Florida men’s tennis team concluded its play at the ITA All American Championships in Tulsa, Okla. with a respectable showing. The Gators’ second fall tournament was highlighted by Jeremy Jin’s impressive run to the Round of 16. Sophomore Shows Out Jin, ranked No. 24, commenced his main draw campaign by …
Read More »Florida Men’s Tennis Has Short Stay In NCAA Tournament
The Florida Gators men’s tennis team was ousted from the NCAA Tournament in the first round Friday by UCF, 4-3, at the Tallahassee Regional. The Gators end their season at 13-12 after the Knights (18-5) avenged a 6-1 loss in Gainesville earlier this season. UF jumped to a 1-0 lead …
Read More »Florida Tennis Teams Begin NCAA Tournament Play
As per usual for these two Florida tennis programs, the NCAA Tournament begins this weekend. Showdown in the Florida starts their NCAA Tournament run in Tallahassee, facing the UCF Knights in round one. #GoGators pic.twitter.com/fREn8QgHou — Gators Men’s Tennis (@GatorsMTN) April 29, 2024 For the UF men (13-11), with their …
Read More »Former UF standout Shelton Becomes Top-Ranked American Player
Former Florida men’s tennis standout Ben Shelton is the highest ranked American player after winning an ATP title in Houston. Shelton’s Background Shelton lives in Gainesville and is a Buchholz High graduate. His father, Bryan, was a professional tennis player and served as the UF men’s tennis coach from 2012-2023. …
Read More »No. 3 Texas Takes Down Florida Men’s Tennis
The No. 3 Texas Longhorns defeated the Florida Gators 4-3 Saturday in Austin, Texas. It was the Gators’ fourth consecutive loss after a 3-0 start. The Longhorns improved to 6-1, only losing to the Virginia Cavaliers which was ranked No. 1 at the time. Every Serve Counts To start, Texas …
Read More »Gators Men’s Tennis Ends Weekend With Win
The Florida men’s tennis team beat the SMU Mustangs 5-2 to improve to 3-0 Sunday. The Gators were coming off back-to-back home wins after the doubleheader Friday against The Citadel 7-0 and North Florida 6-1. Early Lead Adhithya Ganesan and Tanapatt Nirundorn put the Gators in a good position to …
Read More »Gators Men’s Tennis Splits Matches at Fighting Illini Invite
This past Friday and Saturday the Gator men’s tennis team headed to Delray Beach, Florida to play in the Fighting Illini Invite against the Illinois Fighting Illini. Over the two-day invitational, the Gators and Illinois split the matches going 5-5, with Florida leading 3-1 in doubles and Illinois leading 4-2 …
Read More »Bryan Shelton Steps Down After 11 Years with Gators Men’s Tennis
After 11 years with the Gators men’s tennis team, head coach Bryan Shelton announced Friday morning that he is stepping down to spend more time with family. Shelton had a winning record during his coaching career with the Gators, winning the program its first national championship in 2021. 2021 National …
Read More »Florida Gators Men’s Tennis Wins First Match of SEC Tournament
The No. 24 Florida Gators men’s tennis won its first match yesterday (4-1) in the 2023 SEC tournament. The Gators secured a win against the No. 22 Auburn Tigers in Auburn, Alabama. Doubles Match Ups To start the match off on court one, No. 4 doubles partners Will Grant/Axel Nefve …
Read More »Gators Men’s Tennis Drops Heartbreaker to Tennessee
The number 20 Gator mMen’s tennis team suffered an agonizing defeat to the number 9 Tennessee Volunteers Friday night. Impressive wins by the Gators at courts one and six put Florida in position to take the match, but they came up just short. Gave it all we had.#GoGators | Presented …
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