COLLEGE: BRYAN KEEPS WINNING.Byline: Rizza Yap Daily News Staff Writer 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. is on a roll. After helping Stanford win its 15th NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association championship, the freshman from Camarillo cruised through the first round of the individual tournament with a 6-1, 6-0 sweep of Texas-Arlington's Christian Jaeger jaeger (yā`gər), common name for several members of the family Stercorariidae, member of a family of hawklike sea birds closely related to the gull and the tern. The skua is also a member of this family. on Wednesday at UCLA's Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Tennis Center. His performance, Bryan said, was enhanced by winning the team title and competing five days in a row. ``I haven't taken a day off since the tournament started . . . so I'm playing pretty sharp,'' he said. `I'm just riding the wave right now - from the Pac-10 championships and the whole season. Every time I win, I can enjoy this a little more.'' Teammate Ryan Wolters, the No. 7 seed, also advanced to today's second round by defeating Ashley Fisher of Texas Christian University Texas Christian University, at Fort Worth; Christian Church (Disciples of Christ); coeducational; opened 1873 at Thorp Spring, chartered 1874 as Add Ran Male and Female College. It assumed its present name in 1902 and moved to Fort Worth in 1910. 7-5, 3-6, 6-2. 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 , who gave the Cardinal its first singles victory against Georgia in Tuesday's team finals, lost 6-3, 0-6, 6-1 to Miami's Ivan Rodrigo. Earlier in the day, freshman Kevin Kim Kevin Kim (born July 26, 1978) is an American tennis player of Korean descent. He was accepted to UCLA as a tennis player and dropped out of UCLA to pursue a career in tennis. He is currently 110th in the ATP rankings. opened the tournament for UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX with a 6-4, 6-0 victory over Alberto Brause of Duke. Kim, who played No. 3 singles for the Bruins in their quest for Verb 1. quest for - go in search of or hunt for; "pursue a hobby" quest after, go after, pursue look for, search, seek - try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of; "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the a team title, is undefeated so far in the tournament. UCLA senior Eric Taino advanced after overcoming a 3-6 first-set loss to South Alabama's James John with a 6-1, 6-3 finish. ``I was waiting for (John) to give me points (in the first set), but in the second and third sets I was more aggressive,'' said Taino, who led the Bruins all season at the No. 1 spot. ``If you lose, it's no big deal, but to lose without intensity is the worst thing you can do. ``I feel fresh, really confident because I've had three really good matches so far (from the team event). I feel like I might even have an edge since I've been through a lot (this week).'' It's another story for Bruins Alex Decret and Matt Breen. Decret was knocked out of the tournament after losing 7-6 (7), 6-3 to former doubles partner Matthieu Ballay of Mississippi State. Both natives of France, Decret and Ballay played together in juniors tournaments for the French team for almost five years. Wednesday's match was their first collegiate meeting. Decret will have another chance at advancing in the tournament when he plays doubles with Taino today. Breen, the junior from Australia, said UCLA's loss to Georgia in the semifinals on Monday affected his performance against Ludde Sundin of Kentucky. ``Being out there on the same court I lost on (against Georgia's Kevin Sessions) did come up in my head,'' Breen said. ``It was pretty difficult. Monday's loss really hurt us all a lot.'' Sundin defeated Breen 6-2, 1-6, 6-1. Meanwhile, USC's lineup leader George Bastl, who compiled a 21-5 regular-season record, swept Doug Root of Duke 6-3, 6-2. Teammate Patrick Gottesleben, the No. 2 singles player for the Trojans, lost to Olivier Tauma of Virginia Commonwealth 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-4. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: UCLA senior Eric Taino rallied to defeat South Alabama's James John 3-6, 6-1, 6-3. David R. Crane / Daily News |
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