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Florida men’s tennis upset by South Carolina in dramatic matchup
By Dylan Rudolph | Apr. 1, 2018McClain Kessler had no energy left to give as he walked off Court 6 of the Carolina Tennis Center.
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UF sweeps Missouri for ninth SEC win
By River Wells | Mar. 31, 2018Senior Anna Danilina crouched on the court as the crowd behind her at the Ring Tennis Complex clapped in unison. Her opponent, Missouri’s Selena Nash, was one point away from losing to Danilia in a singles match and it was her turn to serve.
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Florida topples top-ranked Wake Forest
By Dylan Rudolph | Mar. 31, 2018The No. 10 Florida men’s tennis team handed No. 1 Wake Forest its first home loss of the season Friday with a 4-3 win in Winston-Salem, North Carolina to push the team’s win streak to five in a row.
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Florida begins road trip with top team in the nation
By Dylan Rudolph | Mar. 29, 2018The Florida men’s tennis team will begin a four-match road trip on Friday.
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UF defeats Arkansas 4-1 in return to Gainesville
By River Wells | Mar. 29, 2018Freshman Katie Kubicz was on autopilot.
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UF women’s tennis team set to face Arkansas for first of three matches over a four-day span
By River Wells | Mar. 28, 2018So far this season, the Arkansas women’s tennis team is 5-11 overall, only has one win in SEC play and is on a current six-match losing streak.
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Crawford’s bond with coaches leading to success in SEC play
By Dylan Rudolph | Mar. 27, 2018Oliver Crawford walked out of coach Bryan Shelton’s office after the Florida men’s tennis team’s victory over Arkansas on Sunday.
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Florida’s men’s tennis team wins fourth consecutive match in victory over Arkansas
By Dylan Rudolph | Mar. 25, 2018Duarte Vale and McClain Kessler opened doubles play with something they were missing in their loss to Ole Miss on Friday: intensity.
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Florida women’s tennis team defeats Auburn to end SEC road stretch
By River Wells | Mar. 24, 2018With the Alabama sun beating down upon them, Florida’s McCartney Kessler and Auburn’s Georgie Axon found themselves in the middle of a back-and-forth slugfest.
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Gators men's tennis team overpowers Ole Miss for third straight win
By Dylan Rudolph | Mar. 23, 2018Court 6 at the Alfred A. Ring Tennis Complex had all eyes on it on Friday night as junior McClain Kessler whooped and hollered his way to a match-clinching victory over Ole Miss.
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Florida returns home to face Ole Miss
By Dylan Rudolph | Mar. 22, 2018The Florida men’s tennis team returns home today to play Ole Miss.
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Gators shut out Crimson Tide in Tuscaloosa on Thursday
By River Wells | Mar. 22, 2018Senior Josie Kuhlman and freshman McCartney Kessler watched closely as the ball was hit back to them from Alabama’s side of the court.
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UF’s women’s tennis team kicks off final matches of road stretch on Thursday against ‘Bama
By River Wells | Mar. 22, 2018At the start of a four-match road stretch on March 16, the No. 18 Florida women’s tennis team was in a grove with six consecutive victories. But now, just two matches later, UF is back to square one.
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Gators hold off Vanderbilt in dramatic conference matchup
By Dylan Rudolph | Mar. 18, 2018Over a thousand swings were taken in Sunday’s match, but for Florida, it came down to just one during the last singles match of the day.
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UF women’s tennis defeats Tennessee in Knoxville
By River Wells | Mar. 18, 2018In the Gators’ match against Georgia on Friday, freshman McCartney Kessler watched the rest of her team lose after scoring the lone point for Florida. Against Tennessee on Friday, she made sure it didn’t happen a second time.
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Gators Sweep Kentucky in conference matchup
By Dylan Rudolph | Mar. 16, 2018Like a lion spotting his prey, McClain Kessler’s eyes widened as the ball slowly dropped in front of him. The junior called off his doubles partner, freshman Duarte Vale, and spiked the ball over the net with a loud grunt.
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Georgia Bulldogs end UF women’s tennis win streak in Athens
By River Wells | Mar. 16, 2018With her team down 2-0, Florida freshman McCartney Kessler defeated Mariana Gould and narrowed the Georgia lead. She could only watch helplessly, however, as the Bulldogs sealed UF’s fate.
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UF women’s tennis begins daunting SEC road stretch on Friday
By River Wells | Mar. 16, 2018Right before the Gators faced off against Florida State in Orlando at the beginning of the tennis season, freshman Victoria Emma stated she didn’t consider Florida State much of a rival. She asserted that the SEC was where the real rivalries were, and she named one team in particular: the Georgia Bulldogs.
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Florida’s men’s tennis team returns to SEC play against No. 21 Kentucky
By Dylan Rudolph | Mar. 16, 2018The Florida men’s tennis team returns to conference play for its second match in three days.
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Florida men’s tennis team drops hard fought battle to TCU on Wednesday
By River Wells | Mar. 14, 2018Striking the ball down the middle of the court, junior Alfredo Perez’s tennis racket slipped from his hands. His opponent, TCU’s Alex Rybakov, gingerly returned the ball to the opposite side of the court.
