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The No. 19 Florida Gators women’s tennis team fell to No. 22 LSU in the ITA Kickoff Weekend championship match Sunday, 4-1. The Gators defeated FIU Saturday, 4-2, while LSU cruised past Miami, 4-0, to earn their spot in Sunday’s championship. Miami and FIU rounded out the bottom two spots …

Former Florida standout Ben Shelton defeated fellow American Brandon Nakashima in the first round of the Australian Open in straight sets Tuesday. Shelton, the No. 21 seed, advances to round two of the tournament in Melbourne against Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta. https://twitter.com/LiveupdatesUS/status/1879108240245682410 How It Happened Despite winning in three sets, Shelton …

The Florida Gators men’s tennis team is gearing up for a crucial stop in its fall schedule as they head to Athens, Georgia, for the ITA Southeast Regional Championship from October 16-20. Initially slated for October 11-15 in Lake Nona, Florida, the tournament was postponed following Hurricane Milton. With five …

The Florida Gators men’s tennis team hosted the 2024 Bedford Cup at the Alfred A. Ring Complex. Nine schools from across Florida competed in the tournament: Florida Gulf Coast, Florida Atlantic, Central Florida, South Florida, Stetson, Florida State, Miami and North Florida.  The Gators had four players competing: Kevin Edengren, …

The Gators men’s tennis team fell to the No. 19 Mississippi State Bulldogs 4-3 Sunday at Ring Tennis Complex. https://twitter.com/GatorsMTN/status/1771891065198457310 Doubles The Gators (9-9, 3-5 SEC) started strong in doubles, as No. 67 Nate Bonetto-Aidan Kim took down No. 37 Petar Jovanovic-Benito Martinez 6-2. However, the Bulldogs fought back, as …

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 …

The Florida Gators men’s and women’s tennis teams continued qualifying play today at the ITA All-American Championships in Tulsa and North Carolina. Competitors need a pair of wins to earn a spot in the main draw. Doubles Matchups The women’s team started the day off with a doubles victory against …

Former Florida tennis star Ben Shelton is on the rise. Again. After scoring the winning point of Florida’s 2021 NCAA national championship and winning a singles championship himself in 2022, Shelton was collegiate tennis’ best. And he saw room for more. He made the decision to leave the University of …

With the departure of previous Gators Men’s Tennis head coach Bryan Shelton, Gator Nation welcomes new coach Adam Steinberg. https://twitter.com/GatorsMTN/status/1672334422564061184?s=20   Steinberg will serve as the 11th head coach for the Men’s Tennis team at the University of Florida. He looks forward join the Gator family in Gainesville as Steinberg …

The Florida women’s tennis team kicked off the 2023 Southeastern Conference Tournament Friday morning, defeating Ole Miss 4-0. The team will play the winner of the Texas A&M and Vanderbilt match on Saturday in the semifinals at noon. The Gators are the No. 4 seed in the tournament. https://twitter.com/GatorsWTN/status/1649448320627261440?s=20 Carly …