When a championship team returns all of its starters the following season, one word immediately comes to mind — repeat.
Far away from the friendly confines of Linder Stadium, the No. 8 Florida men’s tennis team opened its dual match season on Sunday in Waco, Texas, with a convincing 6-1 win over No. 5 Baylor.
Sunday will mark almost one year since the last time Florida’s men’s tennis team faced Baylor, but when the teams square off, the circumstances will be nearly identical.
Michael Alford and Caroline Hitimana won their respective consolation singles titles last weekend, capping a solid trip to start the spring season for the men’s and women’s tennis teams.
Joanna Mather didn’t walk away from the USTA/ITA National Indoor Championships this weekend with the collegiate grand slam title she was so close to capturing.
Joanna Mather and Lauren Embree may not have started on their best footing at the USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships on Thursday, but redemption wins were soon to follow.
Junior Lauren Embree may have squared off against a familiar face Monday at the USTA/ITA Southeast Regional Championships, but her finish in the tournament’s singles finals wasn’t quite as typical.
Although a Gator played in each of the quarterfinal games Sunday at the USTA/ITA Southeast Regional Championships, only junior Lauren Embree will make a trip to the finals Monday after back-to-back wins in the quarterfinals and semifinals.
As the action continued on Day 2 of the USTA/ITA Southeast Regional Championships Saturday, so did the Gators women’s tennis team’s improvement.
All season long, coach Roland Thornqvist has been stressing the importance of his players seeing real action on the court to get match tough.
As the USTA/ITA Southeast Regional Championships begins today at the Ring Tennis Complex, Florida women’s tennis coach Roland Thornqvist can’t help but kick himself a little.
Junior Allie Will has spent her last few months jumping back and forth between two worlds of tennis.
When the women’s tennis team returned to campus in May as national champions, Gator Nation celebrated the team’s accomplishments.
If the Florida men’s tennis team can continue to display the form it showed in its opening weekend of play, this may be a year to remember.
After coasting through an easy first day against FAU at the Gator Invitational, UF men’s tennis coach Andy Jackson correctly predicted UCF would be able to provide a tougher test.
Though the competition level proved paltry and the stakes of the tournament low, the Gators men’s tennis team couldn’t have asked for a better start to the 2011 season.
Nerves should be high as Florida kicks off its fall season today at the Gator Invitational at the Ring Tennis Complex.
By the end of the UF sports calendar year, 10 women’s athletes walked away as national champions.
Lauren Embree pulled out a magical performance to will the UF women’s tennis team to a national championship last week, but the sophomore ran out of steam just short of an individual singles championship.
Lauren Embree keeps advancing in the NCAA Singles Tournament. She
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