Tennis

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 …

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 …

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 …

When most people think of tennis they don’t think of a specific team, they think of an individual. To Buchholz High School Senior Abby Stricklin tennis is more than just a one-man sport; it takes a whole squad. Being a part of the Bobcats tennis team has taught Abby that …

World number one Novak Djokovic defeated Spain’s Rafael Nadal 6-3, 6-2, 6-3, to win a record-breaking seventh Australian Open title on Sunday. Making History The World No.1 became the first man to win the Australian Open main prize seven times. Djokovic now passes Roger Federer and Roy Emerson who respectively …

The United States Tennis Association (USTA) finalized a contract back in mid-November with the City of Gainesville to deliver a ton of tennis programs for all ages. USTA Florida officially took over four public tennis courts back on January 7. The “Play Tennis Gainesville” program will update equipment and re-open courts …

The U.S. Open was the last Grand Slam of the 2018 calendar, but in terms of drama, it certainly wasn’t the least. On the women’s draw, a 20-year old from Japan showed signs of stardom in taking down an American legend on her home soil in a match riddled with …

The 8th ranked player in the world Kevin Anderson defeated the 9th ranked John Isner in the second-longest match in Major history. Kevin Anderon’s Hot Streak The 32-year-old native of South Africa has had quite the run in the 2018 Wimbledon. In the first four rounds, Anderson only lost two …

Just ten months after having a child, Serena Williams advanced to her to tenth Wimbledon final with a chance to win her 24th grand slam title. She defeated Julia Goerges 6-2 and 6-4 in two sets. Williams had five aces on the day and her top speed was 119 MPH. She …

And then there were four. Over the last 16 days, what began as a field of 128 hopefuls in the Wimbledon men’s singles classification, has been whittled down to nothing. And after a quarterfinal round filled defined by close matches, two more matches stand between Rafael Nadal, Kevin Anderson, Novak …