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The Gators men's tennis team earned a Final Four bid after defeated Baylor on Thursday.

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Florida advances to first Final Four since 2005

By Sam Campisano | May 17, 2019

It’s not supposed to be this easy.

The Gators men's tennis team avenged its SEC Tournament loss and advanced to the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals by defeating Tennessee on Saturday.

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Gators men's tennis team advances to NCAA quarterfinals after defeating Tennessee

By Noah Ram | May 11, 2019

The situation was very similar three weeks prior. The Florida men’s tennis team was leading against Tennessee 3-2 on a Saturday afternoon.

The Gators women's tennis team suffered a season-ending loss to Kansas in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday.

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Florida falls short in season-ending loss to Kansas

By Victor Prieto | May 4, 2019

When it seemed like the Gators women’s tennis team might pull off yet another come-from-behind victory, Marlee Zein faltered.

The Gators men's tennis team eliminated FSU and advanced to the Sweet 16 on Saturday.

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Gators move into Sweet 16 with win over FSU

By Noah Ram | May 4, 2019

Alfredo Perez knew this wasn’t just a normal win for the Florida men’s tennis team.

The Gators sailed to a 4-0 win over FGCU in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.

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Gators get first round NCAA Tournament win

By Noah Ram | May 3, 2019

The Florida men’s tennis team was ready to hit the court on Friday for the first time in 13 days.

The Florida women's tennis team advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament with Friday's 4-1 win over Boston College.

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Gators dominate Boston College, advance to second round of NCAA Tournament

By Victor Prieto | May 3, 2019

Sydney Berlin focused Boston College’s Laura Lopez into her sights.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Marlee Zein won SEC Freshman of the Week after earning two wins. Her 11 victories are second-highest on the team.

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Zein clinches second-round SEC Tourney win over Ole Miss

By Victor Prieto | Apr. 19, 2019

Marlee Zein entered College Station, Texas, excited to compete in her first SEC Tournament. The freshman out of Sugar Land, Texas, was coming off a two-win week, and won SEC Freshman of the Week for the second time this season.

Sophomore Duarte Vale got a 6-4, 6-7, 1-0 singles victory in a 10-point tiebreaker in Florida's win over Auburn on Sunday. He improved to 9-0 in SEC play and extended his winning streak to 10 in singles.

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Top-seeded UF prepares to host Alabama in SEC Tourney

By Noah Ram | Apr. 19, 2019

The Florida men’s tennis team is SEC regular season champions and undefeated in conference play for the first time since 2003, a 14-match winning streak and their best regular season record since 1977.

Victoria Emma (pictured) was paired with sophomore Katie Kubicz in place of the injured McCartney Kessler in Florida's 1-4 loss to Alabama on Friday.

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No. 7-seed UF opens SEC tournament against Ole Miss

By Victor Prieto | Apr. 16, 2019

Excitement filled the Gators’ locker room as coach Roland Thornqvist and the Florida women’s tennis team finished packing for their trip to College Station, Texas, for the SEC Tournament.

UF men's tennis coach Bryan Shelton joins his team after its Senior Day match with Alabama on April 13.  The Gators went 19-10 on the season and qualified for the NCAA Tournament.

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Florida hosts SEC Tournament after undefeated conference season

By Noah Ram | Apr. 16, 2019

The Florida men’s tennis team knows it can’t pass up the opportunity to win the SEC Tournament as the host after earning the conference regular season championship.

UF women's tennis coach Roland Thornqvist said everyone was locked in Sunday's 4-2 victory over Auburn.

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Historically bad campaign trends upward for Florida

By Victor Prieto | Apr. 14, 2019

The Florida women’s tennis team’s season hasn’t been stellar.

The No. 4 Gators lost to No. 5 Southern California 4-3 in the opening round of the ITA National Team Indoor Championships in Chicago. Senior McClain Kessler picked up a singles win.

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Gators clinch sole SEC regular-season championship

By Noah Ram | Apr. 14, 2019

The celebration of Florida’s win over South Carolina was expected.

Florida sophomore Ida Jarlskog holds an 11-3 record on Court 1 this season. She will likely face Michigan’s Kate Fahey on Thursday.

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Florida falls to South Carolina at home

By Victor Prieto | Apr. 13, 2019

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 helped power the UF women's tennis team to a 4-3 victory over Michigan Thursday at the Ring Tennis Complex.

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Kessler’s comeback shocks Michigan

By Victor Prieto | Apr. 11, 2019

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.

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Gators prepare for tough battle against Michigan

By Jake Dreilinger | Apr. 9, 2019

Florida’s and Michigan’s women’s tennis teams couldn’t be any more different.

Sophomore Oliver Crawford has a 13-7 record in singles play this season.

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Florida finds success despite doubles troubles

By Noah Ram | Apr. 9, 2019

The Gators men’s tennis team is tied for the highest-ranked team in their respective sport at UF.

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