AUBURN, Ala. – The Alabama women’s tennis team (13-14, 4-11 SEC) fell 4-3 to Florida (9-13, 4-11 SEC) on Wednesday in the opening round of the 2025 Southeastern Conference Tournament.

Match Notes

• Petra Sedlackova and Margaux Maquet defeated Alicia Dudeney and Bente Spee on court one to give Alabama a slight advantage during doubles play
• Florida responded with a tiebreak victory on court three, 7-6(5), before going on to claim the doubles point after the duo of Nikola Daubnerova and Rachel Gailis downed the Tide’s Maria Martinez Vaquero and Maria Andrienko, 7-5(2), on court two
• In singles, Sara Nayar put Alabama on the board after downing Noemie Oliveras in two sets, 6-4, 6-1, on court five
• Margaux Maquet gave the Tide a 2-1 team advantage following a straight-set win on court six against Reagan Parker, 6-2, 6-1
• Courts one, two and four entered third sets, while Florida claimed court three to bring the match to a 2-2 tie 
• The Gators would go on to clinch court one, 6-3, 3-6, 6-2, while Martinez-Vaque battled back in a third set on court four, 4-6, 6-0, 6-4, to even the score at 3-3
• With a win on court two, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, Florida secured the overall team victory

Results

Doubles

1. Petra Sedlackova/Margaux Maquet (UA) def. #22 Alicia Dudeney/Bente Spee (UF) 6-4
2. #11 Rachel Gailis/Nikola Daubnerova (UF) def. #81 Maria Martinez-Vaque/Maria Andrienko (UA) 7-6 (7-2)
3. Noemie Oliveras/Talia NeilsonGatenby (UF) def. Klara Milicevic/Sara Nayar (UA) 7-6 (7-5)

Order of Finish: 1,3,2

Singles 

1. #30 Rachel Gailis (UF) def. #38 Petra Sedlackova (UA) 6-3, 3-6, 6-2
2. #53 Alicia Dudeney (UF) def. Maria Andrienko (UA) 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
3. Talia NeilsonGatenby (UF) def. Klara Milicevic (UA) 6-4, 6-4
4. Maria Martinez-Vaque (UA) def. Bente Spee (UF) 4-6, 6-0, 6-4
5. Sara Nayar (UA) def. Noemie Oliveras (UF) 6-4, 6-1
6. Margaux Maquet (UA) def. Reagan Parker (UF) 6-2, 6-1

Order of Finish: 5,6,3,1,4,2