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...defeating Princeton’s George Carpeni (6-3, 6-3) and Colombia’s Jon Wong (4-6, 6-0, 7-5)—although he eventually succumbed in the semifinals to Jonas Berg of Mississippi (7-6 (4), 6-1). In bracket two, Alexei Chijoff-Evans enjoyed an undefeated singles weekend; following Friday’s wins over Michael Land of Marist (6-1, 6-2) and Robert Rotaru of Louisville (7-6 (4), 6-4), the sophomore continued his fine form into the later rounds of the tournament, culminating in a final...
...population of both entities and deployed "peacekeeping" forces sympathetic to the separatists to police the de facto lines of secession. So when Saakashvili turned his artillery on Tskhinvali, killing hundreds of civilians and over a dozen Russian peacekeepers, "Russia had to move in, if only to save face," contends Alexei Malashenko of the Carnegie Moscow Center. The Russian offensive to recapture the city finished the job started by Saakashvili - Tskhinvali lies in ruins...
...financed by energy giant Gazprom, the team's owner. Moscow clubs Spartak and Dynamo are sponsored by their corporate patrons - also from the oil and gas sector - Yukos and Lukoil, respectively. The war chests that such firms bring to the game have led to galloping salary inflation, says midfielder Alexei Smertin - who is leaving London's Fulham for a fatter contract with Lokomotiv in Moscow. Enormous sums are also being spent to build or renovate stadiums and training centers - cheered on by Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko, who heads the country's top football league and its football federation...
...NCAA tournament. After downing a Michigan State pair, the duo bowed out in the second round to a team from North Carolina. No. 112 Clayton also made the NCAA tournament in singles, but fell in first round. Thankfully for Harvard, it will be able to rely on rising sophomores Alexei Chijoff-Evans and Aba Omodele-Lucien, whose trials-by-fire against top early-season competition gave each the confidence needed to run the table at season’s end. The duo crushed its opponents with increasingly resounding victories en route to seven-match win streaks for each in singles...
...time in four years and capture an Ivy League title with an undefeated league and a 15-7 overall record, the Harvard men’s tennis team relied on the depth of its lineup, particularly at the No. 5 and No. 6 singles spots. Thanks to two rookies, Alexei Chijoff-Evans and Aba Omodele-Lucien, the Crimson held down these last two spots on the ladder. Known to his teammates and coach as a “California dude” for his laid back attitude, Chijoff-Evans consistenly frustrated opponents on the court...