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Freshman attacker Shayna Pirreca (7) looks to pass the ball during Florida's 17-11 loss to North Carolina on Feb. 7 at Donald R. Dizney Stadium.

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Offense carrying UF lacrosse into match against Temple

By ALEX MAMINAKIS | Mar. 26, 2015

Florida lacrosse can’t afford to lose another game.

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Florida opens competition at Texas Relays

By Kyle Brutman | Mar. 26, 2015

The Florida men's and women's track and field teams ended the first day of the Texas Relays on a high note Thursday, as senior thrower Kyle Strawn was victorious in the men's hammer throw — the Gators' final event of the day.Strawn's winning throw came on his fifth attempt, a 67.79-meter toss.

Gordon Watson hits an underhand volley during Florida men's tennis' 4-3 loss to Ole Miss on Jan. 31, 2015 at the Ring Tennis Complex.

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Gators men’s tennis looking to get back to winning ways

By CAYLEE UNDERWOOD | Mar. 26, 2015

The No. 20 Gators saw their three-game winning streak end at the hands of No. 13 Ole Miss, but UF is ready to leave that loss in the rear view mirror.

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UF lacrosse freshmen devoting extra time to improve

By ALEX MAMINAKIS | Mar. 25, 2015

At Florida lacrosse practice on Tuesday, a small group of players were out warming up 30 minutes before practice was actually supposed to begin. It wasn’t a typical, light warm up, either.

Under coach Gregg Troy (above), Florida returns 11 All-Americans this season on the men’s team and two-time Olympian Elizabeth Beisel to the women.

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UF men’s swimming and diving opens NCAAs today

By JORDAN MCPHERSON | Mar. 25, 2015

After seeing the UF women’s swimming and diving team finish ninth at the NCAA Championships last week, the men now have their chance to try to take home a national title.

Camilla Hedberg putts during the 2015 SunTrust Gator Invitational.

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UF wins first tourney of year at Briar's Creek Invitational

By JUSTEN ROSENBERG | Mar. 24, 2015

The Gators women’s golf team entered Monday’s first and second round of the Briar’s Creek Invitational competing as a top-25 team for the first time this season.

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Gators track and field heads to Texas for next meet

By Kyle Brutman | Mar. 24, 2015

The Florida men’s and women’s track and field teams will travel to Austin, Texas, for the three-day Texas Relays. Competition begins today.

Peggy Porter returns a ball during Florida's win against Maryland at the Ring Tennis Complex.

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Freshman clinches UF women’s tennis’ win over Texas A&M

By Eneisy Rodriguez | Mar. 24, 2015

The Gators are rolling, and they don’t appear to be slowing down any time soon.

Chase Perez-Blanco returns a ball during Florida's 4-1 win against Mississippi State on March 13 at the Ring Tennis Complex.

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Florida men’s tennis learning from loss to Ole Miss, getting back to work

By CAYLEE UNDERWOOD | Mar. 23, 2015

The Florida men’s tennis team is looking to move past a split weekend where it was on both ends of shutout matches.

Coach Roland Thornqvist said his team will try to learn from its mistakes after Florida fell to Vanderbilt in Sunday's SEC Tournament championship game. “We can start from zero in our preparations," he said.

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UF women's tennis faces Texas A&M today

By Eneisy Rodriguez | Mar. 23, 2015

No. 2 Florida women’s tennis team heads to College Station, Texas, in hopes of extending its perfect record against Southeastern Conference teams.

Kelly Grassel lines up a shot during the 2015 SunTrust Gator Invitational on UF's Mark Bostick Golf Course.

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Florida tops leaderboard after first day at Briar’s Creek

By JUSTEN ROSENBERG | Mar. 23, 2015

The Gators entered Monday’s first and second round of the Briar’s Creek Invitational as a top-25 team for the first time this season.

Shannon Gilroy runs down the field during Florida's 14-13 overtime loss to Syracuse on March 10 at Donald R. Dizney Stadium.

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UF lacrosse dominates Vandy in conference opener

By ALEX MAMINAKIS | Mar. 22, 2015

Florida entered its road match against Vanderbilt on Sunday having lost three straight games.

Junior Natalie Hinds competes in the 100-yard butterfly during Florida's 189.5-110.5 win against Arkansas on Saturday in the O'Connell Center

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Women’s swimming and diving finishes 9th at NCAAs

By GRAHAM HALL | Mar. 22, 2015

The Florida women’s swimming and diving team wrapped up the 2015 NCAA Championships in ninth place, marking Florida’s 15th straight top-10 finish at the meet.

Sophomore Karolina Vlckova high fives coach Emily Glaser during the final round of the 2015 SunTrust Gator Invitational on March 8.

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Women's golf returns to action after two-week break

By JUSTEN ROSENBERG | Mar. 22, 2015

The Gators women’s golf team is coming off consecutive runner-up performances for the first time this season, most recently at the SunTrust Gator Women’s Golf Invitational, where four golfers individually cracked the top-25 in the leaderboards.

Spencer Liang dives for a one-handed backhand during Florida's win against Elon.

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UF women’s tennis tops Mississippi State

By Eneisy Rodriguez | Mar. 22, 2015

The No. 2 Florida women’s tennis team (15-1, 7-0 Southeastern Conference) earned its 10th-straight victory Sunday afternoon at the Ring Tennis Complex after defeating No. 27 Mississippi State (13-5, 3-4 SEC) 5-2.

Redshirt freshman Oliver Landert hits a jump-step forehand during Florida's 9-3 win against William & Mary on Jan. 10 at the Ring Tennis Complex.

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Gators men’s tennis swept by Ole Miss

By CAYLEE UNDERWOOD | Mar. 22, 2015

The winning streak has come to an end.

Jayla Bostic talks with throws coach Steve Lemke after one of her hammer throw attempts during the Tom Jones Memorial Invite on April 19, 2014, at Percy Beard Track.

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Throwers compete at UCF meet to open outdoor season

By Kyle Brutman | Mar. 21, 2015

The Florida track and field team kicked off the outdoor season on Saturday at the UCF Black and Gold Challenge in Orlando.

Chase Perez-Blanco hits the ball during Florida's 4-2 win against Alabama on Friday at the Ring Tennis Complex.

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UF men’s tennis sweeps Arkansas, extends win streak to three

By CAYLEE UNDERWOOD | Mar. 20, 2015

Florida set the tone for the weekend after its third straight win in the Southeastern Conference.

Coach Bryan Shelton talks with sophomores Elliott Orkin and Maxx Lipman during Florida's 9-3 win against William & Mary on Jan. 10 at the Ring Tennis Complex.

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Florida men’s tennis looks to continue win streak against Arkansas

By CAYLEE UNDERWOOD | Mar. 19, 2015

After a perfect weekend at Ring Tennis Complex against Mississippi State and Alabama, the Florida men’s tennis team hits the road for its next three matches.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS GOLF

Gators head to Georgia for Chris Schenkel Invitational

By Ryan Summers | Mar. 19, 2015

There are no days off as a golfer.