At the conclusion of the fall season, UF women’s tennis coach Roland Thornqvist struggled to find words to describe the success of freshman Brooke Austin.
From the suburbs of Lakewood Ranch, Florida, to the densely populated New York City, the young Gators ended their fall season Sunday competing at Florida’s highest level in recent years.
The Gators ended their fall season with mostly wins as they stepped off their home courts in the Florida Invitational on Sunday.
Freshman Brooke Austin was the only successful Gator in singles at the USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships Thursday.
One Gator made it to the semifinals in the 2014 USTA Collegiate Clay Court Invitational at Walt Disney World this weekend.
On Friday, seven Gators stepped onto the Georgia Tech courts for the USTA/ITA Southeast Regional Championships.
One year later, Gator Maxx Lipman came one step closer to a title.
“Stronger. Faster. Fitter.”
With the Gators second tournament of the season over, the young team has found it’s leaders, and they’re two freshmen.
After winning a title at the Southeastern Conference Fall Classic in September, much was anticipated of the Gators in the first national championship of the season in Tulsa, Okla.
Only one Gator is still in the running to win the singles bracket in the 2014 Saint Francis Health System ITA Men’s All-American Championship.
One of four Gators made it to the qualifying rounds in the Riviera/ITA Women’s All-American Championships pre-qualifying tournaments held in Los Angeles.
One Gator advanced to the second round of the 2014 Saint Francis Health System ITA Men’s All-American Championship pre-qualifying draw but failed to make it out of Saturday with a second win.
The men’s tennis team will be back on the court in the ITA Saint Francis Health System Men’s All-American Championships pre-qualifying tournament this weekend in Tulsa, Okla.
Lauren Embree fell short of advancing to the main draw in the Red Rock Pro Open 50k on Tuesday, dropping her third and final qualifying match to Ukraine’s Kateryna Bondarenko in straight sets, 6-4, 6-0.
Lauren Embree is one step away from advancing to the main draw at the Red Rock Pro Open 50k.
Elliott Orkin ended Florida’s first home tournament of the fall unscathed.
Rain delayed the first day of the SEC Fall Classic and forced play indoors during the early afternoon, but the weather did anything but dampen Florida’s performance.
After ending last season on a bittersweet note, the Florida men’s tennis team is motivated to come back even stronger for this year’s campaign.
Despite having success in their first tournament of the season, freshman Brooke Austin and her Florida teammates are just concerned about getting better and growing as a team.
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