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Former Florida tennis star Ben Shelton is on the rise. Again. After scoring the winning point of Florida’s 2021 NCAA national championship and winning a singles championship himself in 2022, Shelton was collegiate tennis’ best. And he saw room for more. He made the decision to leave the University of …

After toppling No. 3 Michigan at home on March 22, the Gators Women’s Tennis Team has been dominating throughout the SEC. The team is currently riding a five-match win streak and looks to continue the streak with two top-15 matchups on the horizon. https://twitter.com/GatorsWTN/status/1643301329379418130?s=20 The Spark Before heading down to …

The No. 19 Florida Gators men’s tennis team were defeated 5-2 by No. 18 Mississippi State Thursday afternoon. The rematch of the Gainesville region ITA Kickoff Weekend championship match saw the bulldogs even the season series at 1-1. Final from Starkville. Presented by @WellsFargo pic.twitter.com/6mAa6amvf9 — Gators Men's Tennis (@GatorsMTN) …

The No. 18 Florida Gators Women’s Tennis team defeated in-state rivals FSU 4-1 on Thursday in Gainesville. The win marked the Gators’ fourth-straight victory over Florida State. GATORS ON TOP ‼ UF 4, FSU 1#GoGators pic.twitter.com/cIoMYdO17B — Gators Women's Tennis (@GatorsWTN) February 10, 2023 Gators Go Down in Doubles The …

The No. 15 Gators Men’s tennis team came from behind to defeat No. 12 FSU 4-2 at College MatchDay at the USTA National Campus in Lake Nona, Florida. https://twitter.com/GatorsMTN/status/1621313278382071808 It was the sixth time in program history that Florida competed in College Matchday and are 3-2 against the Seminoles in …

The Gators men’s tennis team opened the 14th annual Intercollegiate Tennis Association Kickoff Weekend with a 4-1 victory over in-state foe USF. The win sets up an all-SEC matchup in the final with Mississippi State and the winner will get a bid to the ITA National Indoor Championships. https://twitter.com/GatorsMTN/status/1619088387008512006?s=20&t=OCarQT0qyrP0PjLqu-6hbw Gators …

The Florida Gator men’s tennis team beat UCF for its first win of the season on Saturday. The Gators opened the season with a 5-2 defeat to Texas in Gainesville last weekend, but rebounded with a convincing 6-1 victory over UCF. The Gators are now 1-1 on the season and …

The defending national champion Gator men’s tennis team is undefeated in Southeastern Conference play and boasts a 12-match winning streak. On Friday night, Florida (17-2, 9-0 SEC) will aim to stay red-hot as it plays in Alabama Crimson Tide (7-16, 0-8 SEC) territory at 7 p.m. Though Florida dropped from No. 1 …

The 2021 Tennis US Open tournament started on Monday, Aug. 24.  Depending on the results, the event may single the start of a new era in the sport. Since the 2003 Wimbledon, 60 of the 71 men’s major tournaments have been won by either Rodger Feder, Rafael Nadal, or Novak …

Bryan Shelton was hired to be the head coach of Gators men’s tennis in 2012. It was a program that wasn’t known as a national championship contender. They won nine SEC championships, but never a national championship in the 89 year history of the program. That changed once Shelton took …