Sports briefs

Brown sinks competition at NCAA Rowing Championships

Radcliffe’s heavyweight crew finished 10th out of 12 schools at the NCAA Rowing Championships this past weekend (May 28-30) in Rancho Cordova, Calif. The Black and White – who captured the title a year ago – managed strong finishes in the varsity eight and second varsity eight petite finals, placing second and third, respectively, for 23 points. Brown, meanwhile, tallied 70 points (the most by a team in six years) to capture the team trophy for the fourth time since the competition began in 1997.

UCLA dismisses Lingman, Chu at NCAA Men’s Doubles Championships

The Harvard men’s tennis combo of David Lingman ’04 and Jonathan Chu ’05 saw their season come to a close on Friday (May 28) with a 6-3, 6-3 loss to No. 7 ranked Alberto Francis and Kris Kwinta of the University of California, Los Angeles, in the Round of 16 at the 2004 NCAA Men’s Doubles Championships in Tulsa, Okla. The Crimson pair finished the season with a 16-11 record.

– Compiled by Andrew Brooks