GAINESVILLE, Fla. – While No. 19 Vanderbilt started strong winning the doubles point Saturday morning, No. 15 Florida overcame the deficit in singles action to earn a 4-2 victory.
Doubles saw Vanderbilt’s No. 3 duo of Christina Rosca and Anessa Lee earn a 6-2 victory to set the pace for Vandy. While the Dores’ No. 2 duo fell, No. 54 Anna Ross and Holly Staff took the biggest victory of their Vanderbilt (12-7, 4-7 SEC) careers with a 6-3 clinching win over the nation’s second-ranked duo of Marlee Zein and McCartney Kessler.
In singles, Lee gave Vanderbilt a 2-0 lead by making quick work of No. 111 Sara Dahlstrom with a 6-1, 6-2 win. The Gators (11-6, 9-3 SEC) took over from there, though, by taking wins at Nos. 3, 6, 1 and 4 to take the win.
While Florida took the 4-2 victory, Emma Kurtz battled with No. 36 Zein into a third set, but the match went unfinished 7-5, 2-6, 1-1.
The Commodores will remain on the road for the final weekend of the regular season next week when they visit Ole Miss on Thursday at 2 p.m. CT and Mississippi State on Saturday at 1 p.m. CT. After that, the conference will converge on Tuscaloosa, Alabama, for the 2021 SEC Tournament April 19-23.
Results
Singles
1. #7 McCartney Kessler (UF) def. #49 Christina Rosca (VANDY) 6-3, 7-5
2. #36 Marlee Zein (UF) vs. Emma Kurtz (VANDY) 5-7, 6-2, 1-1, unfinished
3. Ida Jarlskog (UF) def. Anna Ross (VANDY) 6-1, 6-4
4. Layne Sleeth (UF) def. Holly Staff (VANDY) 6-3, 6-2
5. Anessa Lee (VANDY) def. #111 Sara Dahlstrom (UF) 6-1, 6-2
6. Sydney Berlin (UF) def. Amanda Meyer (VANDY) 6-3, 6-4
Doubles
1. #54 Anna Ross/Holly Staff (VANDY) def. #2 McCartney Kessler/Marlee Zein (UF) 6-4
2. Layne Sleeth/Ida Jarlskog (UF) def. #58 Emma Kurtz/Marcella Cruz (VANDY) 6-2
3. Christina Rosca/Anessa Lee (VANDY) def. Sydney Berlin/Sara Dahlstrom (UF) 6-2
Match Notes:
Vanderbilt 12-7, 4-7; National ranking #19
Florida 11-6, 9-3; National ranking #15
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (5,3,6,1,4)
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