Gators Sweep Match Play, Defeat No. 20 Pepperdine and No. 4 UCLA

Due to severe weather in the area, the format was altered to two rounds of match play today instead of a practice round. 

More details regarding on Sunday and Monday are to be determined. Details and format for the remainder of the tournament will be updated as they become available.

Senior Maisie Filler and freshman Sophie Stevens both finished 2-0 in match play. 

 

Match 1 vs. No. 20 Pepperdine – Florida 4, Pepperdine 1
California native, Jackie Lucena, set the tone in the first round vs. Pepperdine. The senior put Florida on the board first, cruising to a 6&5 victory. She was the first golfer on the course to win her match among the field and dropped one hole, coming on the 11th hole of the match. 

The Gators controlled the match, leading in four of the five matches throughout the morning and at the turn. Maisie Filler made it 2-0 behind her 5&4 win. She was 4-under through 14 holes and didn’t lose a single hole in the first round match. 

After the Waves grabbed a point back in Kaleiya Romero’s 5&3 win over Inès Archer, fellow freshman Paula Francisco earned the match-clinching point. She won four consecutive holes for a 4&2 victory after her match was tied with six holes remaining. 

The third true freshman in the lineup this weekend, Sophie Stevens, played out her match and secured a fourth point with a 2&1 win. She also only dropped one hole, which didn’t come on the 16th hole of the match.