The University of Florida men’s tennis team captured a much-needed win over then-No. 23 South Carolina on Sunday. Heading into its matchup with the Gamecocks, the team had lost four out of its last five matches.
Even if the offense doesn’t come around, Florida baseball will be just fine.
When she’s competing, Alex McMurtry feeds off of the energy of her team and the crowd.
In the season opener against Illinois State, junior catcher Janell Wheaton totalled two hits in three at-bats. But over the next 15 games, Wheaton only mustered two hits, and at one point in the season her batting average dipped under .100.
I had been planning a column calling on UF athletics director Scott Stricklin to fire women’s basketball coach Amanda Butler for weeks. I was waiting until after the season ended — presumably with an early exit in the SEC Tournament — to write it. It was actually supposed to run in place of this column, but then it didn't need to.
Sophomore attacker Lindsey Ronbeck received a pass from senior attacker Sammi Burgess while standing behind the net.
The most interesting thing Jim McElwain said at his press conference on Tuesday came toward the end. UF’s third-year coach had already been asked about the team’s injuries, its quarterback battle and every other pertinent thing when a question came up about why he liked to use athletes — like receiver Dre Massey and true freshman Kadarius Toney — at quarterback.
With the doubles point on the line, Brooke Austin ran up the court, turned her arm and swung.
Mark Kolozsvary tried to hold himself from swinging, but it was too late.
After blanking No. 24 South Carolina 4-0, the Gators women’s tennis team didn’t celebrate. Players didn’t jump up and down, nor did they scream down the court. While obviously happy with the win, Florida appeared all business — just how coach Roland Thornqvist likes it.
When coach JC Deacon walked into his press conference on Monday after a disappointing trip to Las Vegas, he didn’t mince words.
Rachel Madden was the last Florida athlete to qualify for the NCAA Championships. It was also a first for the diver.
For the first third of the season, the No. 3 Gators (5-1) lacrosse team’s offense has been tested by a tough non-conference schedule that included four ranked teams and a two-game road trip to Maryland.
As soon as Sierra Alexander stuck her vault landing on Friday, a huge smile spread across her face.
Following FSU’s win over Florida in the 2016 NCAA Super Regionals, Seminoles manager Mike Martin proved to be prophetic.
Florida led Texas A&M by 1.5 points heading into the 4x400 meter relay.
Maria Torres and one of her playing partners, UCF's Ashley Holder, joked with each other as they made the walk from the third hole to the fourth tee on the opening day of the SunTrust Gator Invitational on Saturday.
The Florida men’s tennis team faced off with SEC opponent South Carolina in unique conditions on Sunday.
In the bottom of the first inning, freshman third baseman Jaimie Hoover hit a ball straight to Missouri shortstop Braxton Burnside.
It had been 756 days since Ryan Larson parked a ball outside McKethan Stadium.
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