Alabama Women’s Tennis falls to No. 23 Florida, 4-1

Friday, February 19

Tuscaloosa, Ala.

1 p.m. CT

Alabama

Florida

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Alabama Women’s Tennis falls to No. 23 Florida, 4-1

2/19/2021 5:46:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Box Score

Sydney Riley tied the match at 1-1 after the Gators took the doubles point

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama women's tennis fell to No. 23 Florida, 4-1, in the Southeastern Conference opener for both squads Friday afternoon at the Roberta Alison Baumgardner Tennis Facility. Alabama is now 9-2 on the season, while the Gators go to 3-3.

The Crimson Tide duo of Anna Parkhomenko and Anne Marie Hiser won at No. 3 doubles, but the Gators snagged the doubles point with wins at Nos. 1 and 2. Sydney Riley then tied the match up with a 6-3, 6-3 win at No. 6 to make it 1-1. The Gators closed out the match with wins at Nos. 1, 2 and 3.

Head Coach Jenny Mainz Said

"We played hard today and fought for every point. After losing the doubles point we talked about getting into singles early with good discipline and good intensity. We took three first sets in singles and had some chances in the other three. The match was a lot closer than the score reflected. Credit to Florida for playing the big points well. After the match we talked about being resilient and focusing on the opportunities in front of us. This team has made encouraging progress and will continue to work forward. We have lots of great opportunities ahead."

Florida 4, Alabama 1

Singles

No. 1 Moka Ito (UA) vs. McCartney Kessler (UF) 6-4, 1-6, 1-3, unfinished
No. 2 Marlee Zein (UF) def. Sasha Gorchanyuk (UA) 6-1, 6-4
No. 3 Ida Jarlskog (UF) def. Anna Parkhomenko (UA) 6-2, 6-2
No. 4 Alba Cortina Pou (UA) vs. Sara Dahlstrom (UF) 6-2, 4-5, unfinished
No. 5 Sydney Berlin (UF) def. Anne Marie Hiser (UA) 7-5, 6-4
No. 6 Sydney Riley (UA) def. Amber McGinnis (UF) 6-3, 6-3

Doubles

No. 1 McCartney Kessler/Marlee Zein (UF) def. Moka Ito/Sydney Riley (UA) 6-3
No. 2 Sara Dahlstrom/Ida Jarlskog (UF) def. Alba Cortina Pou/Sasha Gorchanyuk (UA) 6-2
No. 3 Anna Parkhomenko/Anne Marie Hiser (UA) def. Sydney Berlin/Amber McGinnis (UF) 6-3

Up Next

Alabama returns to action Sunday at 1 p.m. in Tuscaloosa with No. 20-ranked South Carolina
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If matches are played indoors, there will be no spectators allowed

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