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Show Spikers fall to BYU BY ANDREA EDMUNDS Sports Editor Bump. Set. Bite. Holding true to the theme for Aggie sports over the weekend, the Utah State women's volleyball team fell to BYU Saturday night in Provo. "It was a well-played match," Head Coach Burt Fuller said. "They had some kids that had a great night and unfortunately, we weren't able to sustain that match." The Ags came out strong in the first game, winning 3024, but they just couldn't keep Recruitment For more information on joining a fraternity or soroiity at Utah State University, or to register for fall recruitment, please contact the Student Involvement and Leadership office at 435-797-1716; stop by TSC 326, or email Lynne Singleton at lynnes@cc.usu.edu it together for the rest of the match, dropping the next three games 24-30, 26-30 and 14-30, Redshirt sophomore Beth Hodge and senior Zuzana Cernianska led the way for the Aggies with 11 kills each. They were the only USU players in double digits. "We lost game three and it really just kind of took it out of us and really fired them up," Fuller said. The Cougars had four players in double digits. Chelsea Goodman led the way with 20 while Lindsy Hartsock and Rachel Dyer put up 16 and 14 kills respectively. Erica Lott put up 10 kills for the Cougs as well. The Aggies stay on the road this week for four matches. They will first finish off their , in-state games facing Weber State Tuesday in Ogden. ; "I think Weber has < improved greatly in the last couple of years," Fuller said. "It's going to be a tough match." After Weber, the Ags will , head on the road to California to participate in the Standford Invitational. -aedmunds@cc.usu.edu David L. Pokress/KRT Campus ROGER FEOERER DEFEATED Andre Agassi for the U.S. Open Tennis Championship Sunday, in New York. Agassi's miracle run ends in four sets B Y STEVE W I L S T E I N The Associated Press COLLEGE SURVIVAL TIP THE STUDENT HEALTH CENTER CARES ABOUT YOU LIKE YOUR MOTHER, BUT WON'T TELL YOUR DAD. • i '•!•' ' * ) " • ' • . ' . • • .'• • 1 ,' 1 : \ ' ' . " ^'.-.."•, J / ,% i . • '•'•• ; ' • " . • _ J , •''y^f.'.'- -• *••" \ ' r ; ( • • " • • ' . ; '*'• • . NEW YORK —Roger Federer, a man of panache and unparalleled perfection in finals, withstood Andre Agassi's spirited upset bid to capture a second straight U.S. Open and sixth Grand Slam title. Federer responded to his few moments of pressure by reeling off seven straight points in the tiebreak that turned around the match, then blew Agassi away in the fourth set to win 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (1), 6-1 Sunday and run his stunning record in finals over the past two years to 23-0. "This is probably the most special Grand Slam final in my career," Federer said. "To play against Andre in New York, it's a dream." Federer moved into a tie with Stefan Edberg and Boris Becker for Grand Slam titles among Open era players, and one behind John McEnroe and Mats Wilander. Pete Sampras holds the record with 14 Grand Slam titles, but at 24 years old Federer could well have a shot at that. Federer shrieked and leapt in the air when Agassi's back- hand return looped long on the championship point. The two men, who have the highest of respect for each other, shook hands warmly at the net. "It's been a tough road, but it's been a great road," Agassi told the cheering crowd. "Roger played way too good today. Congratulations Roger, well done." Though the 35-year-old Agassi was the oldest U.S. Open men's finalist in 31 years, age had less to do with the difference in this match than Federer's sheer strength, variety of serves, and superior balance of attacks from the baseline and the net that wore down Agassi. The Swiss forced the action, going for winners more aggressively, dancing around the court with poise, unrattled even when Agassi had him down a break at 4-2 in the third set. For a while there, Agassi seemed to be on the verge of pulling one of the great upsets in sports history - on the order of Muhammad Ali's shockers over Sonny Liston and George Foreman. An 8-1 underdog, Agassi was just a few months removed from a career-threatening back injury that shot crippling pain down his right leg, led to his • loss in the first round of the 1 French Open and caused him to skip Wimbledon. He was playing a man who doesn't lose in finals, who is at the peak or his game and health, and who is coming off his third straight Wimbledon championship. If this was Agassi's last U.S.> Open after 20 straight- he ] won't decide until the end of \ the year whether to retire - it j was remarkable even in defeatj "This certainly isn't easy ! to do at any age, especially ] 35," Agassi said. "It's been a j privilege to compete against '. so many great champions over the last couple of decades or \ so. Without exception, Roger ' has been one of most enjoyable to compete against. Thank you New York for the last 20 years^ It's been a great ride." ] Federer became the first man in the Open era, which | started in 1968, to win \ Wimbledon and the U.S. Operl back-to-back for the second consecutive year. Three play- \ ers have done it twice, though; not in consecutive years: ] Jimmy Connors, McEnroe and Sampras. The last player to accomplish the feat was Don , Budge in 1937-38. - One birdie wins it for Calcavecchia BY PETE HERRERA The Associated Press From intramural ankle turns to a lingering souvenir from your spring break in Thailand, the campus health center's your ticket to the best medical care money can't buy. Its free. Its discreet. And it will only hurt for a second. Here's another financially prudent tip: Free Checking from Washington Mutual. There's no minimum balance required to avoid a monthly service charge and its free to sign up for a Visa® Check Card. Plus there's free online bill pay available at wamu.com. Next to some quality time on the paper sheet, Free Checking from Washington Mutual is your best chance to graduate with a clean bill offinancialhealth. For more information, visit your local Washington Mutual Financial Center or call 1-800-788-7000. Deposit! arc FDIC Innitcd FREE CHECKING WITH NO MONTHLY FEE NO MATTER WHAT YOUR BALANCE wamu.oom |J3 Washington Mutual VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Mark Calcavecchia struggled with his putter in the final round and made just one birdie on the weekend, but ended a fouryear winless streak by closing with a 1-over 71 Sunday for a one-stroke victory at the Canadian Open. Calcavecchia, whose only birdie since the second round came at the 475-yard, par-4 fifth on Sunday, had a 5-under 275 total, the highest winning score for a full-field, non-major PGA Tour event this year. Ben Crane closed with a 66, and 2004 U.S. Amateur champion Ryan Moore had a 70 to finish tied for second. Calcavecchia ended any chance of a playoff by sticking his second shot at No. 18 within 6 feet of the pin and then lagging the putt to .within tap-in range. "I felt like it was a 36-hole day," said the 45-year-old Calcavecchia, whose last victory came at the 2001 Phoenix Open. "Thank God we ran out of holes. I saved my best drive and my best iron for the last hole and knew I could two-putt from 6 feet. How embarrassing to lag from 6 feet." Crane, who won at Milwaukee in July and also finished second at the Booz Allen Classic in June, matched the days best round. He started the tournament with a 74 and wasn't sure he'd be around for the weekend. "I just wanted to see if I could slip in there and make the cut," Crane said. "Sometimes unexpected things happen." Moore, who turned pro after the U.S. Open and missed the cut in two of his previous four events, birdied the last hole for his finest finish. Calcavecchia won despite never mounting a charge through the final two rounds. After opening rounds of 65 and 67, he didn't make a birdie on Saturday in a 2-over 72. But the difficult Shaughnessy Golf Club, made tougher by its shaggy rough, turned out to be his ally, as no player was able to mount a challenge. "One birdie on the weekend and I win the tournament," Calcavecchia said. "I bet that'snever happened. But only seven bogeys all week. A lot of guys probably made seven bogeys today." Calcavecchia would have made a lot more bogeys had it not been for his short game. ; Three times he got up-anddown for par on the front nine, including saves from the sand on the par-3 third hole and ; par-4 sixth. j He missed short birdie < putts at Nos. 2, 7, 14 and 15. j He went with the driver on J the 315-yard, par-4 14th and, j with a slight breeze at his \ back, knocked his tee shot into] the left greenside bunker. He ! blasted out to about 5 feet, but] couldn't convert the birdie try.' |