On Saturday, the Florida Gators Men’s Tennis team headed west to Baton Rouge for a date with LSU. The Gators were relentless, raining winners on the Tigers on their way to a 6-1 victory. Took over the Bayou 🫡 Presented by @WellsFargo pic.twitter.com/eygwonav7e — Gators Men's Tennis (@GatorsMTN) March 4, …
Read More »Poor Weekend at ITA Indoor Nationals Ends on a High Note
This past weekend, the Florida Men’s Tennis team made the trek to Chicago for ITA National Team Indoor Championships. They received a tough draw — they had to play three teams ranked in the top 12 nationally. After losses to No. 2 Kentucky and No. 12 UNC on Friday and …
Read More »SEC/PAC12 Challenge Proves Troublesome for UF Men’s Tennis
Two California teams, USC and Stanford, are lined up to play the Gators in Lake Nona on Feb. 4 and 5. It was a rough weekend for the boys in Orange & Blue — they dropped both matches, 5-2 and 4-1. https://twitter.com/GatorsMTN/status/1621872452702797828?s=20&t=aJh45j0ldqt-eNeL8r5bzQ Saturday vs. USC The Gators started their match …
Read More »Florida Men’s Tennis Qualifies for ITA Team Indoor Nationals
ITA Kick-Off Weekend was a resounding success for Florida tennis. With wins against USF on Friday and Mississippi State on Saturday, the UF men’s tennis team punched its ticket to indoor nationals. Head coach Bryan Shelton posted his 200th win with the program — he is the fastest to this …
Read More »Two Gators men’s tennis players to compete at US Open
Former Gators men’s tennis players Oliver Crawford and Ben Shelton are competing in the 2022 US Open. This is the second straight year Florida has players representing in the championships. https://twitter.com/GatorsMTN/status/1562521041645158410?s=20&t=Vb-p4oE9aW0DzaPjXmpvsg Crawford’s Stats Back in 2020, Crawford announced he was pursuing his professional career, thus forgoing his senior season at …
Read More »Florida Gators Men’s Tennis Standout Ben Shelton Turns Pro
Florida Gator men’s tennis star Ben Shelton is leaving the university to go pro. The NCAA tennis champion announced his decision via Twitter on Tuesday, after receiving a wild card invitation to the U.S. Open. https://twitter.com/benshelton1009/status/1562089250220396545?s=20&t=6D8wSHLO0bMwwu7UPQFzZw Ben Shelton at Florida At just 19 years old, Shelton has forgone his last …
Read More »No. 2 Florida Hosts No. 15 North Carolina in Super Regionals
The No. 2 Florida Gators men’s tennis team will host the No. 15 North Carolina Tar Heels in the Super Regional on Friday, May 13 at 5 p.m. at the Ring Tennis Complex. The Tar Heels are 18-8 overall and 9-3 in the ACC, while the Gators are 23-2 and …
Read More »Two Gators to compete in U.S. Open Men’s Tennis
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 »UF Men’s Tennis coach Stump on playing Texas A&M at NCAAs
The Florida Gators men’s tennis team (23-2) will play Texas A&M (19-8) in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Men’s Tennis Tournament. The Gators have already played and defeated the Aggies twice this season and associate head coach Tanner Stump said the Gators are coming into this contest with confidence. https://twitter.com/GatorsMTN/status/1395395265528483841 …
Read More »Gators Tennis Early Season Check-In
The Florida Gators men’s and women’s tennis teams are already in full swing this year, but both sides have started off on different footings. Coming into this season ranked No. 3, the women’s team was primed to defend its Intercollegiate Tennis Association Indoor National Championship from 2017. Florida started off …
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