Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

Official newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin

The Daily Texan

All content by Michael Shapiro
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Weekend recaps: Men’s tennis, track and field, women’s golf, women’s rowing

Men's tennis No. 10 Texas fell just short of taking down No. 1 Oklahoma in the semifinals of the Big 12 Men’s Tennis Championship on Saturday, ultimately losing to the Sooners, 4–3.  In...

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Weekend recaps: Men’s golf, men’s tennis, track and field, volleyball, women’s rowing

Men's golf The No. 2 men’s golf team earned a split Saturday at the Red Raider Shootout in Lubbock. The Longhorns first faced No. 23 New Mexico, which they defeated in a tiebreaker. Redshirt...

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Weekend previews: Men’s tennis, track and field

Michael Shapiro April 17, 2015

Men's tennis No. 10 Texas men’s tennis will conclude its regular season schedule Saturday against No. 7 TCU. The road match is the Longhorn’s last match prior to the Big 12 Championships...

Longhorns battle Baylor for Big 12 supremacy

Michael Shapiro April 15, 2015

Following back-to-back sweeps against out-of-conference opponents , No. 10 men’s tennis will square off against No. 2 Baylor at the Caswell Tennis Center in Austin on Wednesday. Both teams are currently...

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Longhorns complete sweep for second-straight match

Michael Shapiro April 9, 2015

Texas swept its opponent Wednesday for the second time in as many matches, defeating No. 53 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 4–0. The No. 9 Longhorns came into the match on the heels of a 4–0...

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Tennis teams sweep Tuesday’s matches

Reanna Zuniga and Michael Shapiro April 8, 2015

Men's Tennis No. 9 Texas took care of business against unranked UTSA on Tuesday, sweeping the Roadrunners, 4–0.  The Longhorns improved their season record to 17–3 and are now...

Longhorns to face unranked opponents in back–to–back matches

Michael Shapiro April 7, 2015

After cruising to a 4–1 victory against No. 22 Texas Tech on Saturday, No. 9 Texas will square off against two unranked opponents this week, taking on UTSA on Tuesday and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on...

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Weekend recaps: Men’s golf, men’s tennis, track and field, volleyball and women’s tennis

Men's golf The No. 2 men’s golf team returned to action this weekend, finishing in fourth place at the 3M Augusta Invitational.  Freshman Scottie Scheffler, who led the team for the...

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Weekend previews: Track and field, men’s tennis

Michael Shapiro and Bradley Maddox April 2, 2015

Texas track and field heads to Stanford Coming off the high of Texas Relays, the track and field team looks to keep the momentum rolling in a trip to Stanford, California, for the Stanford Invitational. The...

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From Danish soccer fields to Texas tennis courts, Søren Hess-Olesen has always done things differently

Michael Shapiro March 26, 2015

As he stands at the baseline of the tennis court, senior Søren Hess-Olesen makes his job look easy — but each of his victories and accolades are hard-earned. Hess-Olesen, who was born in...

Weekend recaps: Men’s golf, men’s tennis, women’s tennis

Reanna Zuniga, Michael Shapiro, and Caroline Hall March 23, 2015

Men's golf No. 3 Texas men’s golf continued its strong momentum this weekend. The Longhorns returned from the Linger Longer Invitational on Sunday with their third straight team win. The...

Texas men’s tennis gears up for Big Ten opponents

Michael Shapiro March 12, 2015

Following a 10-day break from match play, No. 8 Texas men’s tennis will begin its outdoor season against unranked Michigan State on Thursday at the Caswell Tennis Center. Thursday’s match begins...

Glasspool stages comeback for Texas victory

Michael Shapiro February 23, 2015

The Longhorns got off to a fast start Friday, sweeping the doubles point and easily winning their first two singles matches. The day took a turn for the worse when No. 10 Texas found itself tied with No....

Previews: Texas looks this weekend to maintain NCAA recognition in men’s tennis, track and field

Bradley Maddox and Michael Shapiro February 20, 2015

Men's Tennis Following a grueling three-match weekend at the ITA Indoor National Championships in Chicago, Illinois, No. 10 Texas will head back to Austin on Friday to face No. 8 North Carolina...

Men’s tennis takes first loss of the season in ITA National Indoor Championships

Michael Shapiro February 16, 2015

After going undefeated three weeks for three weeks, Texas saw its hopes of a national title end quickly this weekend. The Longhorns, who won their first five matches of the season, traveled to Chicago...

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Weekend previews: Men’s tennis, women’s tennis, track and field

Bradley Maddox, Reanna Zuniga, and Michael Shapiro February 13, 2015

Men's Tennis No. 9 men’s tennis will be in Chicago, Illinois, for the ITA Indoor National Championships beginning Friday. The undefeated Longhorns improved their season record to 7–0...

Weekend recaps: Men’s tennis, women’s swimming and diving, track and field

Michael Shapiro, Bradley Maddox, and Brooke Daily February 9, 2015

Men's tennis No. 9 men’s tennis continued its undefeated season this weekend with two convincing victories over No. 62 Washington and Rice. The Longhorns began the weekend’s play by...

Weekend previews: Tennis, track and field, swimming and diving

Men's swimming Last weekend, sophomore Jack Conger dove into the national spotlight as he set a school record in the 200-yard butterfly.  Conger’s time of 1:40.34 put him ahead of...

Men’s tennis remains undefeated with win over SMU

Michael Shapiro February 2, 2015

No. 9 Texas men’s tennis continued its undefeated season with a 4—2 victory against SMU on the road Saturday. The Longhorns dropped two of three matches in doubles play — with the...

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Weekend previews for swimming and diving, tennis and track and field

Men's swimming and diving Each year, the Texas men’s swimming and diving team quietly climbs their way to the top — and this year should be no different. The Longhorns have comfortably...

Longhorns and Aggies battle over top linebacker recruit

Michael Shapiro December 2, 2014

From 1894 to 2011, the Longhorns faced off against the Texas A&M Aggies a total of 118 times, holding a record of 76-37-5 against their in-state rivals.  Although the rivalry is often deemed...

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Longhorns looking towards recruits to replace withdrawn Walker

Michael Shapiro October 16, 2014

Following a season that concluded with a five-game stretch in which he averaged 11.8 points per game, many had high expectations for sophomore guard Martez Walker. However, these high expectations ended...

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