Monday, August 5, 1996 Tennis was not always dominant attraction within flurry of activityBy Mark Dittmer Summer Bruin Senior Staff Last week’s Infiniti Open brought roughly 200 construction workers to the Los Angeles Tennis Center at UCLA to build the special grandstand sections. Then came 500 volunteers and a security company to help deal with […]
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Down under wonder leaves them guessing
Monday, August 5, 1996 By Grace Wen Summer Bruin Senior Staff Stop me if you haven’t heard this before. A relatively unknown player escapes everyone’s attention until he is standing before you, ready to challenge a top-ranked player in a semifinal match. Although he loses the match, you still wonder, "Who is this guy and […]
NBC coverage avoided the darker side
Monday, August 5, 1996 Olympic regalia, restroom etiquette take center stageATLANTA, Ga. — It would be a counterproductive and self-destructive effort to try and capture the intense drama and agonizing melodrama of the Olympic Games in a single column. After all, how could I ever compete with NBC’s vignettes about some wrestler’s family catastrophe or […]
Infiniti Open is Edberg¹s last hurrah
Sunday, July 28, 1996 LATC marks the start, end of great career for 30-year-old SwedeBy Christopher Isidro Summer Bruin Senior Staff Stefan Edberg may be making his final visit to Los Angeles this week, but don’t expect him to make his entrance at the Los Angeles Tennis Center with a walking stick. The 30-year-old Swede, […]
For love of game, Gimelstob says goodbye UCLA, hello pro
Sunday, July 28, 1996 Catching opportunity while young main factor in decision to move forwardBy Mark J. Dittmer Summer Bruin Senior Staff Justin Gimelstob will play in the Infiniti Open this week at the Los Angeles Tennis Center, where not long ago Gimelstob was a regular. It was as recently as two months ago, back […]
Reality check required for Game goers
Sunday, July 28, 1996 Tragedy shouldn’t be prerequisite to enjoy OlympicsMark Shapiro BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Before Saturday morning, my main problem with the Centennial Olympic Games was the amount of complaining emanating from Atlanta. Complaints about the heat, traffic, lines, you name it. People privileged enough to be attending the Games seemed to be unable […]
US softball remains top seed despite loss
Sunday, July 28, 1996 From the beach to track and field, Bruins win medals By Brent Boyd Summer Bruin Senior Staff Perhaps the greatest game in Bruin softball history occurred Friday. But, there were no blue and gold jerseys, no eight-claps in the stands and it doesn’t even count in the standings. Instead the Bruins […]