Gators clinch sole SEC regular-season championship
By Noah Ram | Apr. 14, 2019The celebration of Florida’s win over South Carolina was expected.
The celebration of Florida’s win over South Carolina was expected.
McCartney Kessler sat tied at 5-5 in the third set with the opportunity to take control of South Carolina’s Paige Cline. Ida Jarlskog led in a tiebreaker early over Ingrid Martins which could have altered the momentum of the match.
McCartney Kessler readied her stance and dribbled the tennis ball four times near her left foot. Her racket calmly spun in her right hand as she focused in on Michigan’s Giulia Pairone.
Florida’s and Michigan’s women’s tennis teams couldn’t be any more different.
The Gators men’s tennis team is tied for the highest-ranked team in their respective sport at UF.
The Florida women’s tennis team entered the Ring Tennis Complex on Sunday in a must-win situation.
The Gators men’s tennis team is ready to party like it’s 2005.
The Gators men’s tennis team’s match on Friday night against Alabama was supposed to be a challenge. Alabama is a top-30 team and Florida was coming off its biggest win of the season Sunday against then-No.7 Texas A&M, and it seemed like UF might lose.
McCartney Kessler prepared for Friday’s match against Alabama as she would any other.
Coach Roland Thornqvist and the Florida women’s tennis team were in a difficult position after dropping three of their last four matches, with two top 25 road matches on the horizon.
The No. 2 Gators men’s tennis team is going on the road again after a brief two game homestand.
The moment after Lukas Greif clinched the match in a third-set tiebreaker to give the Gators men’s tennis team sole possession of first place in the SEC, Oliver Crawford jumped on top of him, followed by the rest of his teammates.
Different players for Florida’s women’s tennis team have had their moments in the spotlight.
Freshman Marlee Zein had the victory in her sight.
The mood in the locker room after Florida’s match against LSU was mixed, feeling excited while also feeling relief.
The Florida men’s tennis team can get one step closer to clinching the SEC regular-season title this weekend.
The Gators women’s tennis team is amid one of its worst seasons in program history.
Freshman Sydney Berlin was in a familiar position.
The Florida Gators women’s tennis team entered Lexington, Kentucky, with just two losses to the Wildcats in program history.
McCartney Kessler struggled to find her game early this season.