This past Friday and Saturday the Gator men’s tennis team headed to Delray Beach, Florida to play in the Fighting Illini Invite against the Illinois Fighting Illini. Over the two-day invitational, the Gators and Illinois split the matches going 5-5, with Florida leading 3-1 in doubles and Illinois leading 4-2 …
Read More »Bryan Shelton Steps Down After 11 Years with Gators Men’s Tennis
After 11 years with the Gators men’s tennis team, head coach Bryan Shelton announced Friday morning that he is stepping down to spend more time with family. Shelton had a winning record during his coaching career with the Gators, winning the program its first national championship in 2021. 2021 National …
Read More »Florida Gators Men’s Tennis Wins First Match of SEC Tournament
The No. 24 Florida Gators men’s tennis won its first match yesterday (4-1) in the 2023 SEC tournament. The Gators secured a win against the No. 22 Auburn Tigers in Auburn, Alabama. Doubles Match Ups To start the match off on court one, No. 4 doubles partners Will Grant/Axel Nefve …
Read More »Gators Men’s Tennis Drops Heartbreaker to Tennessee
The number 20 Gator mMen’s tennis team suffered an agonizing defeat to the number 9 Tennessee Volunteers Friday night. Impressive wins by the Gators at courts one and six put Florida in position to take the match, but they came up just short. Gave it all we had.#GoGators | Presented …
Read More »Florida Men’s Tennis Crushes LSU on the Road
On Saturday, the Florida Gators Men’s Tennis team headed west to Baton Rouge for a date with LSU. The Gators were relentless, raining winners on the Tigers on their way to a 6-1 victory. https://twitter.com/GatorsMTN/status/1632125512377155590?s=20 Much-Needed Win Entering the 2023 season, Florida’s team was riddled with expectations. Head coach Bryan …
Read More »Poor Weekend at ITA Indoor Nationals Ends on a High Note
This past weekend, the Florida Men’s Tennis team made the trek to Chicago for ITA National Team Indoor Championships. They received a tough draw — they had to play three teams ranked in the top 12 nationally. After losses to No. 2 Kentucky and No. 12 UNC on Friday and …
Read More »SEC/PAC12 Challenge Proves Troublesome for UF Men’s Tennis
Two California teams, USC and Stanford, are lined up to play the Gators in Lake Nona on Feb. 4 and 5. It was a rough weekend for the boys in Orange & Blue — they dropped both matches, 5-2 and 4-1. https://twitter.com/GatorsMTN/status/1621872452702797828?s=20&t=aJh45j0ldqt-eNeL8r5bzQ Saturday vs. USC The Gators started their match …
Read More »Florida Men’s Tennis Qualifies for ITA Team Indoor Nationals
ITA Kick-Off Weekend was a resounding success for Florida tennis. With wins against USF on Friday and Mississippi State on Saturday, the UF men’s tennis team punched its ticket to indoor nationals. Head coach Bryan Shelton posted his 200th win with the program — he is the fastest to this …
Read More »Two Gators men’s tennis players to compete at US Open
Former Gators men’s tennis players Oliver Crawford and Ben Shelton are competing in the 2022 US Open. This is the second straight year Florida has players representing in the championships. https://twitter.com/GatorsMTN/status/1562521041645158410?s=20&t=Vb-p4oE9aW0DzaPjXmpvsg Crawford’s Stats Back in 2020, Crawford announced he was pursuing his professional career, thus forgoing his senior season at …
Read More »Florida Gators Men’s Tennis Standout Ben Shelton Turns Pro
Florida Gator men’s tennis star Ben Shelton is leaving the university to go pro. The NCAA tennis champion announced his decision via Twitter on Tuesday, after receiving a wild card invitation to the U.S. Open. https://twitter.com/benshelton1009/status/1562089250220396545?s=20&t=6D8wSHLO0bMwwu7UPQFzZw Ben Shelton at Florida At just 19 years old, Shelton has forgone his last …
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