COLLEGES: UCLA STUNS NO. 1 STANFORD.Byline: Daily News The 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 women's tennis team handed Stanford just its second loss in its past 111 matches, as the No. 12-ranked Bruins defeated the No.1-ranked Cardinal 4-2 Monday in the NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association semifinals at Athens, Ga. UCLA (21-7) advances to the championship match against Georgia Tech, which defeated Cal. Tracy Lin, Yasmin Schnack and Ashley Joelsen won singles matches for the Bruins, while Riza Zalameda/Schnack and Joelsen/Alex McGoodwin won doubles matches. The loss by Stanford snaps the Cardinal's 22-match postseason winning streak. Stanford's last loss was in 2003 final to Florida. The Cardinal had reached eight consecutive NCAA finals before Monday's loss. UCLA's last appearance in NCAA final was 2004, a 4-1 loss to Stanford. It is UCLA's fifth appearance in NCAA final. The Bruins have never won a women's tennis title. BASEBALL Cal 6, USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. 3: Matt Cusick had two hits and an RBI for the Trojans (26-26, 8-13) in the loss to the Golden Bears (28-24, 11-10). WOMEN'S BASKETBALL USC signs Australian standout: The USC women's basketball team signed guard Heather Oliver to a national letter of intent. Oliver, who has played for the Australian under-21 national team, played for a season at Central Arizona College Academics Central Arizona College offers numerous academic programs leading to the granting of an occupational certificate or the A.A., A.B., A.S., A.A.E.E., A.G.S., or A.A.S. degrees. , where she was named the National Junior College Athletic Association The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) is an association of community college and junior college athletic departments throughout the United States of America. Freshman of the Year. |
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