In this year’s U.S. Open, held in New York City from Aug. 31 to Sept. 13, the quality of tennis was unmatched despite extensive public health restrictions. Defending champions Bianca Andreescu and Rafael Nadal opted not to play in this year’s tournament, citing concerns about the ongoing pandemic. Without Andreescu and Nadal, top-seeded Novak Djokovic [...]
Read MoreAdvertisement Women’s Basketball The Emory women’s basketball team played two hard-fought games this weekend against University Athletic Association (UAA) foes the New York University (NYU) Bobcats and the Brandeis University Judges (Mass.). A win against Brandeis and a loss against NYU elevated the Eagles to 16-6 overall and 7-4 in UAA play. In the first [...]
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The Emory Wheel interviewed members of Emory’s spring sports teams for a more in-depth look at the coming season’s challenges and potential for progress. Men’s Tennis - Head Coach John Browning According to Browning, this season will present the challenge of managing a young team. “Fall [season] was amazing,” Browning said. “We graduated three amazing [...]
Read MoreEmory’s basketball, swimming and diving, and track and field teams competed in the first matchups of the semester over the past week. Both the men’s and women’s basketball teams traveled to New York University (NYU) and Brandeis University (Mass.) where the men won one game and the women were victorious in both. The swimming and [...]
Read MoreThree Eagles from the Emory men’s tennis team, sophomore Andrew Esses and Antonio Mora and junior Will Wanner, competed for the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Cup at the Rome Tennis Center at Berry College (Ga.) between Oct. 17 and 20. The ITA Cup is the final tournament of the fall season and featured singles and [...]
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