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Despite a ninth-place finish at the Tavistock Collegiate Invitational Coach J.C. Deacon is optimistic about his team's potential. “We have obviously not had our best stuff, but we have been extremely resilient,” Deacon said in a release. “Once we figure it out, we are going to be a top team.”

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Gators take ninth at Tavistock Collegiate Invitational

By Brendan Farrell | Oct. 24, 2018

Everything seemed locked into place ahead of the final round at the Tavistock Collegiate Invitational on Tuesday. The Gators were slotted into 10th place out of 15 teams; it looked like they would need their very best to overcome a six-stroke deficit over Illinois, and it would take another bad round for UCF to make up eight strokes to pass UF.

Gordon Neale finished over par for the second day in a row at the Tavistock Collegiate Invitational with a 5-over round on Monday. UF dropped from fifth to 10th and no Gator broke even in the second round.

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Gators can’t overcome tough start, fall to 10th

By Brendan Farrell | Oct. 22, 2018

No birdies and 13 bogeys.

UF coach Emily Glaser will put redshirt freshman Elin Esborn and freshman Addie Baggarly into the top two spots in the lineup for the Landfall Tradition.

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Notebook: Women fall late, men begin near top in respective tourneys

By Brendan Farrell | Oct. 21, 2018

Women’s golf falters, falls to fourth-place finish at Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invite

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Roundup: UF swimming splits with ranked Indiana and Texas

By Evan Lepak | Oct. 21, 2018

Both Florida swim teams came into this weekend's tri-meet in Austin, Texas, with plenty of confidence and something to prove.

Sophomore Oliver Crawford won the singles portion of the USA F28 Futures tournament in Harlingen, Texas.

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Oliver Crawford wins singles title, Gators dominate in Georgia

By Kyle Wood | Oct. 21, 2018

Oliver Crawford dominated the USA F28 Futures from start to finish. The sophomore lost just one set in five matches en route to a two-set victory in the final over Great Britain’s Andrew Watson to claim the Harlingen 25k singles title.

Junior Marta Perez (+1) is in eighth after two rounds at the Longhorn Invite. UF (+10) is currently in 10th.

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Gators in third at Longhorn Invite

By Brendan Farrell | Oct. 20, 2018

Day 1

Sophomore Oliver Crawford has advanced to the quarterfinals of the USA F28 Futures tournament in Harlingen, Texas. He'll try and advance with a win during his 11 a.m. match today, while most of his UF teammates will see action at the ITA Regional Championships in Athens, Georgia.

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Florida to compete in ITA Regional Championships, USA F28 Futures events this week

By Kyle Wood | Oct. 19, 2018

For the second time this season the Florida men’s tennis team is in two places at once.

The Florida men's and women's swimming and diving times compete in Austin, Texas, this weekend in an event hosted by the Texas Longhorns. The UF men enter the meet ranked No. 8, while the women have a national rank of No. 19.

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UF faces off with Texas and Indiana this weekend in Austin

By Evan Lepak | Oct. 19, 2018

Florida’s swimming and diving teams will be back in action this weekend, matching up against two of the better swimming and diving programs in the country in Texas and Indiana. The meet is scheduled for today and Saturday and will take place in Austin, Texas, at the University of Texas Swimming Center.

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Gators tame Tigers to stay undefeated

By Evan Lepak | Oct. 12, 2018

A broken record highlighted Florida's two wins at the LSU Natatorium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Friday. The men's team edged out the Tigers 164.5-129.5 to improve to 2-0, while the women are now 4-0 after a 196-104 decision over LSU.

The Gators men's and women's swimming and diving teams begin SEC play against LSU in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, today. The meet was postponed due to Hurricane Michael.

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Florida to open SEC play today against LSU

By Evan Lepak | Oct. 11, 2018

The UF swimming and diving teams will be in Baton Rouge, Louisiana this evening, competing against the LSU Tigers, starting at 5 p.m. The dual meet, which will take place at the LSU Natatorium, was originally scheduled for yesterday but was moved due to Hurricane Michael. This will be Florida’s first dual meet since both teams defeated FAU on Sept. 27.

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Florida’s ITA All-American run comes to an end

By Kyle Wood | Oct. 7, 2018

Oliver Crawford and Andy Andrade were in position to move on to the finals of the men’s main doubles draw Sunday afternoon. The duo swept through their first three rounds at the ITA All-American Championships in Tulsa, Oklahoma, setting up a matchup with Alex Kobelt and Kyle Seelig of Ohio State.

Sophomore Victoria Emma (pictured) and her doubles partner, junior Tsveta Dimitrova, lost narrowly (8-7) to the tournament's No. 1 seed of Southern California's Angela Kulikov and Rianna Valdes, eliminating them from the ITA All-American Championships. Emma later took victory in the tournament's singles back draw.

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Gators come up short in California

By Kyle Wood | Oct. 4, 2018

The UF women’s tennis team suffered a loss in both the singles and doubles draws in the ITA All-American Championships qualifying rounds Wednesday, as it was bounced from the tournament hosted at Pepperdine University.

Junior Sierra Brooks (pictured) finished second on the team at the Windy City Classic and 14th overall at 2 over. She and Marta Perez (-2) led the UF women to a fourth place finish at the event.

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Men’s, women’s teams wrap up respective tournaments

By Brendan Farrell | Oct. 3, 2018

Both UF golf teams enjoyed solid final rounds in their respective tournaments on Tuesday as the end of fall season draws nearer.

Senior McClain Kessler fell in the second round of singles play at the ITA All-American Championships as well as in the second round of doubles play with partner Sam Riffice.

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Florida’s ITA All-American slate continues into the week

By Kyle Wood | Oct. 3, 2018

Oliver Crawford and Andy Andrade made it into the main draw of the ITA All-American Championships on Tuesday night.

McClain Kessler will be in action today at the ITA All-American Championships in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

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Florida struggles in pre-qualifying round

By Kyle Wood | Sep. 30, 2018

The Florida men’s tennis team did not fare well in the pre-qualifying round of the ITA All-American Championships.

Sophomore McCartney Kessler defeated UC Santa Barbara's Elizaveta Volodko in straight sets (6-1, 7-5) during the Gators' ITA Kickoff Weekend Saturday.

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Jarlskog, Kessler fall short of qualifying rounds

By Brendan Farrell | Sep. 30, 2018

McCartney Kessler and Ida Jarlskog needed just one more win to reach the doubles qualifying rounds of the ITA All-American Championships. They had already defeated Texas’ Marta Perez-Mur and Tijana Spasojevic earlier in the day, and were eight games away from escaping the pre-qualifying rounds.

Sophomore John Axelsen (-7) is in a three-way stalemate for first place at the Trinity Forest Invitational. The Gators sit in eighth overall.

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Gators middle of pack at Nike Collegiate

By Brendan Farrell | Sep. 30, 2018

Opening days for fall tournaments have been a mixed bag for the Gators. A miserable first day at the Carpet Capital Collegiate set the tone for a disappointing 13th-place finish. John Axelsen’s 64 on the opening round at last week’s Trinity Forest Invitational sparked a fourth-place finish for both Axelsen and the Gators.

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Kessler and Jarlskog move on to kick off ITA All-American Championships

By Brendan Farrell | Sep. 29, 2018

The Gators’ doubles team of Ida Jarlskog and McCartney Kessler were to set the tone at the ITA Tennis All-American Championships in their opening match against Utah's Leah Heimuli and Whitney Turley. They were, after all, the first two Gators to play a match at this year’s tournament.

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Gators dispatch Miami, win second meet in as many days

By Evan Lepak | Sep. 28, 2018

The UF women's swimming and diving team built upon the momentum it received from the season-opening triumph over FAU Thursday, taking it out on the Miami Hurricanes in Coral Gables on Friday.

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Florida travels to ITA All-American Championships

By Kyle Wood | Sep. 28, 2018

The Florida men’s and women’s tennis teams have no time to rest on their laurels following successful opening weekends. Both Gators teams will be competing in their respective ITA All-American Championships beginning this weekend.