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Freshman QB duo waits behind Ellis

By Jed Williams | April 14, 2000

Nearly four months after he vowed to "reinvent the corporation" following a 63-21 debacle in the MicronPC.com Bowl, George Welsh quells any commotion that his promised overhaul will start with his quarterback. Dan Ellis remains his point man. The same can't be said for the backup job, where a pair of diametrically opposed freshmen candidates, strong-armed Matt Schaub and fleet-footed Bryson Spinner, are deadlocked in a duel to be the man.

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Men's tennis duo hunts for wins

By David Semler | April 13, 2000

One year before Ronald Curry's infamous decision to attend North Carolina, it was Virginia that plucked two prominent tennis players from the Tar Heels' backyard. From 1996-1997, Huntley Montgomery and Brian Hunter starred for Chapel Hill High School's perennially powerful tennis team.

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Women's lacrosse thumps Hokies

By Ben Beach | April 13, 2000

BLACKSBURG-It was a tale of two halves for the Virginia women's lacrosse team yesterday at Virginia Tech, featuring only the best of times. The Cavaliers put on a clinic at Rector Field House, defeating the Hokies 17-9.

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CBS coverage feels too cheesy to be Masterful

By Jed Williams | April 13, 2000

This weekend I had an interesting idea for a new soap opera. It went something like this: Trapped in paradise, 50-some-odd anonymous white men, most stricken with pattern baldness and Gus Burger guts, a boy wonder named Tiger and a Fiji native exorcise life's frustrations by beating a little white ball senseless. I could already hear the cash register cha-chinging.

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Freshman wrestler takes pair of titles

By Claudia Hickey | April 12, 2000

Freshman heavyweight wrestler Josh Etu took first place in both the University Greco-Roman and University Freestyle Championships at the 2000 University National Championships last weekend. By defeating Oregon State's Andy Bowlby, a top-10 Olympic prospect, for the Greco-Roman title, Etu became the first wrestler in Virginia history to win the University National Championships. Etu went on to best Ohio All-American Tim Courtad to take the freestyle title. Overall, Etu went 3-0 in Greco-Roman competition and 5-0 in freestyle matches in the tournament held at Northwestern University.

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Women's lacrosse heads down right path

By Greg Hallmark | April 12, 2000

Now 12 games into the season, the Virginia women's lacrosse team is off to a fresh start. Before Saturday's win over Duke, the Cavs were 0-4 against top-10 teams and were left feeling that something was missing in their season.

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Men's soccer signs quartet of recruits

By Mike Webb | April 11, 2000

After strong ACC and NCAA Tournament runs last year, Virginia men's soccer successfully courted and signed newcomers Alecko Eskandarian, Ryan Kelly, Jake LeBlanc and Matt Oliver for the 2000 season. Eskandarian, Kelly and LeBlanc will strengthen the midfield and forward positions, while Oliver will solidify the defense. Eskandarian and Kelly both honed their scoring skills playing high school soccer in New Jersey.

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Driscoll finishes second to lead golfers to title

By Nikki Gross | April 11, 2000

The No. 24 Virginia men's golf team won its first team title of the season over the weekend, edging East Tennessee State by two strokes in the Furman Intercollegiate competition in Greenville, S.C. Virginia senior James Driscoll tied Maryland's Keith Unikel for the tournament lead at seven under par (209) but lost on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.

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Defense never rests in title chase

By Chip Knighton | April 11, 2000

The phrase "defending champions" is especially appropriate for the 2000 Virginia men's lacrosse team, a squad that is making a strong run at another national title using a tough, experienced core of defensemen. "We have an experienced group," Cavalier coach Dom Starsia said.

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Fromal lifts Cavs to win over Devils

By Chris Yeung | April 10, 2000

DURHAM, N.C-On a cold, windy, rainy day at Koskinen Stadium, the sun broke through the cloudy sky just long enough to shine on Virginia senior midfielder Amy Fromal as she scored the game-winning goal in the closing minutes against the No.

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Cavs secure pair of wins in Durham

By Sam Le | April 10, 2000

DURHAM, N.C.-After surrendering only two earned runs in eight innings Saturday at Duke, Kevin Shrout, Virginia baseball's 6-foot-2 righthander, said his team is talented enough to win 35 games. But then come the conditionals: only if the offense can play like it did in two drubbings of the Blue Devils; only if the pitching staff can last well into the late innings; and only if the team can stay consistent. Virginia v.

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Women's tennis tops UNC in milestone win for Rogers

By Chip Knighton | April 10, 2000

The Virginia women's tennis team split a pair of ACC matches at home this weekend, losing to Duke Saturday before beating North Carolina yesterday to earn coach Phil Rogers his 200th career victory in his 18th year at the Cav helm. The Cavaliers (12-8, 2-4 ACC) fell to the No.

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