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Looking Back

June 2- June 14

Thursday, June 29

Water Polo

Senior Sean Kern scored two goals as Team USA defeated Team UPS, 14-3, in the UPS Cup.

Beach Volleyball

Karch Kiraly (1979-1982) and partner Adam Johnson qualified for the main draw of the Oldsmobile Chicago Grand Slam with a 15-4 win over Andrew Schacht and Victor Anfilloff of Australia.

Softball

Junior Amanda Freed pitched her second consecutive perfect game in the USA National Team's 10-0 win over the Staten Island Challengers. Lisa Fernandez (1990-1993) went 2-4 with an RBI, Jennifer Brundage (1992-1995) went 1-2 with two runs scored, and Christie Ambrosi (1996-1999) was 1-1 with two runs scored. In just two games during the USA's Central Park to Sydney Tour, Freed has a 0.00 ERA, struck out 26 of 33 batters she faced and has not allowed a walk in 11 innings.

Baseball

Jeff Conine (1985-1987) hit a pinch-hit home run, his 10th homer of the season, in Baltimore's 12-4 loss to Boston.

Tennis

Kevin Kim (1997) and his parter James Blake dropped a tough first-round doubles match at Wimbledon, falling to Roger Federer and Andrew Kratzmann 6-3, 6-7(4), 6-2, 6-7(3), 6-4. Also at Wimbledon Thursday, Bruins Justin Gimelstob (1995-96) and Mark Knowles (1990-92) advanced in the men's doubles draw, defeating Max Mirnyi and Nenad Zimonjic 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 in the first round. Seeded 13th, Kimberly Po (1990-91) and her parter Anne-Gaelle Sidot defeated Spain's Eva Bes and Gisela Riera 6-2, 6-1. They now advance to the second round. Finally, in an all-Pac-10 doubles match at Wimbledon, Patrick Galbraith (1986-89) and his parter Brian McPhie (USC), defeated Bob and Mike Bryan (Stanford) 6-4, 6-4, 7-6(4).

Wednesday, June 28

Basketball

Jerome Moiso (1999-2000) was selected in the first round by the Boston Celtics as the 11th overall pick in the 2000 NBA draft.

Maylana Martin (1997-2000) recorded a WNBA career-high three blocked shots to go along with five rebounds, three points and two assists in Minnesota's 82-74 loss to Sacramento.

Beach Volleyball

Karch Kiraly (1979-1982) and partner Adam Johnson won two matches in the qualifying draw to advance to within one win of the main draw at the 2000 Oldsmobile Chicago Grand Slam event.

Soccer

Cobi Jones (1988-1991) scored the game-winning goal and assisted on another in the Los Angeles Galaxy's 2-1 win over defending MLS Cup champion D.C. United. Jones also saved a goal in the 84th minute by heading away a ball at the goal line.

San Jose's Jimmy Conrad (1996-1997) and New York/New Jersey's Steve Shak (1997-1999) helped their respective teams play to a 0-0 tie. Conrad cleared a sure goal off the line in the 66th minute.

Track & Field

At the Athens Grand Prix, John Godina (1992-1995) won the shot put with a throw of 20.82, and Ato Boldon (1995-1996) placed second in the 100m final, finishing with a time of 10.11 and defeating world-record holder Maurice Greene.

Water Polo

Goalkeeper Dan Hackett (1988-1991) made nine saves as the USA National Team defeated Croatia 11-9 at the UPS Cup.

Baseball

Garrett Atkins (1998-00) belted a three-run homer to left field in the first inning against Everett on Wednesday. Then after Everett pitcher Roy Wells retired the next eight in a row, Atkins blasted a solo homer to right field in the third inning. Atkins finished the game 2-for-4 with two homers and four RBI, leading Portland (single-A Rockies affiliate) to a 7-5 win over Everett.

Eric Byrnes (1995-98) was 2-for-4 with a double, an RBI and run scored in Sacramento's 7-5 loss to Edmonton. Since joining Sacramento (tripleA Affiliate of the Oakland A's), Byrnes is batting .424.

Jack Santora (1995-99) was 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, a walk, a sacrifice hit and RBI in South Bend's (Diamondbacks single-A affiliate) 5-1 loss to Wisconsin.

Tennis

Justin Gimelstob (1995-96) defeated Mickael Llodra of France 7-6(3), 6-3, 6-4 in the second round of Wimbledon on Wednesday.

Tuesday, June 27

Baseball

Eric Karros (1986-88) singled in the winning run with two outs in the 10th inning Tuesday night as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres 5-4 to snap a five-game losing streak. Karros finished the game 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBI.

Garrett Atkins (1998-00), playing for Portland, the single-A affiliate for the Colorado Rockies, was 3-for-4 with a walk and a double as Everett defeated Portland 7-2. Atkins is batting .571 (8-14) through three games.

Eric Valent (1996-98), playing for Reading, the double-A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies, homered for the ninth time in his last 14 games. His two-run shot in the fifth inning was his 15th homer of the season. Valent was 1-3 with two runs, two RBIs and two walks in the game as Reading defeated Erie 8-6.

Water Polo

Dan Hackett (1988-1991) made eight saves in goal as the U.S. National Team tied Australia 7-7 at the UPS Cup.

Tennis

Justin Gimelstob (1995-96) defeated Great Britian's Barry Cowan 6-3, 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-3 in the first round of Wimbledon on Tuesday. Davide Sanguinetti (1992-93) was upset in his first-round match on Monday, losing to qualifier Justin Bower of South Africa 6-3, 7-6(1), 4-6, 7-6 (1).

Soccer

Shea Travis (1996-1999) signed with NEC Nijmegen of the Premier Dutch League in Holland. Pre-season play begins July 24.

Monday, June 26

Basketball

Natalie Williams (1991-1994) recorded a game-high 21 points and 14 rebounds as the Utah Starzz won for the fifth time in seven contests, 89-80 over the Sacramento Monarchs. Williams played all 40 minutes in the contest.

Baseball

Eric Valent (1996-98), playing for Reading, the double-A affiliate for the Philadelphia Phillies blasted two more home runs, his 13th and 14th of the season, and his seventh and eighth homers in his last 13 games, in leading Reading to a 7-3 victory over Erie.

Garrett Atkins (1998-2000), a day after going 2-for-5 with a homer in his professional debut, was 3-for-5 with an RBI double, as his Portland Rockies team (A ball) was defeated by Everett 8-5.

Tom Jacquez (1995-97), pitching for Scranton-Wilkes Barre, the AAA affiliate for the Phillies, pitched two and 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing just one hit while striking out three, as Scranton Wilkes-Barre defeated Toledo 6-5.

Tennis

Seven former Bruins are competing in the Wimbledon Championships, which began Monday in London, England. Patrick Galbraith (1996-89), Justin Gimelstob (1995-96), Kevin Kim (1997), Mark Knowles (1990-92), Kimberly Po (1990-91), Davide Sanguinetti (1992-93) and Eric Taino (1994-97) will all be competing in either singles or doubles. Knowles and Gimelstob will team together to form an all-Bruin tandem in the men's doubles draw.

Golf

Current head UCLA golf coach Brad Sherfy qualified for the 2000 PGA Championships at the Valhalla Country Club in Louisville, Kentucky this August, by shooting 76-72-75 at the PGA Club Professional Championships this past weekend.

Sunday, June 25

Tennis

Top-seeded Zack Fleishman (1999) defeated Scott Barron of Ireland 6-4, 6-3 to win a USTA Futures event in Redding, Calif. on Sunday. He then teamed with Robert Kendrick to win the doubles title, defeating Trace Fielding and David Roditi of Mexico, 7-6(7), 6-1.

Baseball

Garrett Atkins (1998-00) in his professional debut, playing for Portland, the short-season single-A affiliate of the Colorado Rockies, blasted a home run over the left field wall and was 2-for-5 with two RBI as Portland fell to Everett 8-7.

Football

Ryan Neufeld (1995-98), of NFL Europe's Rhein Fire, helped his team to the World League Championship on Sunday, a 13-10 victory over the Scottish Claymores.

Basketball

Former head women's basketball coach Billie Moore was elected president of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame.

Track & Field

At the adidas Oregon Track Classic, Mike Marsh (1986-1989) won the 100m with a time of 10.18, and Nada Kawar (1995-1998) and Dawn Dumble (1991-1995) placed second and third, respectively, in the shotput.

Beach Volleyball

Holly McPeak (1990) and partner Misty May went all the way through the Swiss Open qualifying tournament to the gold-medal match in the main draw, where they lost 15-11 to the No. 1 seeded team of Adriana Behar/Shelda Bede of Brazil. Annett (Buckner) Davis (1991-1994) and Jenny Johnson Jordan (1992-1995) placed fourth.

At the AVP Chicago Open, Karch Kiraly (1979-1982) and partner Adam Johnson placed third, and Stein Metzger (1993-1996) and partner Brent Doble placed ninth.

Soccer

Defender Adam Cooper (1995-1999) helped the Orange County Waves of the A-League shut out Cincinnati 3-0.

Softball

Jennifer Brundage (1992-1995) scored the game's only run as the USA National Team defeated the Tampa Bay Firestix 1-0. UCLA junior Stacey Nuveman went 2-3 in the contest. Tampa Bay's Dee Dee Weiman (1990-1994) struck out four and allowed just five hits in seven innings. Lyndsey Klein (1999-2000) started at second base for the Firestix.

Saturday, June 24

Baseball

Jake Meyer (1996-97), playing for New Haven, the double-A affiliate of the Mariners, pitched two shutout innings, striking out two, to close out the game for New Haven, which lost to Binghamton 5-4.

Eric Byrnes (1995-98), playing for Sacramento, the triple-A affiliate for the Oakland Athletics, was 2-for-4 with a double, two runs batted in and two runs scored in Sacaramento's 15-6 victory over the Las Vegas Stars.

Soccer

MLS' second-leading scorer Ante Razov (1992-1995) of the Chicago Fire added an assist in Chicago's 1-1 tie with San Jose to increase his scoring total to 27 points this season.

Tom Poltl (1995-1998) assisted on the tying goal as Boston of the A-League came from behind to defeat Connecticut, 2-1.

Track & Field

Gail Devers (1985-1988) set a meet record in the 100m hurdles at the Prefontaine Classic, recording a time of 12.64.

Mike Marsh (1986-1989) placed third in the 200m with a time of 20.22, and Gentry Bradley (1993-1996) was eighth with a 20.88 at the Prefontaine Classic.

In the 1500m race at the Prefontaine Classic, Mebrahtom Keflezighi (1995-1998) placed 10th with a time of 13:48.11.

Also at the Prefontaine Classic, Suzy Powell (1995-1998) placed fourth in the discus with a throw of 206-8.

Indoor Volleyball

In his hometown of Madison, Wisconsin, Jeff Nygaard (1992-1995) recorded eight kills to help Team USA defeat Spain 25-16, 25-18, 22-25, 25-12 in World League play. Dan Landry (1990-1993) had five kills and six digs.

Softball

Jennifer Brundage (1992-1995) hit her seventh home run of the tour, a three-run shot, to help the USA National Team defeat the Florida Sun Sox, 10-0. Lisa Fernandez (1990-1993) went 2-2 with a run scored and an RBI.

Friday, June 23

Baseball

Jack Santora (1995-99), playing for South Bend, the Arizona Diamondbacks' single-A affiliate, was 1-for-1 with 2 walks, a stolen base, and a run scored in South Bend's 2-1 win over Burlington on Friday night.

Track & Field

At the Meeting Gaz de France, John Godina (1992-1995) won the shotput with a mark of 69-8 3/4, and Ato Boldon (1995-1996) placed third in the 100m (10.20). Joanna Hayes (1996-1999) placed sixth in the 400m hurdles with a time of 56.95.

Indoor Volleyball

Jeff Nygaard (1992-1995) had six kills, four blocks, two digs and one ace as Team USA defeated Spain 25-18, 25-16, 26-24 to improve to 9-0 in the FIVB World League.

Thursday, June 22

Basketball

Maylana Martin (1997-00) was 6-for-8 from the field, including 1-for-2 from behind the 3-point line, as she had career highs in points (14) and rebounds (7) in helping the Minnesota Lynx to an 86-64 win over the Utah Starzz.

Baseball

Baltimore Orioles third baseman Jeff Conine (1985-87) was 2-for-4 with two RBI, including a double and his ninth home run of the season in an 11-4 loss to Seattle on Thursday.

Wednesday, June 21

Soccer

Rookie goalkeeper Nick Rimando (1997-1999) made a career-high 10 saves, including a save on a Carlos Valderrama penalty kick, in the Miami Fusion's 4-1 victory over Tampa Bay.

Greg Vanney (1993-1995) gave the Los Angeles Galaxy a 1-1 tie with the Chicago Fire by scoring in the 89th minute on a penalty kick. Ante Razov (1992-1995) assisted on Chicago's lone goal. The Galaxy's Kevin Hartman (1995-1996) made five saves.

Beach Volleyball

Holly McPeak (1990) and partner Misty May won their second round match in the qualification tournament of the Swiss Open, defeating Montagnolli/Holzman, Austria, 15-2.

Baseball

Eric Karros (1986-88) hit a two-run homer in the seventh inning Wednesday night, helping the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 7-6 victory over the Houston Astros.

Eric Valent (1996-98) blasted a two-run homer, his 11th long ball of the season, in helping lead Reading (the AA affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies) to a 13-3 win over Bowie on Wednesday evening.

Tuesday, June 20

Baseball

Eric Byrnes (1995-98), UCLA's all-time career hits leader, was promoted to Sacramento, the AAA affiliate of the Oakland As and was 2-4 with a homer, two runs batted in and two runs scored, in Sacramento's 5-1 victory over New Orleans on Tuesday.

Chase Utley (1998-00) and Bill Scott (1998-00) were named first-team All-Americans by Baseball America on Tuesday. Utley, who was the 15th overall selection in the Major League Draft by the Philadelphia Phillies, was a first-team selection at second base while Scott, an eighth-round selection by the Milwaukee Brewers, made the first team as an outfielder. Bruin first baseman Garrett Atkins (1998-00), drafted in the fifth round by the Colorado Rockies, was a Baseball America third-team selection.

Eric Valent (1996-98), playing for Reading, the AA affiliate of the Phillies, was 2-3 with two runs batted in, a run scored, and two walks, leading Reading to a 9-4 victory over Bowie Tuesday evening.

Monday, June 19

Baseball

Garrett Atkins (Colorado) became the fifth 2000 Bruin to sign a pro contract, following Charles Merricks (Colorado), Forrest Johnson (Detroit), Ryan Hamill (St. Louis) and Ryan Carter (Philadelphia).

Basketball

Reggie Miller (1984-1987) scored 25 points in the Indiana Pacers' 116-111 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers in Game Six of the NBA Finals.

Tennis

Matt Breen (1996-98) and Kevin Kim (1997) are in London, England competing in the qualifying for Wimbledon, which begins June 26.

Sunday, June 18

Golf

UCLA freshman Travis Johnson rallied from a two-stroke deficit to force a playoff and eventually beat John Ray Leary of USC on the 37th hole of the 75th Long Beach Match Play Championship. Johnson won the title with a 9-under 135, and earned an invitation into the amateur field of the Long Beach Open, July 27-30.

Beach Volleyball

Holly McPeak (1990) and partner Misty May placed second at the Nokia Open 2000, while Jenny Johnson Jordan (1992-1995)/Annett (Buckner) Davis (1991-1994) placed fourth.

Karch Kiraly (1979-1982) and partner Adam Johnson placed second at the AVP Huntington Beach Open. Stein Metzger (1993-1996) and partner Brent Doble tied for fifth, and Brandon Taliaferro (1997-2000) and partner Reid Priddy improved upon their finish last week by tying for 13th.

Track & Field

John Godina (1992-1995) placed third in the shot put at the Pontiac Grand Prix Invitational with a throw of 20.94m (68-8.5). Suzy Powell (1995-1998) placed fourth in the discus with a throw of 60.73m (199-03).

Tennis

Eric Taino (1994-97) and Jonathan Stark fell in the finals of the Stella Artois Grasscourt Championships in London to second-seeded Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde 6-7 (5), 6-3, 7-6 (1).

Baseball

Troy Glaus (1995-97)hit a three-run home run, his 20th of the year, helping Anaheim defeat Baltimor 8-6. Jeff Conine (1985-87) also had a home run for Baltimore in that game.

Jim Parque (1995-97) struck out four and improved to 7-2 on the season as the Chicago White Sox defeated the New York Yankees 17-4 Sunday.

Eric Valent (1996-98), playing for Reading, the AA affiliate for the Phillies, continued his torrid hitting by blasting his ninth and 10th homers of the season on Sunday to lead Reading to a 4-2 victory over Erie. Valent was 2-3 in the game with a walk. He hit solo homers in the sixth and eighth innings.

Saturday, June 17

Soccer

Steve Shak (1997-1999) scored his first career MLS goal, the game-winner in the New York/New Jersey MetroStars' 4-2 win over New England.

Greg Vanney (1993-1995) assisted on the game-winning goal in the Los Angeles Galaxy's 2-1 win over Tampa Bay.

Basketball

Natalie Williams (1991-1994) scored a season-high 30 points to go along with 13 rebounds in the Utah Starzz' 70-67 win over the Washington Mystics. Williams shot 10-of-14 from the floor and made 10-of-12 free throws.

Baseball

Adam Melhuse (1992-93) was traded to the Colorado Rockies on Saturday after making his Major League Debut on Friday with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Eric Valent (1996-98) blasted his eighth homer of the season, a two-run shot in the second inning, and he also doubled, going 2-4 to help Reading, the AA affiliate for the Phillies, to a 3-1 victory over Erie.

Troy Glaus (1995-1997) hit his 19th home run of the season to help the Anaheim Angels defeat Baltimore 8-3.

Tennis

Davide Sanguinetti (1992-93)fell 7-5, 6-3 to second-seeded Pete Sampras in the semifinals of the Stella Artois Championships in London. In the doubles draw, Eric Taino (1994-1997) and his partner Jonathan Stark advanced to the finals, defeating sixth-seeded Wayne Black and Kevin Ullyett, 7-6 (7), 6-1.

Indoor Volleyball

Jeff Nygaard (1992-1995) recorded five blocks in the USA's 25-19, 25-27, 25-23, 25-19 triumph over Poland in World League action, clinching a spot in the upcoming "Final Six" playoffs for the Americans.

Beach Volleyball

Holly McPeak (1990) and partner Misty May won their Nokia Open 2000 semifinal match, defeating fifth-seeded Natalie Cook and Kerri Pottharst of Canada, 15-6. In Sunday's final, McPeak and May will be trying to become the third team to win a women's FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour title after qualifying for the Main Draw.Jenny Johnson Jordan (1992-1995)/Annett (Buckner) Davis (1991-1994) fell short in their semifinal match, losing to the top-seeded team of Adriana Behar and Shelda Bede of Brazil, 15-8.

Stein Metzger (1993-1996) and partner Brent Doble and Karch Kiraly (1979-1982) and partner Adam Johnson advanced to the winner's bracket semifinals at the AVP Huntington Beach Open.

Friday, June 16

Baseball

Adam Melhuse (1992-93) became the 11th Bruin to play in the Major Leagues this season when he was promoted by the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday.

Basketball

Reggie Miller(1984-1987) scored 25 points with six assists and four rebounds to help lead the Indiana Pacers to a 120-87 win over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game Five of the NBA Finals. Miller hit four of six three-point shots.

Indoor Volleyball

Jeff Nygaard (1992-1995) scored 11 of his 14 kills in Game Five of the USA's 25-27, 25-19, 28-30, 25-22, 15-12 victory over Poland in World League action.

Beach Volleyball

Holly McPeak (1990) and partner Misty May advanced to the Nokia Open 2000 semifinals after defeating Jenny Johnson Jordan (1992-1995)/Annett (Buckner) Davis (1991-1994) 15-8 in the quarterfinals. Johnson Jordan and Davis had earned their quarterfinal berth by defeating Liz Masakayan (1982-1985)/Elaine Youngs (1988-1992) in the winner's bracket third round, 15-8.

Tennis

Davide Sanguinetti (1992-93) defeated 12th-seeded Andrei Pavel 3-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-3 in the quarterfinals of the Stella Artois Championships in London. He now moves on to face second-seeded Pete Sampras in the semifinals on Saturday. Also in action Friday, Eric Taino (1995-97) and his partner Jonathan Stark stayed alive by downing Kratzmann/Tramacchi 6-7(6), 7-6(2), 6-4.

Thursday, June 15

Water Polo

Nicolle Payne (1995-1998) made 10 saves in the USA's 5-4 loss to Australia in Kawana, Australia.

Baseball

Jake Meyer (1996-97), who was one of the four players traded to the Mariners for Ken Griffey Jr., saved his second game of the season by pitching a perfect inning on Thursday night for New Haven, the AA affiliate for the Mariners. New Haven defeated Norwich 6-4.

Basketball

Natalie Williams (1991-1994) scored 24 points and a career-high 18 rebounds as the Utah Starzz beat the Charlotte Sting, 96-68.

Beach Volleyball

The USA teams of Liz Masakayan (1982-1985)/Elaine Youngs (1988-1992), Jenny Johnson Jordan (1992-1995)/Annett (Buckner) Davis (1991-1994) and Holly McPeak (1990)/Misty May won two matches apiece to advance in the winner's bracket at the Nokia Open 2000.

Golf

Brandt Jobe (1984-87), Steve Pate (1980-83), Corey Pavin (1978-82) and Duffy Waldorf (1982-85) are all competing in the 100th U.S. Open which began Thursday at Pebble Beach.

Tennis

Davide Sanguinetti (1992-93) defeated qualifier Daniel Nestor 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 in the third round of the Stella Artois Championships in London.

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