Freshmen Sanam Singh and Michael Shabaz of the Virginia men's tennis team, each ranked among the top 5 in junior-level competition, were expected to come into Virginia's prestigious tennis program and make an immediate impact. As often happens in sports, and life in general, buzz and hype can transform any performance that isn't perfect into a disappointment.
A somewhat dull game quickly became exciting as the Virginia men's basketball team rallied from a 12-point deficit to defeat Richmond 66-64 last night in the first game of the new College Basketball Invitational.
Although statistics may not reflect his importance to the team, 6-foot captain junior short-stick midfielder Will Barrow has proved vital to an undefeated 8-0 Virginia men's lacrosse team.
I don't know about you, but last night I was a ball of nerves. For last night's opening round of the Cut-Below Invitational -- or maybe it's the Contemptible Business Initiative, my memory's a bit fuzzy -- there was a good deal of excitement in John Paul Jones Arena.
Virginia's No. 1 tennis team has not lost a match yet this year, but faces another challenge Wednesday in Blacksburg against No.
They're about as different as night and day, fire and water, chalk and cheese, Mario and Luigi and, well, Charlottesville and Blacksburg. Virginia coach Dave Leitao and Virginia Tech coach Seth Greenberg, both talented bench generals, have done pretty well for themselves over the past few years.
"Come on, Al," they yell. "Let's go, Al." Dozens of large men donning every NFL logo on their backs stand in a padded weight room, circled around the bench with pens and clipboards in their hands.
Stony Brook University's baseball team comes to Charlottesville this week to play Virginia today and tomorrow.
Accolades and honors come through hard work, aspirations and sometimes a little luck. They also bring responsibility and put leadership on that person's shoulders.
Recently I came across the University's season ticket brochure for the upcoming 2008 football season.
After a disappointing weekend against Florida State, the Virginia softball team will try to stop a three-game skid with tomorrow's midweek doubleheader against Radford at home. The first game will begin at 4 p.m., with the second game scheduled for 6 p.m. Following Virginia's struggles over the weekend, senior captain Meghan O'Leary said the team is focused on developing a steady level of play going into Wednesday. "I think we really need to pull together -- get all on the same page as far as energy and heart," O'Leary said.
The Virginia women's tennis team suffered two road losses this weekend, falling at No. 4 BaylorFriday night and at No.
"I'm sure I'll play somewhere else," senior Sean Singletary said following a 94-76 loss to Georgia Tech in the first round of the ACC Tournament.
The Virginia women's lacrosse redeemed its tough conference loss against Maryland March 4 by defeating another of the four ACC programs in the national top 10, North Carolina.
Virginia may have lost in the ACC Tournament, but being the nutty basketball fan that I am, I stuck it out in Charlotte until the end.
The top-ranked Virginia men's tennis team stayed perfect this weekend, tallying its second conference victory 7-0 against the No.
The Virginia baseball team continued its struggles in ACC play this weekend, dropping two of three games to Duke.
The Virginia men's lacrosse team defeated Towson 18-13 during the weekend and extended the nation's longest winning streak to eight games.
Florida State came to Charlottesville riding a seven-game win streak. The Seminoles left with a 10-game streak after taking three straight games from Virginia (7-16, 2-4 ACC), during which the Cavaliers never led and only managed to tie the score once, by a combined score of 22-5. In the first game, Florida State (21-9, 4-2 ACC) jumped all over junior pitcher Karla Wilburn on its way to a 9-1 victory.
Meet the seventh-string quarterback of Southern Mississippi's 1987 football team. In the warm-ups before the third game of the season, he's hunched over on the sideline, still hung over from the night before, throwing up everywhere.
