When it comes to tennis the no. 18 Virginia women’s team never fails to surprise tennis fans. Just this past weekend, when they played against Louisville and Norfolk state, they registered two impressive wins. They downed the Cardinals by a whooping score of 6-1 and another remarkable 7-0 against the Spartans.

The only game that went against Virginia’s luck was when Victoria Olivarez, a junior, was defeated 1-6 against AbbiePahz of Cardinal. Virginia’s match against Norfolk State was another to carry weight on. It devastated Virginia.

Another team of women that played notably was the Cavaliers, being their first outdoor match of this season. They quickly captured the doubles point and couldn’t resist the winning the single matches. Cavaliers’ most bejeweled star players, Julia Elbaba and Danielle Collins, both seniors, won 6-1, 6-1 and 6-0, 6-1 respectively in their games against Louisville.

Cavalier on the other hand had the best match of the day winning a 7-0 against Virginia. They also challenged Norfolk State massively in 84 games when they only dropped a mere 9. Winning these two games will definitely motivate the Cavaliers in their upcoming game against on Friday against no. 6 North Carolina. After they started the season on a low note, they will be expected to win this upcoming game to show that they are in the right direction to secure a top place on the tennis board.

Another huge win comes to UCLA women’s tennis team as Bruins win a 4-1 score against Bears. Tennis has never been more interesting before like this season.

On yet another single game Miller continued to impress in sets of 6-3, 6-4 against KiahGenerette. According to Sampras Webster, Miller has continued to build her confidence as she is sure of her shots. Her choices are limited now that Mia Magill has been benched due to an injury.

With only five regular season games remaining on UCLA’s schedule, it seems that Bruins will win all the titles to secure a spot in the NCAA tournament. Furthermore, each game has its own pressure.

Steve Alford, the UCLA Coach shown that that it is going to be challenging.

Alford declared earlier this week that his team has not reacted under pressure. On Thursday, he said it again after his team lost to Utah and he accepted accountability for lack of mental toughness.

“That has been me and not the team,” Alford said. “This is because, any time I apply a bit of mental pressure on them, they did not manage it well.”

Since UCLA team performed better last season in a must win situations, it did not add up to him. Alford said Kevon Looney was a tough player but left for the NBA draft.

According to Alford, only two of his players, Isaac Hamilton and Bryce Alford have shown the same resilience as that of Norman Powell.

Steve Alford said, “ This is a different team and whether the talks have been more of encouragement or short term than long term, this is a team that handles that of approach way better than any other.”

Bryce Alford said that the coaches had set long-term goals such as going undefeated at home. By the end of the season, they knew exactly what they needed for them to secure a place at the NCAA tournament. This year, the coaches are more focuses on single games andsometimes shorter time frames.

“Before we start playing any game, they give us at least three key areas that we need to put more focus on,” Bryce Alford said.

Unlike the previous season, UCLA’S coach is not planning to emphasize NCAA tournament to his players.

It was a sad moments for the whole UCLA fraternity following the loss of star player Dave Meyer on Friday at his home in Temecula, Calif. aged 62. Meyer was part of the team that won the 1975 NCAA under mentorship of Coach John Wooden. He passed on after a short battle with cancer.

In his final season with UCLA the 6-foot-8 topped the score board for the team with 18.3 points and 7.9 rebounds a game. That season the Bruins recorded 28-3 winning margin. In a final showdown game pitying UCLA and Kentucky in San Diego, Meyer recorded a stunning 24 points with 11 rebounds as he propelled his team to a convincing 92-85 win.

He achieved the second best overall pick fate after the Lakers conducted the pools. He only came second to David Thompson who hailed from North Carolina State. He played for Atlanta Hawks by then but would later sign with Virginia Squires from an opponent ABA.

After being drafted in the new squad, Meyers became a man to watch in the league. He played alongside prominent professionals of that time such as Brian Winters, Junior Bridgeman as well as Elmore Smith. The four were later traded to Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for Abdul-Jabbar one of the historical legend NFL player who had three MVP awards to his name during the transfer as well as Walt Wesley.

After moving to Milwaukee, Meyers continued with his amazing form and averaged 11.2 points as well as 6.3 rebounds per game. Nonetheless, he would later retire from NBA four seasons later.

David William Meyers was born on the 21^st day of April in 1953 in San Diego. He has left behind a wife Linda with who has been married to for the last four decades. The two were blessed with two children, a daughter Crystal; and a son, Sean. He leaves his mother, Pat as well as three of his brothers Bobby, Jeff and Mark. He has five sisters namely; Cathy Meyers, Coleen Lindsey, Ann Meyers Drysdale, Susan Meyers and Patty Meyers.

His sister Ann Meyers Drysdale followed his footsteps and in 1993, she was incorporated in the Basketball Hall of Fame as she played for UCLA women team.