March is finally here, and that means three wonderful things have arrived: Spring Break, March Madness and Spring Training.
The UF men's tennis team will attempt to avenge two losses when it hits the Scott Speicher courts against FSU today.
UF's women's tennis team managed to win its last two matches with only five scholarship players, but was unable to pull out a third, as the Gators lost to Florida State, 5-2, on a windy Saturday at the Scott Speicher Tennis Center.
This weekend, many Gators took advantage of their final opportunities to qualify for the NCAA Championships.
UF came up short again.
After two first-place finishes to start the season, the Gators could not continue their dominance against some of the best teams in the country.
With the Gators down just 5 points and 16 seconds still left on the clock, fans began to file out of the O'Connell Center.
Any momentum UF had built up after a 5-0 start was swept away by Miami on Sunday afternoon.
The Gators had a good meet. The Bulldogs had an exceptional one.
It was a weekend full of wins for the UF softball team, but the Gators also suffered one very costly loss.
Recruiting analysts have said the Gators' 2010 recruiting class would need to have a heavy dose of defensive backs. UF coaches must feel the same way.
Over the past few days, UF received verbal commitments from Charlotte (N.C.) Independence High's Victor Hampton and Bradenton Southeast High's Jonathan Dowling, two promising defensive backs.
UF's road woes continue.
When UF heads to Athens, Ga., on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. to face Georgia in the regular-season finale for both teams, there will be a lot on the line.
UF and Georgia. Two schools that just don't like each other. A textbook example of rivals. Be it on the gridiron, in the pool, on the hardwood, even in a spitting contest.
The Gators picked up their fifth oral commitment for the 2010 recruiting class Thursday when cornerback Victor Hampton of Charlotte (N.C.) Independence High told UF coaches he was Gainesville-bound.
The Gators are focused.
They've had a week to rest, catch up on school and lick their wounds. Now, the Gators women are hitting the road again.
The last time UF's men and women won Southeastern Conference Indoor titles was 2004 in Lexington, Ky. This weekend, UF track and field returns to this familiar site, hoping for the same result.
Senior Kelsy Smith has this weekend left to qualify for the NCAA Championships, and the pressure is on.
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