AUBURN,
Ala. –The No. 2 Florida gymnastics team (8-1, 4-1 SEC) used the
nation’s sixth-highest score of the season to finish its Southeastern
Conference road schedule with a win at No. 17 Auburn (3-9, 0-5 SEC)
Friday in front of an Auburn Arena crowd of 4,626. The Gators posted a
197.50 while the Tigers turned in a season-best 196.875.
LAS
VEGAS – The University of Florida’s Caroline Hitimana (Waterloo,
Belgium) defeated Duke’s Ester Goldfeld and captured the 10th annual
Freeman Memorial Championships consolation singles title on Sunday
afternoon at the Fertitta Tennis Complex on the UNLV campus.
GAINESVILLE,
Fla. – On the strength of returning all seven letterwinners who
participated in the 2011 NCAA Championship match, the University of
Florida women’s tennis team was ranked first in the Intercollegiate
Tennis Association Preseason Rankings.
On
senior night at the Swamp, the University of Florida had little to
celebrate. Florida State took advantage of short fields and costly
turnovers to defeat Florida at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium for the first
time since 2003, taking a 21-7 decision.
GAINESVILLE,
Fla. – The USTA announced today the top American collegians, including
the University of Florida’s Lauren Embree (Marco Island, Fla.),
selected to represent the United States in the sixth annual Master’U
BNP Paribas, an international collegiate team competition held December
8-11 in Rouen, France. The event features eight teams
composed of
college and university players from around the world.
Billy Donovan, Florida head coach
On the game...
“I
thought we got off to a good start and then it went back and forth. The
difference was that our defense in the first half was really good. We
let (Jared) Sullinger get to the line too much but we did a good job on
him as a team. Shots weren’t going in for us as a team. We were trying
to fight to get back in, but couldn’t hit enough shots and make enough
stops to win.”
“I am really, really happy to get to the final, especially with how we
finished the regular season. We
needed a little bit of a boost going forward and I think we’ve gotten
that in those two games.”
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Following impressive performances the past two
days, top seeded Lauren Embree (Marco Island, Fla.) advanced to the
USTA/ITA Southeast Regional Singles Championship scheduled for Monday
at 10 a.m. ET at the Ring Tennis Complex at the University of Florida.
Embree will match up against the fourth seed, Chelsey Gullickson of the
University of Georgia.
The University of Florida football team will head into its bye week in
search of answers, rest and healthy bodies after dropping its third
consecutive game, 17-6, vs. No. 24 Auburn at Jordan-Hare Stadium
PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. – University of Florida junior Allie Will
(Boca Raton) captured the first collegiate singles grand slam title of
her career, winning the Riviera/ITA All-American Championships held at
the Riviera Tennis Club
PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. – University of Florida senior Joanna Mather
(Duluth, Ga.) rallied for a gutsy three-plus hour singles victory to
highlight an otherwise tough day of qualifying action at the 2011
Riviera/ITA All-American Championships on Tuesday at the Riviera Tennis
Club.
Thornqvist said that after training for four weeks, he is ready to see
how the team performs against good competition at the ITA All-American
Championships in California. Thornqvist also discussed the improvement
from the freshman to sophomore year-jump of Olivia Janowicz, Alex
Cercone and Sofie Oyen. He also said that even though the team won a
national title last year, it is looking forward to this year with new
goals and making sure it doesn't get satisfied with what it did last
year.
GAINESVILLE,
Fla. – Gator great Lisa Raymond goes for her 10th career professional
grand slam title on Sunday, when she plays in the final of the 2011
U.S. Open Championships in Flushing, N.Y.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The University of Florida
F Club and Gator Boosters, Inc., have announced eight Gators as 2012 UF
Athletic Hall of Fame inductees, including UF women’s tennis standout
Stephanie Nickitas (Tampa, Fla./Saddlebrook Academy). The 2012 Hall of
Fame class will feature seven Gator Greats and one Distinguished
Letterwinner that will join the 367 existing UF Hall of Famers next
spring.
Embree
and her teammates were back on campus together for the first time since
capturing the 2011 NCAA Team Championship in a 4-3 thriller against
Stanford on the Cardinal home courts.
Embree rallied from a 4-0 deficit in the third set and provided the
clinching singles win that helped Florida win the fifth national title
in program history.
GAINESVILLE — Florida senior quarterback John Brantley has spent the
past month trying to learn a new offensive system, hold onto his
starting job and keep a team-first mentality as he helps mentor young
quarterbacks Jeff Driskel and Tyler Murphy.
It's not the situation he envisioned for himself when he took over the
starting role last season, but one Brantley has embraced.
tampabay.com
No. 4 Florida looks to create some separation atop the SEC baseball
standings when the Gators visit Mississippi State for a weekend series.
At 7-2 in the league, UF (24-6) is in a four-way log-jam on top of the
SEC standings with No. 1 Vanderbilt (27-3), No. 3 South Carolina (23-5)
and No. 24 Alabama (21-10).
Florida begins an eight-game road trip today with the opener of a
weekend series against Mississippi State (20-9, 4-5 SEC). It’s the
Gators’ first visit to Dudy Noble Field since May 5-6, 2006, when the
Bulldogs claimed two of the three games.
gatorsports.com
Jacoby Brissett will sign a letter of intent with the Florida Gators on
Monday despite his mother’s preference that he attend the University of
Miami. Brissett will go to Florida as a quarterback and also mentioned
he may play some college basketball for Florida and head coach Billy
Donovan.
examiner.com
NEW ORLEANS — The lasting image will be of a ball bouncing, harmlessly
and repeatedly, like the seconds ticking away from a basketball season.
Thirty seconds to go, and Erving Walker crouched at midcourt, dribbling
the ball, taking his time, as nonchalant as a shopper comparing
peaches. The score was tied at 60, and the clock was winding down, and
Walker … well, Walker bounced the ball.
tampabay.com
Stephenson defensive
tackle Jafar Mann on Friday became the second player from his school to
commit to the Florida Gators. And if he has anything to do with it he
won’t be the last.
The 6-foot-4, 285-pound rising senior joined running back teammate Mike
Davis in pledging Florida.
AJC
STUART — For the
first time that anybody could remember, a major college sporting event
was held in Martin County Saturday afternoon, when the University of
Florida and the University of Miami squared off in a lacrosse match at
Martin County High School.
tcpalm.com
Do you believe Florida coach Billy Donovan's contention that he
actually likes Coach Leonard Hamilton and the Florida State Seminoles'
surprising success in this year's NCAA Tournament? Said Donovan when I
asked him the question Friday: "I think the more publicity there is for
the State of Florida is always a positive.
orlandosentinel.com
Florida sophomore
Brian Johnson of Cocoa Beach and junior Preston Tucker of Tampa were
named All-Americans by Baseball America.
Tucker had previously been chosen to Preseason All-America teams by
Louisville Slugger/Collegiate Baseball and the National Collegiate
Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA).
floridatoday.com
GAINESVILLE — Although Florida is switching from a spread offense to a
pro-style one under Will Muschamp and offensive coordinator Charlie
Weis, expect to see one familiar quirk to the Gators' offense this fall.
Chris Rainey, who saw time at running back and wide receiver last
season, will be used in a similar role this year.
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