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Coach Bryan Shelton talks with sophomores Elliott Orkin and Maxx Lipman during Florida's 9-3 win against William & Mary on Jan. 10 at the Ring Tennis Complex.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS TENNIS

Florida women's tennis team bounced out of tournament, men advance in Oklahoma

By Madison Belfour | Oct. 10, 2015

Another one bites the dust.

UF swim coach Gregg Troy watches his team's weight training at an early morning practice in the O'Connell Center on Feb. 7, 2008.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS SWIM AND DIVE

Florida women's swimming team wins first SEC meet of season

By Lauren Staff | Oct. 8, 2015

On Thursday night, the Florida women's swimming team, without its divers, kicked of its first Southeastern Conference meet of the year in Nashville, taking on the Vanderbilt Commodores.

Under coach Gregg Troy (above), Florida returns 11 All-Americans this season on the men’s team and two-time Olympian Elizabeth Beisel to the women.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS SWIM AND DIVE

Men’s swimming and diving team heads to Minnesota, women go to Vanderbilt

By Lauren Staff | Oct. 7, 2015

After both the UF men and women’s swimming and diving teams captured their sixth-straight All Florida Invitational titles on Sept. 20 in Gainesville, the teams will be tested with a pair of tough road meets against Minnesota and Vanderbilt.

Brianna Morgan awaits a serve during Florida's 4-0 win against Maryland on Jan. 25 at the Ring Tennis Complex. Morgan defeated Georgia Tech's Kendal Woodard, 6-2, 6-3 at the No. 3 position on Saturday to help the Gators advance to the NCAA Tournament Round of 16.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS TENNIS

Florida men’s, women’s tennis teams clinch qualifying spots

By Madison Belfour | Oct. 6, 2015

Progress over perfection.

Alejandro Tosti putts during the 2015 SunTrust Gator Invitational on Feb. 14.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS GOLF

UF men’s golf takes 2nd at Jerry Pate, women finish 8th in Windy City

By Matt Brannon | Oct. 6, 2015

When asked what his team needed to improve on last week, men’s golf coach JC Deacon said, "It’s going to sound crazy … but it’s nothing.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS CROSS COUNTRY

Australian transfer motivated in lone season with Gators

By Ethan Bauer | Oct. 6, 2015

For most first-year student athletes, being new means starting at the bottom.

Jimmy Clark races during the 2013 Mountain Dew Invitational.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS CROSS COUNTRY

Florida men's and women's each take 12th place at Notre Dame Invitational

By Alejandro López | Oct. 2, 2015

Divide and conquer. At least that was the intention.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS CROSS COUNTRY

UF cross country emphasizing focus before meets

By Ethan Bauer | Oct. 1, 2015

Finishing in second place at home is nothing to celebrate, but the UF men’s cross country team is determined to take something positive from the loss.

Sophomore Karolina Vlckova high fives coach Emily Glaser during the final round of the 2015 SunTrust Gator Invitational on March 8.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS GOLF

UF women’s golf to use mixture of youth and experience in Chicago tournament

By Matt Brannon | Sep. 30, 2015

After breezing through the Fall’s first two tournaments with two top-five finishes, the women’s golf team will face their biggest challenge yet at the Windy City Classic on Monday.

Ryan Orr swings during Day 1 of the SunTrust Gator Invitational on Feb. 14, 2015, at the Mark Bostick Golf Course.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS GOLF

Florida men’s golf focused on becoming mentally tough

By Matt Brannon | Sep. 28, 2015

UF’s biggest problem wasn’t putting, chipping or driving at the Golf Club of Tennessee in Kingston Springs over the weekend.

Chase Perez-Blanco returns a ball during Florida's 4-1 win against Mississippi State on March 13 at the Ring Tennis Complex.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS TENNIS

Florida men’s tennis brings home two titles from Bedford Cup

By Madison Belfour | Sep. 27, 2015

The future looks bright for Florida’s men’s tennis team after two underclassmen bring home titles.

Led by first-year head coach JC Deacon, the Florida men's golf team returned to the NCAA Championship last season. Here's Ryan Summer's story on the occasion (http://www.alligator.org/sports/golf/article_982fe4ae-fdf2-11e4-833b-83c78d3e0d3f.html)

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS GOLF

Florida men’s golf defeats Georgia Tech in match play

By Matt Brannon | Sep. 27, 2015

It was a clash of conferences at the DICK’s Sporting Goods Collegiate Challenge Cup, as six teams from the Southeastern Conference and six teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference faced off in an 18-hole match play competition on Sunday.

Coach Roland Thornqvist said his team will try to learn from its mistakes after Florida fell to Vanderbilt in Sunday's SEC Tournament championship game. “We can start from zero in our preparations," he said.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS TENNIS

UF men’s tennis opens season; women head to Las Vegas

By Madison Belfour | Sep. 23, 2015

Life is all about tests, and this weekend the Gators have their first exam.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS GOLF

Freshman finishes 3rd in Tennessee Tourney

By Matt Brannon | Sep. 22, 2015

With only seven holes left in the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championships, freshman Sam Wagner was on track to take first place in just the second tournament of her college golf career.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS SWIM AND DIVE

Freshmen impressing for Florida swimming and diving

By Lauren Staff | Sep. 22, 2015

The Gators were right at home at the top of the leaderboard last weekend.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS GOLF

UF men’s golf counting on freshmen to lead

By Matt Brannon | Sep. 22, 2015

JC Deacon has a deep roster, and he’s not afraid to use it.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS GOLF

Freshman thrives in UF’s first two rounds

By Matt Brannon | Sep. 21, 2015

When freshman Sam Wagner joined the women’s golf team, head coach Emily Glaser probably figured it would take her a couple tournaments to get in rhythm.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS TENNIS

Senior takes first place title as Gators see success at Duke Invite

By Madison Belfour | Sep. 20, 2015

Four Gators will be returning to Gainesville with trophies from this weekend’s Duke Invite in Cary, North Carolina.

UF's Eddie Garcia (157) leads the pack during the Mountain Dew Invitational on Sept. 19, 2015, at the Mark Bostick Golf Course.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS CROSS COUNTRY

Redshirt senior leads way for UF men’s cross country while women finish first at Mountain Dew Invitational

By Ethan Bauer | Sep. 20, 2015

Eddie Garcia has had an illustrious cross country career at Florida.

Taylor Tomlinson putts during the 2015 SunTrust Gator Invitational at UF's Mark Bostick Golf Course.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS GOLF

Florida’s women’s golf team to compete in Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship

By Matt Brannon | Sep. 20, 2015

After placing fourth in the Fall season’s opening tournament last week, the UF women’s golf team will tee off in the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship today.