Gators Tennis

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 …

The Florida Gator men’s tennis team swept the Furman Paladins 7-0 on Sunday. The Gators (5-0) remain undefeated under new head coach Bryan Shelton breezing past the Paladins in just over two hours. Shelton says there are plenty of things the team can learn from playing a weaker team. The doubles …

The No. 1 preseason ranked women’s tennis team is launching their 2013 campaign today after coming off back-to-back national championships. The Gators are playing host to South Florida at Linder Stadium at Ring Tennis Complex beginning at 3pm today. The team is playing in three matches in five days at home, …

The No. 12 Florida men’s tennis team won both matches during the ITA’s Men’s Kick-Off Weekend, which qualified them for the ITA National Indoors on Feb. 15. On Saturday, Florida had little trouble getting past an 0-3 St. John’s team that had lost matches to South Florida and Stetson during the …

The No. 12 Florida men’s tennis team got it’s dual match part of the schedule off to a good start, defeating the Miami Hurricanes 5-2. First year Florida head coach Bryan Shelton is happy to put the first dual match of the season behind him and his team. The Gators got off …

FLORIDA MEN’S TENNIS COACH ANDY JACKSON ANNOUNCES RESIGNATION GAINESVILLE, Fla. — After 11 seasons at the helm of the University of Florida, men’s tennis head coach Andy Jackson announced his resignation, effective immediately. A search for the Gators’ 10th men’s tennis head coach will begin immediately. “I want to thank …

The University of Florida women’s tennis claimed its second consecutive national title and the program’s sixth overall, defeating UCLA 4-0 in the championship match. After taking the doubles point and getting quick singles wins from Alexandra Cercone and Sofie Oyen, for the second consecutive year Lauren Embree clinched the national …

The 10th-ranked Florida Gators Men’s Tennis team ended their regular season strong with a 6-1 win over South Carolina this past Saturday in Gainesville. The Gators dropped the doubles point to the Gamecocks but were able to sweep all 6 singles matches to take the win. The Gators earned the …