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Tuesday, March 17, 2026

Tennis

Florida junior Sara Dahlstrom prepares to serve the ball during the Gators' match against the Pepperdine Waves Friday, Feb. 24, 2023 at Alfred A. Ring Tennis Complex in Gainesville, Florida.
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No. 21 Gators fend off No. 32 Gamecocks

The No. 21 Florida Gators (7-3, 2-1 SEC) defeated the No. 32 South Carolina Gamecocks (6-6, 1-2 SEC) 4-1 Saturday afternoon. Florida earned its second consecutive ranked win and improved its all-time record against the Gamecocks to 47-5.


Florida’s Ben Shelton prepares to hit a ball against Auburn on Feb. 21, 2021. Shelton helped his team reach the Sweet 16 in a Saturday victory over Miami.
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Ben Shelton moves on to Australian Open quarterfinal

Shelton beat fellow American and former Ohio State Buckeye J.J. Wolf in the Round of 16 to advance to the quarterfinal. His fourth-round victory made him the first American man to reach a major quarterfinal before turning 21 since Andy Roddick did so at Wimbledon in 2003.



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