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More details surface regarding on-campus rape BY CHRISTOPHER WHITTEN News Reporter Several students say the man arrested for allegedly raping a University of Memphis woman on campus Monday was living in an oncampus apartment and masquerading as a student. Demetrius Winters, freshman health and human performance major, said Cortney Cortez Adkins had been stay-
ing with him in the Thomas G. Carpenter Student Housing Complex off and on since February. Campus police arrested Adkins on Monday night after a student reported he had raped her. Several students said they saw him on campus and at student events, where he posed as a student. Adkins told one student he lived in Carpenter and another that he had to go home to write a paper for class.
“He told me so many lies. He said he was a junior business administration major and lived in Carpenter with his cousin,” said Macy Bridgewater, a freshman journalism major who met Adkins about two weeks ago. Winters, who said he and Adkins referred to each other as cousins, described Adkins as “girl-crazy, but not to the extent that he would rape a girl.” Winters said the empty
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room next to his has been unlocked since January and Adkins would stay in there sometimes. Winters said he was in his room with a friend at the time of the alleged incident and heard Adkins come in with a woman and go next door, but he didn’t hear any screams. “They were here for about 10 minutes and then they left,” Winters said. “He came back 10 minutes later and was here the rest of the night. I didn’t
hear no yells or anything.” Director of Public Services Bruce Harber said police got the call around 3 a.m. when the victim told them of the incident that occurred between 12:45 a.m. and 2 a.m. “The way the report came in … it was classified as an aggravated assault,” Harber said. “We didn’t know about the rape until she came in (Monday afternoon) and
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U of M athletes’ academic success recognized by C-USA
University of Memphis student-athletes set two school academic records this week. Students who maintained a minimum 3.0 cumulative grade point average during the 20112012 academic year earned the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll, those who earned a 3.75 GPA or higher were also awarded the C-USA Academic Medal. This year, 218 student-athletes received the honor, including 60 who received the medal.
“We are very excited about our numbers going up,” said Joe Luckey, director of athletic academic services. “A culture has been created here at The University of Memphis where excellence in the classroom and excellence on the field is the expectation. This exists from top administrators to coaches to our center to the most important group, the student-athletes.” The U of M had the 3rd highest number of athletes in C-USA receive the honor roll, and the 2nd highest number of medal recipients behind the University
by Christina Holloway
BY MEAGAN NICHOLS News Reporter
Kristin Henke, athletic academic counselor, advises freshman distance runner Dan Kuhman for the fall semester. of Tulsa. The number of U of M athletes who make it on the honor
roll and those who receive the academic medal has increased every year for the past six years,
according to the athletic website. U of M Athletic Director
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Students take the stage
Jonathan Neely shows off a few of his “mime-blowing” moves in preparation of the SAC Extravaganza Talent Show tonight at the Michael D. Rose Theatre.
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BY WILLIAM YOUNG News Reporter
University of Memphis students will showcase their skills in the 3rd Annual Talent Extravaganza hosted by the Student Activities Council. Scheduled for 7 p.m. today at the Michael D. Rose Theatre, students and the public will be admitted for free. “We want people to gain an acceptance of all types of talents,” said Heather Maclin, vice president of SAC. “We want this to be a stress relief and for people to have fun.” There will be nine performers who will exhibit a variety of talents including singing, rapping, dancing, reading poetry, miming and playing instruments. A band performance is
also scheduled. “The tryouts went well. People were really excited to come out and show their talent,” Maclin said. “I’m ready to see the reactions from the audience.” Maclin organized the showcase last year. This year, SAC Entertainment Chair Andrew Cole put together the event. “I want students to be able to interact with other students and appreciate the performances,” Cole said. “There will be a variety of talents for everyone to see.” Last year, there were various performances, including a student performance of an Irish Dance. This year, an artist will perform clogging, a North American folk dance. Last year’s winning rap artist, Sincere, will
perform the opening and closing acts. “We have a lot of performers from different backgrounds and I’m ready for people to see a lot of diverse talent,” said Fredrico Doss, special events chair of SAC. “We want to continue to give students a chance to showcase their talents. The U of M has a lot of talented students and we have a lot of surprises in this show for everyone.” Jonathon Neely, junior human health and performance major, will perform a mime routine to a gospel song. “I’m excited to show that I am not ashamed of what I believe in,” Neely said. “This will be my first time performing in front of the campus but I won’t be nervous at all because I’m used to performing in front of crowds.”
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Editorial
Lack of communication between police, students a problem Helmsman Editor writes open letter to UM Director of Public Safety Bruce Harber BY CHELSEA BOOZER Managing Editor Dear Bruce Harber, director of Police Services, I appreciate the email you sent letting the Chelsea campus comBoozer munity know about two men on campus stealing peoples’ cell phones. I think it is important for those of us who spend a great deal of time on this campus to be aware of crimes that occur here, so we can take the appropriate safety measures needed. It infuriates me, however, that nowhere in that email did you think it necessary to tell us that your officers were looking for an alleged rapist. You told a reporter yesterday that when you sent the cell phone theft email you didn’t know the alleged crime involved rape, but rather your office was investigating an aggravated assault. That’s odd to me, because
the victim told me she gave police all details of the crime around 3 a.m. the day it occurred. Regardless of when your office found out, you never attempted to let students know such an offender was roaming campus. Your reason for not doing so, you said, is that the suspect — 22-year-old Cortney Adkins — was acquainted with the victim. You say this means the situation was isolated; therefore Adkins wasn’t a threat to anyone else, and I guess you felt the campus community didn’t need to know he was still at large. Nine women students I spoke with today, all of whom live in Carpenter, disagree with you. They were upset police never thought it was important to let them know Adkins, who was living in their complex though he isn’t a student, was arrested for rape charges. You say that because he was acquainted with the victim of Monday’s incident, no one else would need to worry about him harming them. Did it not occur to you that he might
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have met other women besides the victim police spoke to? In fact, one of the nine women, a news editor at the Helmsman, said she didn’t know Adkins, but he had been in her apartment with her suitemate last week. Did you not feel it necessary to warn these other acquaintances that Adkins was believed to be somewhere on campus and may have just sexually assaulted a woman he had known for less than a month? By your interpretation of the law, you weren’t required to email us. Yet not doing so sends a loud message to students that says you aren’t interested in protecting and informing them. Even after reports of the crime came out in the media, neither you nor any other University administrator sent an email to students cautioning or reassuring us of our safety. You told a Helmsman reporter yesterday, “I was a little surprised I hadn’t heard from y’all. … I thought you guys must be in class or something because I was really surprised I didn’t hear from you
guys earlier.” I’m not sure how you expected us to know about the incident since no one in your office told us about it when we were there earlier that day asking about recent campus crimes. You asked if it was the place of the secretary to let the reporter know about the arrest when the reporter didn’t specifically ask, “Has there been a rape?” If need be, I can call you every day and specifically ask if there has been a reported rape, murder, etc. If that is what it takes for me to make sure I can let readers know of such serious crimes, I’m willing to do so. But better yet, next time you are so shocked you haven’t heard from us, please feel free to call me at any hour. Unlike you, who said you can only provide specifics about campus crimes between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., I field calls every day of the week any hour of the day. As someone who provides information to the campus community — information that at times has an impact
to their safety — I am more than willing to make myself available 24/7 to anyone who has an important message for those The Helmsman reaches. Hiding news doesn’t stop it from coming out — it only creates a story that shows how your office made no effort to let students know of a serious crime. Unfortunately, I have little hope you and your office are now going to consider the interests of students any more than you all have shown in this most recent incident. After all, I’ve read a number of editorials past Helmsman editors have written about your office’s lack of communication with students, and little has changed thus far. Regardless, I’m still hoping the reasonable side of you provokes you to agree that you did a disservice to the campus community when you didn’t tell us about Monday’s crime. I’m hoping your integrity and role as director of public safety will trump whatever caused you to not inform us and maybe you will do so in the future.
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Walk&Talk “It’s kind of disappointing. I mean I feel like that’s something a little more important than a cell phone. That deserves a tigerText.” — Hannah Mangrum, Psychology freshman
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from page 1 R.C. Johnson said the athletes, coaches and athletic academic counseling center play a major role in the continued increase. “I am excited for each one,” Johnson said. Their education will last much longer than their athletic career.”
“Something should’ve been sent out saying ‘Hey, we got everything taken care of, don’t worry about it.’” — David Kennedy, IMBA Engineering technology graduate student
Luckey said the studentathletes are tremendous representatives for their school, team and athletic department, and he and his staff of athletic academic advisors are very proud of their accomplishments. “We want each student to perform to the best of their ability,” he said. “I never want a student to look back and say ‘I wish I would have done better.’ We
How do you feel about Tiger texts or emails not being sent after the arrest for a rape on campus? by Christina Holloway
“They should send a tigerText out first about that than someone stealing a phone. He could’ve went to the next room to rape another person.”
“I would’ve appreciated getting that via email, because we get emails about every other little thing that happens on campus.”
“I feel like they definitely should’ve sent out a tigerText. They send out a text about everything else.”
— Brandon Knight, Electrical engineering junior
— Elle Perry, PR nonprofit administration graduate student
— Melissa Peterson, Liberal studies senior
adjust our programming every year to better the services we offer student-athletes.” Freshman pitcher for U of M’s baseball team and C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll recipient Craig Caufield said stereotypes about athletes having low intelligence are false. “I think just being an athlete in general, you have a desire to want to be the best you can.
I think athletes actually work harder in school because we have to get certain grades to stay eligible. We have more stuff going against us than for us,” Caufield said. Luckey said he and his staff will continue to do what they are doing while making any necessary improvements to better the programming. “We want to work more with
our life skills program and connect our advising with that program to challenge more and more student-athletes to get experience in their career interests so they are better prepared for life after The University of Memphis. We want our athletes to be prepared for their professional life — whether that is in their sport, graduate school or in their first job,” he said.
THE TIME (CAPSULE) HAS ARRIVED More than 200 suggestions for the Centennial Time Capsule were submitted by University students, faculty and staff. The selected items will be packed and sealed in the capsule for placement in the base of the bronze tiger sculpture, which will be unveiled April 20.
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SGA GENERAL ELECTION Vote TODAY 8 a.m. – Midnight
Vote at UC 2nd floor & south side of Lobby Atrium And in McWherter Library OR by laptop with login name & password Go to: www.memphis.edu/sga/election.htm FOR PRESIDENT: (vote for 1) Russell Born (U.S.) Hunter Dawson (M.A.C.) Nicholas Mastron (S.U.R.E.)
FOR VICE PRESIDENT: (vote for 1) Fred Hampton (M.A.C.) LaDarius Millen (S.U.R.E.) Caray Oldham (U.S.) AT LARGE: (vote for 18)
Josh Bay (M.A.C.) Francesca Biggam (M.A.C.) Aaron Blackstone (U.S.) Vincent Bleau (S.U.R.E.) Winston Cannon (U.S.) Elijah Choy (M.A.C.) Kelsey Climer (U.S.) Matt Coker (U.S.) Andrew Cole (M.A.C.) Kara Davis-Myers (M.A.C.) Taylor Dodd (S.U.R.E.) Leah Essary (M.A.C.) Paige Fehland (U.S.) Adrian Ford (U.S.) Chantley Frazier (S.U.R.E.)
Tevin McInnis (U.S.) Johnathan Moffett (U.S.) Dadie Normil (S.U.R.E.) Erika Northcutt (S.U.R.E.) Frederick Perry (M.A.C.) Addison Piggot (U.S.) Rachael Pointer (M.A.C.) Keon Prewitt (M.A.C.) Kafia Said (M.A.C.) Eric Sellari (M.A.C.) Barrett J. Scott (S.U.R.E.) Sheridan Sinclair (M.A.C.) Deanne Tole (U.S.) Josh Tucker (U.S.) Anika Watson (S.U.R.E.)
Mary Garcia (M.A.C.) Matt Hotz (U.S.) Destiny Johnson (M.A.C.) Eudarius Jones (U.S.) Jason Jones (U.S.) Ryan Kelley (M.A.C.) Austin Kemker (S.U.R.E.) Ricky Kirby (M.A.C.) Trey Lasley (M.A.C.) Jillian Link (M.A.C.) Casey Long (U.S.) Mayra Lopez (U.S.) Andrew Lyons (U.S.) Victoria Maher (U.S.) Paytyn Markham (S.U.R.E.)
ARTS AND SCIENCES: (vote for 4) Morgan Douglass (M.A.C.) Bria Gibson (U.S.) Ciara Johnson (M.A.C.) Mason Lin (S.U.R.E.)
Alex Roubidoux (U.S.) Dylan Turner (M.A.C.) Keesa Williams (S.U.R.E.)
BUSINESS: (vote for 3) Stacey Blevins (S.U.R.E.) Evan Kelly (M.A.C.) Priscilla Reno (S.U.R.E.)
Aaron Robinson (M.A.C.) John Cole Sanders (U.S.)
COMMUNICATION AND FINE ARTS: (vote for 2) Shakiera Adams (S.U.R.E.) Rayna Haynes (M.A.C.) Christian Dingeldein (U.S.) Juan Gomez (M.A.C.) Maddie House (S.U.R.E.) Nicole Jones (U.S.)
Andrew Knote (S.U.R.E.) Emily VanGilder (M.A.C.)
EDUCATION: (vote for 2)
NURSING: (vote for 3)
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE: (vote for 1) Shaniqua L. Allen (M.A.C.)
Stacie Rose (U.S.)
Kenneth Williams (S.U.R.E.) Michelle Williams (U.S.)
GRADUATE: (vote for 1) Joshua Jackson (S.U.R.E.)
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BY MELISSA WRAY News Reporter The Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music and University Libraries have joined forces to create three events in conjunction with an exhibit dedicated to prominent Jewish composers. The exhibit, titled “A Fine Romance: Jewish Songwriters, 1910-1965,” will feature the contributions of Jewish composers of many popular songs. Songs include “Summertime” from the opera “Porgy and Bess,” composed by George Gershwin, and “Over the Rainbow” from “The Wizard of Oz,” which was written by Harold Arlen and voted the No.1 song of the twentieth century by the Recording Industry Association of America and the National Endowment of the Arts. The most well known songs featured in the exhibit are by Jewish-American songwriter Irving Berlin, who wrote “God Bless America” and “White Christmas.” Berlin’s “Alexander ’s Ragtime Band,” is considered the first of the Great American Songbook’s tunes that paved the way for him and others. Jack Cooper, associate music professor and director of jazz and studio music, said as an arranger and composer, he has used the aforementioned songs as inspiration whenever he writes music. “In a very good way, this is quite unavoidable in what I do for a living and what I teach,” he said. “This is music that stretches up through rock and roll and pop tunes of Leiber, Stoller and Burt Bacharach.” The first event, an opening reception with music led by Cooper, took place March 20. The second, scheduled for 5 p.m. April 9 in room 225 of the Ned R. McWherter Library, is a lecture on JewishAmerican songwriters, also led by Cooper. The third and final event is a closing program by the Southern Comfort Jazz
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Orchestra, with guest artist Kathy Kosins. Kosins, who is of Jewish descent, also said the composers served as her first influences in jazz. “These composers are an integral part of the jazz standards,” she said. “There are thousands of Jewish composers listed as part of the Great American Songbook.”
by Christina Holloway
University of Memphis exhibit showcases Jewish composers
Four displays recognize the legacies of Jewish musicians.
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Tiger time capsule to be unveiled Friday Long jumper BY MELISSA WRAY News Reporter Tomorrow from 11 a.m. to noon, students at The University of Memphis will have a chance to witness the preservation of their memories 2012. The long-awaited bronze tiger sculpture will be unveiled at the west entrance of the University Center. The inside of the statue will house a time capsule containing various items chosen to symbolize what
current life is like on campus. Stephen Petersen, dean of students and associate vice president of student affairs, said he doesn’t know how the idea for a time capsule originated. “We were interviewing potential sculptors and going through several variations with the Development Committee about what the model of the sculpture would look like,” he said. “Somewhere along the way, a suggestion for a time capsule in the base of the statue came up, and we decided to
UM students to get a mouthful BY KENDRA HARRIS News Reporter Students will have an opportunity to stuff their faces and their wallets with a $200 grand prize during a speed-eating contest today. The contest, which is sponsored by The Empowered Men of Color, is officially named the “Greg Vann Speed-Eating Contest” in honor of former EMOC president and recent University of Memphis graduate, whose friends and EMOC brothers say,“loved to eat.” “This is a great event that brings everyone together, and it is entertaining to watch,” said Tevin Mcinnis, secretary of EMOC. Participants can register their five-member team before or at the contest, scheduled for 2:30 p.m. today in the Michael D. Rose Theatre lobby. Teams are required to pay an entry fee of $40. Anyone wishing to individually register will pay $10, and then be paired with four other people to create a team. “People look forward to watching and participating in this
event all semester,” said EMOC President Marcus Boles. The setup of the competition allows for one person to begin eating, and once that person finishes the next member in line starts. This continues until each of the teammates has finished all of their food. The winners of each heat will select a team member to eat a finalround dish. They will face off with winners of other heats and the first team to finish will win the $200. Jell-O, Flamin’ Hot Cheetos, Oreo cookies and a surprise dish are on this year’s menu. Boles said the organization expects a great turnout this year after ten teams participated in last year’s tournament. EMOC uses the speed-eating contest fees to fund their closing ceremony at the end of the semester. The closing ceremony recognizes members that have made great accomplishments throughout the semester. “This is a closing bond and improvement in the group,” said Frederick Perry, sophomore, music education. “It feels good to know that you as a individual stand out.”
just go along with it.” The time capsule, according to Petersen, has been divided into four chambers, with the first chamber being filled this year with another chamber filled every twenty-five years. One of the committee’s talking points relates to when the time capsule should be opened. Though the answer isn’t scientifically affiliated in any way, Petersen said, the answer depends on the age group of the person. “The older the person is,
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from page 1 spoke to us.” Police detained and questioned Adkins at about 7 p.m. Monday, and charged him at about 9 p.m. after he admitted to sexually assaulting the victim. Harber said a TigerText alert was not issued because he didn’t feel there was a threat to the community. In the 12 years Harber has worked for The U of M, he said almost all of the rape cases on campus involved two people who were acquainted. “So that poses the question,” he said. “Does that create a threat to anyone else in the community? If we had a blatant sexual predator, we would have issued an alert.” Harber said police were also concerned that Adkins could have been tipped off and fled the area if they had issued an alert. “As we were gathering information about what had happened and who he was, we also learned he had
the more likely they are to tell you it should be opened in 100 years,” he said. “If the person is younger, they will be more likely to say it should be opened in 25 years, so they can come back and witness it being opened again.” Examples of what will be placed in the time capsule include several issues of The Daily Helmsman, a menu for Tom’s restaurant, a CD, a flash drive, coin currency going up to the quarter and paper currency going up to the $20 bill. been spending time out of state, several hundred miles away,” Harber said. Winters said he received a call around 10:30 a.m. from police asking about Adkins. He also said friends told him officers were asking about the two. Police Capt. Kevin Langellier said it wasn’t until Adkins was asked for his ID during the interrogation that officers realized he was a registered sex offender. They didn’t have his full name before the arrest, and only knew he was known as “Cortez.” Peter Groenendyk, director of residence life and dining services, said Adkins was not registered as an overnight guest. “If (Adkins) stayed overnight, it was without our consent and against our policies,” Groenendyk said in an email. “We had conducted occupancy and safety checks on the Carpenter unit in question twice during the month of March. At neither one of those inspections did the staff find any indication of unauthorized residents.”
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honored with C-USA award BY BRYAN HEATER Sports Reporter Sophomore high jumper Darius Lynwood took home Conference USA’s Outdoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week on Tuesday after taking first place in last week’s Vanderbilt Black and Gold Invitational. Lynwood recorded a 2.15meter jump in the competition. That mark was good for sixth overall on the NCAA Division I Qualifier List. Lynwood’s personal best was a jump of 2.17 meters. During the indoor season, Lynwood received firstteam all-conference honors after jumping to the conference title at the 2012 C-USA Indoor Championships. His outdoor season accomplishments included six top-five finishes including two first place finishes. Lynwood continues to build on an impressive freshman campaign that saw him capture the silver medal in the high jump at the 2011 C-USA Outdoor Championships. He was also named second-team all-conference as a freshman following that performance. This is Lynwood’s first C-USA Outdoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week award.
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Thomas to return for sophomore season Memphis Tiger tennis strikes St. Louis BY SCOTT HALL Sports Editor
BY BRYAN HEATER Sports Reporter
by Christina Holloway
After weeks of speculation among Tiger fans and media, Adonis Thomas announced Wednesday that he will stay at The University of Memphis and return for his sophomore year. “I’m staying because it was a great decision for myself and my family,” Thomas said. “It was better for the team with the team we’ve got coming back and the additions that we’ve got this year, we’re going to have a great chance to make a run.” Having seen a number of other players in his class declare for the NBA draft, Thomas said he wanted to join them, but held back. “It made me feel like, ‘Well, those guys are doing it, so that’s something that I should really look forward to doing,’” he said. “But from the sources and getting information from different people, it was best for me to come back next year and try to really prove myself. There was a lot of unfinished business I didn’t take care of this year.” Thomas’ return is a relief for head coach Josh Pastner, who has already lost his star sophomore guard Will Barton to the draft. Keeping Thomas on the team for next year will provide the Tigers with a proven scorer. Thomas averaged 8.8 points per game this year, while shooting 48.6 percent from the floor and 40.5 percent from three-point range. “Obviously we’re extremely pleased and excited about that,” Pastner said. “There is no question that this makes our team that much better, but I also think it’s going to do a lot of great things for Adonis as he continues to grow as a basketball player and even more importantly as a young man.” Pastner said he expects Thomas to step into the leadership role vacated by Barton’s departure to the NBA. “He knows he’s going to have to step up,” he said. “Before the injury we all saw that he was about to turn the corner. You could see him getting better and better. What we need is from that point there, now you have to take it up a level or two, which he’s capable of doing.” Thomas was sidelined with an ankle injury requiring surgery shortly after Conference USA play began. He missed 16 games before returning to play in the C-USA tournament and NCAA tournaments. The Memphis native said missing so much time due to his injury was a major factor in his decision to remain at The U of M. “The injury held me back a lot,” he said. “A lot of scouts didn’t get a chance to really evaluate me like they could. I only played half a season. This year will be a greater chance for the fans and everybody in the city to see me play.”
It was practically target practice Tuesday, as the 32nd ranked University of Memphis men’s tennis team (14-3) hammered the Saint Louis Billikens 7-0 at The Racquet Club of Memphis. The Tigers stormed through doubles play, outscoring St. Louis 24-8 in the three matches. Sophomore Johnny Grimal and senior Leon Nasemann started doubles play by blowing past Saint Louis’ Patrick Kella and Dave Welkener with an 8-1 win. Freshman Connor Glennon and senior David Henry then earned an 8-3 victory, followed by an 8-4 victory by sophomores David O’Hare and Joe Salisbury to complete the doubles sweep. Freshman David O’Leary continued his brilliance in
the singles matches, defeating Drew Feder in straight sets to earn his 16th-straight victory. O’Leary has yet to taste defeat and ranks 108th in the country. Before O’Leary, Glennon began singles play with a 6-0, 6-2 win to improve his record to 13-3 on the year in singles matches. Salisbury was the only Tiger who won his match in more than two sets, taking three sets before vanquishing Saint Louis’ Yehia El Sallaly. Grimal, O’Hare and Nasemann each won his match in straight sets respectively. Tuesday’s Intercollegiate Tennis Association rankings listed the Tigers at No.32, two spots down from their previous ranking of No. 30. The Tigers travel to Dallas for a match Sunday against the SMU Mustangs. Match time is set for 2 p.m.
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Freshman wing Adonis Thomas will return to the Tigers for a sophomore season after considering declaring for the NBA draft.
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