On the way home from last weekend’s road matches, Roland Thornqvist had a lot on his mind. While the Gators women’s tennis team had just won two straight road games, the coach was thinking about another sport: basketball.
The UF men’s tennis team is entering a difficult stretch in their schedule: a four game SEC road stint.
After attending a family funeral and missing Friday’s match against Arkansas, Kourtney Keegan met her team in Missouri on Saturday.
Two very different teams played each other at Florida’s Ring Tennis Complex on Sunday when UF faced off against SEC rival Vanderbilt.
The Gators women’s tennis team had seen this before. Late in singles play with the match on the line against an SEC opponent, it all came down to one tiebreaker set.
The Gators didn’t go to work on March 17. Coach Roland Thornqvist said they weren’t prepared. They lacked confidence. And they ultimately paid the price, losing their first match of the season to rival Georgia, 4-1.
After Friday’s match against Georgia, the Gators women’s tennis team’s players walked off the court with their heads down. As fans left the Ring Tennis Complex, they voiced their disbelief.
The UF men’s tennis team began its SEC weekend road trip today when it traveled to Oxford to take on Ole Miss at the Palmer-Salloum Tennis Center.
Before the start of the SEC season, both coaches and players on the Gators women’s tennis team described conference play as “brutal.”
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.
With the doubles point on the line, Brooke Austin ran up the court, turned her arm and swung.
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.
The Florida men’s tennis team faced off with SEC opponent South Carolina in unique conditions on Sunday.
When the Gators play Texas A&M today, they’ll take the court with newfound confidence in one specific area: doubles.
As the Gators stepped onto the court, the players could feel their opponent’s hostility toward them.
A sign written in Latin hangs in Florida’s locker room. Its translation: “victory through harmony.” This season, it’s the motto of the Gators women’s tennis team.
Chase Perez-Blanco served the ball on a critical deuce point. He was serving for match point against the third-ranked player nationally, Ohio State’s Hugo Di Feo.
Jordan Belga stood on the baseline awaiting his opponent’s serve during the first round of the ITA National Team Indoor Championship.
Florida faced three ranked opponents over the weekend in the ITA National Team Indoor Championships.
As Belinda Woolcock stared down her opponent, she slowly raised her arm to serve. With the deciding point against No. 5 Stanford on the line, a packed crowd at the Ring Tennis Complex held its breath.
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