Florida finished at 21-under-par, beating out Liberty University for first place in its opening tournament of the spring.
Sophomore Ricky Castillo led the way for UF, shooting 7-under-par individually. The Gators will compete in an 18-hole match play event tomorrow.
A new season means a new opportunity for an SEC title run, especially after an SEC Coaches poll puts the Gators at No. 3 before their Monday matchup.
The No. 6 Longhorns claimed the ITA Kickoff Tournament’s throne, but the No. 9 Gators didn’t go out begging on their knees.
In a meet 330 days in the making, Florida walked away from the Carolina Challenge T-third place with four victories.
The No.8 women and No.5 men won 215-84 and 158-142, respectively.
Expectations are high for the Gators as last season was cut short, leaving them with a 6-2 record.
This meet will be the Gators’ first competition since the COVID-19 pandemic halted the 2020 season.
The No. 8 women’s team and No. 5 men’s team are facing No. 23 Auburn.
Florida will compete in 17 regular season games, but the first eight will be on the road.
Eleven graduating Gators were called up to the pool walkway Wednesday.
No. 9 Florida (2-0) will play Arizona (2-0) in their fourth meeting after No. 14 Oklahoma State withdraws due to COVID-19 concerns.
UF walked away with a 176-74 victory over the Ospreys to push its all-time record to 2-0.
After a month long break, the women’s swim and dive team will face off against UNF Ospreys.
While COVID-19 took a choke hold on club sports, it couldn’t stop sports altogether. Pickup and intramural sports persist with altered regulations.
Team Captains Duarte Vale and Sam Riffice lose doubles matchup but redeem with singles victories.
Following the sweep against FAU, the Gators look to continue weekend success.
Although the coaches and players prefer the heat, the cold had no impact as the Gators shut out FAU.
Women’s Tennis well represented in ITA Rankings.
Florida is ranked at the No. 9 spot, which is the highest rank in the SEC.
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