Every season, each UM program looks to its seniors to lead the way. The pressures to reach success on and off the field fall heavily on their shoulders.
Cross Country/Track and Field, Football, Sports, Tennis
Sports Roundup: Week of 4/8
News from Canes football’s first spring scrimmage, an update on Miami’s tennis teams and the results from the Hurricane Alumni Invitational.
Profiles, Sports, Tennis
Macedonian-born freshman builds on his tennis prestige in US
Before he could envision himself serving a tennis ball on the red clay at the famous Stade Roland-Garros courts during the Junior French Open, Bojan Jankulovski could recite the capital of every European country by the age of 3.
Sports, Tennis
Canes tennis goes 2-0 in doubleheader
The Hurricanes have won four-straight games, bringing them to a record of 5-2.
Basketball, Sports, Tennis
Sports Roundup: UM basketball picks up wins, Canes tennis falls short
The Miami Hurricanes snapped a two-game skid with an 86-81 win over North Carolina State Jan. 21. Sophomore Bruce Brown led the Canes with 19 points and nine assists.
Athletics, Soccer, Sports, Tennis, Volleyball
Miami soccer, volleyball and tennis all make changes to schedule
Three different Canes’ sports have either postponed or canceled scheduled events after Hurricane Irma ravaged South Florida. Hurricanes soccer (4-2) was set to travel to face Syracuse on Sept. 15, but the match has been postponed. The game will be rescheduled once the two programs can confirm a mutually agreeable date. The undefeated Hurricanes volleyball…
Sports, Tennis
Canes suffer fifth straight defeat in 6-1 loss to No. 11 North Carolina Tar Heels
The ACC stretch has been brutal for the University of Miami, and it continued Friday afternoon on the road at Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center as the Hurricanes fell to the No.11-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels 6-1. Rain delayed the match 30 minutes, and doubles play started at 3:30 p.m. when the Canes (6-8, 0-5 ACC) found…
Profiles, Sports, Tennis
Head tennis coach balances athletics, motherhood
Paige Yaroshuk-Tews often prefers to be unconventional in both her roles as head coach of the University of Miami women’s tennis team and as a mother. In no instance was this more obvious than at the 2009 National Indoor Championships. Laura Vallverdu was a senior at UM and one of the best young tennis players…
Profiles, Sports, Tennis
Tennis player aces under pressure with exceptional work ethic
Student-athletes at the University of Miami have to manage jam-packed schedules. Between classes, weight training, practices and games, they must exercise discipline on a daily basis just to get everything done in time to go to sleep at a reasonable hour. So when I asked freshman tennis player Estela Pérez-Somarriba about the difficult adjustment, it…
Sports, Tennis
Miami finishes strong to beat Troy University 6-1
After a defeat to North Florida last week, the University of Miami noticeably came out with more competitive fervor against Troy on Saturday afternoon. The Hurricanes took a commanding 6-1 victory to improve to 2-1 on the year. “We executed under pressure,” Hurricanes Coach Aljosa Piric said. “We just played a little tougher during the critical…
Sports, Tennis
Canes suffer losses in close matches, fall to North Florida Ospreys 4-2
After dominating St. John’s in a 4-0 sweep on Friday, the Canes struggled against North Florida on Sunday afternoon, losing 4-2. It was their first defeat of the Spring 2017 season. The afternoon began with three competitive doubles matches, all of which went down to the wire. Miami’s pairing of juniors Nile Clark and Piotr…