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UF women's tennis notches 100th straight home win

By ELI MARGER | Mar. 9, 2012

The Gators have hit the century mark.

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UF men's tennis falls to UGA; Gators women defeat 'Dawgs

By ELI MARGER | Mar. 4, 2012

One game away from a match-clinching win against Georgia’s Wil Spencer, Florida’s Bob van Overbeek lost control of the match. For Florida, a victory by van Overbeek would have sent them to a 2-0 record against two Top-20 opponents in Southeastern Conference play. Instead, the Gators are 1-1.

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UF men's tennis upends Tennessee at home; Gators women's tennis upsets Vols on road

By ELI MARGER | Mar. 2, 2012

Judging by Friday evening’s score, Florida and Tennessee played a very close match. But if you ask coach Andy Jackson, the score doesn’t tell the whole story.

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Slilam working on consistency as UF tennis begins SEC play

By ELI MARGER | Mar. 1, 2012

With his long, wavy hair and the beginnings of a beard, one would expect Nassim Slilam to be a bit of a wild card off the court. Turns out he’s pretty wild on the court, too.

Florida senior Joanna Mather, who has fallen from No. 4 to No. 18 in the individual rankings, beat FSU’s Mia Vriens in straight sets Wednesday.

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Gators secure 99th consecutive home win in sweep of ‘Noles

By ELI MARGER | Feb. 29, 2012

Florida moved one match closer to its 100th consecutive home win Wednesday. By beating Florida State, the Gators moved to 52-1 all-time against the Seminoles.

Florida senior Bob van Overbeek returns a volley last season. Van Overbeek was demoted to No. 3 singles during his losing streak.

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Florida men's tennis primed for SEC play after sweep of South Florida at home

By ELI MARGER | Feb. 28, 2012

With every point won on Wednesday, the Gators got some of their swagger back.

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Gators women's tennis seeking 99th consecutive home win

By ELI MARGER | Feb. 28, 2012

On May 15, 2004, the Florida women’s tennis team walked off the court, defeated at home by the Miami Hurricanes, 4-3.

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Diep improving in transition to collegiate tennis at UF

By ELI MARGER | Feb. 27, 2012

Half a world away from home, Florent Diep is learning on the fly how to balance tennis and school.

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UF tennis' Will undeterred by No. 1 ranking, seeks improvement

By ELI MARGER | Feb. 22, 2012

Allie Will is no stranger to success. It’s been a way of life for her.

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Florida men's tennis falls to Duke in Top-10 matchup

By ELI MARGER | Feb. 19, 2012

You can’t be the best unless you beat the best.

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Florida women's tennis drops first match of season; men's squad beats Florida State, Illinois

By ELI MARGER | Feb. 12, 2012

The Gators’ hopes of winning back-to-back national championships took a blow Sunday.

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Carleton thriving after transfer from Wake Forest to Florida men's tennis

By ELI MARGER | Feb. 9, 2012

After spending his first two years of college at Wake Forest, Frank Carleton wanted the opportunity to play for an elite tennis program. One month into his first dual-match season in Gainesville, he has made the most of that opportunity.

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Mather dominates as Florida women's tennis sweeps South Florida at home

By ELI MARGER | Feb. 7, 2012

It took Joanna Mather just less than an hour to defeat her opponent on Tuesday, but it was an extra 15 minutes on Monday that really made the difference.

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No. 1 Florida women's tennis downs No. 5 Baylor; No. 5 UF men's tennis falls to No. 2 Virginia

By ELI MARGER | Feb. 4, 2012

Two top-five matchups went different ways for the Florida men's and women's tennis teams.

Florida junior tennis player Bob van Overbeek said this weekend’s match against No. 2 Virginia will serve as a gauge for determining just how good the team is this season.

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Top-five teams present stiffest competition of season for UF tennis

By ELI MARGER | Feb. 2, 2012

After opening the season largely without being challenged, the Florida men’s and women’s tennis teams will take trips to nationally ranked teams in what is sure to be a difficult weekend of tennis for both.

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Embree, Florida women's tennis sweeps UCF

By ELI MARGER | Feb. 1, 2012

In its second clean sweep in as many matches, the No. 1 Gators women’s tennis team looked crisp, dominant and ready to face its first ranked opponent of the year. The 7-0 victory over UCF brought Florida to 2-0 on the season ahead of a challenging 10- day schedule

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