NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS: STANFORD'S BOB BRYAN COLLECTS TOURNAMENT TRIPLE.Byline: Paul Newberry Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. Stanford's 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. wrapped up the triple crown of NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association men's tennis Sunday, capturing the singles championship with a straight-set victory over teammate 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 before joining twin brother Mike to win the doubles title. On Tuesday, Bob Bryan, of Camarillo, was part of Stanford's fourth straight team national championship. He is only the second player to win all three titles in the same year since the current format was instituted in 1977. Stanford's Alex O'Brien Alex O'Brien (born March 7, 1970 in Amarillo, Texas) is a professional tennis player from the United States, who competed on the ATP Tour. He was the No. 1 doubles player in the world (gaining that ranking on May 8, 2000) and was ranked as high as 30 in the world in singles pulled off the same trifecta tri·fec·ta n. A system of betting in which the bettor must pick the first three winners in the correct sequence. Also called triple. [tri- + (per)fecta.] in 1992. His two individual championships were the most recent for the Cardinal until Bryan's sweep on a sweltering swel·ter·ing adj. 1. Oppressively hot and humid; sultry. 2. Suffering from oppressive heat. swel day at Georgia's Dan Magill Tennis Complex. Bryan, seeded sixth, romped past the fourth-seeded Goldstein 6-3, 6-2, then rested up for 90 minutes before returning to the court with Mike for the doubles final. The Bryans, whose parents own a tennis club in Somis, rallied for a 6-7 (6-8), 6-2, 6-4 victory over Pepperdine's Kelly Gullett and Robert Lindstedt. ``I really didn't come here thinking about the individual tournament,'' Bob Bryan said. ``I was so focused on the team. But once we got past that, I had the momentum to carry me all the way through the week.'' Bryan, a 20-year-old sophomore, played 19 matches in eight days, including three on the final day. ``Once I get back to the hotel room, maybe I'll think about all the historical things,'' he said. ``Right now, I'm so hungry. I want a big steak.'' Bryan and Goldstein had to finish off their semifinal matches Sunday morning after rain halted play on Saturday. Bryan had a much easier time, completing a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Georgia's John Roddick. Bryan became the 12th singles champion in the Cardinal's storied history, joining the likes of John McEnroe and Tim Mayotte. ``The guy just doesn't miss,'' said Goldstein, a senior who won nearly every major title in amateur tennis except the NCAA singles. ``And it's not like he's sitting on the baseline and not giving you good pace. The only way to beat him is to attack.'' Goldstein, wearily trying to dictate the pace, committed 31 unforced errors in the match, while Bryan, blasting away on the baseline, had only 10. Bryan also had six aces and was never broken on serve. |
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