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February 8, 2001

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Cornell Cinema

By ryan | February 8, 2001

Discreet isn’t the word that comes to mind when viewing Luis Bu

M. Tennis Hosts Invitational

By ryan February 9, 2001

After a knock ’em dead performance at the Virginia Commonwealth University 4-1 Tennis Invitational, the men’s tennis team is expecting just as much this weekend as they host the Cornell Winter Invitational. The three day event welcomes teams from UMass, Saint Bonaventure, Binghamton, Buffalo, Marist, Assumption, and Ithaca. Cornell opened its season with four wins at VCU against Richmond, James Madison, Navy, and Old Dominion due mostly in part to its strong singles players. “Everyone has an opportunity to win [in the tournament],” says head coach Barry Schoonmaker of his singles matchups for the tournament, “and that’s all you can ask for.” Doubles struggled for the most part of last season, but signs of a turn around are beginning to show after senior tri-captain Russ Gimelstob and junior Pat Hagan paired up to take three of their four matches at VCU. For this weekend’s matches, the team will be trying out new doubles combinations to find the right duo to top off the team. One such combo is the pairing of senior tri-captain Mike Halperin with Hagan. Halperin, last season’s Ivy League Player of the Year, will only be featured in doubles after going undefeated in singles the previous weekend. “Our doubles teams needs to do better this year, in order for us to do as well as we can,” says Schoonmaker. “It will be interesting to see how things turn out,” said Halperin of the experimental doubles teams. “It should be a good tournament, and good chance to see more from the new guys.” The Invitational, which goes from Friday through Sunday, will give the Red a chance to live up to its high expectations. “I think we’re the best team of the eight,” says Schoonmaker, “and we’re going to prove it this weekend.”Archived article by Tammy Fang
Fencers Hope to Roll

By ryan February 9, 2001

The Big Red steamroller heads towards another set of victories. What do Princeton, James Madison and Farleigh Dickinson all have in common? They are all about to encounter a full offensive salvo from the women’s fencing team. The Red travels to Princeton this weekend with hopes of retaining its impressive 2000-01 record. And what a record it is. If recent results are anything to go by, it is certain that the Red will be aiming for nothing less than a triple victory. Thus far, it has amassed a 9-2, 0-1 Ivy record — the only blemish is the loss against Ivy foe, Yale. However, that statistic can be easily overturned if the Red manages to overcome a resilient Tiger squad. It won’t be easy though. The Tigers successfully put one over the Red at the same tournament last year. But this is a different team, and hopefully they will draw confidence from their last competitive outing at Wellesley, MA. Last weekend, women’s fencing went 3-0 at the Wellesley College Invitational, defeating Tufts 19-8, Vassar 20-7 and Wellesley 22-4. Sophomore Roopa Rangi finished the day 8-1. She was unbeaten in the epee event against Tufts and Vassar. Junior captain Patricia Blumenauer won 6 of her 7 bouts in the epee, going undefeated against Tufts and Wellesley. Senior Ellyn Rajfer was also extremely potent, winning in all eight of her foil events. Junior Tara Hatami was perfect against Vassar and Wellesley, and finished the day strongly at 8-1. In the saber event, Junior Elinor Granzow contributed to the Big Red win with a 7-1 record. After returning from New Jersey, the Red will host Harvard at the Stifel fencing salle the following weekend in more league competition. Archived article by Kris Rajan