UF tennis teams keep winning streaks alive
By ANDREW OLSON < | Apr. 2, 2010Two wins against Vanderbilt on Friday kept all winning streaks intact heading into Sunday.
Two wins against Vanderbilt on Friday kept all winning streaks intact heading into Sunday.
After trailing for the previous eight innings last Friday against Ole Miss, the Gators had Austin Maddox up at the plate in a one-run game with the bases loaded in the ninth.
As a running back on the Florida football team, Jeff Demps is used to playing in front of 90,000 people, but this weekend, a crowd of 5,000 will be something special.
The Florida softball team prides itself on doing the little things well.
The No. 3 Florida women’s tennis team (16-2, 6-0 Southeastern Conference) has depended on a mix of high-level freshman talent and steady senior leadership to knock off ranked opponents like FSU, Duke, North Carolina and every SEC West school this spring.
Florida hasn’t won a conference game in its two tries this season.
For the second-straight practice, wide receiver Carl Moore was not on the field.
On a team filled with experienced players, it was a pair of freshmen who stepped up when the Gators needed it most.
It’s fair to say that college softball is often thought of as college baseball’s little sister.
Senior Rebekah Zaiser describes herself as a perfectionist — both on the gymnastics floor and in the classroom — and it shows.
JACKSONVILLE — Riding a five-game win streak, FSU didn’t need help to top UF.
A week ago, UF football coach Urban Meyer went on a rampage and nearly crippled a reporter.
Oregon scouted Florida well. It double-teamed Ashley Bruns and kept UF’s leading scorer scoreless for most of the first half, but it had no answer for midfielder Kitty Cullen.
Tommy Toledo is not the only one who has been affected by his injury — the Gators are still trying to pick themselves up after the incident.
Although the Gators are one of the most prolific offensive teams in the nation, everything seems to change when they go up against top pitching.
You probably won’t find Jordan Reed’s name listed as a key player for the 2010 Florida football team, but his development will be a deciding factor in the success or failure of the Gators’ offense.
It took Austin Maddox three years to forget how to play third base.
With the departure of so many starters from last year’s team, spring practice presents a great opportunity for players to gain ground on the battle for a first-team spot in the fall.
Florida knows what it does wrong in losses, but the young team can’t seem to avoid making those mistakes.
The Gators enjoyed a little bit of a role reversal on Sunday.