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Gators men’s tennis secures second win of season against USF
By Eitan Ohana | Jan. 27, 2023The No. 16 Florida Gators (2-1) defeated the USF Bulls (3-4) 4-1 Friday afternoon.
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Ben Shelton moves on to Australian Open quarterfinal
By Kyle Bumpers | Jan. 23, 2023Shelton 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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Gators women’s tennis wins first dual match of Spring season in dominant fashion
By Luke Adragna | Jan. 23, 2023The Gators played their first dual match of the 2023 season in Tampa, FL, against the South Florida Bulls. They entered the matchup as heavy favorites, riding a 37-match win streak against USF. Their most recent loss to the Bulls occurred in April 1986.
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Florida men’s tennis captures first win of 2023 season against UCF
By Jackson Reyes | Jan. 21, 2023The No. 17 Florida Gators (1-1) defeated UCF (0-1) 6-1 in Orlando Saturday night.
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Shelton advances to Australian Open Round of 16
By Kyle Bumpers | Jan. 21, 2023Shelton has won three-straight matches in his Australian Open debut after his first-round loss at the U.S. Open. He’ll look to keep rolling in the Round of 16 Monday.
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Gators tennis loses second straight season opener to No. 8 Texas
By Kyle Bumpers | Jan. 17, 2023Florida (0-1), which is ranked No. 13 nationally, had lofty expectations after the team’s strong performances in the Fall season. However, Florida was overwhelmed by Texas (1-0), 5-2, at the Alfred A. Ring Complex Sunday.
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Gators open season with Singles Championship and Doubles Co-Championship
By Luke Adragna | Jan. 16, 2023The No. 18 Gators competed against host UNLV and four top-20 teams: No. 8 Stanford, No. 10 Pepperdine, No.13 Oklahoma State and No.16 University of California, Los Angeles.
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Gators toppled by No. 8 Longhorns in season opener
By Kyle Bumpers | Jan. 15, 2023The No. 13 Florida Gators (0-1) lost to the Longhorns (1-0) 5-2 Sunday in the Alfred A. Ring Complex. Junior Will Grant and freshman Jonah Braswell picked up the only Gators victories.
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Tanapatt Nirundorn, Togan Tokac flourish as best friends, doubles partners
By Kyle Bumpers | Jan. 9, 2023Tanapatt Nirundorn and Togan Tokac, known as T&T to Gators fans, both come from international backgrounds. The duo were the only two Gators to play every Fall doubles match with each other, and they were the only freshman pair to make the Intercollegiate Tennis Association top 10 by the end of the semester.
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Gators women’s tennis legend returns home to help program regain former glory
By Zachary Curtin | Nov. 29, 2022In June 2019, Florida head coach Roland Thornqvist recruited Lauren Embree to come home as an assistant coach.During her playing career at UF, Embree amassed five All-American titles and earned Southeastern Conference Player of the Year honors three times. She also played an integral role in the Gators winning back-to-back national titles in 2011 and 2012.
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Braswell brothers help each other navigate college, futures in tennis
By Kyle Bumpers | Nov. 21, 2022Jonah and Micah Braswell come from a sports family. Their dad formerly played and coached tennis at Florida State. Now, Jonah competes at Florida, and Micah is at Texas, but they stay in contact as they progress through college.
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Florida men’s tennis commands its home event
By Kyle Bumpers | Nov. 11, 2022The Florida men's tennis team hosted its only home event of the Fall season and every player had successful outings. The Gators grabbed 27 wins over the weekend, including some victories over fellow teammates.
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Florida women’s tennis lands top recruit in the class of 2023
By Zachary Curtin | Nov. 10, 2022Florida women’s tennis announced the addition of Qavia Lopez Wednesday. Lopez is the top-ranked recruit in the class of 2023. The five-star prospect hails from Delray Beach, Florida, and is ranked as the No.1 recruit in the nation by Babola.
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Florida continues dominate singles play in the Miami Fall Invite
By Zachary Curtin | Nov. 10, 2022The Gators women's tennis team took over Miami with strong singles play against Northwestern and Kentucky.
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Greif, Braswell lead Gators at ITA Southeast Regionals
By Kyle Bumpers | Oct. 24, 2022Senior Lukas Greif won five straight games to take home a victory in the consolation bracket final, and freshman Jonah Braswell made it to the semifinals of the main draw. The two also competed alongside each other in the doubles draw and outlasted the Gators’ other pairs.
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Florida impresses with a deep run in the doubles bracket
By Zachary Curtin | Oct. 18, 2022The Gators leave Atlanta with momentum as Dudeney and Briggs finish second in the doubles main draw.
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Gators sputter out after the ITA All-American prequalifying round
By Zachary Curtin | Oct. 10, 2022The Gators battled in North Carolina for the ITA All-American Championship, but they fail to make any significant noise deep into the tournament.
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Gator freshmen lead the way for men’s tennis in ITA All-American Championships
By Kyle Bumpers | Oct. 10, 2022Five Gators — Braswell, Nirundorn, Tokac, junior Will Grant and senior Lukas Greif — held spots in the pre-qualifying round, while sophomore Nate Bonetto was placed in qualifying and graduate transfer Axel Nefve automatically advanced to the main draw. The team had three duos — Bonetto/Greif, Grant/Nefve and Nirundorn/Tokac — compete in the doubles qualifying draw.
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Nefve and Grant lead the Gators, wrap up their first tournament of the season
By Kyle Bumpers | Sep. 28, 2022Florida had four players represent the team at the Commodore Invitational in Nashville — Intercollegiate Tennis Association ranked No. 91 Nate Bonetto, Will Grant, Lukas Greif and No. 34 Axel Nefve — each competing in singles and doubles play.
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Shelton and De Oliveira earn title victories in their season debuts
By Zachary Curtin | Sep. 26, 2022Senior Emma Shelton and sophomore Emily De Oliveira showed out for Florida as they claimed titles in the Bedford Cup.
