Tuesday, May 23
Athens, GA
6 PM
Florida Gators
vs
Stanford (NCAA Final)
Gator junior Josie Kuhlman
Florida vs. Stanford for NCAA Title
Tuesday, May 23, 2017 | Women's Tennis
Florida will play sixth-ranked and seventh-seeded Stanford for the national championship on Tuesday.
ATHENS, Ga. – Top-seeded Florida (28-3) will play sixth-ranked and seventh-seeded Stanford (25-2) for the national championship on Tuesday.
The start time has already been altered due to rain in the Athens area. The women's national championship match will now not begin before 6 p.m. – STAY TUNED!
With rain in the Athens area, there is also the possibility of the match being played inside the Lindsey Hopkins Indoor Courts within the Dan Magill Tennis Complex.
The Gators topped Vanderbilt, 4-2, on Monday to reach Tuesday's NCAA Finals, while the Cardinal defeated Ohio State, 4-3, in the semifinal round.
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Florida in the NCAA Finals
Florida vs. Stanford
Florida's Road to the Finals
A win on Tuesday would …
Peach State Native will Cap Career at "Home"
Gators at a Glance
Match Day at a Glance
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The start time has already been altered due to rain in the Athens area. The women's national championship match will now not begin before 6 p.m. – STAY TUNED!
With rain in the Athens area, there is also the possibility of the match being played inside the Lindsey Hopkins Indoor Courts within the Dan Magill Tennis Complex.
The Gators topped Vanderbilt, 4-2, on Monday to reach Tuesday's NCAA Finals, while the Cardinal defeated Ohio State, 4-3, in the semifinal round.
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- ESPNU will televise the match live, with Sam Gore, Patrick McEnroe and Renee Stubbs calling the action.
- Gator connection: Renee Stubbs longtime doubles partner on the WTA Tour was Gator and NCAA great Lisa Raymond.
Florida in the NCAA Finals
- Florida has reached the NCAA Finals for the 14th time in program history and for the first time since 2012, when the Gators blanked UCLA, 4-0, in Athens, Ga.
- Florida sports a 6-7 all-time record in the NCAA Finals, including a 3-2 record under Head Coach Roland Thornqvist.
- The Gators have won the NCAA Championship six times: 1992, 1996, 1998, 2003, 2011 and 2012.
Florida vs. Stanford
- Stanford leads the all-time series, 21-10, which includes a commanding 11-3 record in NCAA action.
- Last Meeting: Florida captured the 4-1 regular-season win on February 19 in Gainesville.
- Last NCAA Meeting: The Cardinal knocked the Gators out of the 2016 Championships, 4-3, in the round of 16.
- NCAA Meetings: Florida and Stanford have squared off in the NCAA Final nine times, the last coming in 2012 in Athens, where the Gators took the 4-3 thriller. The Cardinal lead those NCAA Finals meetings, 6-3.
- Thrillers! Each of the last four - and five of the last six - NCAA meetings between the two teams has been a 4-3 decision.
| Florida vs. Stanford in the NCAA Championships | |
| Series Lead: 11-3 Stanford | |
| Finals Meetings: 2017 is 10th time | |
| Finals Record: 6-3 Stanford | |
| 1987 Semifinals | Stanford 5, Florida 1 |
| 1988 Final | Stanford 5, Florida 2 |
| 1990 Final | Stanford 5, Florida 1 |
| 1996 Final | Florida 5, Stanford 2 |
| 1997 Final | Stanford 5, Florida 1 |
| 1999 Final | Stanford 5, Florida 2 |
| 2001 Semifinals | Stanford 4, Florida 1 |
| 2002 Final | Stanford 4, Florida 1 |
| 2003 Final | Florida 4, Stanford 3 |
| 2006 Semifinal | Stanford 4, Florida 0 |
| 2010 Final | Stanford 4, Florida 3 |
| 2011 Final | Florida 4, Stanford 3 |
| 2013 Semifinal | Stanford 4, Florida 3 |
| 2016 Round of 16 | Stanford 4, Florida 3 |
| 2017 Final | Florida vs. Stanford |
Florida's Road to the Finals
- The Gators' path to the semifinal round included wins against Massachusetts (4-0), Miami (4-1), Texas A&M (4-0), Oklahoma State (4-1) and Vanderbilt (4-2).
A win on Tuesday would …
- be Florida's seventh NCAA title and its first since 2012 (played and won in Athens that year)
- be the first team national championship for the Gator athletics program during the 2016-17 academic year
- be the 37th national championship in UF athletics history and the first since 2016 when the men's outdoor track & field team captured the title.
- Guarantee that Florida will win at least one team national championship in each of the last eight years and 15 since the 2009-10 season.
Peach State Native will Cap Career at "Home"
- Senior Kourtney Keegan is from Roswell, Ga., located approximately 75 miles from Athens.
Gators at a Glance
- The Gators have won seven of their last nine matches.
- The Gators have won the doubles point in 26 of 31 matches.
- UF improved to 25-1 when winning the doubles point this year. The only loss was in the 4-3 SEC Tournament Final loss at No. 2 Vanderbilt.
- The Gators are 2-2 when losing the doubles point, with wins coming against Michigan on Feb. 10 at the National Team Indoors and versus Oklahoma State on February 17 in Gainesville.
Match Day at a Glance
- Who: #1 (#1 Seed) Florida (28-3) vs. #6 (#7 Seed) Stanford (25-2)
- When: Tuesday, May 23 * NOT BEFORE 6 P.M. ET
- Where: Dan Magill Tennis Complex * Athens, Ga.
- What: 2017 NCAA FINALS
- TV: Live on ESPNU (with Sam Gore, Patrick McEnroe and Renee Stubbs)
NCAA Semifinals Postmatch Interviews:
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