Head coach Roland Thornqvist and several members of the third-seeded University of Florida women’s tennis team met with the media to share their thoughts about the NCAA Tournament, which gets underway on Friday, May 14.

The Gators (24-2) play host to one of 16 first and second round regionals and face Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) champion South Carolina State (16-5) in its NCAA First Round contest on Fri., May 14 at 2 p.m. The other NCAA Women’s First Round match played in Gainesville features 29th-ranked Washington (11-5) versus 40th-ranked Utah (17-7) on Friday at 11 a.m. The winning teams from those first-round matches meet in the second round on Saturday, May 15 at 3 p.m.

Click the following link to hear some of what Lauren Embree (Marco Island, Fla.), Allie Will (Boca Raton, Fla.) and Claire Bartlett (Chattanooga, Tenn.) had to say to GatorVision’s Megan Curl:

VIDEO: Gators Preview NCAA Tournament

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