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Coach Roland Thornqvist's women's tennis team SEC play on Friday at 5 p.m. when it hosts Ole Miss at the Ring Tennis Complex.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS TENNIS

Florida dominates Rebels in SEC opener

By Victor Prieto | Mar. 1, 2019

Ida Jarlskog has been a dominant force for Florida this season.

Tyler Dyson will start in Game 1 of the Gators' three-game series against Winthrop Friday at 6:30 p.m.

SPORTS | BASEBALL

Gators look the part of a top 10 team in win over Winthrop

By Kyle Wood | Mar. 1, 2019

The Gators clung to a narrow 3-2 lead over Winthrop through three and a half innings Friday night.

Senior gymnast Alicia Boren has competed in three "Link to Pink" meets during her time at UF. "Take a chance and enjoy competing for someone else...take a second to go speak to them and thank them," she said.

SPORTS | GYMNASTICS

Florida defeats Arkansas, wins SEC Championship

By River Wells | Mar. 1, 2019

Alicia Boren clapped her hands in fury moments after she stuck her landing on the vault. With a scream of triumph, she high-fived every teammate and coach that rushed to congratulate her on the routine.

UF women's tennis coach Roland Thornqvist: This year, we have five new players, and so it’s going to take time... If our leaders are two sophomores, no matter how tough and into it they are, they’re still learning.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS TENNIS

Gators enter SEC play on wrong side of history books

By Victor Prieto | Mar. 1, 2019

The Florida women’s tennis team has never had a losing record entering SEC play. Until now.

Sophomore midfielder Shannon Kavanagh scored four goals and was perfect from the free position against the No. 16 Greyhounds in Baltimore on Saturday.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS LACROSSE

Florida continues four-game road stretch against ranked Navy

By Bryan Matamoros | Feb. 28, 2019

Florida’s women’s lacrosse team is not used to losing, especially two games in a row.

Coach Kevin O'Sullivan's squad is undefeated at 5-0 heading into its series with Miami.

SPORTS | BASEBALL

Youth isn’t to blame for UF's struggles

By Kyle Wood | Feb. 28, 2019

The Florida baseball team was expected to struggle early on because of the sheer number of freshmen and newcomers on the roster.

Running back Lamical Perine ran for 826 yards and seven touchdowns.

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

Predicting how the Gators will perform in the 2019 season

By Jake Dreilinger | Feb. 28, 2019

The Florida football team capped off a successful season with a dominating win over Michigan in the Peach Bowl. It was a feel-good moment for a team that returned a lot of talent from 2017’s 4-7 campaign.

Guard Funda Nakkasoglu was honored on Senior Night and scored 14 points in the Gators 69-57 loss to Georgia.

SPORTS | WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Dreadful first quarter sets the tone as Gators fall on Senior Night

By Sam Campisano | Feb. 28, 2019

It was all smiles before Thursday night’s game at the O’Connell Center as Florida honored its lone senior, Funda Nakkasoglu, on Senior Night.

Tyler Dyson pitched 4.0 innings in the Gators' 5-2 loss to Miami on Friday night. The junior allowed six hits, two runs and walked one batter.

SPORTS | BASEBALL

UF searching for consistency in series against Winthrop

By Evan Lepak | Feb. 28, 2019

The No. 7 Florida baseball team is back at Alfred A. McKethan Stadium this weekend for a three-game series with the Big South’s Winthrop Eagles, starting tonight at 6:30.

Natalie Lugo pitched her first complete-game shutout of the season in the Gators 5-0 win over Jacksonville Wednesday.

SPORTS | SOFTBALL

Quality pitching leads Florida to two victories in California

By Brendan Farrell | Feb. 28, 2019

Three runs.

UF guard Andrew Nembhard is shooting 74.1 percent in his last four games.

SPORTS | MEN'S BASKETBALL

Gators adding new aspects to their offense as season nears end

By Jake Dreilinger | Feb. 28, 2019

Florida guard Noah Locke went up for the jump shot, but he noticed forward Isaiah Stokes open in front of the basket with 49 seconds left in the first half.

Florida gymnast Trinity Thomas was named SEC Gymnast of the Week following her performance against Georgia on Friday. She collected 9.975s in both floor and bars.

SPORTS | GYMNASTICS

Florida faces struggling Arkansas after upset loss

By River Wells | Feb. 28, 2019

The Gators were riding high as the SEC’s sole undefeated team in conference play when they stepped into the O’Connell Center to face off against Georgia last Friday.

Sophomore Jordan Butler is growing comfortable with his role in the Gators pitching staff. "Whatever they need me to do, start midweeks, close it out, come in mid-game ... it doesn’t matter to me, just that we win the game,” he said.

SPORTS | BASEBALL

Gators fall at home after Knights’ late rally

By Kyle Wood | Feb. 27, 2019

Central Florida’s offensive war of attrition bested Florida’s scoring spurts on Wednesday night.

Florida pitcher Kelly Barnhill is fourth in the SEC in ERA at 0.59 with the second-highest innings pitched (47.2). She has earned SEC Pitcher of the Week three weeks in a row.

SPORTS | SOFTBALL

UCLA hands Florida its first loss

By Mark Stine | Feb. 27, 2019

Kelly Barnhill charged toward home plate.

Florida guard Andrew Nembhard recorded 11 assists in Florida's 81-72 win over Texas A&M on Jan. 22.

SPORTS | MEN'S BASKETBALL

Hudson, Nembhard lead Gators in dominant win at Vandy

By Alanis Thames | Feb. 27, 2019

Florida guard Jalen Hudson was sprinting toward the basket when guard Andrew Nembhard found him.

Lindsey Ronbeck scored five goals and one assist in the Florida lacrosse team's 32-1 win over Scotland on Saturday.

SPORTS | COLUMNS

Florida's women’s sports deserve more student support

By Mark Stine | Feb. 26, 2019

It’s no secret that the University of Florida has a top-notch athletics department, and the Gator Nation is one of collegiate sports’ most extensive fan bases.