Florida women’s tennis coach Roland Thornqvist retires after 500 wins and 4 NCAA titles

By The Associated Press

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Longtime Florida women’s tennis coach Roland Thornqvist is retiring. He ends his career with more than 500 wins and four national championships. Thornqvist led the Gators to NCAA championships in 2003, 2011, 2012 and 2017. He won 11 Southeastern Conference titles and finished each of his 23 seasons with a winning record as well as a berth in the NCAA tournament. A native of Stockholm, Sweden, Thornqvist came to Florida in June 2001 after coaching at North Carolina (1998-2001) and Kansas (1996-98). He ends his coaching career with a 507-107 record at Florida and a 582-157 career mark.