College MatchDay returns to the USTA National Campus for the second straight year this Saturday, with one of the biggest rivalries in college tennis – Florida vs. Florida State – headlining the action.

                                                                               

The Florida rivals will square off on Feb. 3 at 7 p.m., and for the first time at a College MatchDay event, both the men's and women's teams will be featured on the same night.

 

The Gators and Seminoles also played a College MatchDay at the USTA National Campus in 2017, with last year’s match drawing 1,756 fans, marking the highest-attended college tennis match of the season.

 

Admission to College MatchDay events is free to the public and includes kids’ activities, clinics, face painting, live music, food and beverages, as well as other games and giveaways. Gates open at 5 p.m.

 

Learn more about College MatchDay with an in-depth Fan Guide.

 

Men

Florida has raced out to a 3-0 start this season, highlighted by 4-0 victories over both South Alabama and South Florida at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Kick-Off Weekend in Gainesville, Fla.

 

Florida State beat Purdue, 4-0, last weekend but suffered its first loss of the season against Baylor, 4-1, in the championship of the ITA Kick-Off Weekend.

 

Last year, Florida State defeated Florida, 4-2, at College MatchDay, giving FSU its first win over the Gators since 2007.

 

Women

Florida is coming off a perfect weekend, as it swept Cal State Fullerton and Louisiana-Monroe in the ITA Kick-Off Weekend in Gainesville, Fla.

 

Florida State opened play at the ITA event in Nashville, Tenn., Tenn., by beating Virginia, 4-1, before falling to Vanderbilt, 4-1.

 

A year ago, Florida won the NCAA National Championship.