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Senior Malaika Rapolu high fives doubles partner Tanya Sasnouskaya after scoring a point against Oklahoma on March 22, 2024.

Texas women’s tennis dominates Baylor in last regular season match

Anna Ambrose, General Sports Reporter April 15, 2024

No. 8 Texas women’s tennis took on No. 34 Baylor on Sunday in Waco and ended their regular season with a decisive 4-0 win.  The victory continues Texas’ control of the Big 12 Conference, with their...

Infielder Jalin Flores hits a home run during Texas' game at home against BYU on April 5, 2024.

Texas baseball bounces back from Friday’s loss, winning series 2-1 in Houston

Lindsey Plotkin, Associate Sports Editor April 15, 2024

After losing the first game of the series to the Cougars 9-1 on Friday night, Texas baseball pulled together two ninth-inning come-from-behind wins to take the series in Houston. On Saturday, Texas won...

No. 4 Texas celebrates its seniors and its final regular season Big 12 conference title

No. 4 Texas celebrates its seniors and its final regular season Big 12 conference title

Ryan Hopper, General Sports Reporter April 13, 2024

Celebrating its six seniors on senior day, No.4 Texas prevailed in a 7-0 sweep over No. 37 Baylor at the Texas Tennis Center on Saturday afternoon to win the outright Big 12 regular season title for the...

Taisiya Pachkaleva jumps to hit an incoming ball during a match against Kansas State University on March 24, 2024. The Longhorns swept the Wildcats 4-0.

Women’s tennis secures No. 2 seed after victory over TCU

Henry Hipschman, General Sports Reporter April 13, 2024

Texas women’s tennis traveled to Fort Worth on Friday to take on in-state rival TCU in the second to last regular season game of the year. Decisively once again, Texas emerged from the match victorious,...

Sophomore Viviana Martinez and freshman Kayden Henry reach for ball during game against Oklahoma on Friday.

No. 2/1 Texas softball beats No. RV/24 Baylor in alumni game

Lauren Hightower, General Sports Reporter April 13, 2024

With 47 Texas softball alumni in the stands, No. 2/1 Texas softball defeated No. RV/24 Baylor 9-6 after battling back and forth for runs.  Before the game started, former catcher Jacqueline Williams,...

Freshman catcher Nik Sanders high-fives Senior pitcher Charlie Hurley at game two of the annual Fall World Series held at UFCU Disch-Falk Field on Nov. 3, 2023. Hurley acted as a coach for all three of the Orange vs. Stripes scrimmage games held.

Texas baseball gets dominated in all game aspects and falls to Houston 9-1

Lindsey Plotkin, Associate Sports Editor April 13, 2024

Texas baseball loses its fifth straight series opener, this time falling to Houston in the opening game of the first and only Big 12 matchup between the teams. The Cougars defeated the Longhorns 9-1 thanks...

Texas rowing alumnae selected for Team USA, will head to Paris this summer

Texas rowing alumnae selected for Team USA, will head to Paris this summer

Lia Hoang, General Sports Reporter April 12, 2024

From the Forty Acres to the Eiffel Tower, UT alumnae Kaitlin Knifton and Mary “Daisy” Mazzio-Manson qualified for the 2024 Olympic team for rowing and are heading to Paris this summer. They mark the...

Selina Liao shines as Texas women's golf finishes tied for seventh place at Silverado Showdown

Selina Liao shines as Texas women’s golf finishes tied for seventh place at Silverado Showdown

Ben Wells, General Sports Reporter April 12, 2024

The Texas women’s golf team finished in a tie for seventh place at the Silverado Showdown Wednesday in Napa, California.  In a field of 16 total schools, many of which are highly ranked, the No....

Head basketball coach Rodney Terry yells at his players during Texas' game against OSU on March 2, 2024.

Texas men’s basketball looking to reload after multiple departures to transfer portal

JT Bowen, Senior Sports Reporter April 12, 2024

With a move to the SEC looming, for the second consecutive year, Texas men’s basketball will look very different in a few months. Head coach Rodney Terry’s team has seen three players enter the...

Freshman Aaliyah Foster lands in the sand pit while competing in long jump at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays. Foster placed first with her jump of 6.75 meters.

Freshman track and field star Aaliyah Foster follows in footsteps of Longhorn legends

Sophia Sandoval, General Sports Reporter April 12, 2024

Before winning the long-jump event at the 96th Annual Texas Relays, freshman Aaliyah Foster got the audience clapping in unison, creating an energetic atmosphere.  Foster emphasized the importance...

Senior Malaika Rapolu lunges to hit the ball during singles against Oklahoma on March 3, 2024. Rapolu defeated Ava Catanzarite 6-2, 6-2, to help the Longhorns defeat the Sooners.

Texas women’s tennis senior Malaika Rapolu combines experience, ferocity to blossom in final season

Anna Ambrose, General Sports Reporter April 11, 2024

As her senior season comes to a close, senior Texas women’s tennis player Malaika Rapolu has worked her way to the top of the stat sheet. From Cedar Park, Texas, Rapolu holds a 32-5 record in singles...

Jared Thomas swings a pitch from Abilene Christian University, giving the horns an extra run during the game on April 2, 2024.

Texas baseball falls to Texas State 7-3 to split midweek series

Lindsey Plotkin, Associate Sports Editor April 10, 2024

Just 30 minutes after the conclusion of its first game against Texas State, Texas baseball took the diamond again, this time for a full game. The game was the opposite of last night, where the 9-1 game...

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