Woolcock Advances at National Indoors; Danilina Rolls at Vitale’s Clay Court Classic

Friday, November 4

Flushing, NY

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USTA/ITA National Indoor Championships

Belinda Woolcock continues action at the National Indoor Championships.

Woolcock Advances at National Indoors; Danilina Rolls at Vitale’s Clay Court Classic

Friday, November 4, 2016 | Women's Tennis

2016 USTA/ITA National Indoor Champs, Singles Draw 2016 USTA/ITA National Indoor Champs, Doubles Draw 2016 USTA/ITA National Indoor Champs, Consolation Singles Draw

The Gators were in action in two different events on Friday.

By: Kathy Cafazzo

FLUSHING, N.Y. – Florida junior Josie Kuhlman reached the quarterfinals of the 2016 USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships held at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y., as she won her first match of the day before bowing out of the prestigious event on Friday.

Also in action on Friday were Anna Danilina, Peggy Porter and Spencer Liang at the Kick Vitale Intercollegiate Clay Court Classic in Lakewood Ranch, Florida. Danilina advanced to the quarterfinals of singles and to the semifinals of the doubles draw with Liang. Porter and Liang weren't as fortunate in their singles matches, as both lost in the second round. Specific details of the event were not available at the time of this release.

In New York, Kuhlman began Friday with an impressing 6-4, 6-2 win over North Carolina's eighth-seeded and No. 31-ranked Jessie Aney, before dropping a 6-2, 6-2 decision to Duke's Meible Chi, one of the nation's top-rated freshmen.

Woolcock didn't have to pick up a racquet to advance to the quarterfinals of the consolation singles draws, as her opponent withdrew due to injury. The Gator senior will face St. John's Jessica Livianu at 9 p.m. on Saturday.

Kuhlman and Woolcock then paired in the round of 16 of the doubles draw, where they dropped a hard-fought 6-4, 1-6, 1-0 (10-6) decision to Oklahoma State's Vladica Babic and Carla Tur Mari and completed their run.

About the National Indoors (per the ITA)

As the only tournament on the ITA calendar to showcase elite players from every level of college tennis, the USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships serves as the culmination of the fall season. Hosted by Columbia University, this prestigious event features a 32-player singles draw and a 20-team doubles draw for men and women.
Gaining automatic entry into the tournament are champions from the USTA/ITA Division I Regional Championships held across the country in October, winners of the ITA Oracle Cup, and the consolation champions, doubles finalists, men's singles quarterfinalists and women's singles semifinalists from the Saint Francis Health System ITA Men's and Riviera/ITA Women's All-American Championships.

Following the Action at the National Indoors

Hashtag: #NationalIndoors
Host Website
Official Event Website
Live Scoring
Live Streaming Video (fee charged)

Gator Pronunciations

Anna Danilina: ON-nah don-uh-LEE-nah
Josie Kuhlman: COOL-mun
Spencer Liang: LEE-aang

2016 USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships
USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y.,
Friday, November 04, 2016

UF Results Only

Singles (Second Round, Round of 16)
No. 89 Josie Kuhlman (UF) vs. [8] No. 31 Jessie Aney (UNC), 6-4, 6-2

Singles (Quarterfinals)
Meible Chi (Duke) d. No. 89 Josie Kuhlman (UF), 6-2, 6-2

Singles Consolation (First Round, Round of 16)
No. 9 Belinda Woolcock (UF) advances vs. Valeria Salazar (Syracuse) – w/o injury

Doubles (Round of 16)
Vladica Babic/Carla Tur Mari (Oklahoma State) d. No. T-19 Josie Kuhlman/Belinda Woolcock (UF), 6-4, 1-6, 1-0 (10-6)

Gators in Action Saturday
Singles Consolation (Quarterfinals)
No. 9 Belinda Woolcock (UF) vs. Jessica Livianu (St. John's-NY) – 9 a.m.
>> Winner plays again Saturday at 1 p.m.

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