M. Tennis decides it's not really in a sharing mood

The Ivy League crown is Penn's to lose. Just one year removed from sharing the Ivy tennis title with Brown, No. 69 Penn heads into the homestretch in complete control of its destiny: two wins over Cornell and Columbia, and the Quakers win the title outright for the first time in 36 years.

M. Tennis two steps closer to the Promised Land

After his team began the year 1-7, Jason Pinsky was tired of hearing about how Penn couldn't win. "Everyone has been doubting us this whole year saying, 'you guys are losing every match,'" he said. "But we played eight top-20 teams in the country. As of now, it's really paying off.

M. Tennis: Penn grabs big Ivy games, and has depth at singles to thank for them

If Penn is forced to share the Ivy League men's tennis crown again this season, it won't be with Brown. The Quakers swept their New England road trip this weekend, getting by Yale with a 4-3 victory on Friday before upsetting fellow defending co-champion Brown 5-2 the following afternoon.

M. Tennis now looks to collect its dividends

When Penn opens up conference play Saturday afternoon in Princeton, N.J., the defending co-Ivy League champs have something to prove. In the latest collegiate men's tennis rankings, three Ivy League teams are ranked in the top 75. With a 7-4 record (2-4 against ranked opponents), Princeton sits at No.

Sitting duck: A welcome pace change for Quakers

They just need a breath of fresh air. The Penn men's tennis team (4-11) return home for the first time since before spring break for their first outdoor match on the Lott Courts, and could do with a win. Last Sunday, senior Mikhail Bekker picked up the team's only point in a 1-6 loss to No.

For beating sluggish Temple, Cole knows the right button to push

How does Penn baseball plan on ending its recent slump? Easy. Look no further than coach John Cole's desk. "We're bringing it into the dugout tomorrow," Cole said, pointing at a bona fide Easy Button from the Staples commercial. After migrating to Florida for its first eight games, Penn returns north, looking for an win in its home opener against Temple this afternoon at Meiklejohn Stadium.

Much-improved season ends on a sour note

A fired-up women's basketball team entered Jadwin Gymnasium last Tuesday evening just off its second Ivy-weekend sweep this year. It left as devastated 61-51 losers to rival Princeton in the final game of the season. "We don't like losing to Princeton," a sullen coach Pat Knapp said.

W. Hoops still finding motivation in March

There is no Ivy League championship glistening at the end of the tunnel, but Penn women's basketball coach Pat Knapp and his team couldn't care less. When the squad heads north this weekend, it is hungrily seeking to repeat its Yale-Brown sweep of last month.

M. Tennis: Bizarre incident mars an easy win

Too bad Penn's first win in a month had to be tainted by bad tennis etiquette. Following a 7-0 shutout of Drexel (1-3), sophomore Jonathan Boym, neglected to shake opponent Omar Laalej's hand after Boym won a heated 7-6, 6-4 battle until his coach Mark Riley forced him to return to the court.

Ivy elites give Quakers a cold reality check

Penn's flicker of hope for an improbable Ivy League women's basketball championship was short-lived. On Friday, Dartmouth (5-2 Ivy) continued its roll in a big way, as the Big Green won, 70-43. Harvard (6-1) held off the Quakers, 87-74, to maintain its spot atop the Ivy standings.

The student becomes the teacher

Perry Bromwell, an all-time great for Penn, is back at the Palestra - but his job is a new challenge

W. Hoops: The fat lady isn't even warming up

The Penn women's basketball team boarded the bus in New Haven, Conn. having hit a new low. The game was theirs. They had a 20-point lead. Then the Elis bullied their way back, clinching the game with 6.9 seconds left. Final score: Yale 53, Penn 52. The Quakers' conference record: 1-4.

M. Tennis: Quakers shut out Hawks, not for the first time

Jason Pinsky saw this one coming. After all, his Quakers shut out cross-city rival Saint Joseph's 7-0 last year. And the year before. The men's tennis team broke the ice on its spring season yesterday, shutting out the Hawks inside the Levy Tennis Pavilion and putting an early exclamation point on a campaign to break into the NCAA Tournament.

It's no secret: Pinsky leads top-heavy team

In his last match, Jason Pinsky's bid to win the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Northeast Men's Regional on his home courts was denied by the eventual champion, Virginia Tech's Arvid Puranean. As the snow thaws outside the Levy Tennis Pavilion three months later, Pinsky readies himself for an even grander challenge - leading No.

Penn looks to avoid 2nd straight Big 5 goose egg

By Eric Karlan Staff Writer karlan@sas.upenn.edu While the Penn women's basketball squad remains winless in Big 5 play this season, Saint Joseph's (10-8, 2-1 Big 5) is seeking to snatch the coveted city title away from reigning champion Temple by week's end.

Gray may be team's elusive 3rd scorer

By Eric Karlan Staff Writer karlan@sas.upenn.edu Women's basketball coach Pat Knapp discourages looking at the past, but one has to wonder how many close losses would have swung Penn's way had senior forward Ashley Gray not been ruled ineligible to compete first semester.

Illinois native will add 'Power' to Penn roster

Erin Power was hardly the only one ecstatic when the University accepted her early decision in December. So was David Power - her father and basketball coach at Fenwick High School in Oak Park, Illinois. And head coach Pat Knapp and the rest of the women's basketball program might have cracked some smiles, even in the midst of another rough season.

Rhoads hits 1000; Penn still falls in Ivy opener

By Eric Karlan Staff Writer karlan@sas.upenn.edu It wasn't the most humiliating defeat. It wasn't even their poorest performance. But after the Quakers lost their fourth straight game on Saturday night - 78-72 to Princeton - women's basketball coach Pat Knapp sat in the press room looking utterly dejected.

High-flying Eagles extend Palestra misery

By Eric Karlan Staff Writer karlan@sas.upenn.edu Playing on the home court doesn't seem to be an advantage for the Penn women's basketball team. The Quakers continued their home woes on Sunday, when they fell to American 61-51. This was their fourth loss out of four games at the Palestra this season.

No Christmas celebration for Quakers

A cold afternoon from the field and ineffective defense off the dribble sent Penn to another loss on Saturday, as the Quakers closed out 2006 with a 94-85 defeat to Seton Hall at Continental Airlines Arena. After crashing back to earth in a 80-61 loss to Virginia Tech two days earlier, the Pirates (7-2) exploited a shaky Penn defense to go on a 13-3 run late in the first half.