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UF senior Lauren Embree returns a volley from Baylor sophomore Ema Burgic during the No. 1 Gators’ 7-0 win against the 15th-ranked Bears on Feb. 2. Embree has won four Southeastern Conference titles at Florida.

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Gators sweep Tigers in road match

By MICHELLE PROVENZANO< | Mar. 29, 2013

Olivia Janowicz prepares to return a serve in a match against Duke in 2011.

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Florida begins road swing against LSU

By CHRIS KIRSCHNER< | Mar. 28, 2013

Olivia Janowicz has put points on the board for the Gators early in matches recently.

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Freshman clinches second match of the weekend for Florida

By MICHELLE PROVENZANO< | Mar. 24, 2013

Brianna Morgan can add another match-clinching win to her list this season.

Junior Florent Diep strikes the ball during Florida’s 5-2 victory against Miami on Jan. 19 at Linder Stadium.

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Loss in doubles costs Gators momentum

By CHRIS KIRSCHNER< | Mar. 24, 2013

Florida has had a rough time in doubles in 2013. In the team’s seven losses, six have come from the team dropping the doubles point.

Senior Lauren Embree hits a ball in Linder Stadium. Embree won her singles match against Alabama in straight sets on Friday.

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No. 2 Florida defeats No. 8 Alabama after falling behind early

By MICHELLE PROVENZANO< | Mar. 22, 2013

UF senior Bob van Overbeek returns a volley. Van Overbeek won only his second match since Feb. 3 against Ole Miss on Friday.

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Florida defeats Alabama on the road

By CHRIS KIRSCHNER< | Mar. 22, 2013

For the first time in over a month, senior Bob van Overbeek experienced the feeling of winning again.

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Embree leading Florida into matchup with top SEC teams

By MICHELLE PROVENZANO< | Mar. 21, 2013

Lauren Embree proves to be a vital player for Florida time and time again.

Senior Billy Federhofer returns a volley during Florida’s 5-2 win against Miami on Jan. 19 at Linder Stadium. Federhofer hasn't lost a match since Feb. 9.

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Senior leading Florida on the court

By CHRIS KIRSCHNER< | Mar. 21, 2013

Billy Federhofer knocked on wood when asked about his current winning streak.

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No. 4 Gators sweep Tennessee

By MICHELLE PROVENZANO< | Mar. 17, 2013

Olivia Janowicz set the tone with her strong on-court mentality on Sunday.

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Men's tennis upsets No. 6 Tennessee on the road

By CHRIS KIRSCHNER< | Mar. 17, 2013

Going into the match, freshman Luke Johnson didn’t know he was going to be in a deciding-match scenario.

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Florida wins match after losing doubles point to Georgia

By MICHELLE PROVENZANO< | Mar. 15, 2013

The Gators found their master in doubles and it came in the form of Bulldogs.

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Florida shut out by rival Georgia

By CHRIS KIRSCHNER< | Mar. 15, 2013

Tied at 8-8 in No. 1 doubles, Stephane Piro and Bob van Overbeek needed to win the 7-point tiebreaker to gain an early lead for the Gators over the Bulldogs.

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Gators to face pair of top SEC opponents

By CHRIS KIRSCHNER< | Mar. 14, 2013

Mike Alford has had a chance to be the hero in Florida's past three matches, but he has come through just once for the Gators in match-deciding points.