Florida State Tennis Duo Finishes 2nd in Bedford Cup

The Florida State tennis duo of Abby Kelliher and Ariana Gilbert reached the championship match of the Bedford Cup in Tampa this past weekend. 

The Seminole duo defeated Stetson's Alissia Aleksandra Kivi and Lena Karolina Hornecka 6-1 in the round of 16 to start their run. They prevailed over Florida Atlantic’s No. 48-ranked tandem of Panna Bartha and Katrin Pavkova 6-2 advance to the semifinals.

Against the hosting South Florida Bulls’ best duo of Zoe Lazar and Margherita Marcon in the semifinals, Kelliher earned a 7-6(4) victory in a tiebreaker to reach the doubles final. Their run ended in defeated against North Florida in the championship match.