Torero men’s tennis sustains domination

While most college tennis teams are concerned with their opponents across the net, the talented USD men's tennis team had only themselves to compete against, as they did not want to beat themselves with unwarranted mistakes.

Player profile: Dean Jackson

USD tennis star Dean Jackson is a long way from home. The tennis star hails from Soest, Germany, a town that is three hours from Amsterdam and five hours from Paris. Nonetheless, Jackson has grown to love San Diego, as he is thriving as USD's most valuable player.

Men’s tennis undaunted by road atmosphere

No. 50 USD victorious at Arizona and New Mexico

Ask any Division I head coach and they will tell you that winning on the road is probably the most difficult thing to do in college athletics. Between the travel, school work and rowdy atmosphere, being able to steal victories away from home often separates the good teams from the great ones.

Tennis has up and down trip to Utah

The Torero men's tennis team ventured into the state of Utah last week to take on the two most prominent collegiate athletic programs in the state, Brigham Young University and the University of Utah. The USD men's tennis team came into the week ranked 58th in the national ITA poll despite losing four out of their last five matches.

Men’s tennis fights back after tough loss to USC

The USD men's tennis team spent last Friday afternoon in Los Angeles, where the second ranked Trojans had no trouble dismantling USD as they achieved a 6-1 victory in a dual match at their home stadium.

Campus bids farewell

After a courageous 18 month battle with leukemia, USD men's tennis coach Tom Hagedorn, passed away last Saturday morning at 43 years old. His wife, Melissa, and sister, Sandy, were by his side. Hagedorn coached for 11 seasons at USD where he led the Toreros to four straight NCAA appearances from 2003 to 2006 and 10 straight winning seasons.

Toreros take down Harvard in honor of former coach

To say the past week has been tough on the Toreros men's tennis team would be an extreme understatement. On March 21, Tom Hagedorn, the men's tennis head coach, lost his courageous 18-month battle with leukemia. All of the tennis players, athletic trainers and many other students and athletes attended a emotional Celebration of Life gathering held on the Eagan Plaza in front of the Jenny Craig Pavilion last Wednesday.

No love: Tennis season ends on low note with loss

The match against UCLA was cancelled due to rain last Tuesday. The Toreros men's tennis team could not help but think that their season could end just as abruptly as that storm rolled in. If their play did not improve in the WCC tournament, USD tennis would put their entire season in the hands of the NCAA at-large selection committee.

Tennis splits on road swing

The USD men's tennis team faced another difficult week en route to the WCC tournament that is only two weeks away. Trying to gain some momentum for the conference tournament, the Toreros came up just short in a thriller against San Diego State in the annual city championship last Wednesday.

Tennis has up and down trip to Utah

The Torero men's tennis team ventured into the state of Utah last week to take on the two most prominent collegiate athletic programs in the state, Brigham Young University and the University of Utah. The USD men's tennis team came into the week ranked 58th in the national ITA poll despite losing four out of their last five matches.

Roller coaster ride continues for Toreros tennis

Tyler Wilson

The Toreros men's tennis team has faced a diversity of adversity in the 2010 season. They started the season 2-0 only to get humbled by the University of Southern California, the top ranked team in the country at the time. The Toreros then surged back after the embarrassing 7-0 loss to USC and won five of their next six matches against a majority of teams that were nationally ranked.

Toreros run out Rebels, wrangle Gauchos

The USD men's tennis team looked stronger than ever in their two matches this weekend, as they went undefeated with victories over the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos on Saturday and the University of Nevada at Las Vegas Runnin' Rebels on Sunday. These two wins improved the Toreros' overall record to 5-1 and kept their octane levels running on high.

Men's tennis succeeds in WCC

Sometimes it is hard to break tradition. The Toreros dropped their final match of the season at the WCC Conference Tournament at Barnes Tennis Center as Pepperdine pulled through with a 4-1 victory winning the conference for the 19th straight year. The Toreros started the day off strong as they kept every doubles match close and competitive.

Toreros take down Harvard in honor of former coach

To say the past week has been tough on the Toreros men's tennis team would be an extreme understatement. On March 21, Tom Hagedorn, the men's tennis head coach, lost his courageous 18-month battle with leukemia. All of the tennis players, athletic trainers and many other students and athletes attended a emotional Celebration of Life gathering held on the Eagan Plaza in front of the Jenny Craig Pavilion last Wednesday.

Toreros men's tennis opens up spring play with wins

Torero's improve their overall record to 3-3 thanks to the experience of Dean Jackson

The new doubles duo of sophomore Dean Jackson and senior Chris Coetzee set the tone early as the Toreros defeated the University of Hawaii during last Tuesday's home opener. Jackson and Coetzee came out poised and focused as they easily defeated Hawaii's tandem of Jeff Fitch and Leo Rosenberg, 8-3.