Senior Dewi Weber had a strong showing in the Hurricanes’ first tournament of the year over the weekend, finishing in fourth place individually at the Mary Fossum Invitational in Michigan – her 17th career top-10 finish.
Sports, Tennis
Tennis teams thrive in seniors’ final games
Lohan, a senior who played in her final regular season match, tallied a 6-4, 6-1 victory over Brooke Broda. This brought her winning streak to five games and her singles record to 17-5 in the spring.
Athletics, Baseball, Cross Country/Track and Field, Football, Sports, Tennis
Most impactful UM senior athletes of the school year
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…