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Power to the Players: Djokovic is victorious, but his track record is still questionable

By Isaac Karp | February 23

Djokovic has a problematic track record that includes making disparaging comments about equal pay for women and questioning the validity of COVID-19 precautions and vaccines. Yet, as opposed to Federer and Nadal, who often side with the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) over the players, Djokovic has become a prominent voice in the call for reform in tennis. 

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Jumbos best Judges in prolonged Wednesday battle

By Yuan Jun Chee | March 30

The Jumbos are off to a 5-1 start to the season, defeating the Brandeis Judges 6-3 in their first home match of the season. Prior to that, the No. 12 Tufts spent spring break in California and came out with a 4-1 record, initially beating Oberlin 8-1, Carleton 9-0, No. 21 Wisconsin Whitewater 9-0, ...

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Led by Gregor, Jumbos hope to build on 2014-15 campaign

By Alex Schroeder | September 4

Last year, the men's tennis team finished the spring season with some of its more promising results in recent history. The Jumbos earned their highest seed ever in the NESCAC tournament -- No. 4 -- and they were right on the edge of earning an at-large bid for the NCAA Div. III tournament.This ...

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Tufts falls to Bowdoin in tight match to close regular season

By raypaulbiron | April 26

The men's tennis team was defeated by the No. 8 Bowdoin Bears on Friday by a score of 5-4 in the Jumbos' final contest of the regular season. The No. 30 Jumbos end the season ranked sixth in the NESCAC with a 4-4 record, which is good enough to qualify them for a bid in the NESCAC tournament, ...

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Tufts defeats Williams for first time since 1989

By Ray Paul Biron | April 23

The men’s tennis team defeated No. 20 Bates College yesterday afternoon 7-2 and NESCAC rival No. 14 Williams College 6-3 on Sunday to improve to 8-6 on the season and 4-3 in the NESCAC. It was the first time the Jumbos have defeated the Williams Ephs since 1989.The No. 30 Jumbos began the match with ...

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Jumbos return to winning ways over long weekend

By Steven Hefter | April 21

The women’s tennis team returned to action this Patriot’s Day weekend with three matches, two of which came on the road and one of which took place on the Voute Courts at home. Tufts, ranked 19th nationally and eighth in the Northeast region, took on No. 30 Wellesley on Friday, Conn. College on ...

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Tufts drops three straight matches to NESCAC opponents

By Steven Hefter | April 15

After starting the NESCAC with two wins at Colby and Bates, the No. 19 Tufts women’s tennis team has dropped its past three league matches against No. 3 Amherst, No. 33 Trinity and No. 17 Wesleyan. The team, despite its recent losing streak, maintains a 2-3 conference record and can still salvage ...

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Tufts comes just shy of pulling off upset against No. 2 Emory

By Ray Paul Biron | April 14

The men’s tennis team fell 5-4 to No. 2 Emory College on Saturday. The loss dropped them to 3-6 on the season. The No. 30 Jumbos came just one point shy from pulling off the monumental upset. Tufts has now dropped its last five matches after beginning the season 3-1. The Jumbos fell behind 2-1 in ...

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Tufts falls to reigning national champions 7-2

By Ray Paul Biron | April 6

The men’s tennis team lost on Saturday to No. 5 Amherst 7-2, falling to 3-3 on the season and 0-1 in the NESCAC. Both of Tufts’ points came from first-years, as the doubles team of Zain Ali and Griffin Brockman claimed victory over Amherst seniors Jon Cypers and Andrew Scheiner. Ali was also able ...

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Tufts sweeps Maine trip, starts NESCAC undefeated

By Steven Hefter | April 5

The women’s tennis team began its east coast spring season with a home match against unranked Brandeis on March 27. It then started its NESCAC schedule, which spans the month of April. The Jumbos made the Maine road trip for the first time this season, traveling to Colby on Friday and Bates on ...

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Tufts falls to Brandeis 6-3 in-early season upset

By Ray Paul Biron | April 2

On Wednesday, the men’s tennis team lost 6-3 to No. 35 Brandeis, which improved to 5-7 on the season, while No. 23 Tufts fell to 3-2. Although Tufts split the singles competition with Brandeis, the host swept all three doubles matches to secure the victory.This was the Jumbos’ first match in ...

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Jumbos start season strongly on spring break trip to California

By Jack Szumski | March 26

The men’s tennis team enjoyed more than just the good weather on its spring break trip to California. With three wins and an impressive performance in its loss to Pomona-­Pitzer, Tufts succeeded in establishing a winning start to the busy spring season.Before heading back home to Massachusetts, ...

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Tufts travels across country for spring break

By Steven Hefter | March 25

The No. 17 women’s tennis team traveled to California over spring break to enjoy the warm weather and face off with Div. III competitors.The Jumbos played four matches in five days, winning the first two against Denison College and La Verne University before falling to Claremont-Mudd-Scripps and ...

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Tufts to begin season in California

By Steven Hefter | March 11

The women’s tennis team has begun training for the upcoming season, and on the heels of the nasty weather that has swept through Boston, the team will travel to California over spring break to compete with some of the top Div. III teams in the country.After three team seniors graduated last spring, ...

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Tufts poised to have best season in recent memory

By raypaulbiron | March 11

On Monday, March 16, the men’s tennis team begins its regular season play against Denison in Claremont, Calif. This will jumpstart its official three-game trip on the West Coast over spring break, in which Tufts will also play against No. 15 Pomona-Pitzer and No. 25 Cal Lutheran.Tufts finished ...

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Men's tennis ends season with strong showing

By Jorge Monroy-Palacio | November 2

After a few lackluster years, the Jumbos have shown immense improvement in both their play and their results this fall under the tutelage of interim head coach Karl Gregor. The Jumbos' positive showing continued this weekend as they hosted the Boston Invitational tournament.On the Voute courts ...

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Women's tennis finishes fall season with strong showing

By Steven Hefter | October 22

"The team did extremely well this weekend," freshman Lauren Louks said. "It was a great way to end the fall season."

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Rookies shine in last fall invitational tournament

By Jorge Monroy-Palacio | October 17

"My semifinal match against a top-seeded Middlebury player was really a breakthrough match for me," Coran said. "I got killed in the first set but came out firing in the second. I told myself that I was going to fight until the end and maintain a high level of focus."

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Tufts narrowly falls to MIT in team's first dual match of the season

By Steven Hefter | October 9

The women’s tennis team took the court for its first dual match of the season on Wednesday afternoon, taking on local foe MIT on Voute Courts. Although the Jumbos turned in a strong effort, they fell short by a score of 5-4.The match kicked off with the three doubles matches of which the Engineers ...

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Deb the lone bright spot at weekend tournament

By Steven Hefter | October 1

Despite numerous home games during Homecoming weekend, other teams competed on the road. The women’s tennis team participated in the three-day long ITA Regional Championships, hosted by Williams. Six Jumbos -- freshmen Lauren Louks, Aandrita Deb and Zoe Miller, and sophomores Conner Calabro, Alexa ...

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