GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The No. 20 San Diego women's tennis program (2-2, 0-0 WCC) were able to force No. 8 Florida (3-0, 0-0 SEC) into a decisive final match, but could not hang on, falling 4-3 to the Gators on Sunday afternoon at the Alfred A. Ring Tennis Complex.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The two sides opened doubles with a pair of quick wins, as Kailey Evans and Kristina Nordikyan cruised to a 6-1 win at No. 3 for the Toreros.
• That forced Elizabeth Goldsmith and Mia Mack into a decisive final match, with Florida emerging from the tiebreaker with the doubles point.
• Goldsmith was able to secure the first point of the match for the Toreros after her opponent retired down 5-2 in the opening set.
• From there, Evans continued her big day by breezing through her match at No. 6 singles, winning a comfortable 7-5, 6-2 decision to give San Diego a 2-1 lead.
• After Florida tied the match, Jordyn McBride took the momentum from her dominant tiebreaker in the opening set to cruise to a 6-1 second set win and give San Diego a 3-2 advantage.
• Despite a strong rally from Mack to force a second set tiebreaker, the Gators won the match which put all eyes on court one.
• Claudia De Las Heras earned a first set win in a tiebreaker, but the Gators did not quit.
• De Las Heras went up a break in the second set on two occasions, but her opponent was able to rally to win a 7-5 tiebreaker that ultimately propelled her to a third set victory and sealing the match for the Gators.

 
NEXT UP

• The Toreros will return home to face No. 18 USC on Friday, Feb. 3 at 11 a.m., at the Hogan Tennis Center.

 
RESULTS
#20 San Diego 3, #8 Florida 4
Doubles
No. 1 – Alicia Dudney/Bente Spee (Florida) def. Elizabeth Goldsmith/Mia Mack (San Diego) – 7-6 (4)
No. 2 – No. 38 Qavia Lopez/Malwina Rowinska (Florida) def. Claudia De Las Heras/Jordyn McBride (San Diego) – 6-3
No. 3 – Kailey Evans/Kristina Nordikyan (San Diego) def. Sara Dahlstrom/Rachel Gailis (Florida) – 6-1
Order of Finish: 3, 2, 1
 
Singles
No. 1 – No. 38 Carly Briggs (Florida) def. Claudia De Las Heras (San Diego) – 6-7 (0), 7-6 (5), 6-1
No. 2 – No. 63 Rachel Gailis (Florida) def. No. 89 Mia Mack (San Diego) – 6-3, 7-6 (3)
No. 3 – Elizabeth Goldsmith (San Diego) def. Sara Dahlstrom (Florida) – 5-2 (Walkover)
No. 4 – Alicia Dudeney (Florida) def. Abigail Desiatnikov (San Diego) – 6-3, 6-4
No. 5 – Jordyn McBride (San Diego) def. Qavia Lopez (Florida) – 7-6 (1), 6-1
No. 6 – Kailey Evans (San Diego) def. Malwina Rowinska (Florida) – 7-5, 6-2
Order of Finish: 3, 6, 4, 5, 2, 1
 
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