Gators lose their grip to Texas in top-10 matchup
Florida (3-1) falls short in ITA Kickoff Tournament after rain delays fill the weekend Tennis
The rain beat down the courts Saturday afternoon. The Gators’ and Longhorns’ singles were ready to go.
But the sky remained cloudy, and the water wouldn’t stop. After an hour, the dryers hit the floor, and a winner was ready to be crowned.
The No. 6 Longhorns claimed the ITA Kickoff Tournament’s throne, but the No. 9 Gators didn’t go out begging on their knees.
It was 3-3 until the final match between No. 8 Sam Riffice and No. 120 Eliot Spizzirri. The match was paused, played, paused, and then played again for seven hours. It went into three tiebreakers until the final serve at 9:05 p.m..