University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame
Name Sport Years Accomplishments
Judy Acker-Smith Tennis 1975-78 Judy Acker was named to the first-ever All-America women 's tennis team in 1976 . Acker and her doubles partner , sister Sherry Acker , finished third in the AIAW national championship tournament , leading the Lady Gators to a fifth-place finish in the AIAW national team championships in 1977 . Again led by Acker , the team finished fourth in the 1978 AIAW national championship tournament
Jillian Alexander Brower Tennis 1989-91 Jillian Alexander received three All-American honors . Alexander and her partner Nicole Arendt won the 1991 NCAA doubles national championship , winning twelve of thirteen sets played in the six rounds of the NCAA tournament
Nicole J. Arendt Tennis 1988-91 Nicole Arendt was a six-time first-team All-SEC selection , and earned eight All-American honors - four each in singles and doubles . She and her partner Jillian Alexander won the 1991 NCAA doubles national championship , losing only one tournament set of thirteen played . Arendt also was the singles runner-up at the 1990 NCAA national tournament . As a professional , she won sixteen doubles tournaments
Dawn A. Buth Tennis 1995-98 Dawn Buth received seven All-American honors : four in doubles and three in singles . Buth and partner Stephanie Nickitas won the 1996 and 1997 NCAA doubles national championships , and lost in the final of the 1998 NCAA championship . She was also a member of the Gators ' NCAA national championship teams in 1996 and 1998
Jill N. Craybas Tennis 1995-96 Jill Craybas was a two-time first-team All-SEC selection and a two-time All-American . She won the 1996 NCAA singles tennis national championship , winning twelve of thirteen sets that she played in the tournament . Craybas was also a member of the Gators ' NCAA national championship team in 1996 . As a touring pro , she has won five singles events
Cissie Donigan Tennis 1979-82 Cissie Donigan was a first-team All-SEC selection and an All-American . Donigan won two SEC singles championships , once as the team 's No . 5 player , and once as the No . 1 . She also won two SEC doubles championships , both times with partner Ilene Friedland
Andrea M. Farley Tennis 1990-93 Andrea Farley was a three-time first-team All-SEC selection , and a three-time All-American . Farley was a member of the Gators ' 1992 NCAA national championship team
Jill Hetherington Hultquist Tennis 1984-87 Jill Hetherington was a four-time first-team All-SEC selection and received four All-American honors . She won four straight SEC singles championships , three as the team 's No . 2 singles player , and once at No . 1 ; she also won three consecutive SEC doubles championships . Hetherington won fourteen events as a pro , and is currently the head coach of the Washington Huskies women 's tennis team
Stephanie I. Nickitas Tennis 1996-99 Stephanie Nickitas was a six-time All-American : twice in singles and four times in doubles . With partner Dawn Buth , she won the NCAA doubles national championships in 1996 and 1997 , and played for a third NCAA doubles title in 1998 before losing in the final . Nickitas was also a member of the Gators ' NCAA national championship teams in 1996 and 1998
Lisa Raymond Tennis 1992-93 In two years as a Lady Gator tennis player , Lisa Raymond was a three-time first-team All-SEC selection , and earned All-American honors in 1992 and 1993 , after winning the 1992 and 1993 NCAA singles national championships . She was also a member of the Gators ' 1992 NCAA national championship team . As a professional , she has won nine Grand Slam doubles events , most recently the 2011 Wimbledon doubles championship
Shaun Stafford-Beckish Tennis 1987-88 Shaun Stafford was a two-time first-team All-SEC selection and an All-American in 1987 and 1988 . She advanced to the final of the 1987 NCAA singles national championship before losing . She returned to the final in 1988 and won the NCAA singles national championship , after sweeping six tournament opponents in twelve straight sets
Alice Luthy Tym Tennis 1961-64 Alice Luthy became the de facto founder of the Florida Gators women 's tennis team when she organized the University of Florida intercollegiate women 's tennis club team in 1961 . She later married Gator All-American Bill Tym , and became a touring professional tennis player . As a college tennis coach , she led the Chattanooga Lady Mocs to two AIAW small-college national championships
Women 's tennis
The following Gator Greats are former members of the Florida Gators women 's tennis team :
The University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame includes over 300 former Florida Gators athletes who represented the University of Florida in one or more intercollegiate sports and were recognized as Gator Greats for their athletic excellence during their college sports careers. The University of Florida, located in Gainesville, Florida , is a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and fields twenty-one intercollegiate sports teams, all of which compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Gator Greats are listed below in alphabetical order within each sport. Those listed include athletes from nine men's sports and nine women's sports. This list also includes Distinguished Letterwinners, who are former Gators athletes who achieved distinction after graduation, as athletic coaches or administrators, professional athletes, or in public service or other career activities; and Honorary Letterwinners, who were not former Gators athletes, but who distinguished themselves by their significant contributions to the success of the Florida Gators sports teams, including former championship Gators coaches. Distinguished Letterwinners and Honorary Letterwinners are listed below in alphabetical order in separate sections near the end of this article. The Hall of Fame's Class of 2013 included Gator Greats Jeff Davis (wrestling), Josh Fogg (baseball), Rex Grossman (football), Riko Higashio (women's golf), Heather Mitts (women's soccer), Mike Pearson (football), and Chrissy Van Fleet (women's gymnastics); Honorary Letterwinner Ernestine Weaver (women's gymnastics coach); and Distinguished Letterwinner Larry Morris (football). The Class of 2014 included Gator Greats Aury Cruz (volleyball), Jenny Gladding (softball), Justin O'Neal (men's tennis), Keiwan Ratliff (football), Colleen Rosensteel (women's track and field), Mike Stanley (baseball) and Sarah Yohe (women's soccer), and Distinguished Letterwinner Harry Wilder (men's swimming). The Class of 2015 included seven Gator Greats: Camilo Benedetti (men's golf), Matt Bonner (men's basketball), Beth Farmer (women's cross country; women's track and field), Nicole McCray (volleyball), Candice Scott (women's track and field), Camilo Villegas (men's golf), and Stephanie Zunich Donley (women's swimming). They were inducted on April 10, 2015.