Two men’s tennis players upset a top-ranked foe

The UCLA men’s tennis team also had two tournaments of
their own, which both ended with similar results: upsets of
top-ranked players. In Indian Wells, junior Benjamin Kohlloeffel
recorded a 6-3, 7-6(5) victory over Pepperdine’s Scott
Doerner, who is ranked third in the nation, and was given the
tournament’s top seed. Kohlloeffel and doubles partner
Philipp Gruendler also made the tournament’s final in
doubles, but Kohlloeffel was unable to capture two titles at the
same tournament as the duo fell 9-8(7) to Virginia’s Rylan
Rizza and Darrin Cohen. In nearby Thousand Oaks, Mathieu Dehaine
notched his most impressive victory of his two-year college tenure
with a 6-4, 5-7, 6-1 quarterfinal win over the nation’s
top-ranked player, Lars Poerschke of Baylor in the Sherwood
Collegiate Cup. The sophomore went on to win his semifinal match,
but eventually lost in the final to Poerschke’s teammate
Matija Zgaga 6-1, 6-4.

MEYERS-DRYSDALE HONORED: Former UCLA women’s basketball
player Ann Meyers-Drysdale will be awarded the United States Sports
Academy’s (USSA) Ronald Reagan Media Award on July 22 at the
USSA graduation ceremony in Daphne, Alabama. Meyers-Drysdale, who
currently works as an analyst for ESPN, joins a prestigious list
that includes Howard Cosell, Bob Costas, Keith Jackson, Frank
Deford and Rupert Murdoch. Meyers-Drysdale was a four-time
All-American at UCLA and led them to a National Championship in
1978. Meyers-Drysdale became the first woman ever to try out for an
NBA team in 1979, signing as a free agent with the Pacers before
being released. She worked as a color commentator for the Pacers
broadcasts that same year and has been involved in braodcasting
ever since. Meyers-Drysdale is the widow of former Dodger’s
superstar pitcher Don Drysdale.

TWO MORE USC PLAYERS LEAVE EARLY FOR NFL DRAFT: USC lost two
more juniors to the NFL Draft Sunday, when All-American safety
Darnell Bing and tackle Winston Justice informed the school they
would skip their senior seasons. The Trojans have had five
underclassmen declare themselves eligible for April’s draft
since losing the Rose Bowl to Texas, starting with running backs
LenDale White and Reggie Bush, the Heisman Trophy winner and
possible No. 1 pick in April’s draft. Guard Fred Matua
announced that he was going pro on Saturday, The deadline for
underclassmen to declare for the draft was Sunday. Tim Tessalone,
USC’s director of sports information, said Bing and Justice
told him they would be leaving for the NFL. The players
weren’t available Sunday for comment but intended to
officially announce their decisions on Monday, he said. The
6-foot-2, 220-pound Bing had 50 tackles and four interceptions this
season. Justice started every game after missing the 2004 season
when he was suspended from school for flashing a pellet gun at a
student. Both are considered possible first-round draft picks. With
Bing leaving early and senior Scott Ware out of eligibility, USC
will have to replace both its starting safeties next season.

With reports from Ben Azar, Bruin Sports Senior Staff and
the Associated Press.