by Brandon Call Daily Lobo If you think the UNM men's tennis team is celebrating its 14-8 record and No. 55 national ranking, think again. The Lobos head into the Mountain West Conference tournament with a 3-3 conference record and a No. 4 seed. Head coach Alan Dils said the seeding is a letdown.
Goalkeeper Mike Graczyk sees similarities between this spring and the spring of 2005. This fall, if the UNM men's soccer team plays anywhere near the level of the 2005 squad, it could be a good year for the Lobos. UNM played two exhibition games Saturday, beating Division II Fort Lewis 1-0 in Albuquerque and then Division III Trinity 3-0 in Santa Fe.
Freshman Sandra Zmak didn't wait long to make an impact on the UNM women's tennis team. Since joining the team this fall, Zmak has a 21-11 record in singles. She won her first tournament- - the third flight of the San Diego Fall Classic - in San Diego on Nov. 5.
If this is a farewell season for Matt and Mark Henry, the UNM track and field team is sending its coaches off with some outstanding accomplishments.
The UNM men's rugby team isn't intimidated by the University of California, even if it is the No. 1 team in the country.
The UNM men's basketball team can focus on recruiting and scheduling now that the staff is in place. Lobo head coach Steve Alford announced the hiring of two more assistant coaches Monday, adding Billy Garrett and Ryan Miller to UNM's program.
It was one of the biggest milestones of his career, but one Rich Alday did not know about until after it happened. Alday, the UNM baseball head coach won his 1,000th career game Monday after the Lobos beat Air Force 17-8.
This year's NBA Playoffs could feature some amazing surprises and utter disappointments. After the way the regular season went, they better.
For at least this season, there will be no more Joey Crawford in the NBA. Whether that is a good or bad thing, we will find out.
Lately, San Diego State has tormented the UNM softball team. The Lobos turned that around Sunday as they used a three-run sixth-inning surge to top the Aztecs 6-4 at Lobo Field.
There couldn't have been a better way for the seniors to celebrate Sunday. Not only did the UNM women's tennis team sweep Air Force 7-0 to conclude Mountain West Conference play, but the team also acknowledged the accomplishments of four seniors - Iva Gersic, Nora Quintal, Allison Davis and Elisa Bonner - who concluded their regular-season collegiate careers Sunday at the UNM Tennis Complex.
The UNM women's tennis team has endured one roller-coaster ride of a conference season. After starting 0-4 in the Mountain West Conference, the Lobos have won four in a row and ended regular-season play with three sweeps at home this weekend.
Before this weekend, Jeremy Johnson and Timmie Murphy had never raced in a 10,000- meter run. When their results came in, you might have thought it was the two's specialty.
The UNM women's tennis team returned home in style. The Lobos swept Mountain West Conference foe Colorado State 7-0 on Thursday at the UNM Tennis Complex.
It's Donovan Porterie's show to run now. After the UNM football team lost starting quarterback Kole McKamey to a season-ending knee injury early last season, Porterie got a lot of unexpected playing time.
After falling from a No. 1 national ranking, UNM golfer Charlie Beljan is setting the bar high for the rest of the season. Beljan now ranks No. 27, according to Golfstat standings released Friday. The number is down from No. 11 last week.
If Tiyana Peters can repeat her results from last weekend, she can help lead the UNM track and field team to success the rest of the season. Peters won the B section of the high jump at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays on Friday, clearing 5-8 3/4 to defeat a field of 19 in Austin, Texas.
It was a long-awaited victory for the UNM women's tennis team. The No. 69 Lobos earned their first win in conference play Saturday, beating Utah 5-2 in Salt Lake City.
The UNM baseball team had a rough weekend, getting swept in a three-game series against San Diego State in San Diego. With the losses, the Lobos fall to 14-21 overall and 3-6 in the Mountain West Conference. Meanwhile, the Aztecs improve to 21-14 on the season and 6-2 in MWC play.
There are some striking similarities between Mikaela Backstedt and Jodi Ewart. For the UNM women's golf team, that's a good thing.
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