John Liu

May 23, 2001

Black Tide Readies for Memorial Day Weekend National Championship Tourney

By John Liu

The UCSB men's ultimate Frisbee team prefers to be called the Black Tide instead of the Gauchos, but these days the team has got a new name it hopes people will soon be calling it: National Champion.

May 22, 2001

UCSB Track and Field Cruises in Big West Championships

By John Liu

The UCSB men's and women's track and field teams ended their seasons last week at the Big West Conference Championships at Long Beach with many strong efforts across the board.

May 8, 2001

Please Help These Ex-Presidents Find a Victory

By John Liu

John Liu is a junior at UCSB. He plays third base for a winless co-ed softball team called the Ex-Presidents, and hopes that writing this column will somehow help his team win its next game.

May 8, 2001

Black Tide Rip Through San Diego During UPA Regional Tourney Highlighted By Win over UC

By John Liu

The Black Tide rolled into San Diego this past weekend, where it won the UPA Regional Qualifier Tournament for the men's club ultimate Frisbee team.

May 3, 2001

UCSB Men’s Tennis Finishes Tough Year on Strong Note After Win Over Cal Poly

By John Liu

A season that began with high expectations and excitement for the UCSB men's tennis team in January turned into frustrating setbacks in February and March, before finally ending the last weekend of April at the Big West ...

May 2, 2001

Santa Barbara’s Black Tide Enters UPA Regional Tourney With Stellar 26-1 Record

By John Liu

The nearly perfect #1 UCSB men's ultimate Frisbee club team, nicknamed the Black Tide, will be taking its 26-1 regular-season record to the UPA Regional Tournament this weekend in San Diego.

April 30, 2001

Men’s Tennis Subdues Cal Poly, Succumbs to Anteaters

By John Liu

An unpredictable season of highs and lows concluded for the UCSB men's tennis team at the Big West Tournament in Ojai this past weekend, where the Gauchos defeated Cal Poly 4-2 in the first round but fell to Irvine in th...

April 26, 2001

Gaucho Netters Ready to Snag Mustangs

By John Liu

Despite finishing this season with a disappointing 5-16 record, the UCSB men's tennis team is still confident it can perform well at the Big West Conference Tournament this weekend.

April 24, 2001

NorCal Trip is Unpleasant Affair for Women’s Water Polo

By John Liu

The UCSB women's water polo team finished its season on a down note this past weekend, falling to Stanford at the Avery Aquatic Center on Saturday, 13-4, and to San Jose State on Sunday, 12-5.

April 18, 2001

UCSB Ends Season With Defeat

By John Liu

A tough season for the UCSB men's tennis team ended with a disheartening 6-1 loss Tuesday to Cal Poly in the season finale.

April 16, 2001

Men’s Tennis Falls to Anteaters, San Diego State

By John Liu

The UCSB men's tennis team endured two rough loses over Easter weekend, losing on Friday to Irvine, 4-3, and Sunday to San Diego State, 7-0.

April 13, 2001

Gaucho Tennis Hits the Court to Face UCI, San Diego State

By John Liu

The UCSB men's tennis team intends to play two crucial home matches this weekend, with the results directly influencing Santa Barbara's seeding in the Big West Tournament.

April 10, 2001

Kosakowski Brings Leadership, Stability to Gauchos

By John Liu

The highlight of the UCSB men's tennis team thus far this season has been the consistent and outstanding play of junior co-captain Marcin Kosakowski.

April 9, 2001

UCSB Tennis Comes Up Short vs. San Diego

By John Liu

The UCSB men's tennis team fell victim to the rain as well as to #53 University of San Diego on Saturday, losing a hard fought match 4-2.

April 3, 2001

Men’s Tennis Splits Four-Game Homestead

By John Liu

The Gauchos overwhelmed Hawai'i 6-1 last Wednesday, but Santa Barbara would go on to lose matches against #35 Harvard 5-2 on Thursday and #8 Southern Methodist University 7-0 on Friday. UCSB then defeated Idaho 5-2 in a ...

March 5, 2001

Men’s Tennis Stopped in First Round at Doubles Tournament

By John Liu

The UCSB men's tennis team played at the Pacific Coast Doubles Open this past weekend in La Jolla, squaring of against the likes of Stanford, UCLA and Notre Dame.