The No. 13 Gators women’s tennis team defeated No. 27 Vanderbilt Friday evening to mark a eight-game winning streak.
The Florida Gators men’s tennis team (10-9, 4-5 SEC) picked up a road win Sunday, defeating the Georgia Bulldogs (10-11, 3-6 SEC) 4-2. The win marks the first road win of the season for the Gators.
The No. 14 Gators women’s tennis team narrowly defeated Ole Miss 4-3 Sunday, extending its win streak to seven matches.
Florida sophomore Joshua Liendo brought home three individual national titles and the team finished third overall at the 2024 NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships.
NCAA records were being shattered throughout both days at James G. Pressly Stadium. The Gators claimed three No. 1 times/distances, 11 top 10 NCAA placements and 18 top 20 NCAA placements throughout the two day event.
The Gators battled their way ahead, matching Georgia’s five birdies on the front nine with five of their own. The Bulldogs struggled on the back nine, with five bogeys and a quadruple bogey to start. Florida seized the opportunity, tying Georgia at 8-over and overtaking it with three birdies on the final three holes. UF held on to secure the second place finish.
Three Gators recorded a hat trick in Florida lacrosse's 20-5 win over the Vanderbilt Commodores, Saturday.
The No. 14 Gators women’s tennis team cruised past Mississippi State Friday, winning its sixth consecutive match.
Senior attacker Liz Harrison had 14 draw controls, making her the new record holder for most draw controls in Florida’s program history. Harrison averages just over 12 draw controls a game this season.
The Gators traveled to West Chester, Pennsylvania, to compete in the Amateur Athletic Union Division II Championships March 8-13, playing six consecutive games against Neumman, Anna Maria College, Mass Maritime Academy, Alabama-Huntsville, High Point and Florida Atlantic.
For Lopez and Rowinska, their friendship started before they hit the court together. It started in a dorm as they became roommates.
The Gators took the doubles point in dramatic fashion. Once again, two of the doubles matches were split, and it came down to the match on Court 2 between the Florida freshmen duo of Jeremy Jin and Henry Jefferson, who took on the Mississippi State pairing of senior Carles Hernandez and junior Dusan Milanovic
In doubles, the Gators earned their fourth-straight victory, as Florida head coach Roland Thornqvist’s adjusted lineup continues to be effective.
The Gators women's swimming and diving team placed third at the NCAA Championships, its best finish in 14 years.
No. 11 Florida lacrosse (9-2) took down the Old Dominion University Monarchs (3-8) 19-4 Saturday in its first conference game of the season.
The Gators men’s tennis team beat Ole Miss 4-0 Friday to remain undefeated at home.
It has been an up-and-down singles season for Florida freshman Malwina Rowinska.
Florida’s strongest performances came in the field events. Senior Abraham Sargent placed 1st in the men’s javelin throw with his personal record distance of 77.46 meters. This marked 5th on UF's All-Time Top 10 List and 6th in the NCAA for 2024. Senior Melanie Welsing placed 3rd in the women’s javelin throw with a personal best throw of 30.72.
Fourteen different Florida lacrosse players scored en route to a dominating win over Furman University, Tuesday.
On Sunday afternoon, the No. 25 Florida Gators men’s tennis team (8-8, 2-4 SEC) lost its fourth-straight conference match 5-2 to the No. 24 Alabama Crimson Tide (12-8, 2-3 SEC). The back-and-forth match featured four three-set singles matches where the Crimson Tide locked in and took three to help push them over the finish line.
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