Florida tennis teams grab pair of sweeps
By ANDREW OLSON < | Mar. 5, 2010UF men’s and women’s tennis opened Southeastern Conference play with two sweeps of Arkansas on Friday.
UF men’s and women’s tennis opened Southeastern Conference play with two sweeps of Arkansas on Friday.
UF’s campus is bursting with students packing up their shades and bathing suits, eager to hit the beach and make their mark on Spring Break. However, some Gators will be left behind, and rather than donning their swanky swimwear, they’ll be sporting jerseys.
If there was any doubt that Florida had moved on from its devastating loss to North Carolina, the Gators dispelled it with a convincing 22-11 win over St. Bonaventure on Thursday night.
After several men’s and women’s track and field athletes put up career-best marks at the Southeastern Conference Indoor Championships, others will look to do the same this weekend.
The Florida men’s and women’s tennis teams begin Southeastern Conference play against Arkansas today.
Seven members of the Florida men’s swimming and diving team will be competing at the Auburn Last Chance Meet today in hopes of qualifying for the 2010 NCAA National Championships.
Just four days after its first loss of the season — an 18-5 blowout at North Carolina — Florida (2-1) returns home for a matchup against St. Bonaventure tonight at 6:30.
The Florida women’s golf team tied for seventh place with Ole Miss at the Kinderlou Forest Challenge in Valdosta, Ga.
Due to darkness, the Florida women’s golf team wasn’t able to finish their second round of play in the Kinderlou Forest Challenge.
Anchored by a strong showing from its distance runners, the UF women’s track and field team won the three-day Southeastern Conference Indoor Championship Meet in Fayetteville, Ark., beating the hosts, Arkansas, by 28 points and capturing its first SEC title since 2004.
Last week, Florida seemingly did everything well in its first two games – it played team defense, led in shot attempts, controlled time of possession and executed the fundamentals.
Both Gators tennis teams will enter Southeastern Conference play with perfect home records, top-10 rankings and impressive non-conference victories.
Going into the John Hayt Invitational in Ponte Vedra Beach, the No. 3 Florida men’s golf team was the highest ranked team on the course.
Florida midfielder Rachael Zimmerman and assistant coach Erica LaGrow have two things in common. Both played lacrosse at North Carolina, and now the two are at Florida.
Before the Florida tennis teams start Southeastern Conference play in March, they’ll have to get through two top-15 teams at home on Sunday.
Coming off of a first-place finish at home, the Florida men’s golf team will travel to Ponte Vedra Beach on Sunday to participate in the three-round John Hayt Invitational. This invitational is considered the first collegiate major of the year.
Charlotte Browning hasn’t had many chances to impress during the indoor track and field season. She has a big opportunity this weekend.
With the Southeastern Conference behind them, the UF men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams are ready to look toward the NCAA Championships.
Florida was up against more than just La Salle on Tuesday.
The No. 9 UF women’s tennis team defeated No. 15 FSU on Tuesday, improving its record to 8-2 and furthering two impressive streaks.