Gators women sweep first round
By STEPHEN SHEEHAN< | Oct. 5, 2010The Gators went undefeated in the first round of qualifying at the ITA All-American in Pacific Palisades, Calif., on Tuesday.
The Gators went undefeated in the first round of qualifying at the ITA All-American in Pacific Palisades, Calif., on Tuesday.
In the first round of qualifying, junior Nassim Slilam did something that no UF player had done in more than a year — post a straight-sets 6-0, 6-0 win.
Freshman Andrew Butz earned a win in the third round of the ITA All-American Championships on Sunday, but lost in the fourth and final round of pre-qualifying action.
Fresh off its inaugural season, Florida opened up its fall exhibition season this weekend when it hosted the Gator Invitational at Dizney Stadium.
One second was all senior Charlotte Browning needed to take home first place in her first race of the season.
Their stomping shook the stands, their team’s chants penetrated through the confines of the O’Connell Center’s walls, but all of their performances in the pool came up short against the Gators.
The Gators opened up play at the ITA All-American Championships in Tulsa, Okla. on Saturday, finishing the day with two wins and two losses.
One second was all UF women’s cross country senior Charlotte Browning needed to take home first place in her first race of the season.
After bang-up individual performances this summer, including various medals and broken records, the UF swimming and diving team will unite as Gators to make their first mark on the 2010-11 season.
For the second consecutive weekend, the Gators will travel west as they head to Tulsa, Okla., to take part in the ITA All-American.
A string of old injuries and recent sickness will prevent the UF men and women’s cross country teams from being full-strength this Saturday as they take on a loaded field of 14 ranked teams at the Wisconsin Adidas Invitational.
If senior Alexandre Lacroix continues to play the way he did this weekend, he will certainly shoot up the singles rankings come January.
The O’Connell Center floor was slick with water as the pool was clad with UF swimmers and divers Saturday from generations of the team’s past competing in the 2010 Alumni Meet.
Play concluded Sunday at the Mason Rudolph Women’s Championship with UF finishing in a tie for 10th place after shooting a 3-over round of 291.
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Heading into its third tournament of the season, the UF women’s golf team is hoping this is the week they break out.
While the Gators dominated the Gator Invitational last weekend, they face a difficult test this weekend as they travel to Meadowood, Calif., to take part in the Napa Valley Tennis Classic.
Playing at the site of two U.S. Opens and in a field with the top-3 teams in the country, the No. 8 Gators, led by senior Bank Vongvanij’s 2nd-place finish, won the Olympia Fields Invitational on Sunday.
As Genevieve LaCaze made her way up the last hill of the women’s 5K race Saturday she could feel her second Mountain Dew Invitational win coming.