Florida bounces back with clutch win over No. 41 Kentucky
By Ethan Feinberg | Feb. 27With two Southeastern Conference losses under their belt, the Gators decided enough was enough.
With two Southeastern Conference losses under their belt, the Gators decided enough was enough.
After just five months as a Gator, freshman Brooke Black continues to prove her talent on the court.
As Florida prepares for its seven remaining top 30 matchups, it needs to capitalize on opportunities ahead against lesser-ranked opponents.
With only one point scored just two days ago, the Gators looked to change the tide of their Southeastern Conference stretch and find some consistency.
After falling to No. 13 Auburn in their SEC conference opener Saturday, the Gators made just the right adjustments and quickly bounced back against Bethune-Cookman. The Gators clinched every possible point on the court, finishing off the Wildcats 7-0. With the win, UF improved to 5-0 all-time against Bethune-Cookman.
The Alfred A. Ring Complex felt tense on Saturday afternoon, with cheers for the Gators and the Tigers echoing from the crowd.
After a controlling start in doubles, Auburn (8-1) caused chaos for Florida (6-4) the rest of the match. With only two 7-6 first-set victories, the Gators could not find an answer, as the Tigers defeated the Gators 6-1.
The Gators have 15 matches left in their regular season; 14 of them are SEC opponents, and eight are ranked in the top 30.
The 2026 Nexo Dallas Open was a prestigious high-level tennis tournament and the only indoor Association of Tennis Professionals Tour championship in the United States of America. And ultimately, it was a Florida alum who took the crown.
The Gators men’s tennis team looked to walk out of Dallas with a positive record in the 2026 ITA National Indoors.
The dual match came down to the third set as junior Kevin Edengren mounted a relentless comeback, winning 6-4 in his last two sets and securing the win for the Gators. After a slow start to the ITA National Indoors on Friday, Florida got things going and defeated Clemson 4-3 in the tournament's day-two back draw round Saturday night in Dallas, Texas.
After a 4-0 sweep last week and after securing a spot in the 2026 ITA National Indoor tournament, No. 23 Florida looked to keep its momentum rolling. However, it ran into a wagon: No. 6 Mississippi State.
Despite leaving Troy winless in the morning, the Gators were still hungry for more victories on Friday. They gave Louisiana no room to breathe in their first meeting in program history. No. 24 Florida defeated the Louisiana Raging Cajuns 7-0 on Friday afternoon at the Alfred A. Ring Tennis Complex.
A sunny sky and an at-home crowd seemed to be the perfect formula for the Florida women’s tennis team.
Henry Jefferson claimed his 6-2, 6-2 singles win over Florida Gulf Coast University’s Tanner Povey, leading the charge to the Gators’ first victory since Jan. 24. He got the final shot by Povey, headlined by his 3-0 run across the middle game stretch, and secured Florida’s fourth point.
Florida men’s tennis could not get things going on the road and fell to No. 9 University of Central Florida, suffering back-to-back losses.
On a cold Friday night, the Gators got hot but were eventually extinguished by a tough Florida State squad. A majority of the Florida players committed numerous unforced errors that proved costly due to FSU’s relentless pressure.
Of all the best tennis players around the world, only 128 are chosen to compete in one of the most renowned tournaments in the sport. Former Gator Ben Shelton had the honor of being selected as one of the players to compete for a chance to hoist the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup.
The Gators had opened their 2026 season without defeat, overtaking Charleston Southern and Ole Miss. However, that streak and their hopes of punching their ticket to the championship fell short against the only other ranked opponent at the ITA Kickoff Weekend, No. 11 North Carolina State.
Despite a severe weather warning in North Carolina, the No. 23 Florida women’s tennis team stayed hot on the J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center court. Florida stunned Ole Miss to clinch a 4-2 victory.