I can agree with you on that. They were two-time national champions just a year ago. This group defeating UGA was quite an accomplishment. Maybe people are just accepting that they'll do well?
On Mon, May 19, 2014 at 11:03 AM, Oliver Barry <[email protected]> wrote: > Somebody explain to me why news about the women’s tennis team going to the > NCAA final four is added on to the bottom of an article about track. > > Do they not deserve more respect than this? > > > > Oliver Barry, CRS, GRI > > Bob Parks Realty, LLC > > Real Estate Broker > > 145 Maple Row Blvd > > Hendersonville TN 37075 > > Phone: 615-826-4040 > > Mobile: 615-972-4239 > > [email protected] > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *Shane Ford > *Sent:* Monday, May 19, 2014 9:36 AM > *To:* GatorNEWS > *Subject:* [gatornews] [SUN]: UF roundup: More Gators earn SEC track > titles > > > > > > *UF roundup: More Gators earn SEC track titles* > > > > > Special to The GAINESVILLE SUN > > *Published: Sunday, May 18, 2014 at 11:32 p.m.* > > *Last Modified: Sunday, May 18, 2014 at 11:32 p.m.* > > > > > > LEXINGTON, Ky. — Four more SEC individual championships, a pair of > facility records, two school records and an SEC Meet Record in the women's > triple jump from junior Ciarra Brewer capped off the fourth and final day > of competition in Lexington for the Florida track and field squads, which > finished second and third on the women's and men's sides, respectively, at > the 2014 SEC Outdoor Championships. Arkansas claimed the women's outdoor > title (123 points) and Texas A&M won the men's title (155 points). > > Senior Cory McGee and Brewer added UF's second and third individual > women's titles to the tally Sunday after junior thrower Fawn Miller's > javelin title Saturday. Brewer improved her school record and SEC Meet > Record (13.91m/45-7.75, -0.7) with her third consecutive triple jump title, > and McGee notched a facility record with her 1500m championship (4:13.38) > and PRed in the 5K, all while helping guide the Orange and Blue to 116.5 > total points and a top-two finish for the sixth time in the last seven > years. > > Marquis Dendy added a triple jump title to his repertoire with a new PR > and NCAA-leading leap of 16.52m/54-2.5, the No. 5 mark in school history. > Junior men's thrower Stipe Zunic doubled up in the javelin and shot put, > shattering a 22-year-old school record and facility record with his > 20.52m/67-4 toss in the shot to give Florida its first title in the event > since 1994. Florida accumulated 93 points and has now finished in the top > three at SEC outdoors five of the last six years. > > “Obviously mixed emotions today. This was an incredible meet and everyone > competed hard,” UF coach Mike Holloway said. > > UF looks toward to the NCAA East Preliminary Round in Jacksonville May > 29-31 in advance of the NCAA Championships in Eugene. > > > > *WOMEN'S TENNIS:* The Gators have returned to the NCAA semifinals for the > fifth consecutive year and face third-ranked and fifth-seeded UCLA at 1 > p.m. today at the University of Georgia's Dan Magill Tennis Complex in > Athens. > > The top four seeds were eliminated during Saturday's quarterfinals action, > with No. 8 Florida earning the biggest victory of the day when it took down > top-seeded, No. 1-ranked and host Georgia, 4-1. > > “We thought coming into this tournament that there were 10 different teams > that could have won,” UF coach Roland Thornqvist said. “The fact that we > now have four teams, three of whom people probably didn't expect to be in > this final four, it is what it is. That's pretty cool for college tennis.” > > The Gators (23-5) would play the winner of today's other semifinal between > No. 7 seed North Carolina and No. 11 seed Stanford. A win would send the > Gators to the NCAA finals for the 14th time in program history, and fourth > time in the last five years. UCLA (25-2) reached the national semifinals > for the fourth year in a row. > > “We saw them play at (National Team) Indoors and they are really > talented,” Thornqvist said. “I think they've won every doubles point this > year so just like yesterday, we're going to have to be tough in doubles. In > singles, they are talented one through six. We've had some same matchup > with these players in the past and so we're fairly familiar with all of > them. > > “I'm sure it's going to be a battle. Any final four you play, it usually > comes down to the wire. 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