Tag: Sam Riffice

Gators News: Tennis leads the way in ITA rankings, volleyball gets SEC honors

We have preseason rankings for both men’s and women’s tennis to report on as well as a volleyball player who earned a pair of SEC honors.

Welcome to a Wednesday edition of Gators News! Typically, the midweek storyboard is pretty slim but today we have the preseason rankings for both the men’s and women’s tennis teams to report on as well as a volleyball player who earned a pair of conference honors for her performance this past week. Here is the latest from the Gator Nation.

Gators News: UF tennis players Sam Riffice, Ben Shelton impress at U. S. Open

A pair of Gators competed at the U.S. Open Men’s Tennis Championships putting up impressive performances against some of the world’s best.

The excitement of game week is steadily rising in the Gator nation as we get closer and closer to Saturday’s kickoff. While a couple of sports have already begun their fall competition, we await the remainder of Florida’s programs who will be getting underway here in the next few weeks. In the meantime, we take one last look at the competition from this past summer — specifically, that of two men’s tennis players competing in the U. S. Open tennis tournament. Here is the latest news.

Gators News: Sam Riffice earns honor and other tennis updates

While many current and former Gators were busy at the Olympics there has still been activity elsewhere—particularly on the tennis court.

It is humpday and this midweek update is a bit on the scarce side as we trudge through this final stretch of the summer doldrums en route to the fall sports season. However, while many current and former Gators were busy at the Olympics there has still been activity elsewhere — particularly on the tennis court. Today, we have a pair of men’s student-athletes to report on from that program. Here is the latest from the Gator Nation.

Gators News: Men’s tennis summer roundup features Sam Riffice, Blaise Bicknell

A pair of men’s tennis players have kept busy the past few months. Here is a look at the latest from the Gator Nation. 

We have reached another lull in Gators sports this week now that the Olympics are over and the summer doldrums have returned. But have no fear, Florida fans, the fall season is right around the corner bringing back a plethora of UF athletics back to your plate — including everyone’s favorite, college football. In the meantime, we reflect on the summer of a pair of men’s tennis players who have kept busy the past few months. Here is a look at the latest from the Gator Nation.

 

Gators News: Florida continues to rack up the student-athlete awards

We are on the doorstep of another weekend and after a very slow news week for Gators sports, this Friday brings reasons to be proud of the Orange and Blue. 

We are on the doorstep of another weekend and after a very slow news week for Gators sports, this Friday brings reasons to be proud of the Orange and Blue. Two athletic programs had a pair of players named to a prestigious academic honor roll while a third saw an incoming freshman named to the United States national team. Here is a look at the latest from the Swamp.

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Gators News: Sam Riffice wins national title, other highs and lows from the weekend

Here is a look at the news from this past weekend in the Gator Nation including Sam Riffice’s men’s tennis singles title and much more.

Welcome back from an action-packed weekend that saw both highs and lows for Gators sports as teams and individuals wade deeper and deeper into the collegiate athletics postseason. One team saw its season end during an NCAA Tournament run while another dropped its game in the SEC Tournament semifinals. Meanwhile, men’s tennis brought home another trophy, men’s golf sends one of its own to the NCAAs and the track and field squad has a handful of athletes heading for the big tournament as well.

Here is a look at the news from this past weekend in the Gator Nation.

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Sam Riffice adds another trophy for Florida men’s tennis with singles title

Florida’s Sam Riffice became the third Gators player to win the NCAA Singles National Championship. Jeff Morrison did it last in 1999.

Junior Sam Riffice liked the NCAA Championship team trophy so much that he had to earn one for himself.

He won the NCAA Singles National Championship Friday at United States Tennis Association National Campus in Orlando, Florida, when he defeated South Carolina’s Daniel Rodrigues 3-6, 6-1, 6-4. It’s the second championship that he won this week. The Gators men’s tennis team collected the team title last Saturday over Baylor.

Riffice literally won the tournament in his own backyard. He’s from Orlando and his family lives in same the neighborhood as the USTA complex.

“It means the world to me,” he said, according to Scott Carter, a senior writer for FloridaGators.com. “I call this place home. My family gets to be here.

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En route to the championship, Riffice knocked off the top two seeds in the singles tournament to clinch the hardware.

He is also the first Florida men’s tennis player to win the singles championship since Jeff Morrison in 1999. Riffice also finished the 2021 season with a singles record of 32-7.

He will return in 2022 to attempt to defend his team and singles title for Florida.

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Gators News: Championship weekend ahead for Florida sports

Here’s what happened on Thursday and what the weekend has in store for Gators sports, including baseball, softball and tennis’ Sam Riffice.

Another weekend is finally upon us, and while the final days of May fade away into the summer months, Gators sports are engaged in postseason play as the university’s athletic programs battle for their respective national titles. Over the next few days, the baseball team continues its grueling play in the SEC Tournament while the softball, men’s golf, and track and field teams all compete in their respective NCAA Tournaments. Then there is men’s tennis player Sam Riffice, who looks to become just the third-ever men’s player to win an individual national championship.

Here is a look at what happened on Thursday and what the weekend has in store for Gators sports.

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Gators News: Sam Riffice, baseball team advance while track and field continue

Here is a look at how things turned out for Sam Riffice, baseball, and track and field, and what to expect today from the Gator Nation.

It goes without saying that it is always great to be a Florida Gator but recent days have been pretty darn great as well. The men’s tennis program captured its first team national championship and currently have one of their singles stars still in the hunt for his own personal trophy. The baseball team laid an epic beatdown on their SEC opponent in the conference tournament and the track and field team picked up a few accolades in its competition as well — hey, everything’s turning up Albert!

Here is a look at how things turned out yesterday and what to expect today from the Gator Nation.

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