Men defeat both Mississippi schools over weekend
Mar. 23, 2008Winning on the road in a hostile environment is hard enough.
Winning on the road in a hostile environment is hard enough.
The UF women's tennis team could not have asked for a better start to its Southeastern Conference season.
Nestor Briceno flung his racket into the air, threw his hat as high as he could and screamed at the top of his lungs.
It's a six-letter word. It starts with an 'E.' And it's what UF coach Andy Jackson said has been a constant on a team that plays five freshmen.
No road to a conference championship is ever easy, especially when playing five freshmen.
It might be one of the greatest home-court advantages of all time in any sport.
This one couldn't have been much closer, and unfortunately for the UF men's tennis team it was on the wrong end of the outcome.
The UF men's tennis team that showed up to play Sunday looked like it was the one that had played in the national championship match a year ago rather than its opponent.
The Ring Tennis Complex will have an NCAA Championship feel to it on Sunday and Monday thanks to two visitors.
The UF women's tennis team continued its dominance of in-state rival Florida State on Wednesday, but it wasn't as easy as the score might indicate.
Last year, it almost happened.
The UF women's tennis team wasn't able to escape its weekend trip to the state of North Carolina unscathed, but the No. 6 Gators' dual-match results say a lot about their experience.
UF women's tennis coach Roland Thornqvist will eye his former colors this weekend when his team takes a trip down Tobacco Road.
It's safe to say the UF women's tennis team hasn't really been tested.
The UF men's tennis team couldn't have asked for a better weekend.
If the UF women's tennis team is scheduled to play a match, it's a good bet that rain will be in the forecast.
Whitney Benik can't wait to see some new faces.
Nestor Briceno's prediction didn't play out as he had hoped.
Losing to Miami on Tuesday wasn't easy for the UF men's tennis team, which suffered its first loss of the season.
The UF men's tennis team fell by the slimmest of margins Tuesday at archrival No. 36 Miami.