Gators women’s tennis preparing for NCAA Tournament
By Jake Dreilinger | Apr. 27, 2016The No. 1 Florida women’s tennis has come a long way since losing to then-No. 1 California on Feb. 26 and to then-No. 16 Stanford on Feb. 28.
The No. 1 Florida women’s tennis has come a long way since losing to then-No. 1 California on Feb. 26 and to then-No. 16 Stanford on Feb. 28.
On Monday, Florida women’s tennis coach Roland Thornqvist had a smile on his face.
With the Southeastern Conference tournament set to begin on Wednesday, the Florida men’s tennis team had one final test to prepare itself for the postseason.
The Southeastern Conference features nine teams in the top-25, including the reigning NCAA champion in Vanderbilt.
Friday’s game against Georgia has a lot more at stake for the Bulldogs than it does the Gators.
During Southeastern Conference play, No. 6 Florida has been dominant in singles matches.
Featuring eight top-25 teams, the Southeastern Conference contains some of the top competition in the country.
In an impressive showing in both doubles and singles, Kourtney Keegan contributed to the Gators success on Thursday.
Nearly everything went right for the Florida men’s tennis team in the month of March.
It was another blowout home victory for the Florida men’s tennis team on Friday night.
The last few matches, Florida has either dropped the doubles point or won close matches in singles.
The Palmer/Salloum Tennis Center at Ole Miss is a unique place to play.
One of the major goals the Florida men’s tennis team has set out to accomplish this season is to win the Southeastern Conference Tournament.
A tight first two sets brought junior Belinda Woolcock’s and Shannon Hudson’s match to the third set.
Stanford has always been a challenging opponent for the Florida women’s tennis team, especially for the players who have been on the team the longest.
Going into Saturday’s match against Furman, Florida men’s tennis player Chase Perez-Blanco was coming off his worst performance of the 2016 season.
It has been a good week for Florida’s men’s tennis team.
Leading 6-0, senior Brianna Morgan was up 6-5 in the third set of Florida’s final match. And after numerous rallies, Morgan hit one home, clinching the sweep for UF.
Doubles competition is sometimes overlooked in collegiate tennis.
The Florida’s men’s tennis team scored their first upset of the season on Saturday, defeating the University of Texas in convincing fashion to put the Gators’ record at 3-0 on the year.