UF women's tennis preparing for NCAA Tournament
By IAN COHEN | May 8, 2014Florida held its annual tennis banquet on Tuesday, and it came as no surprise that senior Olivia Janowicz was named as the team’s most valuable player.
Florida held its annual tennis banquet on Tuesday, and it came as no surprise that senior Olivia Janowicz was named as the team’s most valuable player.
For the third time in a row, No. 4 Florida (33-16, 18-6 Southeastern Conference) fell in a midweek game, dropping 4-2 to No. 24 Mercer (35-11, 16-5 Atlantic Sun) on Tuesday.
One point was all the Gators needed.
Florida finished the regular season on a high note in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Lauren Haeger continues to prove that she is a dual threat.
It was the 10 saves that kept them in the game.
In its final regular season Southeastern Conference home series against Missouri last weekend, Florida started all three games from behind.
The Gators picked up their seventh verbal commitment of the 2015 recruiting class Wednesday evening when athlete Jalen Julius announced he would commit to UF, multiple outlets reported.
It took extra innings, five pitchers and the Gators’ fourth outfielder Ryan Larson to scratch out a series-finale win against the Missouri Tigers.
Missouri had a knack for taking the lead early against Florida this weekend.
Florida’s three seniors waited four years for their Senior Day cake.
What might be Buddy Alexander’s last tournament as head coach of Florida men’s golf came to a close Sunday.
If Aaron Rhodes was still fighting for the Saturday starter spot entering Game 2 of the Missouri-Florida series, he has it all but secured now.
After Florida dropped its first contest 5-3 to Missouri on Friday, Lauren Haeger brought the Gators back to its winning ways.
Florida turned things around in its conference title run on Saturday.
Jon Horford, Al’s younger brother, is coming to Gainesville.
Zack Powers found himself in the middle of a bench-clearing tussle against Florida State. A month later, he came a call away from hitting into a triple play. The bizarre sequence started in the second inning with Powers roping a line drive to Missouri first baseman Kendall Keeton who snagged the liner, stepped on first and fired to third to complete the rare trifecta.
No. 3 Florida rode a 10-game win streak into its final home series against No. 15 Missouri on Friday.
Donnie Craine spent 30 years at the helm of the Gators diving team and was one of the most respected coaches in the Southeastern Conference. He was named SEC Diving Coach of the Year four times while at Florida and brought two NCAA champion divers through the Gators’ program.
Since Florida’s road sweep against Texas A&M last weekend — a series that saw the Gators bat .400 as a team — one phrase is circling around the team: hitting is contagious.