2018 Dual Match Schedule 2018 NCAA Championships Record: 18-8 (Home: 7-1 .. Away: 9-2 .. Neutral: 2-4) SEC (t-2nd): 11-2 (Home: 5-1 ... Away: 6-1) Linder Stadium at Ring Tennis Complex * Gainesville, FL UF Opp FIRST ROUND: Fri., May 11 Date Rank Rank Opponent Time/Result JANUARY 11 a.m.: #17-32 seed/#21 Florida St. (17-12) vs. #33-48 seed North Florida (13-9) Sat. 27 3 - CAL ST. FULLERTON (1) W 4-0 2 p.m.: #9 seed/#8 Florida (18-8) vs. #49-64 seed Youngstown St. (16-10) Sun. 28 3 - LA-MONROE (1) W 4-0 FEBRUARY ** WHAT’S NEXT ** Sat. 3 3 - vs. Florida State (2) L 1-4 SECOND ROUND: Sat., May 12 * 4 p.m. Wed. 7 3 18 at Oklahoma State L 3-4 Fri. 9 3 - at Wisconsin (3) W 5-0 Sat. 10 3 1 vs. Vanderbilt (3) L 0-4 2017-18 Florida Gator Tennis Roster Sun. 11 3 7 vs. Georgia Tech (3) L 2-4 Fri. 23 - 45 at Saint Mary’s W 4-3 NAME HT CL HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL Sat. 24 - 36 at Stanford W 4-3 Anna Danilina 5-10 SR Moscow, Russia MARCH Victoria Emma 5-5 FR Naples, Fla. / Florida Virtual School Thurs. 1 34 7 at Ole Miss* W 4-3 McCartney Kessler 5-8 FR Calhoun, Ga. / Calhoun Sat. 3 34 - at Mississippi State* W 4-0 Katie Kubicz 5-4 FR Burlington, Canada / Robert Bateman High School Fri. 9 22 36 LSU* W 4-0 Josie Kuhlman 5-6 SR Ponte Vedra, Fla./Homeschool Sun. 11 22 35 TEXAS A&M* W 4-0 Peggy Porter 5-6 SR Dallas, Texas/Spring Creek Academy Fri. 16 18 8 at Georgia* L 1-4 Sun. 18 18 30 at Tennessee* W 4-1 Head Coach: Roland Thornqvist (UNC ’96) Thu. 22 18 - at Alabama* W 4-0 >> Coaching Records: 494-108 (17th yr at UF), 419-58 (22nd yr overall) Sat. 24 18 15 at Auburn* W 4-1 Associate Head Coach: Dave Balogh (Florida ’96, 18th year at UF) Thu. 29 12 48 ARKANSAS* W 4-1 Volunteer Coach: Kourtney Keegan (UF ‘17) Sat. 31 12 -- MISSOURI* W 4-0 Pronunciation Key: APRIL Athletic Trainer: Amy Toner Dave BALOGH BAY-log Sun. 1 12 7 vs. Texas (2) L 0-4 Manager/Stringer: Spencer Ong Anna Danilina ON-nuh don-uh-LEE-nah Sat. 7 12 5 at South Carolina* W 4-2 Tennis Program Coordinator: Kate Harte Josie Kuhlman COOL-mun Thu. 12 10 23 KENTUCKY* W 4-0 Sat. 14 10 3 VANDERBILT* L 3-4 First Serve Fri. 20 9 39 vs. LSU (4-QF) W 4-2 Florida’s men’s and women’s tennis teams were both chosen as one of 16 hosts of their respective Sat. 21 9 -- vs. Arkansas (4-SF) W 4-2 NCAA Championship first and second rounds. Sun. 22 9 2 vs. Vanderbilt(4-Final) L 0-4 MAY The event will run from May 11 to 13 at UF’s Linder Stadium at the Ring Tennis Complex. Fri. 11 8 -- YOUNGSTOWN ST. (5-1R) 2 pm Sat. 12 NCAA 2nd Rnd (5-2R) 4 pm Complete Schedule of Team Play in Gainesville Thu. 17 NCAA Round of 16 (6) Friday, May 11 | Women’s NCAA First Round Sat. 19 NCAA Team Quarterfinals (6) 11 a.m. Florida State (17-12) vs. North Florida (17-7) Mon. 21 NCAA Semifinals (6) 2 p.m. Florida (18-8) vs. Youngstown State (16-10) Tue. 22 NCAA Final (6) Wed. 23-28 NCAA Individuals (6) Times are EASTERN; *Southeastern Conference Match; (1) ITA Kick-Off Saturday, May 12 | Men’s NCAA First Round Weekend - Gainesville, Fla.; (2) College MatchDay – USTA National 10 a.m. Miami (FL) (14-12) vs. North Florida (13-9) Campus; (3) ITA National Team Indoor Championships – Madison, Wis.; (4) 1 p.m. Florida (16-9) vs. South Carolina State (10-6) SEC Tournament - Knoxville, Tenn. (5) NCAA Team - Gainesville (6) NCAA Team & Individuals - Winston-Salem, NC Saturday, May 12 | Women’s NCAA Second Round 4 p.m. Friday’s First Round winners Follow the Gators Official Website: FloridaGators.com Sunday, May 13 | Men’s NCAA Second Round Twitter: @GatorsWTN @RolandTFlorida 1 p.m. Saturday’s First Round winners Facebook: FloridaGatorTennis #WeChomp #GoGators Gator NCAA Lineup (entering NCAA 1R) DOUBLES (ITA Ranking) ......................... 2018 Dual Record 2017-18 Dual Match Doubles Overall Dual Match Doubles Records: ............................36-25 No. 1 Anna Danalina/Victoria Emma (17) ........................... 12-7 No. 1 Doubles ....................................................................12-7 No. 2 Josie Kuhlman/McCartney Kessler............................ 16-7 No. 2 Doubles .................................................................. 16-7 No. 3 Katie Kubicz/Peggy Porter......................................... 8-11 No. 3 Doubles ................................................................... 8-11 UF’s record when winning the doubles point ................. 14-1 SINGLES (ITA Ranking) ..................................... Dual Record UF’s record when losing the doubles point ......................3-6 No. 1 Anna Danalina (18).................................................... 12-6 UF’s record when not playing doubles at all ......................1-1 No. 2 Josie Kuhlman (52).................................................... 13-5 No. 3 McCartney Kessler (88) ............................................. 17-5 No. 4 Victoria Emma ............................................................. 5-9 No. 5 Peggy Porter.............................................................. 11-6 No. 6 Katie Kubicz............................................................. 10-10 Florida Gator Tennis * Seven-Time NCAA Champions (1992-1996-1998-2003-2011-2012-2017) 29-Time SEC Regular-Season Champions * 20-Time SEC Tournament Champions Get to Know the Gators DATA ENTERING match vs. NCAA FIRST ROUND Anna Danilina (SR * Moscow, Russia) • SEASON Singles 26-10 (Dual 12-6, SEC 10-1); Doubles 15-8 (Dual 12-7, SEC 6-1) • Leads team in overall singles wins this season • Clinching dual match singles record: 0-1 (vs. Georgia Tech) • Clinching doubles-point match record: 3-2 • Enters match vs. NCAA First Round with 93 career singles wins • Earned berth into 2018 NCAA Singles & Doubles Championships (will be second appearance in both) • held a season-long a 10-match singles win streak vs. SEC opponents before a tough loss to LSU’s Eden Richardson in the quarterfinals ended that run • 2018: First Team All-SEC, SEC All-Tournament, Team MVP ... graduated in May 2018 • 2017 Singles & Doubles All-American Victoria Emma (FR * Naples, Fla.) • SEASON Singles 8-11 (Dual 5-8, SEC 3-2); Doubles 12-11 (Dual 12-7, SEC 6-1) • Clinching dual match singles record: 1-0 (at Wisconsin) • Clinching doubles-point match record: 3-2 • SEC Freshman of the Week (Feb. 26-March 4) • 12 of her dual match singles matches have been unfinished • Earned berth into 2018 NCAA Doubles Championships (with Danilina) • Father David Emma played hockey in the NHL for 11 years (New Jersey Devils, Boston Bruins, and Florida Pan- thers) and was a member of the 1992 U.S. Olympic team; awarded the Hobbey Baker Award (best collegiate hockey player) during his time at Boston College, where he also competed for the baseball team McCartney Kessler (FR * Calhoun, Ga.) • SEASON Singles 19-7 (Dual 17-5, SEC 11-1); Doubles 16-10 (Dual 16-7, SEC 9-3) • Leads team in dual match singles wins • Clinching dual match singles record: 7-1 (loss vs. Texas) • Clinching doubles-point match record 9-5 (SEC QF and SF clinchers) • held season-long 11-match singles win streak vs. SEC foes before a 3-set loss vs. Arkansas in the SEC SF • at South Carolina (April 7), was at 3-3 in the third before a 4-hour rain delay (team score 2-2, singles played first) and returned to defeat #31 Hadley Berg (SC) 5-7, 7-6 (7-5), 6-3 • First Team All-SEC, SEC All-Freshman Team SEC All-Tournament Team, SEC Freshman of the Week (April 2-8) • Older brother McClain is a junior on the Gator men’s tennis team • Enrolled at UF and joined team in January 2018 Katie Kubicz (FR * Burlington, Canada) • SEASON Singles 18-15 (Dual 10-10, SEC 5-4); Doubles 11-15 (Dual 8-11, SEC 5-6) • Clinching dual match singles record: 1-2 (win at Alabama) • Clinching doubles-point match record: 2-1 • has won six of her last nine matches entering the NCAA FIRST ROUND • entering SEC Tournament final was 2-0 in singles and 2-0 in doubles in the SEC Tournament (lost both in Final) • huge 6-3, 2-6, 6-0 win over South Carolina’s Rachel Rohrabacher, who had been undefeated in dual match play and had won 13 straight • vs. Kentucky (April 12), clinched doubles point (with Porter), 6-3, after trailing 3-0 to start the match • Fluent in Polish and English; Family moved from Poland to Canada in 2011 • Did ballet (ages 7-9) and trained and performed in classic dance for two years (ages 8-10) Josie Kuhlman (SR * Ponte Vedra, Fla.) - Singles All-American • SEASON Singles 21-7 (Dual 13-5, 5-2); Doubles 18-7 (Dual 16-7, SEC 9-3) • Clinching dual match singles record: 5-3 (big wins at Stanford, 4-3; at South Carolina 4-2; Arkansas SEC SF) • Clinching doubles-point match record: 9-5 (SEC QF and SF clinchers) • 3-0 at the 2018 SEC Tournament entering the final, before falling to #7 Fernanda Contreras in clincher • at South Carolina (April 7), led 2-1 in the third before a 4-hour rain delay (team score 2-2, singles played first) and returned to clinch the team win over Mia Horvit, 7-5, 5-7, 6-2 • 30th Gator to win 100 career singles matches (milestone win was vs. Oklahoma State’s Marina Guinart in the semifinals of the Dick Vitale Clay Court Championships on Nov.