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2020-21 Florida Men’s Tennis FLORIDA MEN’S TENNIS 2020-21 MEDIA GUIDE @GatorsMTN 1 #GoGators 2020-21 Florida Men’s Tennis QUICK FACTS TABLE OF CONTENTS University Information Table of Contents/UF Info . 2 Location: . Gainesville, Fla . Media Information . 3 Founded: . 1853 Schedule . 4 Enrollment: . 56,002 Headshots . 5 Nickname: . Gators Colors: . Orange (PMS 172) & Blue (PMS 287) Ring Tennis Complex (6-7) Affiliation: . NCAA Division I Conference: . Southeastern (SEC), Eastern Division Coaching Staff/Player Bios (8-25) President: . Dr . W . Kent Fuchs (Duke ‘77) Head Coach Bryan Shelton . 9-11 Athletics Director: . Scott Stricklin (Mississippi St . ‘92) Assistant Coach Tanner Stump .. 12 Senior Associate AD: . Steve McClain (Syracuse ‘88) Volunteer Asst . Coach Scott Perelman . 13 Faculty Representative: . Dr . Michael Sagas (Utah ‘92) Player Bios . 14-25 Athletics Department Phone: . (352) 375-4683 Athletics Department Website:. floridagators com. Tennis History/Quick Facts (26-37) Gators Tennis on Social Media . Twitter/Instagram: . GatorsMTN SEC History (38-42) Facebook: . GatorsTN Records and Results (43-57) Tennis Information Home Court: . Linder Stadium at Ring Tennis Complex All-Time Letterwinners (58) Origin: . 1940 All-Time Record:. 1,326-528-6 ( 715). Head Coach: . Bryan Shelton, Ninth season Record at UF: . 145-64 ( .694), Eight seasons Overall Record: .. 372-172 ( .684), 21 seasons Shelton’s Phone:. .. (352) 692-4600 Assoc . Head Coach: . Tanner Stump, Fifth season Stump’s Phone: . (352) 692-4685 Vol . Assistant Coach: . Scott. Perelman Dir . of Operations: . Kate Harte Harte’s Phone: . (352) 692-4600 2020 Overall Record: . 15-3 2020 Conference Record: . 3-1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost .. 9/3 Newcomers: . 1 Communications Men’s Tennis SID: . Tommy Scott Cell Phone: . (352) 843-7479 E-mail: . TommySc@gators .ufl edu. Website: . floridagators com. Twitter: . @TScottUF Address:. University Athletic Association . 157 Gale Lemerand Dr . Ben Hill Griffin Stadium - 3rd Floor . Gainesville, FL 32611 @GatorsMTN 2 #GoGators 2020-21 Florida Men’s Tennis PlayerMEDIACoaching Bios SERVICES Staff Match Notes COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE FACILITY The most recent media match notes are The Communications Office is located on The Scott Linder Tennis Stadium at the posted on Florida’s web page (www . the third floor of Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Alfred A . Ring Tennis Complex is located FloridaGators com). as soon as they are along Gale Lemerand Drive directly on SW 2nd Avenue on the University of completed . To view the information across from the Stephen C . O’Connell Florida campus, down two blocks from through Adobe Acrobat, download free Center . Enter the stairwell to the left of the west wall of Ben Hill Griffin Football software by following the instructions Gate 1 of Ben Hill Griffin Stadium . Stadium . The Press Box is located at the listed on the web site . top of Linder Tennis Stadium is equipped PHOTOGRAPHERS with electrical outlets . Interviews All photographers MUST check in with All interviews with players and coaches a UF Communications staff member COMMUNICATIONS MAILING ADDRESS MUST be coordinated through the on site for designated photo locations University Athletic Association Communications office and requested 24 prior to EVERY match . Photographers P O. Box 14485 hours in advance to ensure availability are welcome to photograph from the Gainesville, FL 32604 excluding post match interviews . Stadium stands, but MUST receive permission to photograph on the courts . COMMUNICATIONS SHIPPING ADDRESS: PARKING Only accredited photographers or those Central Receiving Parking for weekday matches is available persons on special assignment will be Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on the Football Practice Field, located allowed access to the court . 121 Gale Lemerand Dr . next to Percy Beard Track at James G . Gainesville, FL 32611 Pressly Stadium . Spaces are usually REGULAR SEASON CREDENTIALS ample on weekday evenings and on the Admission is free to all regular season weekends at the Law School lot and matches so no credentials are needed to other areas near the Tennis Complex . obtain entrance into Linder Stadium at There is no charge or pass required . Ring Tennis Complex . Only working press will receive game notes, statistics and box scores, and be permitted to sit in the Press Box . PlayerCOMMUNICATIONSCoaching Bios Staff CONTACT LIST General Communications Phone: 352-375-4683 ext . 6100 / Communications Fax: 352-375-4809 Sport Contact E-mail Baseball Zach Dirlam ZachD@gators .ufl edu. Basketball (M) Denver Parler DenverP@gators .ufl edu. Basketball (W) Sam Stolte SamS@gators .ufl edu. Cross Country (M&W) Tommy Scott TommySC@gators .ufl edu. Football Skip Powers SkipP@gators .ufl edu. Football Rick Hurtado RickH@gators .ufl edu. Football Zach Dirlam ZachD@gators .ufl edu. Golf (M&W) Morgan Perry MorganP@gators .ufl edu. Gymnastics Mary Howard MaryH@gators .ufl edu. Lacrosse Katie Callahan KatieC@gators .ufl edu. Soccer Mary Howard MaryH@gators .ufl edu. Softball Herb Brooks HerbB@gators .ufl edu. Swimming & Diving (M&W) Tommy Scott TommySC@gators .ufl edu. Tennis (M) Tommy Scott TommySC@gators .ufl edu. Tennis (W) Sam Stolte SamS@gators .ufl edu. Track & Field (M&W) Rick Hurtado RickH@gators .ufl edu. Volleyball Katie Callahan KatieC@gators .ufl edu. Social Media Manager Bruce Floyd BruceF@gators .ufl edu. Historian Norm Carlson NormC@gators .ufl edu. Senior Writer Scott Carter ScottC@gators .ufl edu. Senior Writer Chris Harry ChrisH@gators .ufl edu. Coordinator Alesha Bush AleshaB@gators .ufl edu. @GatorsMTN 3 #GoGators 2020-21 Florida Men’s Tennis 2021 SCHEDULE Date Opponent/Tournament Location Time (ET) Jan . 16 FAU Gainesville, FL 1 p .m . Jan . 17 USF Gainesville, FL 1 p .m . Jan . 22 Oklahoma State Austin, TX 10 a .m . Jan . 23 Texas/Arizona Austin, TX 2 p .m . Jan . 29 UCF Lake Nona, FL TBA Jan . 31 FSU Tallahassee, FL TBA Feb . 12-14 ITA National Indoors Champaign, IL TBA Feb . 19 Alabama Gainesville, FL 5 p .m . Feb . 21 Auburn Gainesville, FL Noon Feb . 26 LSU Baton Rouge, LA TBA Feb . 28 Texas A&M College Station, TX TBA March 5 Georgia Gainesville, FL 5 p .m . March 7 Tennessee Gainesville, FL Noon March 12 Ole Miss Oxford, MS TBA March 14 Mississippi St . Starkville, MS TBA March 17 TCU Gainesville, FL 5 p .m . March 21 FSU Gainesville, FL Noon March 26 Arkansas Gainesville, FL 5 p .m . April 2 Vanderbilt Nashville, TN TBA April 4 Kentucky Gainesville, FL Noon April 9 South Carolina Columbia, SC TBA April 19-23 SEC Tournament Fayetteville, AR TBA May 7-9 NCAA Regionals TBA TBA May 14-16 NCAA Super Regionals TBA TBA May 20-29 NCAA Championships Lake Nona, FL TBA @GatorsMTN 4 #GoGators 2020-21 Florida Men’s Tennis Andy Andrade Brian Berdusco Blaise Bicknell Josh Goodger Will Grant Lukas Greif Johannes Ingildsen Sam Riffice Ben Shelton Duarte Vale Bryan Shelton Tanner Stump Scott Perelman Antonio Giraldo Head Coach Assoc . Head Coach Vol . Assistant Coach Team Manager (Georgia Tech ‘98) (Mississippi State ‘11) (Ball State ‘77) @GatorsMTN 5 #GoGators 2020-21 Florida Men’s Tennis RING TENNIS COMPLEX The Gator men’s tennis program has also a conference room, as well as a attractive complex easily makes it always been the benefactor of one reception area and a 3,000 square- one of the most inviting tennis envi- of the nation’s top tennis facilities . foot courtyard . The complex has a ronments for both the spectator and In 1999, though, thanks to the ad- locker room for opposing teams, the competitor . ditional generous contributions of bringing the total building area Dr . Alfred A . Ring, the entire facility to 7,163 square feet . The complex Even prior to the latest renovation, underwent a complete facelift that features a 1,000-seat grandstand the complex has received national has turned it into one that is unlike overlooking six main lighted courts, attention for its splendor . The NCAA any other in the country . in addition to a second row of nine selected the University of Florida Ring has made substantial contribu- courts . The second row combines as the host for the 1989, 1990, 1993, tions over the last several years to six outdoor courts and the three 1999 and 2003 NCAA women’s bring the complex to its current elite covered courts in the Ring Pavilion, championships . Florida also played status, funding several major proj- giving Florida a total of 15 regulation host to the NCAA Region III Quali- ects . courts . The courts, which were re- fying Tournament in both 1995 and surfaced in the summer of 2006, are 1997, as well as men’s and women’s Linder Stadium at Ring Tennis Com- made of a hard court surface similar regionals every year since 1999 . The plex was completed in 1999 follow- to the type of court found at the US courts have also seen some of the ing a $1 .7 million renovation project . Open . state’s premier prep talent as the The focal point of the project was a University of Florida and Gainesville new building adjacent to the courts The grandstand is highlighted by a have frequently served as hosts for that serves as home to the men’s two level, 12-seat press box and fea- the Florida State High School Cham- and women’s teams . tures six brand new electronic score- pionships . Competition continues at boards over each of the six courts, the complex through the summer The main building of the complex and a large consolidated scoreboard, months with sessions of the Gator encompasses 5,620 square feet and all of which were added in January Tennis Camp, which attract some of includes coaches’ offices for the 2017 . Concessions and restrooms are the top young talent in the region to men’s and women’s teams, as well as conveniently located beneath the Gainesville . a training room and locker rooms for grandstand .