Gators Tennis

The 2014 Southeastern Conference Men’s Tennis Tournament began Wednesday, April 16 at the Brownlee O. Currey Jr. Tennis Center at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. The University of Florida Gators are the fourth seed after finishing fourth in the SEC regular season. The Gators earned a two-round bye since they are …

After a 4-2 win against 24th ranked Ole Miss on Sunday, Florida remains number seven in the country and  improves its record to 17-4 (9-2 SEC). The Gators are currently preparing for their next match-up against Vanderbilt on Friday. Gator head coach Ronald Thornqvist says his team is as healthy as can be. “We’re …

Men’s Tennis Preview (Click for audio) The 2012-2013 Florida men’s tennis season ended on a bitter note. That disappointment has stuck with head coach Bryan Shelton as he and the Gators look to bounce back this year. “We lost to Denver is the very first round [of the NCAA Tournament] here …

Both the Gator men’s and women’s tennis teams begin play this weekend in the NCAA Tournament and both teams are hosting first and second round action. The Gator men (15-10, 7-5 SEC) face Denver (11-11) today and the winner will face either 18th ranked Cal or Florida State on Saturday.  This …

The Florida Gator men’s tennis team (12-9) shut out the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats (12-13) 7-0 today to give the Gators a much needed win. Florida had no problem defeating the Wildcats in doubles, winning all three of the doubles points. UF’s win started with a shutout on court two, where junior Mike Alford and freshman …

The Florida Gators (11-9)  men’s tennis team lost a tough 4-3 match to Mississippi State (15-7) on Sunday. Florida got off to a good start in doubles on court three as junior Florent Diep and freshman Gordon Watson took out the Mississippi State pair of senior Ethan Wilkinson and freshman Pedro Dumont …

For Florida freshman Brianna Morgan, tennis has been a big part of her life. According to her, it’s always just “felt right.” Beginning at five years old, she has loved being on the tennis court and having the chance to learn new things every day. Now the Beverly Hills native …

The Florida Gator men’s tennis team lost it’s second straight match to LSU 4-2 Friday. Things started out good for the Gators at No. 1 doubles where senior Bob van Overbeek and junior Stephane Piro took out the Tiger pair of seniors Olivier Borsos and Roger Anderson 8-5. However, things quickly …

The Florida Gator (7-4) men’s tennis team defeated No. 11 Texas A&M (9-5) 4-3 on Sunday in its SEC opener. The Gators ended their four match losing streak, but the road to redemption wasn’t easy as Florida once again lost the doubles point for the fith match in a row. No. 2 …

The 16th ranked Florida men’s tennis team (6-4) lost its fourth consecutive match on Saturday to 20th ranked Baylor (7-1) 4-3. The Gators once again started the match flat in the doubles losing the doubles point. Florida’s number two doubles team of juniors Mike Alford and Florent Diep struggled losing 8-3 to Baylor’s Julian …