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Monday April 23, 2001

Men’s golf team takes ninth 

STANFORD – The California men’s golf team finished in ninth place at the U.S. Intercollegiate with a three-round score of 873 (+21).  

Arizona won the event with a three-day total of 837. 

Cal sophomore J.R. Ruda shot a second-round 67 to help him tie for fourth place individually. His 54-hole score of 211 (-2) led the Bears.  

 

UCLA nets a win over Bears 

The No. 21-ranked Cal men’s tennis team (14-8, 4-3 Pac-10) fell one point shy of a victory over No. 1-ranked UCLA (20-2, 6-1 Pac-10) today at the Hellman Tennis Courts. The match, which was originally rained out, was rescheduled for today. UCLA was coming off a tough 4-3 loss to Stanford yesterday, while the Bears were riding a four-match winning streak. 

 

No. 1 crew beats OSU 

The No. 1-ranked Cal men’s varsity eight defeated No. 10 Oregon State by 14 seconds in a dual race on the Redwood Shores Lagoon, April 22. Cal held off an early charge by the Beavers and increased its lead as it navigated the 2000-meter race course. Cal, the two-time defending national champion, is undefeated on the season.