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Junior wins first singles title for Florida men's tennis

Oct. 22, 2012

After competing in 36 NCAA singles matches, Florida junior Florent Diep won his first tournament championship on Monday.

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Gators men's golf struggles at Isleworth Collegiate Invitational

By CHARLES KINGSBURY | Oct. 21, 2012

Florida’s final tournament of the fall has proven to be the toughest.

With Josh Evans (9) looking on in celebration, Chris Johnson reaches for the end zone after recovering a fumble in the second quarter of Florida’s 44-11 win against South Carolina on Saturday at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.

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One win from Atlanta: Turnovers key rebound for Gators

By JOE MORGAN | Oct. 21, 2012

Sharrif Floyd had one message for his teammates before Saturday’s game: FNB.

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Gators swim team places in top-5 at SMU Classic

By ROBERT JUDIN | Oct. 21, 2012

The Gators capped off the SMU Classic in Dallas with a third-place showing. Florida tallied 289 points, which trailed first place USC’s 366 and North Carolina’s 292.5.

Omarius Hines (20) celebrates after making a one-handed touchdown catch that was called back in UF’s 44-11 win against South Carolina on Saturday.

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Column: Shortcomings not important as Florida football closes in on title

By GREG LUCA | Oct. 21, 2012

The time to be critical is over. Let’s put to bed all of the questions about whether Florida’s success is sustainable. It just doesn’t matter.

Jeff Driskel (6) attempts a pass against South Carolina in UF’s 44-11 win on Saturday in The Swamp. Driskel failed to reach 100 yards passing for the third game in a row.

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Notebook: UF's Christy shines in second year; Driskel sets career high

By ADAM PINCUS | Oct. 21, 2012

He’s always taken a back seat to Jeff Driskel on campus.

Loucheiz Purifoy (right) forces South Carolina’s Bruce Ellington to fumble during a kick return in the first quarter of Florida’s 44-11 win on Saturday in The Swamp. Ellington recovered the fumble.

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Cornerback Loucheiz Purifoy sparks turning point in Florida’s rout

By JOSH JURNOVOY | Oct. 21, 2012

After struggling to get on the board early in games this season, Florida’s offense took a 7-0 lead less than a minute into Saturday’s contest, and it had a defensive back to thank for it.

Forward Erika Tymrak pushes the tempo against Kentucky in a game last season. Tymrak broke Florida's scoreless drought during the weekend with a goal in the 51st minute against Vanderbilt.

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Florida follows scoreless drought with offensive barrage in win

By ADAM LICHTENSTEIN | Oct. 21, 2012

The Gators needed 140 minutes to score this weekend. But when senior midfielder Erika Tymrak sent a shot from the left side into the far post netting, the floodgates opened.

Junior middle blocker Chloe Mann hits the ball over the net in Florida’s 3-0 win against Arkansas on Oct. 5, 2012, in the O’Connell Center.

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Junior middle blocker ignites rally in comeback victory

By JONATHAN CZUPRYN | Oct. 21, 2012

For the second time in five matches, Florida fell behind 2-0. And, for the second time in five matches, Chloe Mann was at the center of the Gators’ come-from-behind win.

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Cercone reaches Round of 16 at ITA Southeast Regional

Oct. 20, 2012

Despite positing a 66-19 career singles record, Florida junior Alexander Cercone has hasn’t duplicated that kind of success in her junior season.

Coach Becky Burleigh and the Gators lost their first match since Sept. 14 on Friday in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Alabama defeated Florida 1-0 using primarily a bunker defense.

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'Bama snaps Gators' winning streak

By ADAM LICHTENSTEIN | Oct. 20, 2012

The Gators came into Friday night’s match against Alabama on a nine-game winning streak and having never lost to Alabama before.

Florida libero Taylor Unroe (5) serves during Florida’s 3-0 win against Missouri on Sept. 21 in the Stephen C. O’Connell Center. Unroe's 18 digs against Alabama on Friday her second-highest total in a three-set match.

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Unroe's career defensive day leads Gators in 'Bama sweep

By JONATHAN CZUPRYN | Oct. 20, 2012

The Taylor Unroe of the past was nowhere to be found Friday night when the No. 11 Gators took on Alabama in Tuscaloosa.

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UF tennis competing in USTA/ITA Southeast Regional Championship

Oct. 18, 2012

Florida men’s tennis coach Bryan Shelton will be attending the USTA/ITA Southeast Regional Championships for the 14th straight season this weekend, but the 2012 tournament will be a little different from his 13 previous seasons.

The No. 11 Florida Gators travel to Tuscaloosa, Ala., and College Station, Texas, to take on two conference opponents. Florida has won its first nine conference games heading into matchups with Alabama and Texas A&M.

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SEC rivals present intense challenge for UF volleyball

By JONATHAN CZUPRYN | Oct. 18, 2012

The crowd at the O’Connell Center jeered and yelled, but Madison Monserez, mouth agape, couldn’t eke out a word.

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Senior midfielder Jo Dragotta finally finds scoring touch

By ADAM LICHTENSTEIN | Oct. 18, 2012

Jo Dragotta’s past nine games have been what statistics majors would call an outlier.

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Picks: South Carolina

Oct. 18, 2012

After a weekend of debauchery in Nashville, Tenn., the alligatorSports crew comes home to Gainesville. We’re worn out from country music and Coyote Ugly saloons, but we’re just as excited to see College GameDay on campus as everyone else is for one reason: Erin Andrews.