One of the world’s greatest tennis players returned to his perch atop the tennis world. Novak Djokovic secured his eighth Australian Open title on Sunday night, marking the second consecutive year the Serbian has won the tournament. For Djokovic, there was no better way to begin the 2020 season. The …
Read More »Djokovic, Federer and Serena Headline Wimbledon Finals
The Wimbledon singles finals are now set on both the men’s and women’s side. They are headlined by some of the games greatest. On the men’s side, a matchup between the top two players in the world, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer. On the women’s side, Serena Williams goes for …
Read More »15-Year-Old Gauff Upsets Venus Williams at Wimbledon
Age is nothing but a number for American tennis player Cori “Coco” Gauff. Gauff, 15, is the youngest player ever to qualify for Wimbledon. She qualified even with her 313th world ranking. In her first round matchup, she faced one of the sports most recognizable stars: Venus Williams. Gauff, who …
Read More »Gators Athletics Finishes No. 3 in the Learfield IMG College Directors Cup
All University of Florida sports lay dormant for these scorching summer months, but the Gators are still making waves in the sports world. Florida Gator athletics finished third in the Learfield IMG College Director’s Cup. Florida has placed in the top-5 in these rankings each of the last 11 years. …
Read More »Florida taking on Texas in Final Four Matchup in NCAA Tournament
The men’s tennis team is going to the Final Four after defeating Baylor 4-0 in Thursday’s Elite Eight match at the USTA National Campus last night in Lake Nona. Senior Alfredo Perez and sophomore Oliver Crawford were on one doubles team and McClain Kessler and Johannes Ingildsen were on another. …
Read More »Men’s Tennis NCAA Tournament Quarterfinal: Florida vs. Baylor
The Florida Men’s Tennis team finds itself in the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals for the third time in the last four years after defeating Tennessee. Consequently, the third-seeded Gators now look to break its 6-6 all-time record against the sixth-seeded Baylor Bears and advance to the tournament’s semifinals. History With Baylor …
Read More »FEATURE: Inside the Gators Men’s Tennis Dominant Season
It’s scary to think that a team ranked fourth in the nation can only get better, but that’s exactly where this team stands. Heading into the NCAA Tournament, the Gators Men’s Tennis team has the opportunity to start a dynasty. Season in review The Gators got off to slow start …
Read More »Gator Seniors Lead The Way Into The SEC Championship
Gator Men’s Tennis is on a roll going into the SEC Championship after winning the SEC regular season. The Gators finished with a 20-2 overall record and 12-0 in conference record. Two big reasons for their impressive season is seniors McClain Kessler and Alfredo Perez. Senior Stats The pair are the …
Read More »Eyes on the Prize for Buchholz Tennis
District tournament play has begun and the Buchholz tennis team aims to make a statement. After falling just short to Fleming Island last season and finishing as runner ups in the district tournament, the Bobcats hope to reclaim the title this week. Matches began this morning at Flagler High School …
Read More »Brothers help each other out, on and off the tennis court
The PK Yonge tennis team played Wednesday afternoon against Buchholz. Ivan and Kendrick Esguerra started the Blue Wave off in a doubles match against the Buchholz Bobcats. Great Pk Yonge vs Buchholz doubles tennis game! Buchholz is up 6-5. @ESPNGainesville pic.twitter.com/HHXBPjukIA — Sara Dastgerdi (@DastgerdiSara) March 13, 2019 After a …
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