UF Women’s Tennis Earns No. 1 Seed in SEC Tournament
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The
2012 Southeastern Conference champion Florida women’s tennis team will
be the No. 1 seed in the SEC Tournament that begins Thu., April 19 at
Palmer/Salloum Tennis Center/Galtney Courts in Oxford, Miss., hosted by
Ole Miss.
The Gators (18-1) earned one of four first-round byes
and will play their quarterfinal match at 7 p.m. ET (6 p.m. CT) against
the winner of the match between No. 8-seed Tennessee and No. 9-seed
Auburn. Florida swept both the Lady Vols and the Tigers on the road
this year.
Florida has been either the No. 1 or No. 2 seed in
the SEC Tournament 22 times in the 24-year history of the event. The
two exceptions were in 2005, when the Gators entered the tournament
with the No. 3 seed before winning the title, and in 2009, when the
team fell in the semifinals as the No. 4 seed.
On Saturday at
South Carolina, the Gators closed out their regular season slate with a
perfect 11-0 record for a third consecutive undefeated conference mark
and the 21st time in program history.
The Gators have won 17 of
the 24 SEC Tournament titles (1982, ’90, ’91, ’92, ’93, ’95, ’96, ’97,
’98, ’00, ’02, ‘03, ‘04, ‘05 , ‘06, ‘10 & ‘11). Georgia has claimed
six crowns (1983, ‘94, 2001 & ’07, ‘08, ‘09), while Ole Miss
captured the 1999 tournament on its home court.
Florida boasts a
63-7 all-time record in SEC Tournament action, with six of those losses
coming against Georgia and the other to Ole Miss.
Florida has advanced to the finals of the SEC Tournament in 22 of the 24 years the event has been played, capturing 16 titles.
The
Gators have won the SEC Tournament title in seven of the 10 years under
head coach Roland Thornqvist, finishing runner-up in 2007 & 2008.
2012 SEC Women’s Tennis Tournament Palmer/Salloum Tennis Center/Galtney Courts Oxford, Miss. April 19-22
Thursday, April 19 (all times CENTRAL) Match 1: 9 a.m. #11 Kentucky vs. #6 South Carolina Match 2: Noon #10 Arkansas vs. #7 LSU Match 3: 3 p.m. #12 Mississippi State vs. #5 Vanderbilt Match 4: 6 p.m. #9 Auburn vs. #8 Tennessee
Friday, April 20 Match 5: 9 a.m. Winner match 1 vs. #3 Georgia Match 6: Noon Winner match 2 vs. #2 Alabama Match 7: 3 p.m. Winner match 3 vs. #4 Ole Miss Match 8: 6 p.m. Winner match 4 vs. #1 Florida
Saturday, April 21 Match 9: 10 a.m. Winner match 5 vs. Winner match 6 Match 10: 2 p.m. Winner match 7 vs. Winner match 8
Sunday, April 22 Noon Championship Match
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