Sports | Tennis
Florida women’s tennis can’t complete comeback against Missouri
By Jeffrey Serber | Mar. 21After winning three consecutive singles matches to tie things up at three, Florida’s comeback fell short in its dual match against Missouri at home, ending its three-game streak.
Florida men’s tennis shuts down Arkansas
By Curan Ahern | Mar. 15Following two notable losses to conference opponents on the road last week, the Florida Gators men’s tennis team (9-7, 4-3 SEC) entered Saturday’s match with a business-like demeanor knowing that SEC competition was heating up.
Florida women’s tennis dominates Mississippi State to secure first conference road win
By Jeffrey Serber | Mar. 14After taking a tough 4-0 loss at home to Texas A&M on Sunday, Florida bounced back and started its two-game road trip strong with a statement victory at Mississippi State.
Florida women’s tennis falls to reigning NCAA champs in unusual dual match
By Jeffrey Serber | Mar. 9A rain delay, light outage and the absence of doubles play created a chaotic dual meet, as Florida fell 4-0 to No. 3 Texas A&M to finish out its two-game homestand.
Nikola Daubnerova secures Florida women’s tennis’ first SEC win in upset over No. 9 Texas
By Jeffrey Serber | Mar. 7Nikola Daubnerova wins in a three-set thriller to deliver Florida women’s tennis their first SEC win of the season to complete the upset over No. 9 Texas to start a two-game weekend homestand.
No. 24 Florida men’s tennis swept by Oklahoma
By Curan Ahern | Mar. 6The No. 24 Florida Gators men’s tennis team lost the doubles point and couldn’t rebound in its 4-0 road loss to a tough No. 16 Oklahoma squad.
Rachel Gailis’ absence proves costly as Florida women’s tennis falls to No. 2 Georgia
By Jeffrey Serber | Mar. 2Rachel Gailis’ absence resulted in Florida forfeiting two matches and changing its entire singles lineup, as the Gators were swept 4-0 on the road by No. 2 Georgia.
Florida men’s tennis falls to No. 4 Texas, moves to 7-1 at home
By Curan Ahern | Mar. 2With a vibrant blue sky and a cool breeze blanketing Gainesville, the Florida Gators (8-5) looked to extend their winning streak and to grab a fourth-straight conference win over a higher-ranked opponent. Looking to continue its own recent dominance and remain undefeated in conference play, Texas (12-2) arrived ready for the challenge on Sunday morning.
Florida lacrosse falls short in comeback attempt against James Madison
By Max Bernstein | Mar. 1Down 16-10 heading into the fourth quarter of Saturday morning’s matchup against James Madison, Florida lacrosse faced what seemed to be an insurmountable task.
Florida men’s tennis sweeps Kentucky in singles, moves to 3-0 in conference play
By Curan Ahern | Feb. 28As the crowd filed into the Alfred A. Ring Tennis Complex and the sun lowered on the western horizon, the Florida Gators (8-4) entered their third SEC match of the season against conference rival Kentucky (8-4) with a sense of poise.
Per Nilsson’s tactical changes fail as Florida women’s tennis remains winless in SEC play
By Jeffrey Serber | Feb. 28Despite making a change to his singles lineup, Per Nilsson remains winless against SEC opponents as Florida women’s tennis’ head coach.
From Saint-Étienne to Gainesville: How Noémie Oliveras achieved her goal of playing collegiate tennis
By Jeffrey Serber | Feb. 25Being from the same hometown, UF assistant head coach Jeremy Bayon and freshman Noémie Oliveras have built a unique bond that brought the freshman and helped her settle into the University of Florida.
Florida men’s tennis upsets No. 19 No. 19 Alabama in hours-long bout
By Curan Ahern | Feb. 24On a dreary day in Gainesville, Florida’s clash with No. 19 Alabama was moved to the Perry Indoor Tennis Facility — but that didn’t deter any of the excitement that was yet to come.
Rachel Gailis and Alicia Dudeney’s strong performances not enough in Florida women’s tennis loss to No. 4 Auburn
By Jeffrey Serber | Feb. 23With the Gators down 2-0, junior Rachel Gailis came back to secure a major upset over Auburn junior and national No. 2 DJ Bennett. Senior Alicia Dudeney followed suit by winning her singles match, providing a positive light to Florida’s tough defeat.
Florida men’s tennis stuns first conference opponent, sweeps Auburn 7-0
By Curan Ahern | Feb. 22The closer the day crept to noon, the more the anticipation seemed to build. The talent was undeniable, and the stakes seemed the highest they’ve been this season as two of the SEC’s most prestigious tennis programs looked to notch its first conference win.
Gators power through final non-conference opponent North Florida
By Curan Ahern | Feb. 15Florida jumped to an early lead and didn’t look back, moving their all-time record against UNF to 6-0.
Florida men’s fails to get the job done at TCU: Horned Frogs sweep Gators
By Curan Ahern | Feb. 9The Florida men’s tennis team dropped its second straight match of its Texas road trip, as the TCU Horned Frogs bested the Gators 4-0.
Florida women’s tennis ends losing streak with dominant victory against Georgia Southern
By Jeffrey Serber | Feb. 9Florida women’s tennis bounces back after back-to-back losses by defeating Georgia Southern 6-1 on the road despite having to forfeit two matches.
Florida men’s tennis drops tightly contested match to SMU
By Curan Ahern | Feb. 7The Florida men’s tennis team battled hard but came up short in Fort Worth. After losing the doubles point, the Gators couldn’t come back in singles play, falling 4-3 to SMU.
















