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news@dailyhelmsman.com Technology is a very important factor in communicating on a college campus, and students are always looking for the newest way to keep in touch. They want information at the tips of their fingers without having to stand in line at an
office or make an appointment. In response to University of Memphis students’ need for faster information, the departments of communications, marketing and public relations teamed up with the information technology department and created a new mobile app. “It was time for a change,” said Bob Hoerter, assistant
vice president of the communications department. “The University already had an app, but it was time for something new.” Between classes, studying and extracurricular activities, convenience is an important factor in the busy lives of college students. “Students in this century live
in the ‘I need it now’ era,” said U of M alumna Tonya Biles, vice principal of Memphis Academy of Health Science. “Patience is just not an option anymore.” The process started in the fall of 2012 when the previous vendor, who created the first app, decided that they were going
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There was an option for the users to either have their profile available for only themselves, their friends or the public. A person can still set their page or profile to private, but as long as he or she accepts the terms and conditions, their information is legally public.
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Accepting the terms is a requirement for having a Facebook. For some college students, having privacy is important but so is having a Facebook. “I have had a Facebook for a while, but I always knew they
Condoms might be the most ubiquitous of birth control methods, but students may not be aware of the sheer number of options available to them, such as long-term contraceptives like intrauterine devices, implants or the birth control shot Depo-Provera— offered by local clinics and organizations like A Step Ahead Foundation.
vacy. The proposed update gives Facebook permission to grab users’ names and profile photos for commercials or related content without permission. Before this year, Facebook gave its users more control over when and how Facebook could use content uploaded to the site.
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For many students, the strain of paying for college and pressure of graduating in four years can make studying abroad seem impossible, but for some, those uncertainties can be put to rest at the Study Abroad Fair this Wednesday. International studies faculty and study abroad advisors, like Jonathan Holland, will be available to talk to students at the Student Plaza near the fountain from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. about all of the possibilities of studying abroad. This year, the University of Memphis Study Abroad Office will be focusing primarily on their featured short-term and faculty-led summer programs at the fair, according to Holland. The University has several of its own programs, but there are many other university-sponsored routes students can take. “We have our own in-house programs, like our facultyled programs,” Holland said. “We (also) have our bi-lateral exchanges and partnerships where the U of M has a direct relationship with a certain university. Students can take that route, which is typically more affordable since we deal with these universities one on one.” Representatives from partnering programs will also be available to answer questions at the fair. One of the main purposes of the fair is to inform students of all the resources that are available to them. Most students already qualify for multiple study abroad scholarships. “Student can use most of their financial aid and scholarships they are already receiv-
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Students don’t have to have plans for a family to make a trip to family planning By Karlisha Hayes
news@dailyhelmsman.com Many clinics are available to college students looking for cheap or even free birth control. One option is the Family Planning Clinic, operated by the Memphis and Shelby County Public Health Department through the Student Health Center on campus. Students enrolled at the University of Memphis can make an appointment with the clinic to receive birth control. Fees are based on a sliding scale. A Step Ahead Foundation — also known as ASAF — also provides contraceptives to women in Memphis and Shelby County, through their clinics located in the Memphis Health Center, Christ Community Health Services and Hollywood Health Loop Center. “Birth control at ASAF is available and free whether or not you have insurance and regardless of how much money you or your parents make,” said Alicia Anderson, an outreach represen-
tative for the organization. Both the clinic on campus and A Step Ahead Foundation offer multiple types of birth control options. Long acting reversible contraceptives, also known as LARC, are long-term forms of birth control that — unlike birth control pills — don’t have to be used every day. Some kinds of LARC are injected, inserted or implanted. Nexplanon is a matchstick-sized straw that is inserted under the skin in the upper inner arm and contains hormones that lasts up to five years. Intrauterine devices like Mirena or ParaGard are inserted into the uterus to prevent pregnancy for years. The DepoProvera shot contains hormones and lasts for three months. “Depo-Provera is very popular in the ASAF, because it was already so popular in Memphis before ASAF was founded two years ago, but we have seen an increase in popularity of the true LARC methods,” said
Claudia Haltom, CEO of A Step Ahead Foundation. “Right now, Nexplanon is the most popular LARC choice of ASAF’s patients, while Mirena is the most popular LARC in the U.S.” Besides LARC methods, which are only offered to women, the only current male contraceptives in the United States are sterilization and male condoms. ASAF does not perform sterilization on males or females but does provide free male condoms for patients at their clinics and at health fairs held around town. “LARC is 20 times more effective at preventing pregnancy than the pregnancy patch, the pill or the ring. Because of this, there has been a huge increase in demand of it at our clinics,” Haltom said. Because of high demand, the center had to add additional phone lines. In the first year, they served 1,000 women. In the next year, they served 1,600. Before ASAF was founded in 2011, LARCs were too expensive for most women in Memphis,
especially young women and students, according to Haltom. In addition to preventing pregnancy, some women use birth control to reduce their menstrual cycle. Mirena is the only birth control that is FDA approved to help with heavy cycles. Mirena, Nexplanon and Depo-Provera often reduce the amount of bleeding a woman experiences on a monthly basis, sometimes eliminating her period altogether. Birth control, like any medication, can cause some adverse side effects. Quamesha Rivers, a freshman nursing major, said she got on birth control before college to avoid becoming pregnant. “When I was on birth control, I first took the Depo-Provera shot,” Rivers said. “However, while on the shot, I would have an ongoing monthly cycle for three weeks each month, so I decided to switch to the birth control pill.” According to Rivers, neither method of birth control that she
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uuAbroad Continued from page 1 ing towards studying abroad,” Holland said. There will also be three $1,000 scholarships given away at the fair. Each student will be given a “passport” that they will get stamped at each booth. After the student has gotten at least six stamps, they can drop their “passport” into a drawing for one of the three scholarships. One booth will be set aside for students who have studied abroad in previous semesters and students who are currently studying abroad at the U of M. Lale Ida, an exchange student from Germany, started studying at the U of M this semester. “It’s really nice to live in another country while you are studying, so you can experience the culture as well,” Ida said.
uuFacebook Continued from page 1 weren’t strong on privacy,” Logan Dial, biology sophomore, said. Melanie Murry, associate university counsel at U of M, said students should read terms and conditions thoroughly so they know what they’re committing to. “When signing a document, there is an assumption that you have already read and understood everything,” Murry said. “When you receive a copy of everything you sign, that is your proof against getting any of your information or words twisted.” Carrie Brown-Smith, a journalism assistant professor, doesn’t think asking people to read a privacy policy thoroughly is realistic. “Some students should adhere
www.dailyhelmsman.com “So far I’ve really enjoyed the culture and the Southern hospitality here.” Charlotte Kestell, an exchange student from England, will also be working the fair. “It’s so much easier to meet people here, because people are generally much more kind than they are in London,” Kestell said. “It’s been great meeting new people so far.” Holland said studying abroad doesn’t just give students the chance to earn college credits, but it also enhances students’ experience overall. “Most students say it was the best thing they did in college, because you just learn so much more out in the world than you do in the classroom,” Holland said. For more information, visit the Study Abroad Office in 102 Brister Hall or call 901.678.2814.
to some common sense general guidelines that apply, regardless of the specific policy. There is never a 100 percent guarantee that something you post online or on any social media site will remain private — no matter what your settings are or what the policy says,” Brown-Smith said. Sites like Mashable and ReadWrite can help interpret complicated policies and help users become savvier and smarter social media users, according to Brown-Smith. “Online is no different than something written down on paper, so I just assume that everything I post is public. For me, that’s a good thing that has many social and professional benefits,” Brown-Smith said. “However, each person on social media sites will have a different understanding of privacy.”
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Gunman in Navy Yard shooting was in Navy Reserves By David Crary Associated Press
Aaron A l e x is seems a study in contradictions: a former N a v y res er vist, a Defense Alexis Department contractor, a convert to Buddhism who was taking an online course in aeronautics. But he also had flashes of temper that led to run-ins with police over shootings in Fort Worth, Texas, and Seattle. A profile began to emerge Monday of the man authorities identified as the gunman in a mass shooting at the Navy Yard in Washington, D.C., that left 13 people dead, including the 34-year-old man. While some neighbors and acquaintances described him as “nice,” his father once told detectives in Seattle that his son had anger management problems related to post-traumatic stress brought on by the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
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Alexis was angry over the parking situation around the site. Police eventually arrested Alexis, searched his home, found a gun and ammunition in his room, and booked him into the King County Jail for malicious mischief. According to the police account, Alexis told detectives he perceived he had been “mocked” by construction workers the morning of the incident. Alexis also claimed he had an anger-fueled “blackout,” and could not remember firing his gun at the Honda until an hour after the incident. Alexis also told police he was present during “the tragic events of Sept. 11, 2001” and described “how those events had disturbed him.” Then, on May 5, 2007, he enlisted in the Navy reserves, serving through 2011, according to Navy spokeswoman Lt. Megan Shutka. Shutka said he received the National Defense Service Medal and the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal during his stint in the reserves. Both are medals issued to large numbers of service members who served abroad and in the United States since the 9/11 attacks. Alexis’
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At the time of the shootings, he worked for The Experts, a subcontractor on an HP Enterprise Services contract to refresh equipment used on the Navy Marine Corps Intranet network. His life over the past decade has been checkered. Alexis lived in Seattle in 2004 and 2005, according to public documents. In 2004, Seattle police said Alexis was arrested for shooting out the tires of another man’s vehicle in what he later described to detectives as an anger-fueled “blackout.” According to an account on the department’s website, two construction workers had parked their Honda Accord in the driveway of their worksite, next to a home where Alexis was staying. The workers reported seeing a man, later identified by police as Alexis, walk out of the home next to their worksite, pull a gun from his waistband and fire three shots into the rear tires of their Honda before he walked slowly back to his home. When detectives interviewed workers at the construction site, they told police Alexis had stared at construction workers at the job site daily for several weeks prior to the shooting. The owner of the construction business told police he believed
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It is amazing how our view of the past and future motivates our conduct in the present. This article could just God is gracious. He gives gracious invitations to sinful human beings to come and find rest and comfort as well have been titled Origin, Purpose, and Destiny. Our view of our origin and destiny greatly influences our in Him. However, God is not a beggar. Some have the idea that God is wringing His hands and frustrated conduct in the present. If our view of the past, that is, our view of origins, is that we are a product of impersonal, at the many who refuse His invitations. This however is not true. It is very interesting to see to whom God godless evolutionary development, then we have no real purpose and our destiny or future is oblivion. We sends His invitations. He does not invite the self-sufficient and self-satisfied. Christ said in Mark 2:17 “ They may as well “eat, drink, and be for tomorrow we that die.”are There rational moral code this that are whole have no need of merry, the physician, but they sick:isI no came not tobasis call for thearighteous, butinsinphilosophical system.Those Who iswho to decide what is moral what is not? Inhave this no kind offrom system “might ners to repentance.” are righteous in theirand own estimation call God. Jesusdetermines also said right.” The moral will unto change the labour majority or are those wholaden, possess to rest.” change it. in Matthew 11:28,code “Come me,anytime all ye that and heavy andpower, I will decide give you If the youother are burdened with a sense of we your sinfulness you have invitation. IfBeing, you feel need of we being On hand, if we believe that have been created by aantranscendent we no know that are saved from your sinful condition, you have no invitation. not autonomous. The Creator has the authority, and the right to dictate how He wants His creatures to conduct Even though is infinitely He has good newswisdom for those realize their great need of Him. themselves. Surely God a Being that hadholy the incomprehensible andwho power to create human beings, did not There is good news for them in Isaiah 57:15, “For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, create them without having a purpose for them. It would also be very likely that if He was the cause of their whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, origin, He also has a destiny planned for them. to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.” Ponder these thoughts and we will elaborate on them next time.
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After thirteen years in school, some students, especially ones involved in student organizations, may feel a drag during their first exploration of independence in college, enough to make them want to drop out of school altogether — and they aren’t alone. T.J. Sullivan, author of “Motivating the Middle: Fighting Apathy in College Student Organizations,” will visit the Michael D. Rose Theatre at 5 p.m. Tuesday to discuss apathy experienced by college students. “‘Motivating the middle’ means that you lead, motivate, influence and impact your members based on the level of engagement they bring to their involvement in your organization,” Sullivan said. Sullivan, a member of the National Speaker’s Association, has spoken to more than two million students and received national awards from multiple organizations. He does it all while working as CEO of CampuSpeak, an agency with 47 speakers who provide interactive workshops to colleges and universities across the United States. “The idea of this session is to lead people effectively wherever they land in terms of engagement,” Sullivan said. “I’m not trying to turn bottom-third members into top-third members — that’s a critical point.” A brief of Sullivan’s keynote explains that students are divided into thirds: the top-third people are full of personality and good at exerting influence; the middlethird cares about the relationships they have with the group; and the bottom-third members are those who are disengaged or checked out. The remaining groups dropped out because of anxiety-related issues. Sullivan is not trying to say
that those who are not in the top-third are the most efficient or that those who are less involved have a long way to go. “I’m saying that we need to adjust our method of leadership, so that everyone has the involvement experience that is right for them — that adds good things to their lives and makes our organizations more likely to move forward from year to year,” he said. It doesn’t just affect students in student organizations. For Jonathan Canon, a second-time freshman journalism major, apathy can kill not only time but a career as well. “Apathy doomed me in my first year of college, because I would sleep until two hours after my classes had ended,” Canon said. This, according to Canon, forced him into an early retirement from university life, but he did not stay down for long. “It took me experiencing the real world for three years to rekindle the initial desire to go back and I’m happy that I’m here now,” he said. According to the Apollo Research Institute, 40 percent of students drop out because they would rather be doing something else. Austin Boyd, president of Interfraternity Council, first heard Sullivan speak at a leadership conference. He liked the way he explained different ways to motivate people and decided to invite him to the U of M campus. “He talks about how to approach people about your idea and get them as excited as you are about what you’re passionate about, based on how motivated they are,” Boyd said. Everyone is invited to attend this event. “Especially anyone involved in a Registered Student Organization or who wants to be involved and needs words of wisdom should come out — he’s a great speaker,” Boyd said.
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in their native language. “He was a very nice person,” Bradley said in a phone interview. “It kind of blows my mind away. I wouldn’t think anything bad at all.” A former acquaintance, Oui Suthametewakul, said Alexis lived with him and his wife from August 2012 to May 2013 in Fort Worth, but that they had to part ways because he wasn’t paying his bills. Alexis was a “nice guy,” Suthametewakul said, though he sometimes carried a gun and would frequently complain about being the victim of discrimination. Suthametewakul said Alexis had converted to Buddhism and prayed at a local Buddhist temple. “We are all shocked. We are nonviolent. Aaron was a very good practitioner of Buddhism. He could chant better than even some of the Thai congregants,” said Ty Thairintr, a congregant at Wat Budsaya, a Buddhist temple in Fort Worth. Thairintr said Alexis told him he was upset with the Navy because “he thought he never got a promotion because of the color of his skin. He hated his commander.” As Thairintr and others at the temple understood, Alexis took a job as a contractor and he indicated to them he was going to go to Virginia. He last saw him five weeks ago. “He was a very devoted Buddhist. There was no tell-tale sign of this behavior,” Thairintr said. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, which offers online courses in aviation and aerospace, confirmed that Alexis was enrolled as an online student via its Fort Worth campus, started classes in July 2012 and was pursuing a bachelor’s of science in aeronautics. “We are cooperating fully with investigating officials,” the university said.
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The newly redesigned University of Memphis smartphone app offers new features like grade records, class schedules and even plays the U of M fight song.
uuApp Continued from page 1 to take a different route in the design of the mobile app. “ Things started changing and the app slowly turned into something it was never designed to be,” Hoerter said. After the University decided to go forward with a new design, University C ommunications and IT grouped together and started their evaluations of new vendors. In the end, Straxis, a multimedia marketing company, came out on top. “It didn’t hurt that this is their specialty,” Hoeter said. St r a x i s designed the new mobile app, which was released this semester. Lindsey Greenland, a spokeswoman for Straxis, said creating apps is nothing new for the company. “We specialize in creating apps for colleges and universities,” Greenland said.
“Technology is an important tool that students use for their education and communication.” Hoeter said that this app is different. “This app is a way people — not just students — want to receive their information,” he said. “It works for students, faculty and parents.” Some may not be technologically savvy, but Hoerter said they would not be left out. “The app accommodates all phones,” he said. “No matter how old or new your phone is, this app definitely will work for you.” Drucilla Thompson, a senior journalism major, said she is always on the run, and the new app is the best thing that could have happened to her. “I am always busy. Sometimes I don’t have time to breathe,” Thompson said. “The fact that this app is easy to use and makes my college life easy to
live.” Ellen Watson, chief information officer of IT, said the app is fun and functional. “Everything that our app has, most companies would require a membership fee,” she said. “The beauty about this is it’s free.” In addition to GPS, map locations and the ability to check grades, students can access information about the Blue Line, read about upcoming events and stream WUMR, the student radio station. The app also comes with a mobile graduation tracker that sends alerts with information about how close the student is to graduating. “If a student’s phone has the ability to use the Square Up mechanism, then they may be able to pay fees or add money to the student ID card for FlexBucks,” Watson said.
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Heartbreaking loss for Memphis football By Hunter Field
news@dailyhelmsman.com The University of Memphis football team could not get out of its own way Saturday. The Tigers shot themselves in the foot repeatedly with critical penalties and turnovers. Memphis opened the season 0-2 for the sixth straight year, losing 17-15 to the Blue Raiders of Middle Tennessee State University (2-1) in Murfreesboro. The blue and gray will be haunted by Saturday’s mistakes that cost them 62 yards of penalties in the first half. The Tigers finished the game with 15 penalties for 145 yards, which is the second highest in U of M history. The most costly penalty negated an 80-yard kickoff return by Memphis junior Bobby McCain. The Memphis offense did look better Saturday compared to the season opener against Duke on Sept. 7. Tiger redshirt freshman quarterback Paxton Lynch threw for 170 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions. As a team, the Tigers rushed for 180 yards, 81 of which came from senior Brandon Hayes. Mistakes plagued Memphis’ opening drives this weekend. The Tigers got inside the MTSU 20-yard line on their third drive of the game, but Kenneth Gilstrap intercepted Lynch’s pass to keep U of M off the scoreboard. After allowing a seven-yard touch-
down pass from MTSU quarterback Logan Kilgore to Kyle Griswould, the Tigers got on the board with a 21-yard field goal from freshman Jake Elliot. The Tigers stalled a Blue Raider’s drive, but Lynch threw his second interception inside his own 20, which set up another MTSU touchdown on a run by Parker Jordan. Elliot made another field goal before the half from 41 yards to cut the Memphis deficit 14-6 entering the break. The Tigers opened the half with another field goal by Elliot from 37 yards to make it 14-9. The Memphis defense continued to frustrate Kilgore and the Blue Raiders. MTSU gave the ball back to Memphis at their 40-yard line. Following a few big runs from the Tigers Hayes and freshman Marquis Warford, Lynch hit sophomore tight end Alan Cross from one yard out to give Memphis the 15-14 lead. Memphis got the ball several more times but could not capitalize. Kilgore received the ball for the final time with 4:17 on the clock. He drove down the field to set up the winning kick from freshman Cody Clark. Despite the miscues, the Tigers had the opportunity to win the game. They clung to a one-point lead with less than two minutes to go. Kilgore, who threw for 224 yards and one touchdown, com-
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The University of Memphis football team lost their second game of the season Saturday. The Tigers fell to the Blue Raiders of Middle Tennessee State University 17-15 on the road. pleted an 18-yard pass and 25-yard pass to allow Clark’s game-winning field goal from 40 yards. The Tigers received the ball at their own 25-yard line, but could not muster enough offense to get down the field with 1:49 left on the clock. Lynch completed two long passes to get Memphis
to the Blue Raider’s 35-yard line. Unfortunately for the Tigers, the MTSU defense sealed the game with two huge sacks as the clock wound down. Despite the disappointing loss, one Memphis player continued to shine. Senior punter, Tom Hornsey averaged 49.6 yards per punt on five punts. He
boomed a 68-yard punt and pinned the Blue Raiders inside their own 10-yard line twice. His performance garnered this week’s Ray Guy Award Player of the Week. Memphis returns to the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Sept. 21 to take on Arkansas State at 3:30 p.m.
time,” Keely said. “Coming to Memphis in August, it was a big difference for me. It was 90 degree heat and doing fitness in 90 degree heat was difficult for me. It was very hard at the start, to be honest.“ He came to Memphis as a sophomore and saw limited time on the field last year as a junior. This year, Keely has made big contributions coming off the bench in the six games
to score two crucial goals and register an assist. Keely said soccer has been a mainstay in his life, as it takes a lot of time out of his schedule. “In the morning time, we have 7 a.m. practice on Wednesdays, so it’s a 6 a.m. wake-up, and we finish training by 9,” he said. “I have class at 11:20 a.m., but every other day it’s practice from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Then, I stay 10-15 minutes after every practice to work on something a while longer, so maybe two hours a week after practice every day.“ A full schedule leaves little room for recreation, but when he is not playing soccer, Keely said he likes to keep active. “Lately, I’ve been trying to get into ping pong, down to the rec,” he said. “I’m really into watching TV – shows like Dexter. I like Entourage a lot. I watched Gaelic football back home, so I try to catch as many games as I can.“ This year, Memphis has posted a 4-1-1 record, with a perfect 2-0 record at Mike Rose Soccer Complex. The Tigers return to Mike Rose Sept. 24 to face Mercer University. Memphis heads to Ohio this weekend to play at the University of Cincinnati Sept. 21.
soccer player Shane Keely a day in the life of
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Keely
University of Memphis soccer might not garner the s am e attention as football, but throughout the world, soccer is a
premier sport. The Tiger’s roster contains several players born outside of the United States hailing from five different countries including France, Germany, Ireland, Mexico and Sudan. Senior Shane Keely, a native of Dublin, Ireland, is one of those players. Keely made the voyage to the United States to play soccer for Memphis in 2011. In the six games Keely has
played this year, the Tiger has accounted for two game-winning goals, one for Memphis’ first victory against California State-Fullerton and the other against the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in Alabama. Keely said coming to the States was an adjustment period. “Well, at the start it was pretty tough, because back home it was cold and rainy all the
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Men’s tennis starts preseason By Meagan Nichols
sports@dailyhelmsman.com Four members of the University of Memphis men’s tennis team traveled to Chicago over the weekend to compete in the Olympia Fields Invitational. Seniors Jonny Grimal, David O’Hare, David O’Leary and redshirt freshman Jarryd Woog made the trip to the Windy City to play in the first preseason competition of the year for the Tigers. “It was a great tournament,” said men’s head tennis coach Paul Goebel. “They did a great job hosting the tournament, and we played in front of a lot of people. The Olympia Fields (Country Club) facility was really nice. They put together a good tournament with a bunch of top 25 teams there.” In singles play, the first round of competition proved troublesome for the Tiger seniors. O’Leary dropped the first match to Justin Shane of Virginia in straight sets 6-4, 6-0. Shane is the No. 117 ranked player in the country. Grimal fell to Illinois’ Farris Gosea 6-1, 5-7, 6-1 and O’Hare lost to Illinois’ Brian Page 7-6, 6-2. Woog was the sole Memphis player to get the “W” in round one. The Tiger freshman beat Notre Dame’s Nicholas Montoya 6-2, 6-4. The Tigers saw a slight improvement in round two. Grimal recorded his first victory going 6-1, 6-3 against Kentucky’s Maks Gold, but fellow Kentuckian Juan Pablo Murra served O’Leary his second loss with the 6-1, 6-4 match. O’Hare was unable to muster any response to the Fighting Irish’s Josh Hagar who defeated the Tiger senior 6-1, 6-0 and Woog could not build on his first round win. The fresh-
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man dropped the three-set match 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 to Illinois’ Julian Childers. With two of the four rounds of singles competition complete, O’Leary went into rounds three and four and stepped away from both victoriously. The senior Tiger made quick work of Virginia’s Johnny Cornish 6-1, 6-2 and Notre Dame’s Jacoby Lewis 6-4, 6-2. O’Leary ended singles play with an overall record of 2-2. Grimal kept the wins going for the Tigers. In the third round, Grimal barely let Illinois’ Alex Jesse get on the board, silencing his opponent 6-1, 6-1. Illinois’ Childers’ took Grimal to three sets, but the Tiger got the 6-3, 3-6,
6-3 win. O’Hare did not play in the third round and lost the 5-7, 7-6, 6-4 battle to Notre Dame’s Billy Pecor in the final round of competition. Woog continued his back and forth, win-loss trend picking up the 6-3, 6-4 victory against Gold of Kentucky and dropping the fourth singles round 6-1, 2-6, 6-2 to Wyatt McCoy of Notre Dame. In his freshmen singles campaign, Woog was 2-2. “Jarryd had a good weekend for his first tourney,” Goebel said. “He looked very comfortable out there against top 25 teams.” In doubles action, the No. 54 ranked duo of Grimal and O’Leary went 2-1 over the weekend. The
team defeated Notre Dame 8-5, lost in the second round to Illinois 8-5 and pulled away with the tight 8-7 victory against another Notre Dame pair. O’Hare and Woog teamed up for doubles action as well, winning all three rounds. The Tigers got an 8-5 victory against the Fighting Irish and Illinois. In the third round, the Memphis senior-freshman combo went 8-4 against their second Notre Dame match-up. “Our doubles play looked very solid last weekend,” Goebel said. “We picked up where we left off last season. I feel like we need some more competitive matches to get us where we need to be
in singles. We got better as the weekend went on, after a kind of rough start on Friday. We definitely were improved by the end of the weekend.” Four of the Memphis blue and gray head to Virginia this weekend to participate in the fourday prestigious UVA Ranked +1 Invitational that starts Sept. 19. “They invite just-ranked singles and/or doubles entries,” Goebel said. “Dave O’Hare and Joe Salisbury qualify since they are No. 18 in the country in doubles, and Connor Glennon qualifies as the No. 91 ranked singles player. Connor will also play doubles with Cedric De Zutter as our +1 entry.”