Gators set to face SMU in Round of 16 on Friday
By Dylan Dixon | May 20, 2016The Florida men’s tennis team hasn’t reached the quarterfinals of the NCAA Championship in over a decade.
The Florida men’s tennis team hasn’t reached the quarterfinals of the NCAA Championship in over a decade.
It came down to one match.
Nearly three months ago, Florida met Stanford in a road match to close out the non-conference schedule.
The Gators left Gainesville in dominating fashion, finishing play at the Ring Tennis Complex undefeated this season.
Bryan Shelton is no stranger to postseason success.
Only needing one more point to advance to the next round, the Gators turned to their veteran experience to get the job done.
Only needing one more point to advance to the next round, the Gators turned to their veteran experience to get the job done.
Following its victory over Georgia in the Southeastern Conference Tournament Championship nearly three weeks ago, the Florida men’s tennis team looked to continue its momentum this weekend in the first round of the NCAA Championships.
The No. 1 Gators entered Friday’s match against South Carolina State as the Southeastern Conference Tournament champions and fresh off a two week stretch with no games.
After winning both the Southeastern Conference regular season and tournament titles, the No. 1 Florida women’s tennis team is exactly where it wants to be.
The Florida men’s tennis team exceeded all expectations.
The No. 1 Florida women’s tennis has come a long way since losing to then-No. 1 California on Feb. 26 and to then-No. 16 Stanford on Feb. 28.
On Monday, Florida women’s tennis coach Roland Thornqvist had a smile on his face.
With the Southeastern Conference tournament set to begin on Wednesday, the Florida men’s tennis team had one final test to prepare itself for the postseason.
The Southeastern Conference features nine teams in the top-25, including the reigning NCAA champion in Vanderbilt.
Friday’s game against Georgia has a lot more at stake for the Bulldogs than it does the Gators.
During Southeastern Conference play, No. 6 Florida has been dominant in singles matches.
Featuring eight top-25 teams, the Southeastern Conference contains some of the top competition in the country.
In an impressive showing in both doubles and singles, Kourtney Keegan contributed to the Gators success on Thursday.
Nearly everything went right for the Florida men’s tennis team in the month of March.