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Florida sophomore Emily De Oliveira serves the ball in the Gators' 6-1 victory against the Baylor Bears Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023. Photo by Shelby Hild.

Dahlstrom shines in Florida’s near sweep of Baylor

By Luke Adragna | 8:17pm

The No. 18 Florida Gators (3-1) traveled back to Waco, Texas, to face the Baylor Bears (6-2).

Gators Will Grant and Axel Nefve celebrate during Florida's loss to the Texas Longhorns Jan. 15, 2023.

Gators men’s tennis drops second straight match against Stanford Cardinal

By Eitan Ohana | 6:36pm

Florida freshman Jonah Braswell returns a ball against the Texas Longhorns, Jan. 15, 2023.

Gators men’s tennis team’s winning streak snapped after loss to Trojans

By Eitan Ohana | Feb. 4

Florida freshman Jonah Braswell celebrates during the Gators' 5-2 loss to the Texas Longhorns Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023.

Gators men’s tennis continues winning streak with victory over rival Seminoles

By Eitan Ohana | Feb. 3

Gators women's tennis players Rachel Gailis and Bente Spee high-five during the Gators' match against the Texas A&M Aggies Monday, Jan. 30, 2023 / UAA Communications photo by Mario Terrana.

Florida splits matches in ITA Kick-Off Weekend

By Luke Adragna | Jan. 31

Florida graduate student Axel Nefve pumps his fist in the Gators' 5-2 loss to the Texas Longhorns Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023.

Gators men’s tennis beats Mississippi State to win ITA Kick-Off Weekend championship

By Eitan Ohana | Jan. 28

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Florida freshman Togan Tokac celebrates during the Gators 5-2 loss to the Texas Longhorns Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023.

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Gators men’s tennis secures second win of season against USF

By Eitan Ohana | Jan. 27

The No. 16 Florida Gators (2-1) defeated the USF Bulls (3-4) 4-1 Friday afternoon.

Florida’s Ben Shelton prepares to hit a ball against Auburn on Feb. 21, 2021. Shelton helped his team reach the Sweet 16 in a Saturday victory over Miami.

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Ben Shelton moves on to Australian Open quarterfinal

By Kyle Bumpers | Jan. 23

Shelton beat fellow American and former Ohio State Buckeye J.J. Wolf in the Round of 16 to advance to the quarterfinal. His fourth-round victory made him the first American man to reach a major quarterfinal before turning 21 since Andy Roddick did so at Wimbledon in 2003.

Florida sophomores Bente Spee (left) and Alicia Dudeney (right) at the ITA All-American Championships. Photo courtesy of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association.

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Gators women’s tennis wins first dual match of Spring season in dominant fashion

By Luke Adragna | Jan. 23

The Gators played their first dual match of the 2023 season in Tampa, FL, against the South Florida Bulls. They entered the matchup as heavy favorites, riding a 37-match win streak against USF. Their most recent loss to the Bulls occurred in April 1986.

Florida freshman Tanapatt Nirundorn celebrates after winning a point in his match against the Texas Longhorns Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023.

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Florida men’s tennis captures first win of 2023 season against UCF

By Jackson Reyes | Jan. 21

The No. 17 Florida Gators (1-1) defeated UCF (0-1) 6-1 in Orlando Saturday night.

Ben Shelton celebrates during a match against TCU March 17.

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Shelton advances to Australian Open Round of 16

By Kyle Bumpers | Jan. 21

Shelton has won three-straight matches in his Australian Open debut after his first-round loss at the U.S. Open. He’ll look to keep rolling in the Round of 16 Monday.

Gators Axel Nefve (left) and Will Grant (right) share the court in their doubles match during Florida’s 5-2 loss to Texas Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023. Nefve and Grant lost to the No. 7-ranked pair of Longhorns Cleeve Harper and Eliot Spizzirri.

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Gators tennis loses second straight season opener to No. 8 Texas

By Kyle Bumpers | Jan. 17

Florida (0-1), which is ranked No. 13 nationally, had lofty expectations after the team’s strong performances in the Fall season. However, Florida was overwhelmed by Texas (1-0), 5-2, at the Alfred A. Ring Complex Sunday.

Alicia Dudeney during the Gators' match against the South Alabama Jaguars on Saturday, May 7, 2022 at Linder Stadium at Ring Tennis Complex. UAA Communications photo by Jashari Blige

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Gators open season with Singles Championship and Doubles Co-Championship

By Luke Adragna | Jan. 16

The No. 18 Gators competed against host UNLV and four top-20 teams: No. 8 Stanford, No. 10 Pepperdine, No.13 Oklahoma State and No.16 University of California, Los Angeles.

Florida junior Will Grant lines up in the Gators 5-2 loss to the No. 8 Texas Longhorns Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023.

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Gators toppled by No. 8 Longhorns in season opener

By Kyle Bumpers | Jan. 15

The No. 13 Florida Gators (0-1) lost to the Longhorns (1-0) 5-2 Sunday in the Alfred A. Ring Complex. Junior Will Grant and freshman Jonah Braswell picked up the only Gators victories.

Florida tennis freshmen Tanapatt Nirundorn and Togan Tokac share the court at the Gator Fall Invite Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022. (Photo by Sydney Calle)

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Tanapatt Nirundorn, Togan Tokac flourish as best friends, doubles partners

By Kyle Bumpers | Jan. 9

Tanapatt Nirundorn and Togan Tokac, known as T&T to Gators fans, both come from international backgrounds. The duo were the only two Gators to play every Fall doubles match with each other, and they were the only freshman pair to make the Intercollegiate Tennis Association top 10 by the end of the semester.

UF assistant coach Lauren Embree talks to Bente Spee and Alicia Dudeney during the Gators' match against the Ospreys on Sunday, January 23, 2022 at Linder Stadium at Ring Tennis Complex in Gainesville, FL / UAA Communications photo by Anna Carrington

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Gators women’s tennis legend returns home to help program regain former glory

By Zachary Curtin | Nov. 29

In June 2019, Florida head coach Roland Thornqvist recruited Lauren Embree to come home as an assistant coach.During her playing career at UF, Embree amassed five All-American titles and earned Southeastern Conference Player of the Year honors three times. She also played an integral role in the Gators winning back-to-back national titles in 2011 and 2012.

Freshman Jonah Braswell competes at the Gator Fall Invite Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022.

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Braswell brothers help each other navigate college, futures in tennis

By Kyle Bumpers | Nov. 21

Jonah and Micah Braswell come from a sports family. Their dad formerly played and coached tennis at Florida State. Now, Jonah competes at Florida, and Micah is at Texas, but they stay in contact as they progress through college.

Florida men's tennis sophomore Nate Bonetto during the Gator Fall Invite Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022.

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Florida men’s tennis commands its home event

By Kyle Bumpers | Nov. 11

The Florida men's tennis team hosted its only home event of the Fall season and every player had successful outings. The Gators grabbed 27 wins over the weekend, including some victories over fellow teammates.

UF women's tennis coach Roland Thornqvist announced the signing of Qavia Lopez Wednesday.

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Florida women’s tennis lands top recruit in the class of 2023

By Zachary Curtin | Nov. 10

Florida women’s tennis announced the addition of Qavia Lopez Wednesday. Lopez is the top-ranked recruit in the class of 2023. The five-star prospect hails from Delray Beach, Florida, and is ranked as the No.1 recruit in the nation by Babola.

Florida freshman Anastasia Sysoeva at the ITA All-American Championships. Photo courtesy of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association.

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Florida continues dominate singles play in the Miami Fall Invite

By Zachary Curtin | Nov. 10

The Gators women's tennis team took over Miami with strong singles play against Northwestern and Kentucky.