Women’s Tennis moves on to Round of 16

Florida women’s tennis will head to Waco, Texas for their 32nd trip to the NCAA Tournament Round of 16. The Gators defeated Georgia Tech 4-0 in the second round of NCAA regional action Sunday in Gainesville to advance.

Doubles action started out strong with Josie Kuhlman and Belinda Woolcock taking their match 8-2, followed by Brooke Austin and Kourtney Keegan winning 8-5. Kuhlman and Woolcock improved to 2-0 in NCAA doubles play, while Austin and Keegan got their first NCAA win as a pair.

Woolcock took her momentum into singles play sweeping straight sets, 6-1 and 6-0. Brianna Morgan added another victory 20 minutes later, defeating her opponent, 6-2 then 6-3. Kuhlman earned the final point in her singles match after taking straight sets, 6-3 and 6-2.

The Gators will start in the Round of 16 on May 15th.