Fort Worth Weekly
Buck U: Swinging for the Fences
Frog baseball paces the Longhorns to lead the conference while Tennis washes out during a commendable effort in the Bears’ den.
By Buck D. Elliott
Sander Jong remained unflappable, winning his third singles match this season against Baylor during their Big 12 tournament meeting.
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Many weren’t aware, but a brawl occurred in Waco over the weekend. The most polite of scraps, as tennis is a gentle sport compared to most, but the match between the Frogs and Bears held all the drama of an overtime football game or final-round boxing match. Last week, I trumpeted my disappointment as David Roditi’s men of tennis were forced to split the regular-season title thanks to a lackluster 2-5 performance when hosting Baylor during their final match of the season. As an avid purple tennis booster, this caused much consternation when considering TCU’s progression into the national tournament. Despite my
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Fort Worth Weekly
By BUCK D. ELLIOTT
Luc Fomba proved flawless during singles play at the ITA indoor championships, dashing opponents from Virginia, Tennessee, and USC last weekend.
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I’m not confident whether I should applaud or chastise my online readers this week for wasting valuable kilowatt hours reading my ramblings. But, if you’re anything like me, you welcome the distraction as you time your rolling blackouts so you can boil potentially hazardous water. It was an eventful weekend for obscure sports in Frogland. Basketball, while not inherently obscure, is doing their best to cement their status as they fell to the Longhorns after a promising first quarter. Junior guard RJ Nembhard (#22) continued his streak of dominant purple scoring for the third consecutive game. The bad news is that the majority of his 15 points came in the first several minutes and then tapered off along with his team’s chances of hanging with the Horns. Freshman guard Mi
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