The University of Florida women’s tennis team’s Marrit Boonstra (The Netherlands) and Allie Will (Boca Raton, Fla.) advanced the quarterfinals of the NCAA Doubles Championships after a three-set victory against Stetson’s Carolina de los Santos and Valentina Galbarini Friday afternoon at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex.

The Gator pair next play Tennessee’s top-ranked team of Natalie Pluskota and Caitlin Whoriskey in Saturday afternoon’s quarterfinal round. The start time for that match has not yet been determined.

The first set was on-serve until the Hatters broke Will in the 12^th game to earn the first set. The Gators came right back and took an early break for a 3-1 lead. That was the only break of the second set, as Will served out in the 12^th game to force a deciding third, where Florida began with a break and Boonstra held for a 2-0 advantage. The Gators earned another break, but Stetson refused to fold and broke right back for 3-1. UF also stepped up and earned its third break of the frame and kept that lead en route to a 5-7, 7-5, 6-4 victory.

Boonstra, a senior, improves her career doubles record to 75-21 career doubles record, including a 24-3 mark playing with Will, who is 37-6 on the doubles court.

Earlier in the day, Will, ranked eighth in the country, lost 6-1, 6-4 to Georgia’s 12th-ranked Chelsey Gullickson in the NCAA Singles Championships Round of 16.

The Gator freshman concludes the singles portion of her initial rookie season with a 48-5 overall record, the fourth most wins in a season in program history. Will also compiled a 26-match winning streak during the year, a run that tied for the fourth-longest in program history.

NCAA Women’s Tennis Singles & Doubles Championships

Dan Magill Tennis Complex

Athens, Ga.

Friday, May 28, 2010

Singles

Complete Third Round Results (Round of 16)

#1 Irina Falconi (1), GEORGIA TECH def. #15 Venise Chan (9-16), WASHINGTON, 6-1, 6-4

#12 Chelsey Gullickson (9-16), GEORGIA def. #8 Allie Will (7), FLORIDA, 6-1, 6-4

#4 Hilary Barte (4), STANFORD def. #44 Kristi Boxx, OLE MISS, 6-3, 6-2

#40 Bianca Eichkorn, MIAMI def. #5 Lenka Broosova (5), BAYLOR, 6-4, 7-6 (3)

#7 Laura Vallverdu (8), MIAMI def. #11 Caitlin Woriskey (9-16), TENNESSEE, 6-2, 6-2

#3 Maria Sanchez (3), USC def. #46 Noelle Hickey, UCLA, 6-4, 7-6(1)

#20 Nina Secerbegovic, BAYLOR def. #47 Ellah Nze, DUKE, 3-6, 6-0, 6-1

#2 Jana Juricova (2), CALIFORNIA def. #13 Maria Mosolova (9-16), NORTHWESTERN, 6-3, 7-6(8)

NCAA Women’s Tennis Doubles Championships, Round of 16

UF Results Only, Second Round (Round of 16)

#5 Marrit Boonstra-Allie Will (5-8), Florida d. #57 Carolina de los Santos-Valentina Galbarini, Stetson, 5-7, 7-5, 6-4

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