No. 15 Florida survives potential upset against No. 44 Mississippi State
By Sofia Alamo | Mar. 28The No. 15 Florida Gators (11-4, 6-3 SEC) swept past No. 44 Mississippi State (15-6, 3-6 SEC) 4-1 in a Saturday match at home.
The No. 15 Florida Gators (11-4, 6-3 SEC) swept past No. 44 Mississippi State (15-6, 3-6 SEC) 4-1 in a Saturday match at home.
The No. 15 Gators (11-4, 6-3 SEC) shut out No. 38 Alabama (12-5, 4-5 SEC) 4-0 Thursday at the Alfred A. Ring Tennis Complex.
With just five games left in the regular season, Florida men’s tennis seems to be getting hot at just the right time.
With a statement win over the nation’s No. 9 doubles team, Florida delivered against South Carolina. They built on that momentum for singles play and secured crucial victories.
As Florida (10-9, 3-5 SEC) took full control, junior Jeremy Jin closed out the match in a straight-set victory that sailed Florida to a 4-2 victory over No. 41 Alabama (9-10, 3-5 SEC).
The No. 17 Florida Gators (10-3, 5-2 SEC) fell to the No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs (10-3, 5-2 SEC) 0-4 in a Thursday matchup on the road.
With Florida women's tennis facing No. 1 Georgia on Thursday, the Gators have found some momentum as they prepare to take on the top-ranked team in the nation.
Even though the Gators only had about two hours in between their doubleheader matches, they still wiped out the North Florida Ospreys.
As the Gators looked to close out their six-game home stretch, they looked to end the first half of their doubleheader on a positive note.
Lucie Pawlak found herself in the exact place she had been in three Saturdays ago: On court five, with all eyes on her as she battled for the decisive victory in a three-set match against the No. 11 team in the nation.
As Ole Miss came off an upset victory against then-No. 11 Vanderbilt, it looked to continue its dominance and climb the Southeastern Conference rankings. But the Gators thwarted those plans.
The No. 23 Florida Gators (8-3, 3-2 SEC) dominated the Kentucky Wildcats (8-1, 0-5 SEC) 4-0 on Thursday afternoon at the Alfred A. Ring Complex.
Florida (7-7, 1-4 SEC) endured the hot sun on Tuesday at the Alfred A. Ring Complex, to no avail, as it suffered its third consecutive loss, 4-3.
Gabia Paskauskas delivered when Florida needed her most. After dominating the first set 6-0 before struggling in the second 5-7, No. 26 Paskauskas responded in the third against Ole Miss’ Brooklyn Olson.
But it did not come as Florida (7-7, 1-4 SEC) fell to Texas A&M (10-5, 4-2 SEC) at the Alfred A. Ring Tennis Complex on Friday night. The Aggies won four straight singles to hand Florida its second home conference loss, 4-1.
The No. 23 Florida Gators (7-2, 2-1 SEC) lost to the No. 4 LSU Tigers (8-3, 1-2 SEC) 4-0 Thursday evening at the LSU Tennis Complex.
Tennis runs in Brooke Black’s blood. With a generational legacy in the sport, the Gator is stepping boldly into her own place in her family history.
Securing its first Southeastern Conference win over No. 41 Kentucky in a late-game thriller Friday was almost the right spark Florida (7-6, 1-3 SEC) needed to get back on track.
Florida (6-2) defeated No. 11 Oklahoma (10-4) in a close 4-3 home victory Saturday afternoon despite getting a slow start in doubles.
With two Southeastern Conference losses under their belt, the Gators decided enough was enough.