Senior leading Florida on the court
By CHRIS KIRSCHNER< | Mar. 21, 2013Billy Federhofer knocked on wood when asked about his current winning streak.
Billy Federhofer knocked on wood when asked about his current winning streak.
Olivia Janowicz set the tone with her strong on-court mentality on Sunday.
Going into the match, freshman Luke Johnson didn’t know he was going to be in a deciding-match scenario.
The Gators found their master in doubles and it came in the form of Bulldogs.
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.
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.
Caroline Hitimana is dynamic on the court.
Alexandra Cercone has proved she can battle when it counts.
For the third straight match, the outcome for the Gators men’s tennis team came down to the final singles pairing.
Mike Alford dropped his racket and threw his fists in the air as he celebrated the Gators’ first victory in five matches.
The Gators men’s tennis team dropped 25 spots in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association rankings during February and now sits at No. 35.
Lauren Embree knows how to use her racket.
Bob van Overbeek’s serve is so powerful that he snapped a net strap this past weekend in the ITA Indoor Championships.
Alexandra Cercone brings patience and confidence to a high-ranked Florida team this spring season.
After Olivia Janowicz and Danielle Collins dropped the first doubles match to Duke’s Monica Turewicz and Hanna Mar 8-4, Florida could not get back on track.
Freshmen Danielle Collins and Brianna Morgan will learn first hand how rowdy opposing tennis teams’ fans can get.
In the 2011 dual-match season, Florida started off 5-0, including three sweeps of its opponents.
The top-ranked Florida Women’s Tennis team is using the next two weeks to prepare for their most challenging opponent yet, and this time it won’t be on their court.
Freshman Luke Johnson during his first semester playing college tennis.
Florida had shut out two opponents before facing Furman.