Former Virginia men's tennis player wins USTA Challenger event
Former Virginia men's tennis All-American Brian Vahaly claimed his second singles title of the season after winning last week's event in Calabasas, California.
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Former Virginia men's tennis All-American Brian Vahaly claimed his second singles title of the season after winning last week's event in Calabasas, California.
In its third season in existence, the Virginia women's golf team has never been ranked this high. Standing at No. 11 in the Golfweek.com rankings, Virginia is proving that a young program can compete with other programs that have a longer history of success.
In the eyes of Virginia head cross country coach Jason Dunn and his team, the regular season is divided into a series of steps, like those on a pyramid. As the season progresses, each scarce opportunity becomes more difficult and more important to the team's expected success.
Club sports are supposed to be stress and commitment-free activities. Winning is just a result of good fun and skill, not the ever-consuming "championship or bust" mentality of professional athletes.
In the fall of 2006, when the doors of the new John Paul Jones Arena open to welcome its first Virginia basketball game, few students will be aware of the people behind its creation. When students, student-athletes and coaches speak of Virginia's reputation for excellence in academics and athletics, few attribute its current state to the administration that works hard to promote integrity. In this world of household sports names, few students remember the name of Terry Holland, current East Carolina University athletic director, and his service to the Virginia athletic community.
When athletes speak of opportunity, more often than not, it comes down to winning or losing. Few speak of the opportunity that might determine their future career in their respective sport. For former Virginia basketball player and current Indiana Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle, however, decisions about his future were easy ones to make.
Yesterday, the first shots of the Virginia golf season were made. And, if success is achieved as the Cavaliers intend, the season could continue through early June.
There were no brooms being used to clean up opponents from the course. On Saturday, however, both the Cavalier men's and women's first-place times did all the sweeping at the Virginia-hosted Lou Onesty Invitational.
Like most freshmen athletes, cross country runners' first year at the University requires effort in all areas of life, from school to schedules to athletics. Few are expected to make an immediate impact on their team's overall performance. After making that adjustment last year, sophomore runner Emily Harrison returned to Charlottesville ready to compete and prove there is no such phenomenon as the "sophomore slump."
With the June 4 Major League Baseball draft just three days away, former Virginia third baseman Ryan Zimmerman managed one final hit in four plate appearances to end his collegiate career.
A large number of people do not consider running an activity that carries positive and fun connotations, let alone long-distance running. The Virginia cross country team, however, makes it its goal to not only run long distances but to excel at it. With their first competition just two weeks away, the Cavaliers have adopted a theme of "improvement."
In a handful of days, incoming first-years will not be the only "new kids" on Grounds at the University. With wide eyes and open ears, Virginia two newest head coaches -- Karen Johns and Mark Guilbeau -- will be trying their best, just like their younger first-year counterparts, to take in and learn as much as they can in their new surroundings.
In the world of revenue varsity sports, competitions such as cycling often go unheard. Football and basketball generate tremendous revenue and thus, tremendous media coverage and attention.
On Feb. 14, 2004, a point guard generously listed at 6-feet sunk a three-pointer, his only bucket of the afternoon, with 2.4 seconds left to lead Virginia to an 82-80 win over No. 15 Georgia Tech.
Since the NFL Draft began in 1936, 134 Virginia players, including those from this year's class, have been selected to play in the NFL. Former Virginia tight end Heath Miller, who was selected in the first round of the 2005 NFL Draft (30th overall) by the Pittsburgh Steelers, became the Virginia program's 12th first-round pick.
Last weekend, football fans witnessed the annual NFL Draft in which 255 players were selected in seven rounds. After Tagliabue reads the name of prospective players off the draft card, life in the NFL begins.
Who is Ricky Stokes? Sadly most common sports fans will not be able to recognize him by name, but he is the man behind an amazingly long list of accomplishments.
In this weekend's gusting wind and unseasonably cold weather, the top squad of the Virginia men's golf team finished tied for second place in the 18th Cavalier Classic at the University's own Birdwood Golf Course.
The Virginia women's rowing team has the opportunity to defend its reign atop the conference at the 2005 ACC Championships Saturday. In the competition hosted by Clemson on Lake Hartwell in Clemson, S.C., the Cavaliers can extend their current ACC Championship streak to six consecutive years.
The Temple Owls' streak of 25-consecutive wins ended March 22 after a 61-54 loss to No. 3-seeded Rutgers in the second round of the women's NCAA Tournament. For Temple head coach Dawn Staley, this marked the beginning of one offseason and the end of another.