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Stockton serves up success at Open

Dick Stockton's career on the pro tennis tour may be over. But the Virginia men's tennis coach's success on the professional level is far from complete. Last week, Stockton and Tom Gullickson won the Men's 45-and-over Doubles competition at the U.S.


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Ankle injury shelves Griffith

Yesterday Virginia football coach George Welsh announced that defensive end and tri-captain Travis Griffith will be sidelined indefinitely with a sprained ankle. Griffith has struggled with injuries throughout his collegiate career.


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Welsh looks to heal wounds of defense

Of all the questions facing Cav coach George Welsh this week as he looks to improve upon Saturday's collapse at Clemson, the biggest is "Where do I begin?" After being shellacked by the Tigers in Death Valley 33-14, Welsh is left to look at a secondary that had multiple coverage breakdowns, a defensive line that made mental errors and lacked a pass rush and an offense that was blanked in the first half. Welsh would never be in such a position, however, had it not been for the rash of injuries and suspensions his team has faced this season. "Between the academic suspensions, the assault suspensions and the injuries, we're hurting," Welsh said.


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New coach, same hopes for Cavs

Virginia field hockey begins this season with a changing of the guard -- new faces, a new attitude and a new head coach. Heading the Cavs' charge to continue the recent success that has become synonymous with the Virginia (4-0) field hockey program is new head coach Jessica Wilk. Wilk comes in to take over for former head coach Missi Sanders, who resigned as head coach last spring to spend more time with her young children.


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Young runners start off strong

This weekend's men's and women's cross-country races at Darden Towe Park in Charlottesville provided the teams with a chance to start their season at a place they won't have the opportunity to race at again this season -- home. The Cav men's and women's squads took advantage of their 1999 home debut by placing second in the women's race and third in the men's battle. "I'm enthused -- it was a good beginning for us even though we're real young," Cav cross-country coach Evan "Buz" Male said. The Virginia women scored 57 points to earn the runner-up position to James Madison's 19 and the men tallied 84 points to finish behind Liberty's 15 and William & Mary's 50. "The women did a good job to come in second, they ran tough," Male said.


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Tigers knock down Cavaliers, 33-14

CLEMSON, S.C.--When a bruised secondary already thin on veterans goes up against a fast-paced offense that often features five receivers, you don't have to be a rocket scientist to do the math.


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Women's soccer wins home opener

We know Angela Hucles. But who are these other folks? Hucles extended her Virginia scoring record and rookies Kelly Worden and Meredith Rhodes tallied their first career goals as the No.


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Mistakes, poor execution add up to tough loss

CLEMSON, S.C.--With 6:11 to go in the third quarter and the Tigers holding a gargantuan 33-0 lead, the ABC affiliate in Clemson decided to cut away to the game between Notre Dame and Purdue. It was only then that Virginia succeeded in finding the end zone. That kind of too little, too late success on offense embodied what was a very forgettable day for Virginia football. So what happened exactly?


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Runners start off at Lou Onesty

A young cross-country team embarks on their season tomorrow at the University's Lou Onesty Invitational at Darden Towne Park. Regional rivals William & Mary and James Madison are expected to field strong teams in the Cavaliers' only home meet this season. Aside from two third years on the women's team, and one fifth year and three third years on the men's team, the team is comprised of first and second years. On the men's side, top runners third-year Bob Thiele, fifth-year Damond Cromer and second-year transfer Justin Wood will not be competing.


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Ahead of Lighting of the Lawn, Riley McNeill and Chelsea Huffman, co-chairs of the Lighting of the Lawn Committee and fourth-year College students, and Peter Mildrew, the president of the Hullabahoos and third-year Commerce student, discuss the festive tradition which brings the community together year after year. From planning the event to preparing performances, McNeil, Huffman and Mildrew elucidate how the light show has historically helped the community heal in the midst of hardship.