Before the start of the SEC season, both coaches and players on the Gators women’s tennis team described conference play as “brutal.”
The University of Florida men’s tennis team captured a much-needed win over then-No. 23 South Carolina on Sunday. Heading into its matchup with the Gamecocks, the team had lost four out of its last five matches.
With the doubles point on the line, Brooke Austin ran up the court, turned her arm and swung.
After blanking No. 24 South Carolina 4-0, the Gators women’s tennis team didn’t celebrate. Players didn’t jump up and down, nor did they scream down the court. While obviously happy with the win, Florida appeared all business — just how coach Roland Thornqvist likes it.
The Florida men’s tennis team faced off with SEC opponent South Carolina in unique conditions on Sunday.
When the Gators play Texas A&M today, they’ll take the court with newfound confidence in one specific area: doubles.
As the Gators stepped onto the court, the players could feel their opponent’s hostility toward them.
A sign written in Latin hangs in Florida’s locker room. Its translation: “victory through harmony.” This season, it’s the motto of the Gators women’s tennis team.
Chase Perez-Blanco served the ball on a critical deuce point. He was serving for match point against the third-ranked player nationally, Ohio State’s Hugo Di Feo.
Jordan Belga stood on the baseline awaiting his opponent’s serve during the first round of the ITA National Team Indoor Championship.
Florida faced three ranked opponents over the weekend in the ITA National Team Indoor Championships.
As Belinda Woolcock stared down her opponent, she slowly raised her arm to serve. With the deciding point against No. 5 Stanford on the line, a packed crowd at the Ring Tennis Complex held its breath.
For the Gators women’s tennis team, this is rivalry week. On Sunday, Florida will play one of its biggest challengers of the season.
The Florida men’s tennis team is back in Virginia today to participate in the ITA Team Indoor Championships.
As the ball floated high in the air, Ingrid Neel’s eyes focused in.
The UF men’s tennis team travelled to Virginia looking for its third straight win over a top-10 opponent and first victory over Virginia under coach Bryan Shelton.
After only 10 minutes had passed in the match, Florida fans at the Cullman-Heyman Tennis Center became silent.
The No. 6 UF men’s tennis team will take to the skies this weekend, flying to Charlottesville, Virginia, to take on the No. 1-ranked Virginia Cavaliers.
After earning the No. 1 seed in the tournament, the Gators women’s tennis team will travel to Connecticut to compete in the National Indoor Championships Friday through Monday. Florida will open its weekend today at 3:30 p.m., facing unseeded Michigan, the No. 13 team in the nation. Michigan also houses the No. 4 doubles team in the country.
Calm, composed and poised: This is how coach Roland Thornqvist described his team Monday after its trying victory over No. 3 Pepperdine on Saturday.
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