UF tennis' Will undeterred by No. 1 ranking, seeks improvement
By ELI MARGER | Feb. 22, 2012Allie Will is no stranger to success. It’s been a way of life for her.
Allie Will is no stranger to success. It’s been a way of life for her.
You can’t be the best unless you beat the best.
The Gators’ hopes of winning back-to-back national championships took a blow Sunday.
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.
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.
Two top-five matchups went different ways for the Florida men's and women's tennis teams.
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.
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
When the Florida women’s tennis team hosts UCF on Wednesday, the expectation will be a clean sweep.
Frank Carleton knew what to expect on Sunday against Wake Forest.
On a picture-perfect Saturday, the Gators played some
After a quarterfinal exit in last year’s ITA Team Indoor Championships, the Gators enter 2012 qualifying as the team to beat.
For Florida, Wednesday afternoon brought a new beginning, a milestone, and more of the dominance to which the team has become accustomed.
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.