Within 24 hours of Florida men’s tennis coach Andy Jackson announcing his resignation, Jan Dowling, the women’s golf coach, followed suit.
University of Florida men’s tennis coach Andy Jackson resigned from his position on Friday.
Lauren Embree is no stranger to pressure.
Florida is a girls school. With all due respect to Florida State’s days as a women’s college, UF is the place to be for the fairer sex in the Sunshine State
The Gators women’s tennis team won their second straight NCAA title Tuesday afternoon.
Though rain delayed their match for more than two hours, the Gators’ momentum was not dampened.
No. 2 Florida is ready to defend its NCAA title.
For the third straight year, the Gators are in the Sweet 16.
Lauren Embree has always said that watching is 10 times worse than playing. But down 4-0 to Stanford’s Mallory Burdette in the third set of a match that would decide the 2010-11 national championship, Embree had her doubts.
For a brief time Sunday, Georgia looked like it might actually beat Florida.
With two big wins in the books already, the No. 3 Gators are one match away from a Southeastern Conference trifecta.
The circumstances weren’t ideal and the conditions weren’t favorable, but the No. 2 Gators still got the job done.
Since the start of the season, the Gators have had their focus on the postseason. It has been a point of emphasis, and every adjustment the team has made throughout the year was done with the postseason in mind.
One week, they masquerade as national title contenders. The next, they play like pretenders.
When looking at the history of women’s tennis in the Southeastern Conference, there is one very clear truth that sticks out — the Gators have a monopoly on the sport.
Looking for the Gators’ weak spot can be quite a challenge.
Nassim Slilam has a new haircut. He gave up his long hair and took on a much more polished look. Now, he is working on polishing his game.
A shot sails past the baseline. A backhand slams into the net. A second serve lands just out for a double fault.
The slow clap that signifies a match point started to grow into applause as Joanna Mather toed the baseline.
The home-court advantage that has been so well publicized for the Gators was close to non-existent Friday evening. A team that is conditioned for warm, muggy weather had to play a home match in chilly, windy weather at Linder Stadium.
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