Coming off a 4-0 loss to Ole Miss, the Florida men’s tennis team travels to take on Auburn on Saturday. The 15th ranked Gators are 9-4 on the season. “It will be fun to hopefully get back outdoors again and hopefully get some good weather and have a great match …
Read More »Florida Men’s Tennis Heads Into Sunshine State Showdown Friday
The Gators men’s tennis team looks to make it back-to-back wins over ranked opponents this Friday when it travels to Tallahassee to take on the Florida State Seminoles. Florida is riding the momentum from a huge win over #4 UCLA where red-shirt freshman Oliver Landert clinched both the singles and doubles …
Read More »Florida Women’s Tennis Heads Into SEC Tourney Looking to Win Fifth Straight Title
When it comes to the Florida women’s tennis team, success is always expected in the SEC Tournament. The team heads into this year’s tournament after finishing 11-2 in the conference, which put it into a three-way tie for second place. Due to the tie, the team will be a four …
Read More »Florida Men’s Tennis Heads to Nashville for SEC Tournament
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 …
Read More »UF Women’s Tennis Ready for Vanderbilt Challenge
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 …
Read More »Men’s Tennis Looks to Continue Momentum from Successful 2013 Fall Season
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 …
Read More »Gator Tennis Teams Open NCAA Tournament Play
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 …
Read More »Florida men’s tennis blanks Bethune-Cookman
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 …
Read More »Men’s Tennis Loses Heartbreaker To Mississippi State
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 …
Read More »Brianna Morgan: Adding to a dynasty
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 …
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