Noah White is a sophomore majoring in journalism and public relations and The Alligator's Women's Tennis Reporter. In his free time, Noah writes some more and plays soccer and volleyball. He also knows more about Liberty League women's soccer than you do.
Per Nilsson coached two Gators, freshman Talia Neilson-Gatenby and senior Alicia Dudeney, at the 17-team ITA South Sectional Championship event in Athens, Georgia. The duo combined for a 2-2 record in singles play on Thursday and Friday, concluding the tournament with a quarterfinal appearance by Dudeney.
Florida women’s tennis sent two players to the University of North Florida for the UNF Fall Invite. The 10-team event was UF’s first tournament of November.
When discussing the history of Florida and Georgia athletics programs, it would be impermissible not to mention one of both schools’ most successful sports: women’s tennis. While not the most conventionally crowd-generating, the Florida-Georgia women’s tennis rivalry remains one of the fiercest in the collegiate tennis world, and for good reason.
Twenty-two days ago, Florida women’s tennis was tasked with finding a head coach after Roland Thornqvist’s retirement. The Gators did that today, selecting Pepperdine’s Per Nilsson to guide their program.
The crestfallen contest wasn’t a first for Florida (4-6-6, 1-5-2 SEC) this season. The Gators entered the contest against Alabama (9-4-5, 2-2-5 SEC) in need of a critical win with UF’s conference tournament bid hanging in the balance. However, UF was unable to come away with a victory on the road in Tuscaloosa on Thursday in a 3-1 loss to the Crimson Tide.
The Florida women’s tennis team turned in its strongest Fall season performance, winning the doubles tournament at the ITA Regional Championships. Six Gators competed over the weekend, with Rachel Dudeney and Alecia Gailis earning an automatic bid to the NCAA Doubles Championship.
Florida volleyball announced that its Wednesday evening home contest with Mississippi State has been moved to Friday as Hurricane Milton approaches.
After 23 years as the Florida women’s tennis head coach, Roland Thornqvist announced his abrupt retirement Monday morning in a team meeting.
Continuing its fall slate of tournaments, Florida sent two players to the Bedford Cup in Coral Gables, Florida. However, it was canceled after one day.
Florida women’s tennis senior Alicia Dudeney has seen everything in her career with the Gators. Now, entering her final season, Dudeney focuses on her mindset as the common denominator no matter what position she’s playing in.
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