She was on a new campus, in a new country, surrounded by strangers and not allowed to play the sport she's been playing since her early teens.
Carlos Cueto won his first collegiate tournament Monday at the Seminole Invitational in Tallahassee, but it was eerily similar to a typical practice in Gainesville.
Carlos Cueto and Tyler Hochwalt are looking forward to matches against familiar faces today. Their opponents? Each other.
Roland Thornqvist will get to see the nation's elite vie for the ITA National Indoor Championship up close on Nov. 6-9.
Certain days are more important than others. For Marrit Boonstra and Megan Alexander, today could be huge.
When 128 people are gunning for the same prize, 127 people go home unsatisfied.
Just like that, Jeff Dadamo and Tyler Hochwalt are done for the week.
Freshmen Carlos Cueto and Joey Burkhardt almost played on the big stage with the nation's elite, but both young Gators fell short.
Freshmen Carlos Cueto and Joey Burkhardt continue to hold their own against veteran opponents, and are each one match away from reaching the main draw at the ITA All-American Championships in Tulsa, Okla.
Before noon Monday, the UF men's tennis team had already grinded through the most important part of its day. Three players' work earned them another day at the ITA All-American Championships in Tulsa, Okla.
Three UF tennis players advanced through the prequalifying rounds of the D'Novo Men's ITA All-American Championships over the weekend, pushing the number of Gators in the qualifying round to five.
UF's doubles team of Megan Alexander and Marrit Boonstra came up short against No. 3 Melissa Mang and Amanda Granson of Duke on Friday, ending their run at the Riviera/ITA All-American Championships.
Marrit Boonstra and Megan Alexander looked for redemption Thursday.
Marrit Boonstra fell one win short of qualifying for the main draw at the Riviera/ITA All-American Championships, losing to Laura Gioia of Furman 6-1, 6-1. There will be no Gators in the singles main draw of the tournament, which is the first event in the ITA Intercollegiate Grand Slam.
Marrit Boonstra's day was longer than yours. That is, of course, assuming you didn't spend seven hours on the tennis court under the heat of the California sun.
In her first match at a major college tennis tournament, Jo Mather lost against Stephanie Davison of Texas 6-4, 6-2 in the pre-qualifying round of the Riviera/ITA All-American Championships. Mather also partnered with Anastasia Revzina in doubles play but lost in the opening round to Texas Christian's Nina Munch-Soegaard and Maria Babanova 8-5.
For most freshmen at UF, the transition from high school takes at least a semester. For Joey Burkhardt and Carlos Cueto, the transition period lasted three weeks.
The UF women's tennis team kicked off its season with the Gator Fall Classic tournament. Three players reached the semifinals, and Anastasia Revzina reached the finals before losing to Notre Dame's Kristy Frilling 6-4, 3-6, 1-0 (10-8).
The UF women's tennis team starts its individual tournament circuit today with five players and room for improvement. Last year's squad finished the season ranked No. 5 in the nation but was barely inched out in the Southeastern Conference Championship by Georgia 4-3.
The UF men's tennis team begins its fall season this weekend at the Southern Intercollegiate tournament in Athens, Ga. Although team play does not begin until January, the Gators are looking forward to see what the team can do without Greg Ouellette and Nestor Briceno, the highest-ranked players from last season.
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