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Sierra Brooks won her match over Ole Miss’ Ellen Hutchinson-Key 5 and 3 at the SEC Women’s Golf Championship on Saturday. She never trailed in the match.

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Florida stunned on playoff hole in quarterfinals

By Victor Prieto | Apr. 21, 2019

Marta Perez was in a difficult situation.

Florida coach Tim Walton was ejected on Saturday after arguing a force play at third base.

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UF's offensive woes manifest against 'Bama

By Mark Stine | Apr. 21, 2019

The UF softball team was trying to avoid the sweep as it trailed 3-0 in the sixth inning on Saturday. Sophia Reynoso and Alex Voss stood on second and third with one out, presenting Florida’s best scoring opportunity of the day against Alabama.

UF men's tennis coach Bryan Shelton said he was proud of the way his team fought through adversity in its 4-1 win over Florida State.

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Florida has some questions to answer after tourney loss

By Noah Ram | Apr. 21, 2019

There was still a feeling of shock around the Florida men’s tennis team, even an hour after its 4-3 loss to Tennessee.

Midfielder Shannon Kavanagh recorded a career-high eight points and 13 draw controls in Florida's 16-5 win over UConn on Saturday.

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Kavanagh, second-half surge keeps Gators undefeated in conference play

By Bryan Matamoros | Apr. 21, 2019

The Florida lacrosse team is streaking at the right time.

Pitcher Tommy Mace struck out nine batters in seven innings against LSU in a 16-9 win on Thursday. It was the Gators' first SEC road win. Mace leads the team in wins (seven), innings pitched (63.2) and strikeouts (57).

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Pitchers struggle, Florida drops fourth-straight SEC road series

By Kyle Wood | Apr. 21, 2019

The Florida baseball team finally won an SEC road game on Thursday night.

UF junior Grant Holloway ran the 60-meter hurdles in 7.43 seconds at the Tyson Invitational. The time was one millisecond off of his personal record.

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UF begins difficult stretch with solid outing at LSU

By Graham Marsh | Apr. 21, 2019

The LSU Alumni Gold Meet featured two of the three best 4x100-meter relay teams in the country: No. 1 LSU (38.41) and No. 3 Florida (38.69). The Gators relay consists of juniors Grant Holloway and Raymond Ekevwo, sophomore Hakim Sani Brown and senior Ryan Clark.

Senior Gordon Neale is tied for 15th in The Goodwin tournament.

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Strong final round leads Gators to third-place finish

By Bryan Matamoros | Apr. 21, 2019

The Florida men’s golf team entered the final round of the Robert Kepler Intercollegiate in fourth place at 20 over.

UF left fielder Austin Langworthy went 5 for 12 against Alabama, then had three hits against Florida A&M on Tuesday at Alfred A. McKethan Stadium.

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Florida loses series as Leftwich struggles in return

By Evan Lepak | Apr. 20, 2019

Florida sophomore Jack Leftwich took the mound for the first time since March 31.

Florida sprinter/jumper/hurdler Grant Holloway clocked a time of 6.51 seconds in the 60 meters at the Razorback Invitational, which is good for the world lead. Holloway also holds the national lead in the 60-meter hurdles and the No. 2 marks in the long jump and 200 meters.

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UF men’s 4x100 team narrows gap with LSU

By Graham Marsh | Apr. 20, 2019

Fourteen milliseconds was the difference. When senior Ryan Clark carried the baton across the line, it was not good enough to alter the nation’s leaderboard, but it was good enough to win on Saturday.

Junior Alfredo Perez advanced to the round of 16 in the NCAA Individual Men's Tennis Championships.

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Florida stunned by Tennessee in SEC Tournament Semifinals

By Noah Ram | Apr. 20, 2019

It was 40-40 in the third set. Sam Riffice was tied 4-4 with his opponent, Adam Walton, and was serving to go ahead 5-4. Instead, he double-faulted.

Amanda Lorenz was picked by the USSSA Pride Monday with the second overall pick in the National Pro Fastpitch College Draft.

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Gators swept at home for first time since 2011

By Mark Stine | Apr. 20, 2019

The moods in the home and visiting dugouts were polar opposites.

Florida midfielder Shannon Kavanagh (left) is second on the Gators with 24 draw controls this season and is the main option for the draw circle. “The draw circle is where the game is won and lost, for the most part,” coach Amanda O’Leary said.

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Kavanagh scores five as Gators earn seventh-straight win

By Bryan Matamoros | Apr. 20, 2019

The Florida women’s lacrosse team relied on sophomore midfielder Shannon Kavanagh’s versatility against Connecticut.

Blake Reese finished with one hit and a run in three at-bats in the Gators 5-2 win over Long Beach State.

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LSU bullies Florida to even the series

By Evan Lepak | Apr. 20, 2019

Just one day removed from an offensive performance that awarded the Gators their first SEC road victory of the season, the UF baseball team regressed its losing formula: no offensive production and a lackluster performance from the pitching staff.

UF senior Alicia Boren earned a share of the NCAA Gymnastics Championships' floor exercise title Friday with a score of 9.95.

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Boren shares floor title at NCAA Championships

By River Wells | Apr. 19, 2019

Surrounded by the crowd and with the last remaining bastion of UF gymnasts cheering her on, senior Alicia Boren took to the floor mat one last time.

UF senior Kelly Barnhill pitched her second complete game of the weekend against Arkansas on Sunday. She allowed only two hits and one earned run to go along with eight strikeouts.

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Alabama clinches series over UF in Friday night doubleheader

By Mark Stine | Apr. 19, 2019

Kendyl Lindaman faced a 3-2 count against Alabama pitcher Sarah Cornell with two outs in the fifth during the second game of Friday night’s doubleheader.

Victoria Emma is one of three UF women's tennis singles players ranked in the ITA's top 125. She is ranked No. 124.

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Florida comeback falls short in SEC Tournament

By Victor Prieto | Apr. 19, 2019

The Florida women’s tennis team’s season has been defined by 4-3 thrillers.

Junior Marta Perez finished Day 1 of the SEC Tournament in a tie for second place at three-under par.

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Florida remains atop leaderboard in SEC Championships despite tough day

By Victor Prieto | Apr. 19, 2019

Florida remains atop the leaderboard after Day 3 of the SEC Women’s Championship, despite not one team shooting under par in a difficult day at the Greystone Golf & Country Club.

Oliver Crawford got a 6-4, 6-1 win over Mazen Osama in the Gators win over the Crimson Tide Friday.

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Florida moves on to SEC Tournament semifinals

By Noah Ram | Apr. 19, 2019

The conditions were not ideal for the Gators men’s tennis team in its 4-1 win over No. 21 Alabama.

Sophomore John Axelsen led the Gators with a score of 4 over, tying him for 14th place on the first day of the Robert Kepler Intercollegiate.

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Gators in fourth after opening round of Robert Kepler Intercollegiate

By Bryan Matamoros | Apr. 19, 2019

The Florida men’s golf team was not the only one that struggled in the first day of the Robert Kepler Intercollegiate.

UF women's golfers Sierra Brooks (pictured) and Marta Perez were excused for the Liz Murphy Collegiate Classic after they competed in the inaugural Augusta National Women’s Amatuer last weekend.

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Brooks, Perez show out to give Florida 36-hole lead

By Victor Prieto | Apr. 19, 2019

Juniors Marta Perez and Sierra Brooks headlined a massive day on the links for the Florida women’s golf team in Round 2 of the SEC Women’s Championships.