Sara Besharati

February 13, 2004

Men’s Tennis: Gauchos Travel to Seattle

By Sara Besharati

The #64-ranked men's tennis team is traveling to Seattle for matches against Washington and Portland this week. The Gauchos moved down one notch in this week's rankings after falling to #45 Arizona State and #38 Arizona ...

February 6, 2004

Tennis: UCSB Takes Hot Start to Desert

By Sara Besharati

The UCSB men's tennis team is off to an outstanding start, as the #63 team brings their 2-1 record into this weekend's matches against Arizona State and the University of Arizona.

November 19, 2003

M. Tennis: SB Dominates at Shootout

By Sara Besharati

The UCSB men's tennis team dominated in its final preseason tournament, the Cal Poly Big West Shootout, without any trouble last weekend in San Luis Obispo.

November 13, 2003

M. Tennis: Anselme, UCSB Earn Respect

By Sara Besharati

It was an extraordinary weekend for the UCSB men's tennis team, as top players senior Mike Placek and junior Alex Anselme represented the Gauchos at the 47th Annual Southern California Intercollegiate Tennis Tournament o...

October 23, 2003

M. Tennis: UCSB Features Stern Phenom

By Sara Besharati

Born and raised in Haifa, Israel, 22-year-old Elad Stern is one of the more ambitious individuals on the men's UCSB tennis team. His life in Israel, at most, was poles apart from the standard life of a teenager.

October 14, 2003

M. Tennis: UCSB Swingers Hit Tournament

By Sara Besharati

The UCSB men’s tennis team played in the Bulldog Classic Tournament last weekend at Fresno State University, as four newcomers and two returning lettermen got a taste of the upcoming season. The hard-hitting tourna...

October 8, 2003

M. Tennis: UCSB Stays Hot into New Season

By Sara Besharati

The defending Big West champion men's tennis team is off to a phenomenal start this season as its three top returning players represented UCSB in the 2003 Icy Hot/ITA Men's All-American Championships in Chattanooga, Tenn...