She is currently down 4-0 :( On Mon, May 29, 2017 at 11:26 AM, Shane Ford <[email protected]> wrote:
> UF roundup: Woolcock to play for NCAA singles championship > > Special to Gainesville SUN Gatorsports.com > Published: Sunday, May 28, 2017 at 9:28 p.m.Last Modified: Sunday, May > 28, 2017 at 9:28 p.m. > > ATHENS, Ga. – Florida senior Belinda Woolcock found a way to gut out a > hard-fought three-set win Sunday and earn a spot in the finals of the NCAA > Singles Championships at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex. > > Woolcock defeated Miami’s 40th-ranked Estela Perez-Somarriba, 6-1, 5-7, > 6-3 in semifinals. > > “Yeah, I am super happy to finish the match strong,” Woolcock said. “She > is a tough opponent. She fought really well, and didn’t give anything away > at the end so I had to really stick to my game plan, and stay positive. > Even though I lost the chance to close out the match on the second set, I > didn’t dwell on the negative, and I just finished off super strong in the > third.” > > Woolcock will play Michigan’s No. 24th-ranked Brienne Minor at 11 a.m. > today. Minor also needed three sets in her semifinals match, downing > Vanderbilt’s Sydney Campbell, 6-7(5), 7-5, 6-0. This will be the first ever > meeting between Woolcock and Minor. > > “I don’t know her too well, but I focused on trying to keep the same > mindset and play the way I have been playing all tournament,” Woolcock > said. “I am just going to go out there and keep on doing what I have been > doing because it has been working. > > “My aggressive game, playing my game style, playing my game and moving > very well, and using my athleticism. Yeah, I think that is what I’m going > to do tomorrow.” > > TRACK AND FIELD > > Florida capped the NCAA East Preliminary in Lexington, Ky., late Saturday > night with a monstrous performance, adding 14 NCAA Outdoor Championships > entries to close the meet. The NCAA Outdoor Championships will be contested > June 7-10 in Eugene, Ore. > > “We did a lot of good things,” UF coach Mike Holloway said. “You pick an > event … everybody who went out there and competed with a lot of heart, a > lot of pride, and a lot of passion. That’s who we are.” > > Fifth-year senior Kyra Jefferson led a quartet of runner-up finishers who > punched tickets. Jefferson clocked a time of 22.69 seconds in the 200 > meters, getting her back to nationals after missing the meet last year. > > Sophomore Yanis David, the NCAA Indoor Championships runner-up, triple > jumped 13.59 meters (44 feet, 7 inches), only finishing behind collegiate > and American record holder Keturah Orji of Georgia. Junior Darrielle > McQueen, finished seventh to nab her first NCAA Outdoors berth in the > triple jump with a 13.37 meters (43 feet, 10.5 inches). > > Both David and McQueen also qualified in the long jump Thursday. > > Freshman Clayton Brown took second in the triple jump (16.14 meters / 52 > feet, 11.5 inches) and fifth in the high jump, securing Eugene entries in > both events. > > Also in the men’s high jump, junior Jhonny Victor, who missed all of last > year’s outdoor campaign due to injury, qualified for his first national > meet. Victor grabbed the 12th and final spot via tiebreaker. The tie was > unsettled at the final two heights, but Victor’s first-run clearance at > 2.05 meters (6 feet, 8.75 inches) provided the difference. > > Grant Holloway posted the second-fastest time in the 110 hurdles > quarterfinal (13.47 seconds), making him one of two freshmen to qualify > from the East Preliminary. Holloway also qualified in the long jump > Thursday. > > Junior Lloydricia Cameron hurled 17.39 meters / 57 feet, 0.75 inches to > earn her second straight trip to the NCAAs. > > Skylar Ross-Ransom rounded out the individual qualifiers, racing to an > at-large berth in the 100 hurdles. The redshirt junior’s time of 13.21 > topped her personal best by 0.02 seconds. > > The Gators also qualified their men’s and women’s 4x100 and 4x400 relays > for a fourth straight year. > > “Now we’ve got to get back and get really sharp for the dance in two > weeks,” Holloway said. “Obviously, you want everybody to make it, but > that’s not realistic. We’ve got all the tools we need to go out (to Eugene) > and compete for a national championship. That’s all this meet is about: get > in the top 12, give yourself a chance to get to Eugene and score. > > “The biggest thing we have to do as a coaching staff is sit down and make > some adjustments to a couple places where we can be better.” > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sent From Shane's iPhone > Go Gators! & Skål Vikes! > ALPCA #8756 > Europlate #1045 > > -- > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 > National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 > National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel > (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "GatorNews" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GatorTalk" group. 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