Senior Sam Riffice and sophomore Ben Shelton will represent the Gators at the U.S. Open Men’s Tennis Championships. Competition will take place in Flushing, New York, from Aug. 24 to Sept. 12. https://twitter.com/GatorsMTN/status/1429905409373057035?s=20 Spring 2021 Season It was quite the season for both these players over the spring. Riffice was …
Read More »Bryan Shelton on winning the championship and what’s next
Bryan Shelton was hired to be the head coach of Gators men’s tennis in 2012. It was a program that wasn’t known as a national championship contender. They won nine SEC championships, but never a national championship in the 89 year history of the program. That changed once Shelton took …
Read More »Florida Tennis Faces Illinois in the NCAA
The Florida Gator Men’s Tennis Team is set to face Illinois on Monday night at the USTA National Campus. The first-seeded Gators will battle 16th-seeded Fighting Illini in the NCAA Tournament Round of 16 at 7 p.m. https://twitter.com/GatorsMTN/status/1394271145243947008 The History This appearance marks the fifth-consecutive time the Gators have reached …
Read More »Florida Men’s Tennis Advances in NCAA Tournament
The No. 1 seed Florida Men’s Tennis team defeated South Florida on Sunday with a score of 4-1 at Alfred A. Ring Tennis Complex. This advances the Gators to the 2021 NCAA Men’s Tennis Tournament Round of 16. https://twitter.com/usta/status/1391545934438408193 Florida has advanced to the Round of 16 every NCAA Tournament …
Read More »Gators Men’s Tennis Earn Regular Season SEC Title
The number one ranked Florida Gators Men’s tennis team are the regular season SEC champions. First-ranked Florida (17-1, 11-0) hosted and defeated 22nd-ranked Kentucky (15-6, 5-5), 5-2 on Sunday. https://twitter.com/GatorsMTN/status/1378778570949074944 Recap The day started off with a doubles win for Kentucky. Doubles Results: 1, 3, 2 1. #20 Cesar Bourgois/Gabriel …
Read More »Gators’ Men’s Tennis Welcomes Group of Teams for Weekend Tournament
The Florida Gators’ Men’s Tennis team continues their long homestand this weekend in the ITAKickoff at Alfred A. Ring Complex. The two-day tournament will run from Saturday to Sunday and will feature teams such as the USF, Temple and Fresno State. https://twitter.com/GatorsMTN/status/1220413388389355520 Right Where They Left Off After finishing the …
Read More »No. 1 Gator Men’s Tennis Host No. 2 Texas
It’s a clash of the tennis titans. The No. 1 Florida Gator men’s tennis team welcomes the second ranked Texas Longhorns to Gainesville in a non-conference clash. Florida has come out of the gates strong. The Gators started the season with two dominant performances against Furman and Florida Atlantic, respectively. …
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 …
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