After some strong outings in the fall season, the Washington University men’s tennis team was ready to get its spring season started on Friday, and it showed on the court. The No. 3 Bears traveled across the river to Belleville, Ill., on Friday evening and put on a dominating effort, posting a clean 9-0 sweep of McKendree University at Kings Point Racket Club.

While he may only compete for Washington University athletics in the fall, senior tight end Brennan Fox had a chance to show off his skills at another sport this past weekend in the Washington University Field House. Fox is a world-champion cup stacker and put those talents on display at halftime during the men’s basketball game on Friday night.

The Washington University track and field teams squared off with two Midwest rivals this past weekend and eked out a pair of wins against both.

Men’s swimming tops Wabash; women second at WU Invitational After their yearly winter-break trip to Florida, the Bears took part in a pair of meets over break. On Wednesday, Jan. 11, the men’s team headed to Crawfordsville, Ill., and handled Wabash College by a score of 182-94. The Bears were victorious in 12 of the meet’s 14 swimming events.

While campus will look fairly empty until winter break ends, some of Washington University’s athletic teams will be hard at work multiple times between Christmas and the start of the spring semester. Here’s a quick look at Wash. U.’s winter teams and what they’ll be doing over the next few weeks.

Getting an earlier-than-usual start to their winter campaign, the Washington University track and field teams kicked off their 2012 season in 2011 with a good showing at the Illinois Wesleyan First Chance Meet in Bloomington, Ill. While official scoring did not take place at the meet, a number of Bears on both the men’s and women’s teams put up quality performances.

The U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) named Washington University cross-country head coach Jeff Stiles the 2011 Division III Women’s Cross Country Coach of the Year last week.

After three straight trips to the NCAA National Championship game, including a victory in 2010, the Washington University women’s basketball team is looking to some new faces to help find its way back to the top. The No.

Eight days before Sunday’s faceoff between the Washington University and Carthage College volleyball teams, the Bears celebrated an incredible comeback a University Athletic Association championship. On Sunday, a similar comeback ended Wash. U.’s season.

The No. 2 Washington University women’s volleyball team began its run at an 11th straight national championship with a 3-0 (25-17, 25-9, 25-17) win over cross-town rival Webster University on Friday night.