Freshman leads Florida to victory in first dual match of season
By BRITNEE MCCOY< | Jan. 22, 2014Elliott Orkin waited a long time to play college tennis, and he played a decisive role in his first collegiate dual match.
Elliott Orkin waited a long time to play college tennis, and he played a decisive role in his first collegiate dual match.
If there ever were a point during Billy Donovan’s tenure at Florida when he needed a deep bench, this would be the year.
Orlando’s WFTV sports anchor Christian Bruey reported Monday night via his Twitter account (@CBrueyWFTV) that freshman forward Chris Walker, who is awaiting an NCAA waiver to play, would be cleared following Florida’s matchup with Alabama on Thursday night.
The true foundation for any elite defense doesn’t start on a collegiate field.
Bridget Sloan’s 2013 campaign ended with the Southeastern Conference Freshman Gymnast of the Year award.
The Florida men's tennis team will kickoff its dual-match season at home against North Florida on Wednesday at 3 p.m.
Prior to Florida’s 68-61 win at Auburn on Saturday, coach Billy Donovan listed Casey Prather as active but doubted his senior forward would play much.
By now, you’ve probably read about or listened to Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman’s controversial postgame comments following his team’s 23-17 win in the NFC Championship over the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday night.
Rebounding and foul trouble are again leading the Gators down a dark path.
Three-star prospect Deiondre Porter out of Tampa Jefferson High verbally committed to UF on Monday night.
Dan Quinn has proved to be the 12th man for the Seahawks in his first season as Seattle’s defensive coordinator.
With two dual meets remaining this season and the Southeastern Conference Championships a month away for the No. 3 Florida men (6-0, 3-0 SEC) and No. 8 women (4-2, 2-1 SEC), the season’s last head-to-head matchups are being used to gauge how Florida’s swimmers are racing and what final adjustments are needed.
Success is no stranger to Elliott Orkin.
Kourtney Keegan and Sofie Oyen struggled on the final day of the 2014 Freeman Memorial Tennis Championships at the Fertitta Tennis Complex in Las Vegas.
For the first time this season, the Gators have lost consecutive games.
It was another win on Saturday for the Florida’s swimming and diving men’s and women’s teams over FAU to keep the undefeated all-time record against the Owls going.
Head coach Roland Thornqvist is already beginning to reap the fruit of his team’s labor.
Two weeks into the 2014 gymnastics season and Florida has already begun the uphill battle towards improvement. The Gators improved their record to 2-0 after a road win against Auburn on Friday night. An .850 margin allowed UF (197.075) to defeat Auburn (196.225).
Head coach Roland Thornqvist isn’t the only one with high hopes for his team this season.
After the first day of competition at the Classic at Southern Methodist University the No. 3 Gators (5-0, 3-0 Southeastern Conference) men’s swimming and diving team is sitting in second place with 154 points, 21 points behind first place Michigan.