After 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.
A 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 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.
The 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 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.
With 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.
Down 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.
As 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.
Despite making a change to his singles lineup, Per Nilsson remains winless against SEC opponents as Florida women’s tennis’ head coach.
Being 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.
On 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.
With 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.
The 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.
Florida jumped to an early lead and didn’t look back, moving their all-time record against UNF to 6-0.
The 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 bounces back after back-to-back losses by defeating Georgia Southern 6-1 on the road despite having to forfeit two matches.
The 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.
Florida women’s tennis loses their second game in a row on the young season after getting swept 7-0 in their road opener against No. 7 Michigan.
The Florida men’s tennis team returned to its home court energized on Sunday morning as it trumped UNC Wilmington and Florida Gulf Coast 4-2 and 4-1 in an impressive showing.
The Florida men’s tennis team fell behind No. 15 Florida State early en route to a 4-0 loss, dropping them to 2-2 on the season.
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