Don’t get him wrong. Billy Martin is happy to be heading to Sherwood Country Club this weekend to watch his UCLA tennis players on the courts. It’s just that he wishes he was out on the links while he was at the country club. “I always wish I was out on the golf course,” Martin […]
Author Archives: David Regan
M. tennis: One last chance
The stage was set. The UCLA men’s tennis team was just one point away from a spot in the 2003 NCAA Championship, the goal it had worked so very hard to attain. Marcin Matkowski stood on Court 2, serving with two chances at match point to send the Bruins to the finals. And though it appeared […]
Tar Heels’ effective strategy crushes UCLA offense
CARY, N.C. “”mdash; North Carolina coach Anson Dorrance is arguably the most successful coach in the history of sports. His Tar Heels have won 18 of 23 national championships awarded in women’s soccer, and his all-time coaching record currently stands at 559-25-15. On Friday, Dorrance masterminded a plan that shut down the UCLA offense, holding […]
W. Soccer: Final four flop
CARY, N.C. “”mdash; It’s one thing when an opponent is just better. It’s something entirely different when they’re just lucky. And it’s downright scary when they’re both. That’s the predicament the UCLA women’s soccer team faced on Friday as No. 1 North Carolina not only outplayed the Bruins in its 3-0 victory in the NCAA […]
W. soccer: Lance inspires Bruin women
Since the beginning of the season, the women’s soccer team has been using Lance Armstrong as a model for success, integrating the record-breaking cyclist and his Tour de France success into practice plans and season goals. From shirts with the “˜LA’ in UCLA bolded to stand for Lance Armstrong to a yellow jersey that is […]
W. soccer: Up against it
How do you overcome a dynastic mystique unrivaled in sports? How do you beat a team that hasn’t lost or tied all season? How do you defeat that team in front of its home fans in its home state? Just how do you triumph when nearly everything seems to be stacked against you? Well, you […]
W. soccer: Women’s soccer tames Lions in 4-0 win
Jill Ellis expected it to be a fight. She expected her team to have to battle a team nearly identical to her own in style and ability. She expected a challenge. She certainly didn’t expect this. Ellis’ Bruins played perhaps their most inspired soccer of the season in Friday night’s quarterfinal match at Drake Stadium, […]