BRYAN SURPRISES HIMSELF WITH TITLE.Byline: Vincent Bonsignore Daily News Staff Writer Stanford freshman Bob Bryan
Robert ("Bob") Charles Bryan (born on April 29, 1978 in Camarillo, California) is an American male professional tennis player. Bob stands 6'4" tall, weighs 202 lbs, and plays left handed. never imagined winning the Pacific-10 singles championship in his first year of college tennis. Yet when he hoisted the championship trophy above his head Sunday after beating teammate Ryan Wolters in the final of the 97th Ojai Valley Tennis Tournament, Bryan looked stunningly comfortable. In short, it was a perfect fit. His performance throughout the tournament gives the distinct impression that the 18-year-old from Camarillo will lift a few more before his career ends with the Cardinal. Of course, with the type of season he's had and his success this week, that might not be very long. The present was the only thing on Bryan's mind Sunday, although he did allow himself a few seconds to look ahead to the NCAA Tournament NCAA Tournament can mean: Men's Sports
UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX in two weeks. Prior to Ojai, the goal for that was a solid showing. Yet after winning the championship of the best conference in the nation, he appears capable of doing just about anything. ``He's got a great future,'' Stanford coach Dick Gould said. And it's only just beginning. ``This totally helps my confidence,'' the 6-foot-2 left-hander said after beating Wolters 4-6, 6-2, 6-2. ``No way did I think I could do this at this stage of my career and game. I completely surprised myself this week. But it feels pretty good.'' Bryan's victory, coupled with Julie Scott's 6-2, 6-3 win over Arizona's Vicky Maes in the women's Pac-10 singles final, gave Stanford a sweep of the two featured events in Ojai. It was Scott's second straight singles championship. In Pac-10 men's doubles, Stanford picked up another win as Wolters and Paul Goldstein Paul Herbert Goldstein (born August 4, 1976, in Washington, D.C.) is a tennis player from the United States, who turned professional in 1998. The right-hander reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on April 24, 2006, when he became the # 58 player in the beat UCLA's Eric Taino Eric Taino (born March 18, 1975 in Jersey City, New Jersey) is a tennis player who represents the Philippines. He started a professional career in 1997. Before turning pro, he played for the UCLA Bruins along with fellow pros Justin Gimelstob and Kevin Kim. and Alex DeCret 6-2, 6-1. California's Amanda Augustus and Claire Curran won the Pac-10 women's doubles title with a 7-5, 6-2 win over UCLA's Katia Roubanova and Elizabeth Schmidt. Stanford won the team trophy in women's and men's play. ``Not a bad day for Stanford,'' said Gould. In local play, Dina Birch birch, common name for some members of the Betulaceae, a family of deciduous trees or shrubs bearing male and female flowers on separate plants, widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere. of Calabasas won the women's open singles championship with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Tracie Johnstone. Cal Lutheran's Mark Ellis Mark Ellis is the name of:
Division III (or DIII) is a division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association of the United States. singles championship with a 6-1, 6-1 win over fellow Kingsman Jenia Karimov. Bryan said it was difficult playing his teammate in the final. Even Wolters, a sophomore from San Jose San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , conceded con·cede v. con·ced·ed, con·ced·ing, con·cedes v.tr. 1. To acknowledge, often reluctantly, as being true, just, or proper; admit. See Synonyms at acknowledge. 2. it was hard to get fired up playing somebody so close. The tension was eased a bit by the rest of the Stanford men's team. They gathered on one side of the court and alternated support for Bryan and Wolters, drawing a number of grins from both players. Wolters had the early edge, winning the first set after breaking Bryan's serve to go up 5-4. Despite the first-set win, Wolters was laboring. He's not used to the Ojai heat and after playing a number of taxing matches this week, he was visibly tired. It didn't help that he spent all night Saturday battling cramps. Bryan sensed his teammate's discomfort and began forcing the issue with aggressive play. ``I knew he had a pretty tough week and that he was sick (Saturday) night,'' Bryan said. ``On the other hand, I've had some pretty easy matches so I knew I could play with high energy the whole way.'' Bryan took control of the second set with a service break in the sixth game to go up 4-2. He broke serve again to win the set. Nevertheless, Bryan was upset at his play. ``I had so many break points but it seemed like Ryan would always come up with a great serve or a tough point,'' Bryan said. ``I was frustrated frus·trate tr.v. frus·trat·ed, frus·trat·ing, frus·trates 1. a. To prevent from accomplishing a purpose or fulfilling a desire; thwart: . But I stayed with it. This is Ojai and you don't get too many chances to be in an Ojai final to win the Pac-10.'' The difference in the third set came when Wolters lost serve to go down 5-2. Bryan served out the win a game later. ``I felt a little tired out there, no doubt about it,'' Wolters said. ``You're not going to beat someone as good as Bob if you don't feel good. But I give him a lot of credit. He played a great match.'' |
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