GAINESVILLE, Fla. ? The No. 22 Kentucky Wildcats matched up with the No. 7 Florida Gators Sunday afternoon at the Ring Tennis Complex in Gainesville, Fla. The Gators defeated Kentucky, 6-1.

The Gators swept Kentucky during doubles. UK?s Carolina Escamilla and Megan Broderick were pitted against No. 15 doubles pair of Megan Alexander and Marrit Boonstra. The ranked Florida team outscored the Cats, 8-2.

The Wildcats looked for a break during singles play but were only able to secure one point. Sophomore Christine Johnston tallied the only win for Kentucky, knocking out UF?s Boonstra, 6-4, 2-6, 1-0, on court five.

?I am proud of the hard work that our players gave today,? said Head Coach Carlos Drada. ?We learned a lot and expect to improve before our next conference match.?

Kentucky will next play in Lexington, Ky. in another SEC contention. The Wildcats will face No. 34 LSU and No. 26 Arkansas. UK looks to defend its perfect 8-0 record at the Hilary J. Boone Tennis Complex this season. The matches are scheduled for Friday, March 7 at 3 p.m. against LSU and Sunday, March 9 at noon with Arkansas.

For more information on the Kentucky women?s tennis team, please visit www.ukathletics.com.

#7 Florida 6, #22 Kentucky 1

Singles
S1: #74 Julia Cohen (UF) def. #79 Sarah Woestmann (UK), 6-2, 6-4
S2: #26 Csilla Borsanyi (UF) def. #95 Megan Broderick (UK), 7-5, 6-1
S3: Megan Alexander (UF) def. Carolina Escamilla (UK), 6-1, 4-6, 1-0(4)
S4: Whitney Benik (UF) def. Alaina Trgovich (UK), 6-2, 6-0
S5: Christine Johnston (UK) def. Marrit Boonstra (UF), 6-4, 2-6, 1-0(8)
S6: #64 Anastasia Revzina (UF) def. Whitney Spencer (UK), 6-1, 6-1

Doubles
D1: #15 Alexander/Boonstra (UF) def. Broderick/Escamilla (UK), 8-2
D2: Benik/Frangulyan (UF) def. Johnston/Trgovich (UK), 8-3
D3: Cohen/Revzina (UF) def. Woestmann/Spencer (UK), 8-2