Gators men's tennis team looks to give Jackson 100th home win
By ANDREW OLSON < | Mar. 18, 2010Coach Andy Jackson’s 100th home win at Florida could come against his former team.
Coach Andy Jackson’s 100th home win at Florida could come against his former team.
It’s not the way UF coach Andy Jackson wanted it to play out, but today is a big match for the men’s tennis team.
Sekou Bangoura Jr. is usually one of the first Gators to finish his singles set and help set up a win.
Both Gators tennis teams remained undefeated in Southeastern Conference play with wins over Auburn on Friday.
Post-season play in May might seem a long way off for the Gators women’s tennis team, but when the time comes, the team’s out-of-conference resume will look impressive.
UF women's tennis coach Roland Thornqvist was less than impressed with Florida’s play against Arkansas on Friday, but his 200th victory at UF was won with focused, consistent play Sunday against LSU.
UF men’s and women’s tennis opened Southeastern Conference play with two sweeps of Arkansas on Friday.
The Florida men’s and women’s tennis teams begin Southeastern Conference play against Arkansas today.
Both Gators tennis teams will enter Southeastern Conference play with perfect home records, top-10 rankings and impressive non-conference victories.
Before the Florida tennis teams start Southeastern Conference play in March, they’ll have to get through two top-15 teams at home on Sunday.
The No. 9 UF women’s tennis team defeated No. 15 FSU on Tuesday, improving its record to 8-2 and furthering two impressive streaks.
The Gators are ready for a double dose of their biggest rival.
Florida’s match against No. 43 USF on Sunday looked scripted.
The last time the Gators played at home, it was against in-state competition before a road trip to play in a tournament featuring the 16 best teams in the country.
The Gators leave Charlottesville, Va. with a victory, but it’s not the way they wanted it to play out.
The Gators’ luck could not carry over a second day in Madison, Wis. or Charlottesville, Va.
Coming into the weekend, Florida’s only loss of the season was against Baylor. On Friday that defeat was avenged.
Southeastern Conference play starts in March, and the NCAA Tournament does not begin until May, but both of Florida’s tennis teams are getting an early season test against 16 of the best squads in the country.
Coach Roland Thornqvist wanted to see how his No. 7 Gators would respond to the test of a talented USF, and they aced it.
The lineup was different, but the result was familiar.