana won her No. 4 singles match with Stephanie Vieira, 6-0, 6-2, in just under 52 minutes.
“Caroline keeps improving. Every match she gets a little bit better and today was no exception. She gets sharper and sharper and I’ve been real pleased with her progress,” Thornqvist said.
On the No. 2 court, No. 81-ranked Boonstra also wasted little time in earning her fifth straight victory of the season, beating Lauren Simpson 6-0, 6-2. The Gators clinched the match with Revzina’s 6-2, 6-1 victory at No. 3 singles over Guijt that raised the No. 92-ranked player to 4-0 this season.
Playing for the first time at No. 1 singles, freshman Will, the 13th-ranked singles player in the nation, scored a 6-4, 6-1 victory over Karoline Grymel. Bartlett scored a 6-1, 6-0 victory at No. 5 singles over Ramirez-Vega and Borsanyi earned a 6-0, 6-4 victory at No. 6 singles over Emma Smith.
Florida’s record is now 5-0 on the season. Entering Monday’s 3 p.m. home match against South Florida, the Gators have won a school-record 81 consecutive regular-season home matches.
WOMEN’S TENNIS
No. 7 FLORIDA 7, TROY 0
At Linder Stadium/Ring Tennis Complex, Gainesville, Fla.
DOUBLES
1. (26) Marrit Boonstra-Allie Will (F) def. Karoline Grymel-Leonie Guijt, 8-1 (0:35); 2. Caroline Hitimana-Anastasia Revzina (F) def. Lauren Simpson-Emma Smith, 8-2 (0:45); 3. Claire Bartlett-Brittany Borsanyi (F) def. Stephanie Vieira-Rosaura Ramirez-Vega, 8-6 (1:03). Order of finish: 1, 2, 3.
SINGLES
1. (13) Allie Will (F) def. Karoline Grymel, 6-4, 6-1 (1:21); 2. (81) Marrit Boonstra (F) def. Lauren Simpson, 6-0, 6-1 (0:58); 3. (92) Anastasia Revzina (F) def. Leonie Guijt, 6-2, 6-1 (1:08); 4. Caroline Hitimana (F) def. Stephanie Vieira, 6-0, 6-2 (0:52); 5. Claire Bartlett (F) def. Rosaura Ramirez-Vega, 6-1, 6-0 (1:17); 6. Brittany Borsanyi (F) def. Emma Smith, 6-0, 6-4 (1:18). Order of finish: 4, 2, 3, 6, 1, 5.
Records: Florida 5-0, Troy 1-4.