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Florida suits up for ITA championships

By Noah Ram | Oct. 8, 2019

Florida’s men’s tennis team has prepared for what could be its biggest challenge of the fall season.

Junior Sydney Berlin partnered with freshman Amber McGinnis to secure a dominant 6-2 victory in the opening match on Thursday

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Berlin falls just short in her Fall tournament debut

By Victor Prieto | Oct. 6, 2019

Two Gators women’s tennis players made their fall debuts this weekend in Fort Myers, Florida, representing the Gators at the Bedford Cup.

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Gators ready for important weekend of tournaments

By Noah Ram | Oct. 4, 2019

The Gators women’s tennis team will have an opportunity to bounce back this weekend, after a subpar performance at the USTA Fall Ranked Spotlight this past weekend.

Junior McCartney Kessler lost in doubles with junior Victoria Emma against Oklahoma State 7-6(3) on Friday and again on Sunday against Tennessee 7-5. In singles play, Kessler posted two wins against Oklahoma State (Saturday) and Miami (Sunday).

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Florida finishes strong in weekend tournaments

By Noah Ram | Sep. 29, 2019

Duarte Vale’s stock just keeps rising.

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Florida tennis finds success on Day 2

By Victor Prieto | Sep. 28, 2019

The Gators women’s tennis team showed out on the singles court on the second day of the USTA Fall Ranked Spotlight. Florida’s four representatives — McCartney Kessler, Victoria Emma, Marlee Zein and Layne Sleeth — all picked up a win in the first round of singles competition. Sleeth’s performance was most notable, knocking off No. 8 Anna Rogers of NC State in straight sets, 6-2, 6-2, to claim her third consecutive victory over a ranked opponent. The freshman out of Markham, Ontario, Canada, ran into injury trouble after advancing to the main draw, though, forcing her to withdraw from her match against No. 79 Shiori Fukuda and ending her day. Zein and Kessler also both withdrew from their second-round matches after picking up wins against Alana Wolfberg and Catherine Gulihur, respectively. Emma was the only Gator active in the afternoon slate but fell to NC State’s Alana Smith in straight sets to close out the Gators’ Saturday in Lake Nona, Florida.

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Gators finish day one of tournaments

By Noah Ram | Sep. 27, 2019

There was one pressing question facing Florida’s men’s and women’s tennis teams this weekend: How would they respond to their most difficult challenges of the season?

Marlee Zein will compete in doubles with Layne Sleeth.

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Florida tennis faces top-notch talent this weekend

By Victor Prieto | Sep. 26, 2019

Twenty.

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Florida tennis wins big in Texas

By Victor Prieto | Sep. 24, 2019

They say that everything’s bigger in Texas, and that includes the Florida tennis teams’ win columns. Both the men’s and women’s teams were successful in the Lone Star State last weekend.

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UF finishes weekend of action

By Noah Ram | Sep. 15, 2019

Florida’s men’s tennis team started the fall season the same way it ended the spring season: with domination.

Senior Johannes Ingildsen is expected to lead the men's team this year coming off a strong spring showing, going 6-3 in conference singles.

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UF opens at Seahawk Fall Invite

By Noah Ram | Sep. 13, 2019

Less than four months after its Final Four defeat, Florida's men’s tennis team is back in action.

Duarte Vale had a breakout year in 2019, going 15-1 in dual singles play.

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From benchwarmer to hero: Duarte Vale’s comeback

By Noah Ram | July 29, 2019

Florida had been in this situation before.

Senior Alfredo Perez was a two-time All-American for singles and doubles play in 2018.

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After Final Four appearance, Gators' future is bright

By Noah Ram | May 27, 2019

Historic.

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Riffice falls to Kovacevic in singles quarterfinals, ending chance of individual title

By Dylan O'Shea | May 23, 2019

The final chapter of the Florida men’s tennis team’s season came to a close on Thursday night, as freshman Sam Riffice fell to Illinois junior Aleks Kovacevic in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Individual Championships.