Not even the weather could prevent the Florida Gators from beating their in-state rivals.
Players leaving, coaching changes and evolving tactics all affect the preparation of a team and how it performs from season to season.
The Florida Gators swimming and diving teams will be in the O'Connell Center Natatorium this weekend, looking to send 12 seniors out the right way by winning their final home meet of the season.
The field eventers will bring their sprinters with them this time around when they head to Blacksburg, Virginia, for the second time in two weeks.
The doubles tandem of freshman Sam Riffice and sophomore Oliver Crawford walked into the USTA National Campus in Lake Nona, Florida, fresh off a couple of wins at the ITA Kickoff event where it dropped just one point.
Florida’s women’s tennis team hasn’t had an ideal start to the season.
Almost.
The clock struck 10:26 p.m. on Sunday, and the Gators men’s tennis team had finally clinched a 4-1 victory over Florida Atlantic University to claim the ITA Kickoff Weekend title and earn a spot in the ITA National Indoor Championships in Chicago.
Florida's men's and women's swim teams went head-to-head with the Auburn Tigers at the James E. Martin Aquatic Center in Auburn, Alabama on Saturday.
Grant Holloway is quite literally on top of the world. His time of 6.51 seconds in the 60 meters broke a seven-year-old school record, was good for the world lead and put him in the top 10 on the all-time collegiate list for the event. Holloway also holds the national lead in the 60-meter hurdles and the No. 2 marks in the long jump and 200 meters.
The Gators women’s tennis team began the ITA Kickoff Weekend Saturday afternoon against UC Santa Barbara at the Ring Tennis Complex.
Florida’s swimming and diving teams travel to Alabama this Saturday to face Auburn at the James E. Martin Aquatic Center, looking to remain undefeated in conference play.
Florida’s track and field teams will travel to Arkansas this weekend for the first of two times this season to face off against some of the top teams in the nation.
Both the Gators women’s and men’s tennis teams are back in action for the opening weekend of the spring season at home in the ITA Kickoff Weekend. The men’s team will open its 2019 campaign against William & Mary at 11 a.m., while the women’s team will take on UC Santa Barbara at 2 p.m. on Saturday.
Cheers echoed all night long through the Ring Tennis Complex. After backhand winners. After decisive break points. And after the final match point.
It took just three days for freshman Marlee Zein to make an immediate impact for the Florida Gators tennis team.
It was a successful season-opening weekend for the Florida track and field teams.
Coach Mike Holloway and the Florida track and field program will attempt to add more trophies to its display case this upcoming season — just like it has done for the past decade.
The UF women’s tennis team enters the 2019 spring season with unfinished business after being knocked out by Florida State in the 2018 NCAA Tournament last season.
The UF swimming team started 2019 in style on Friday, ending Day 1 of the two-day meet at the O'Connell Center in first place.
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