GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Longtime Florida girls’s tennis coach Roland Thornqvist retired Monday, ending his profession with greater than 500 wins and 4 nationwide championships.
Thornqvist, 54, led the Gators to NCAA championships in 2003, 2011, 2012 and 2017. He gained 11 Southeastern Convention titles and completed every of his 23 seasons with a successful report in addition to a berth within the NCAA match.
“Right this moment is actually bittersweet, however I’ll eternally be a Florida Gator,” mentioned Thornqvist, who additionally guided this system to 2 nationwide runner-up finishes.
A local of Stockholm, Sweden, Thornqvist got here to Florida in June 2001 after teaching at North Carolina (1998-2001) and Kansas (1996-98). He ends his teaching profession with a 507-107 report at Florida and a 582-157 profession mark.
At Florida, he coached Lauren Embree, Jessica Lehnhoff, Alexis Gordon, Allie Will, Brooke Austin and McCartney Kessler to SEC Participant of the 12 months honors.
Affiliate head coach Jeremy Bayon will take over as interim head coach as Florida officers seek for Thornqvist’s successor.
