The Florida Gators women’s tennis team is welcoming a new leader who brings a record of unmatched accomplishment. Per Nilsson, formerly of Pepperdine, steps in as head coach after Roland Thornqvist, who over his 23 years won four NCAAs and 12 SECs before stepping down earlier this month, is charged with …
Read More »Thornqvist Ends 23-year Gator Tenure
”After 23 years it’s just time I think,” Florida women’s tennis coach Roland Thornqvist told WRUF’s Steve Russell after announcing earlier Monday his retirement with four national championships and 11 SEC regular season titles at the helm. ”Like (former UF basketball coach) Billy Donovan said, ‘you know when it’s time’ and …
Read More »Gators Women’s Tennis Faces South Carolina, Then SEC Tournament
With one game left in the regular season, the Florida women’s tennis team is ready for a chance at the SEC regular-season title and the conference tournament to come. The No. 13 Gators (14-7, 10-2 SEC) boast five ranked singles players and one ranked doubles pair. Singles The highest-ranked player …
Read More »Gator Men’s Tennis Sweeps Citadel
The Florida men’s tennis team went 7-0 versus the Citadel Bulldogs in their first match of Friday’s double-header. https://twitter.com/GatorsMTN/status/1748500185096020250 Doubles The Gators opened up Friday’s match with two doubles wins. The star freshman pair of Aiden Kim and Jeremy Jin dominated their match with a 6-1 victory against Hayden Shoemake …
Read More »Florida Men’s Tennis Sweeps UNF to Remain Unbeaten in In-State Play
On Tuesday, the Florida men’s tennis team hosted UNF, hoping to rebound after an excruciating weekend at home. The Gators cruised past the Ospreys, crushing them without dropping a match. https://twitter.com/GatorsMTN/status/1645929638659764224?s=20 So Close, Yet So Far This past weekend was one of the most crucial homestands of Florida’s entire season. …
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 …
Read More »Gators Women’s Tennis Team Spends its 11th Week in ITA Top 20 This Season
After toppling No. 3 Michigan at home on March 22, the Gators Women’s Tennis Team has been dominating throughout the SEC. The team is currently riding a five-match win streak and looks to continue the streak with two top-15 matchups on the horizon. https://twitter.com/GatorsWTN/status/1643301329379418130?s=20 The Spark Before heading down to …
Read More »Gators Men’s Tennis breezes past USF
The Gators men’s tennis team opened the 14th annual Intercollegiate Tennis Association Kickoff Weekend with a 4-1 victory over in-state foe USF. The win sets up an all-SEC matchup in the final with Mississippi State and the winner will get a bid to the ITA National Indoor Championships. https://twitter.com/GatorsMTN/status/1619088387008512006?s=20&t=OCarQT0qyrP0PjLqu-6hbw Gators …
Read More »New Scheduling Format Approved for Certain SEC Sports
The SEC Presidents and Chancellors have agreed on a future scheduling format for six different SEC sports. The sports involved include men’s basketball, women’s basketball, soccer, men’s tennis, women’s tennis and softball. The format will begin in the 2025-26 athletic year. Men’s Basketball For men’s basketball, each team will play …
Read More »Gators Men’s Tennis Ends Season
Although it didn’t end with the bang they’d hoped for, Gators Men’s Tennis capped out a stellar season on Thursday in Illinois. Losing to Virginia, the Gators were unable to overcome the Cavaliers in Champaign. High Expectations for Number One The Gators were ranked number one in the country heading …
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