Being a senior for Florida coach Amanda Butler was already a pressure-filled situation.
After coming up just short in the first leg of collegiate tennis' Grand Slam two weeks ago, freshman Allie Will and the doubles team of Antoine Benneteau and Alex Lacroix have earned themselves a shot at redemption by winning the ITA Southeast Regional Championships, which serve as a feeder into the Grand Slam's second event.
Florida's men's golf team moved up the leader board to second place after 36 holes at the Isleworth Invitational in Windermere.
The latest alligatorSports Heisman Watch had some shakeups in its top 5 including Tim Tebow dropping out of it.
Tim Tebow has made a career out of playing hero for the Gators. But Saturday night, it was the Heisman Trophy winner who needed saving.
STARKVILLE, Miss. - Brandon Spikes is the best player on Florida's defense, but he isn't the reason the unit is great.
STARKVILLE, Miss. - The final score didn't reflect the performance of the Florida defense Saturday night at Mississippi State.
After falling two games behind the Southeastern Conference lead, Florida knew it had to win all of its remaining matches to get back in the race.
The Gators are back in a familiar position.
Florida's women's swimming and diving teams had an outstanding weekend all around, dominating two separate meets and defeating seven opponents.
After beginning ITA Regional Championship play Friday with a combined 15 entrants, Allie Will on the women's side and the doubles team of Alex Lacroix and Antoine Benneteau on the men's have traversed difficult fields and still have a shot to win titles Monday.
While the Florida offense struggled in the red zone, the defense managed to keep Mississippi State away from the end zone. That kept the Gators undefeated with a 29-19 win.
Since showing their imperfections against LSU, the Gators have been flawless.
After a lackluster showing last week against Arkansas, No. 2 Florida (6-0, 4-0 Southeastern Conference) has something to prove during its trip to Starkville.
It's time to turn back the clocks again.
Kyle Maistri is still fuming about the money he (would have) lost (if we condoned gambling here in the alligatorSports Brand Picks Column but we don't, so he isn't) because of Washington last week. And there are few things that Mike DiFerdinando loves more than Jake Locker and UW football.
The top of the Southeastern Conference is now muddled.
As they look up in the conference standings, the Gators can't help but like the position they are in.
After spending countless hours of practice in the pool and accumulating their share of goggle-lines, a group of young athletes will get the opportunity to show just what they can do.
The Florida men's and women's tennis teams will be returning to action today at the ITA Southeast Regional Championships, which will be held in Athens, Ga., for the men and Atlanta for the women.
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