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Gators News: It’s great to be a Florida Gator!

Florida faces its biggest game of the year this Saturday against UGA, but it’s the only team in action as men’s tennis and soccer also play.

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Friday has finally arrived and the big game against the Georgia Bulldogs in Jacksonville is drawing nigh. The hype has been building all week and will hopefully culminate in a big win for the Florida Gators and a major step towards an appearance in the SEC Championship Game.

At the top of the news, the UF-UGA game is among the most important games played this weekend according to USA TODAY Sports. While we humbly disagree with the ranking, number two on the list will have to do.

Meanwhile, other Florida athletics squads are in action, starting with the No. 10-ranked women’s swimming and diving team, who put a beatdown on the Miami Hurricanes yesterday to win their home opener. The Lady Gators have now completed the dual meet portion of the season and the respective teams will split for competition the rest of the year.

Friday, the men’s tennis team travels to Athens, Ga., for the 53rd Southern Collegiate Championships. This year will feature over 40 players from four league schools — Georgia, Florida, Auburn and Ole Miss.

Finally, the soccer team heads to Lexington to play the Kentucky Wildcats today. The match is the first of the last two road games remaining on the SEC schedule, with the finale coming against the Missouri Tigers in Columbia on Sunday.

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It’s great to be a Florida Gator!

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Gators News: Swimming and diving, tennis, soccer and the big game

The University of Florida has its biggest game of the year vs UGA coming up but there are also other sports that will see action.

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We are only two days away from the biggest athletic event in Florida sports as the football team gets ready to face their most fierce rivals, the Georgia Bulldogs, in Jacksonville this Saturday. However, it is not just gridiron action on the agenda leading up to the weekend, as several Gators athletic clubs are scheduled to compete as well.

Today, the No. 10 women’s swimming and diving team host the Miami Hurricanes in the O’Connell Center Natatorium for their second meet of the fall season. The Lady Gators dropped their first matchup at fourth-ranked Georgia back on Oct. 30.

Tomorrow, the men’s tennis team travels to Athens, Ga., for the 53rd Southern Collegiate Championships. This year will feature over 40 players from four league schools — Georgia, Florida, Auburn and Ole Miss.

Also happening on Friday, the soccer team heads to Lexington to play the Kentucky Wildcats. The match is the first of the last two road games remaining on the SEC schedule, with the finale coming against the Missouri Tigers in Columbia on Sunday.

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It’s great to be a Florida Gator!

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Gators News: It’s game week again and UF sports are hopping

College football is back this weekend in Gainesville but there’s plenty of news from the soccer, golf and tennis teams who are in action.

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It is finally the beginning of another game week for the Florida Gators after a two-week layoff due to an outbreak of the novel coronavirus on the team. With the positive tests hopefully in the rearview mirror, Gators fans can start looking ahead to Halloween, when they face the Missouri Tigers.

While the football team sat, plenty of other Florida athletic clubs saw action this past weekend, starting with the men’s tennis team who participated in the Gamecock Fall SEC Shootout in Columbia, S.C. — the second of three tournaments UF plays in this fall. The competition was cut short by foul weather on Sunday, but the Gators ultimately went 20-7 overall.

On Sunday, the soccer team was also in South Carolina to play the Lady Gamecocks and were unfortunately on the losing end of the match, falling 4-2. The loss — the first final score to be determined by more than one goal all season — drops the Lady Gators’ record this fall to 1-3-1 overall and winless in the SEC.

The men’s golf team kicked off its first round at the Vanderbilt Legends Collegiate on Sunday and finished the day sitting in eighth place behind a 7-under par performance. The all-SEC tournament in Nashville, Tenn., continues today and concludes on Tuesday.

Finally, the women’s golf team play the first of three rounds in the East Lake Cup held in Atlanta, Ga. — their third and final tournament of the season. Florida will face Ole Miss, South Carolina and Texas in the event.

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It’s great to be a Florida Gator!

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