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Women's Tennis falls to No. 5 Florida, 5-2
02.24.2008 | Women's Tennis
AUSTIN, Texas -- No. 27 Texas (4-2) picked up singles wins from senior Courtney Zauft and freshman Maggie Mello, but No. 5 Florida took four singles matches and the doubles point en route to a 5-2 win over the Longhorns Sunday at UT's Penick-Allison Tennis Center.
The Gators (6-1) swept the doubles matches to take a 1-0 lead, and Julia Cohen defeated UT's Vanja Corovic in straight sets at first singles to push the Florida lead to 2-0. The Gators' Marrit Boonstra won at sixth singles to extend the lead to 3-0 before Texas got on the board, as senior Courtney Zauft (San Antonio, Texas) outlasted Florida's Megan Alexander at third singles, 3-6, 6-1, 6-3.
Texas' Mello kept the Longhorns in the match with a come-from-behind 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 win over Anastasia Revzina at fifth singles, but the Gators picked up the clinching point at fourth singles when Whitney Benik defeated UT freshman Caroline Larsson (Sodertalje, Sweden) in three sets.
Florida's Csilla Borsanyi defeated Texas sophomore Stephanie Davison (Port Orchard, Wash.) in a third set match-tiebreak to produce the final 5-2 margin.
Texas returns to action on Saturday, March 1 when it hosts 14th-ranked Fresno State at the Penick-Allison Tennis Center.
No. 5 Florida 5, No. 27 Texas 2
Doubles - Order of Finish: 1, 2, 3
1. Alexander/Boonstra (UF) def. Corovic/Milic (UT) - 8-4
2. Benik/Frangulyan (UF) def. Mello/Zauft (UT) - 8-4
3. Cohen/Revzina (UF) def. Davison/Larsson (UT) - 8-5
Singles - Order of Finish: 1, 6, 3, 5, 4, 2
1. Julia Cohen (UF) def. Vanja Corovic (UT) - 6-3, 6-1
2. Csilla Borsanyi (UF) def. Stephanie Davison (UT) - 5-7, 6-3, 1-0 (10-6)
3. Courtney Zauft (UT) def. Megan Alexander (UF) - 3-6, 6-1, 6-3
4. Whitney Benik (UF) def. Caroline Larsson (UT) - 7-5, 1-6, 6-0
5. Maggie Mello (UT) def. Anastasia Revzina (UF) - 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
6. Marrit Boonstra (UF) def. Sarah Lancaster (UT) - 6-2, 6-3
