When Jeremy Foley hired Bryan Shelton in 2012 to coach the Florida men’s tennis program, neither man sought or expected an overnight fix.
Nine years later, the process is complete: the Gators are national champions for the first time in program history.
Shelton’s top-seeded squad capped a historic season with a 4-1 rout of top-ranked Baylor just after midnight Saturday at the USTA National Campus in Lake Nona.