Florida Gators

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Florida men's tennis team was selected to the NCAA Division I Tennis Championships for the 32^nd time in program history, as the 64-team bracket was revealed on the Selection Show Monday night.
 
UF (14-13, 5-7 SEC), ranked No. 20 in the nation, will travel to Tucson, Ariz. for a first round matchup against Oklahoma State (13-13, 0-5 Big 12). The winner of the match will face the winner of No. 14 seed Arizona (21-6, 6-2 Pac-12) and Boise State (21-7, 3-3 Mountain West).
 
The Gators will be coming off a two-week hiatus entering the NCAA Tournament after going 1-1 at the 2023 SEC Tournament in Auburn. After starting the tournament with a 4-1 win over the host team then-No. 22 Auburn, Florida fell to the top seed, No. 4 Georgia 4-0 in the quarterfinal.
 
The winner out of Tucson will face the winner out of the Ohio State Regional Championship, which involves No. 3 seed Ohio State, East Tennessee State, Louisville and Texas Tech.
 
GATORS ROAD TO ORLANDO
Arizona Regional Championship – May 5-6 at LaNelle Robson Tennis Center
Florida vs. Oklahoma State | Friday, May 5, at 10 a.m. PT
No. 14 Arizona vs. Boise State | Friday, May 5 at 1 p.m. PT
 
Ohio State Regional Championship – May 6-7 at Ty Tucker Tennis Center
Texas Tech vs. Louisville | Saturday, May 6 at at 10 a.m. CT
No. 3 Ohio State vs. East Tennessee State | Saturday, May 6 at 1 p.m. CT
 
Super Regional – May 12 or May 13
 
NCAA National Championships – May 17-27 in Orlando at the USTA National Campus
 
GATORS VS. THE FIELD

Opponent	All-Time Record	Last Meeting
Oklahoma State	1-1	May 14, 2006 – W, 4-0 (Stillwater, Okla.)
Boise State	0-0	Never faced
Arizona	3-1	Jan. 22, 2021 – W, 4-2 (Austin, Texas)

GATORS IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT

• This is Florida's fifth time in program history playing the first round on the road since the field expanded to 64 teams in 1999.
  • The Orange & Blue last traveled for a first round match to Tallahassee in 2007, defeating Georgia Tech before advancing to the Round of 16 after beating Florida State in the second round.
• Head coach Bryan Shelton has guided UF to earn its 10^th bid under his tutelage.
• Florida has made the NCAA Men's Championships for 31 consecutive years, dating back to 1991.
• Florida holds a 40-3 (.930) record during the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament and a 14-2 record under Shelton.
  • Overall, UF is 64-30 in NCAA play and were crowned National Champions in 2021.

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