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April 26Unpredictable.
Unpredictable.
The No. 17 women's tennis team on Saturday tended its two−match slide with a hard−fought victory against No. 15 Middlebury College. The NESCAC matchup raised Tufts' record to 11−5 overall and 6−2 in conference play. Despite losing two of their three doubles matches, the Jumbos rode a strong singles effort, in which they won five out of six matches, to clinch the win.
A few months ago, during the college football season, I watched as former Notre Dame receiver Golden Tate put up an absurd 244 yards in a 37−30 win over Washington on Oct. 3. On nine catches, Tate abused the Huskies defense — OK, maybe this isn't quite the feat, but 244 yards is 244 yards no matter what, especially given that the most Washington gave up all year to any individual receiver besides that was 138 — which prompted me to turn to my friend and boldly predict that Tate would have a better pro career than quarterback Jimmy Clausen. This statement was immediately met with disdain and shouts, and I was banned from talking for the rest of the afternoon.
The men's track and field team exceeded expectations and won five titles at the NESCAC Championships on Saturday at the Ding Dussault track, where the team finished second overall.
The men's track and field team exceeded expectations and won five titles at the NESCAC Championships on Saturday at the Ding Dussault track, where the team finished second overall.
The baseball team headed north to Brunswick, Maine over the weekend looking to secure its first NESCAC East division title since 2007. By taking two out of three from Bowdoin (21−10 overall, 4−5 NESCAC East), the Jumbos (21−4 overall, 9−2 NESCAC East) have accomplished their goal.
Coming off an impressive sweep of NESCAC rival Trinity over the weekend, the baseball team had no desire to let non-conference foe UMass Dartmouth take away its momentum on Monday. But the Jumbos (19-3 overall, 7-1 NESCAC East) did not need to worry, as they rolled right over the Corsairs (14-11) and extended their winning streak to nine games.
In this past weekend's races, the women's crew team found success across its varsity eight, second varsity eight and novice eight squads against a slew of competition in the two-day cycle.
Look out NESCAC, because the men's track and field team is gearing up to host the conference championships on Saturday at the Ding Dussault Track.
With championship season looming, the women's track and field team headed to the MIT Spring Invitational last weekend hoping to work out all the kinks in its final tune-up before the most important competitions of the season. And despite the cold and rainy weather conditions, the Jumbos enjoyed a number of quality performances, earning eight victories and numerous high finishes at the event.
The women's tennis team started out its season on a strong note. But over the last week, as the level of its competition has risen, Tufts has been just a step behind.
After 20 years under Ralph Ferrigno, the men's soccer team will be heading in a new direction come next fall. And athletic director Bill Gehling thinks he has found just the man to lead it: Carl Junot.
Playing its final two tournaments of the year last week, the golf team put forth a couple of solid but unspectacular efforts to close out its spring season.
The NBA playoffs always promise to deliver excitement, and this year's matchups have provided fans with just that. Most games have been competitive, but the trend so far has been the higher seeds coming out victorious in these earlier stages.
Editor's Note: Evan Cooper is a sophomore, a sports editor for the Daily and an aspiring professional cyclist. He races for the Tufts Cycling Team and for the elite amateur squad Team Ora presented by Independent Fabrication. This series will chronicle his season as he tries to make racing into more than just a hobby.
For the co−ed sailing team, it's all about Charleston.