SPORTS
Friday, March 27, 2015
PENDLETON
East Oregonian
NCAA Men’s Tournament
Pendleton team wins
AAU state title
Gonzaga
head coach
Mark Few
watches
during a prac-
tice session
for a college
basketball re-
gional semi-
final game
in the NCAA
Tournament
Thursday,
in Houston.
Gonzaga
plays UCLA
today.
East Oregonian
PENDLETON — The
Pendleton Fury overcame a
scoring controversy and a de-
termined Keizer Celts team
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grade state championship
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13-14 in Bend.
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the Fury, which was sup-
ported by a large cheering
section since the Pendleton
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tournament.
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Bruins, Zags prepare
for Sweet 16 rematch
By KRISTIE RIEKEN
Associated Press
Photo contributed by Emilee Oja
The Pendleton Fury fifth grade boys AAU basket-
ball team poses with its championship trophy from
the state tournament held March 13-14 in Bend. Pic-
tured left to right are: Kyle Liscom, Kobe Fell,Ty Taylor,
Greyson Sams, Tre Williams, Anders Oja, Anthony Me-
drano, coach Eric Oja and Collin Primus. Ê
then beat Bend 51-45 in the
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their ticket to the title game
with a 59-26 win over Clack-
amas.
The Fury is coached
by Pendleton High School
teacher Eric Oja and its stu-
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McKay, Sherwood, West
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to our lineup. It’s encouraging, but you want
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PHOENIX (AP) — Khris Davis and Luis
shoulder
issue made his start in two weeks
Jimenez hit grand slams and the Milwaukee
and
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Seattle
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15-1 win over a Seattle Mariners split-squad
hits
and
six
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on Thursday.
and didn’t retire a batter until Mil-
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Park. “You don’t want to waste them
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here but everyone looks like they’re
his slam in the eighth — his second
pretty ready.”
home run in two games.
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HOUSTON — UCLA
lost just once at home this
season and it was Gonzaga
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a rematch against the sec-
ond-seeded Bulldogs (34-2)
in the NCAA Sweet 16 on
Friday might be an under-
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they’re the only team that
came in there and beat us
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got a chip on our shoulder
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that loss and that they’re
dangerous despite being an
11 seed.
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said Few keeps reminding
them that the UCLA team
they’ll see Friday is not the
same team they beat in De-
cember.
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unit (now),” Wesley said.
“Coach has really told us
not to get too caught up in
last game that we had with
them because they’ve made
it to this point in the season
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trip to the Elite Eight in this
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and the Bulldogs are 21-17
in 18 trips to the tournament
overall. UCLA has a storied
history in the tournament,
having won 11 national
championships, with the last
coming in 1995.
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just three times, with Gon-
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the team with 17.1 points
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with UCLA.
Looney will try to slow
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to share this experience with
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said. “So the last thing I
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SCOREBOARD
Local Slate
PREP BASEBALL
Today
Joseph vs. Pilot Rock (John Day) 11 a.m.
Century at Hermiston (DH), Noon, 2 p.m.
Sheridan at Stanfield, 1:30 p.m.
Dufur at Stanfield, 4 p.m.
Saturday
Country Christian vs. Pilot Rock (Grant
Union, 11 a.m.
PREP SOFTBALL
Today
Pilot Rock vs. Colton at Union tourna-
ment, 10 a.m.
Pilot Rock vs. Burns at Union tournament,
2 p.m.
Saturday
Stayton at Mac-Hi, 8 a.m.
Pilot Rock at Union at Union tournament,
Noon
Scappoose at Mac-Hi, 12:30 p.m.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Saturday
Walla Walla at Blue Mountain (DH), 1 p.m.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Today
Blue Mountain at Big Bend (DH), Noon
Eastern Oregon at Oregon Tech (DH),
2/4 p.m.
Saturday
Eastern Oregon at Southern Oregon (DH),
11 a.m./1 p.m.
Treasure Valley at Blue Mountain (DH),
Noon
Basketball
NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
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54 17 .761
x-Cleveland
47 26 .644
x-Chicago
44 29 .603
x-Toronto
42 30 .583
Washington
40 32 .556
Milwaukee
36 36 .500
Miami
33 38 .465
Boston
31 40 .437
Indiana
31 41 .431
Brooklyn
30 40 .429
Charlotte
30 40 .429
Detroit
27 44 .380
Orlando
22 51 .301
Philadelphia
18 54 .250
New York
14 58 .194
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W
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y-Golden State
58 13 .817
x-Memphis
50 22 .694
Houston
48 23 .676
d-Portland
45 25 .643
L.A. Clippers
47 25 .653
San Antonio
45 26 .634
Dallas
45 27 .625
Oklahoma City
41 31 .569
Phoenix
38 34 .528
New Orleans
37 34 .521
Utah
31 40 .437
Denver
27 45 .375
Sacramento
26 45 .366
L.A. Lakers
19 51 .271
Minnesota
16 55 .225
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d-division leader
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
———
Thursday’s Games
Milwaukee 111, Indiana 107
Friday’s Games
L.A. Clippers at Philadelphia, 4 p.m.
Charlotte at Washington, 4 p.m.
Detroit at Orlando, 4 p.m.
Miami at Atlanta, 4:30 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Toronto, 4:30 p.m.
Cleveland at Brooklyn, 4:30 p.m.
Boston at New York, 4:30 p.m.
Sacramento at New Orleans, 5 p.m.
Minnesota at Houston, 5 p.m.
Golden State at Memphis, 5 p.m.
Dallas at San Antonio, 5:30 p.m.
Utah at Denver, 6 p.m.
Portland at Phoenix, 7 p.m.
NCAA Men’s Tournament
First Four
Hampton 74, Manhattan 64
Mississippi 94, BYU 90
Wednesday, March 18
Robert Morris 81, North Florida 77
Dayton 56, Boise State 55
EAST REGIONAL
Round of 64
Villanova 93, Lafayette 52
N.C. State 66, LSU 65
Michigan State 70, Georgia 63
Virginia 79, Belmont 67
Oklahoma 69, Albany 60
Dayton 66, Providence 53
Northern Iowa 71, Wyoming 54
Louisville 57, UC Irvine 55
Round of 32
N.C. State 71, Villanova 68
Michigan State 60, Virginia 54
Oklahoma 72, Dayton 66
Louisville 66, Northern Iowa 53
Regional Semifinals
Today
N.C. State (22-13) vs. Louisville (26-8),
4:37 p.m.
Michigan State (25-11) vs. Oklahoma (24-
10), 7:07 p.m.
Regional Championship
Sunday, March 29
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SOUTH REGIONAL
Round of 64
UAB 60, Iowa State 59
UCLA 60, SMU 59
Utah 57, Stephen F. Austin 50
Georgetown 84, Eastern Washington 74
Duke 85, Robert Morris 56
San Diego State 76, St. John’s 64
Iowa 83, Davidson 52
Gonzaga 86, North Dakota State 76
Round of 32
UCLA 92, UAB 75
Utah 75, Georgetown 64
Duke 68, San Diego State 49
Gonzaga 87, Iowa 68
Regional Semifinals
Today
UCLA (22-13) vs. Gonzaga (34-2), 4:15
p.m.
Duke (31-4) vs. Utah (26-8), 6:45 p.m.
Regional Championship
Sunday, March 29
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MIDWEST REGIONAL
Round of 64
Cincinnati 66, Purdue 65, OT
Kentucky 79, Hampton 56
Notre Dame 69, Northeastern 65
Butler 56, Texas 48
West Virginia 68, Buffalo 62
Maryland 65, Valparaiso 62
Kansas 75, New Mexico State 56
Wichita State 81, Indiana 76
Round of 32
Kentucky 64, Cincinnati 51
Notre Dame 67, Butler 64, OT
West Virginia 69, Maryland 59
Wichita State 78, Kansas 65
Regional Semifinals
Thursday
Notre Dame 81, Wichita State 70
Kentucky 78, West Virginia 39
Regional Championship
Saturday: Kentucky (37-0) vs. Notre Dame
(32-5), 5:49 p.m.
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WEST REGIONAL
Round of 64
Georgia State 57, Baylor 56
Xavier 76, Mississippi 57
North Carolina 67, Harvard 65
Arkansas 56, Wofford 53
Arizona 93, Texas Southern 72
Ohio State 75, VCU 72, OT
Oregon 79, Oklahoma State 73
Wisconsin 86, Coastal Carolina 72
Round of 32
Xavier 75, Georgia State 67
North Carolina 87, Arkansas 78
Arizona 73, Ohio State 58
Wisconsin 72, Oregon 65
Regional Semifinals
Thursday
Wisconsin 79, North Carolina 72
Arizona 68, Xavier 60
Regional Championship
Saturday: Arizona (34-3) vs. Wisconsin
(34-3), 3:09 p.m.
NCAA Women’s Tournament
ALBANY REGIONAL
First Round
Texas 66, Western Kentucky 64
California 78, Wichita State 66
Dayton 78, Iowa State 66
Kentucky 97, Tennessee State 52
Rutgers 79, Seton Hall 66
UConn 89, St. Francis (N.Y.) 33
Louisville 86, BYU 53
South Florida 73, LSU 64
Second Round
Texas 73, California 70
Dayton 99, Kentucky 94
UConn 91, Rutgers 55
Louisville 60, South Florida 52
Regional Semifinals
Saturday
UConn (34-1) vs. Texas (24-10), 9 a.m.
Dayton (27-6) vs. Louisville (27-6), 11:30
a.m.
Regional Championship
Monday, March 30
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SPOKANE REGIONAL
First Round
Duke 54, Albany (NY) 52
Mississippi State 57, Tulane 47
Oregon State 74, South Dakota State 62
Gonzaga 82, George Washington 69
Princeton 80, Green Bay 70
Maryland 75, New Mexico State 57
Pittsburgh 51, Chattanooga 40
Tennessee 72, Boise State 61
Second Round
Gonzaga 76, Oregon State 64
Duke 64, Mississippi State 56
Maryland 85, Princeton 70
Tennessee 77, Pittsburgh 67
Regional Semifinals
Saturday
Maryland (32-2) vs. Duke (23-10), 1:30
p.m.
Gonzaga (26-7) vs. Tennessee (29-5), 4
p.m.
Regional Championship
Monday, March 30
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OKLAHOMA CITY REGIONAL
First Round
DePaul 79, Minnesota 72
Notre Dame 77, Montana 43
Miami 86, Washington 80
Iowa 75, American 67
Arkansas 57, Northwestern 55
Baylor 77, Northwestern State 36
Oklahoma 111, Quinnipiac 84
Stanford 73, Cal State Northridge 60
Second Round
Notre Dame 79, DePaul 67
Iowa 88, Miami 70
Baylor 73, Arkansas 44
Stanford 86, Oklahoma 76
Regional Semifinals
Today
Iowa (26-7) vs. Baylor (32-3), 4:30 p.m.
Notre Dame (33-2) vs. Stanford (26-9),
7 p.m.
Regional Championship
Sunday, March 29
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GREENSBORO REGIONAL
First Round
South Carolina 81, Savannah State 48
Syracuse 72, Nebraska 69
North Carolina 71, Liberty 65
Ohio State 90, James Madison 80
UALR 69, Texas A&M 60
Arizona State 74, Ohio 55
Florida Gulf Coast 75, Oklahoma State 67
Florida State 91, Alabama State 49
Second Round
South Carolina 97, Syracuse 68
North Carolina 86, Ohio State 84
Arizona State 57, UALR 54
Florida State 65, Florida Gulf Coast 47
Regional Semifinals
Today
South Carolina (32-2) vs. North Carolina
(26-8), 4 p.m.
Arizona State (29-5) vs. Florida State
(31-4), 6:30 p.m.
Regional Championship
Sunday, March 29
Hockey
NHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W
L OT Pts
Montreal
75 46 21
8 100
Tampa Bay 75 46 22
7 99
Detroit
73 39 22 12 90
Ottawa
73 37 25 11 85
Boston
74 36 25 13 85
Florida
74 34 26 14 82
Toronto
75 27 42
6 60
Buffalo
74 20 46
8 48
Metropolitan Division
GP W
L OT Pts
x-N.Y. Rangers 73 47 19
7 101
N.Y. Islanders 75 44 26
5 93
Pittsburgh 74 40 23 11 91
Washington 74 40 24 10 90
Philadelphia 75 30 29 16 76
New Jersey 74 31 31 12 74
Columbus 73 34 35
4 72
Carolina
73 27 36 10 64
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W
L OT Pts
Nashville
75 46 21
8 100
St. Louis
74 46 21
7 99
Chicago
73 44 23
6 94
Minnesota 74 42 25
7 91
Winnipeg 75 39 24 12 90
Dallas
74 36 28 10 82
Colorado
74 34 28 12 80
Pacific Division
GP W
L OT Pts
Anaheim
76 47 22
7 101
Vancouver 74 43 27
4 90
Los Angeles 74 37 23 14 88
Calgary
74 40 27
7 87
San Jose
74 36 30
8 80
Edmonton 74 21 40 13 55
Arizona
75 23 44
8 54
GF GA
197 167
244 194
212 201
213 195
195 193
184 202
194 241
141 249
GF GA
224 168
228 208
204 186
215 182
196 216
166 189
198 228
170 201
GF GA
214 180
226 182
207 167
211 183
212 197
232 236
200 206
GF GA
222 213
212 199
199 184
217 195
207 210
177 254
158 249
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for
overtime loss.
x-clinched playoff spot
———
Thursday’s Games
Anaheim 3, Boston 2, OT
Arizona 4, Buffalo 3, OT
Los Angeles 3, N.Y. Islanders 2
Washington 3, New Jersey 2, OT
Carolina 5, Pittsburgh 2
Florida 4, Toronto 1
N.Y. Rangers 5, Ottawa 1
San Jose 6, Detroit 4
Nashville 3, Tampa Bay 2
Winnipeg 5, Montreal 2
Colorado 4, Vancouver 1
Today’s Games
Calgary at Minnesota, 5 p.m.
Columbus at Chicago, 5:30 p.m.
Dallas at Edmonton, 6:30 p.m.
WHL Playoffs
Round of 16
Brandon vs. Edmonton
(Edmonton leads series 1-0)
Thursday: Edmonton 4, Brandon 1
Today: Edmonton at Brandon, 5:30 p.m.
Calgary vs. Kootenay
Today: Kootenay at Calgary, 6 p.m.
Everett vs. Spokane
Today: Spokane at Everett, 7:35 p.m.
Kelowna vs. Tri-City
Today: Tri-City at Kelowna, 7:05 p.m.
Medicine Hat vs. Red Deer
Saturday: Red Deer at Medicine Hat,
6:30 p.m.
Portland vs. Seattle
Saturday: Seattle at Portland, 6 p.m.
Regina vs. Swift Current
Today: Swift Current at Regina, 6 p.m.
Victoria vs. Prince George
Today: Prince George at Victoria, 7:05
p.m.
Baseball
MLB Spring Training
Thursday’s Games
Detroit 6, Baltimore 4
Miami 5, St. Louis 3
Atlanta 7, Pittsburgh 5
Tampa Bay 6, N.Y. Yankees 5
Boston 5, Minnesota 4, 10 innings
Toronto 4, Philadelphia 1
L.A. Dodgers 9, Chicago White Sox 6
Milwaukee 15, Seattle (ss) 1
Kansas City 3, Seattle (ss) 0
Cincinnati 13, Cleveland 2
Arizona 3, San Diego 3, tie, 10 innings
N.Y. Mets 8, Washington 3
L.A. Angels 8, Chicago Cubs 4
Texas 6, Colorado 3
Oakland 6, San Francisco 4
Today’s Games
N.Y. Mets vs. St. Louis (ss) at Jupiter, Fla.,
10:05 a.m.
N.Y. Yankees vs. Philadelphia at Clearwa-
ter, Fla., 10:05 a.m.
Pittsburgh vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers,
Fla., 10:05 a.m.
Boston vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla.,
10:05 a.m.
Tampa Bay vs. Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla.,
10:05 a.m.
St. Louis (ss) vs. Washington at Viera,
Fla., 10:05 a.m.
Detroit vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 10:07
a.m.
Texas vs. Oakland at Mesa, Ariz., 1:05
p.m.
Chicago White Sox vs. Chicago Cubs at
Mesa, Ariz., 1:05 p.m.
Cleveland vs. Arizona (ss) at Scottsdale,
Ariz., 1:10 p.m.
Arizona (ss) vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe,
Ariz., 1:10 p.m.
Miami vs. Houston at Kissimmee, Fla.,
3:05 p.m.
Seattle vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz.,
6:05 p.m.
Colorado vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz.,
7:05 p.m.
Milwaukee vs. Cincinnati at Goodyear,
Ariz., 7:05 p.m.
San Francisco vs. L.A. Dodgers at Glen-
dale, Ariz., 7:05 p.m.
Tennis
Miami Open
Thursday
At The Tennis Center at Crandon Park
Key Biscayne, Fla.
Purse: Men, $6.27 million (Masters 1000);
Women, $5.38 million (Premier)
Surface: Hard-Outdoor
Singles
Men
First Round
Alejandro Falla, Colombia, def. Michael
Berrer, Germany, 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-4.
Mikhail Youzhny, Russia, def. Andrey
Golubev, Kazakhstan, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3.
Mikhail Kukushkin, Kazakhstan, def. Steve
Johnson, United States, 6-4, 3-6, 6-2.
Teymuraz Gabashvili, Russia, def. Pablo
Andujar, Spain, 0-6, 7-6 (4), 6-3.
Martin Klizan, Slovakia, def. Paolo Lorenzi,
Italy, 6-3, 6-4.
Simone Bolelli, Italy, def. Marcos Baghda-
tis, Cyprus, 6-2, 6-2.
Borna Coric, Croatia, def. Andreas Haid-
er-Maurer, Austria, 1-6, 6-3, 7-6 (3).
Alexander Zverev, Germany, def. Sam
Groth, Australia, 7-5, 6-7 (5), 6-4.
Jerzy Janowicz, Poland, def. Edouard Rog-
er-Vasselin, France, 6-4, 6-2.
Vasek Pospisil, Canada, def. Juan Martin
Del Porto, Argentina, 6-4, 7-6 (7).
Alexandr Dolgopolov, Ukraine, def. Ricar-
das Berankis, Lithuania, 6-4, 6-1.
Steve Darcis, Belgium. def. Malek Jaziri,
Tunisia, 2-6, 7-5, 7-5.
Women
Second Round
Agnieszka Radwanska (7), Poland, def.
Anna Schmiedlova, Slovakia, 6-4, 7-5.
Carla Suarez Navarro (12), Spain, def.
Stefanie Voegele, Switzerland, 6-3, 6-1.
Irina-Camelia Begu (31), Romania, def.
Tereza Smitkova, Czech Republic, 5-7,
6-4, 6-4.
Paula Badosa Gibert, Spain, def. Zheng
Saisai, China, 6-1, 7-5.
Andrea Petkovic (9), Germany, def. Christi-
na McHale, United States, 6-2, 6-2.
Karolina Pliskova (14), Czech Republic,
def. Annika Beck, Germany, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Kristina Mladenovic, France, def. Barbora
Zahlavova Strycova (19), Czech Republic,
7-5, 6-2.
Kaia Kanepi, Estonia, def. Varvara Lep-
chenko (28), United States, 6-2, 6-4.
Alize Cornet (22), France, def. Elena
Vesnina, Russia, 6-4, 6-1.
Elina Svitolina (26), Ukraine, def. Bojana
Jovanovski, Servia, 6-3, 7-6 (3).
Ekaterina Makarova (8), Russia, def. Karin
Knapp, Italy, 6-1, 6-3.
Caroline Wozniacki (4), Denmark, def.
Madison Brengle, United States, 6-0, 6-1.
Venus Williams (16), United States, def.
Urszula Radwanska, Poland, 6-3, 6-2.
Samantha Stosur (23), Australia, def.
Pauline Parmentier, France, 6-1, 3-6, 6-0.
Kurumi Nara, Japan, def. Carolina Garcia
(25), France, 6-3, 7-6 (9).
Doubles
First Round
Men
Nicolas Almagro and Guillermo Garcia-Lo-
pez, Spain, def. Adrian Mannarino and
Gilles Simon, France, 6-3, 6-2.
Kevin Anderson, South Africa, and Jeremy
Chardy, France, def. Marcin Matkowski,
Poland, and Nenad Zimonjic (6), Serbia,
6-3, 6-3.
Marin Draganja, Croatia, and Henri
Kontinen, Finland, def. Gael Monfils and
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, France, 4-6, 6-3, 10-5.
John Isner and Sam Querrey, United
States, def. Rohan Bopanna, India, and
Daniel Nestor (8), Canada, 6-3, 7-6 (4).
Jamie Murray, Britain, and John Peers,
Australia, def. Lukas Rosol, Czech Republic,
and Dominic Thiem, Austria, 6-3, 6-2.
Andre Begemann, Germany, and Ernests
Gulbis, Latvia, def. Pablo Cuevas, Uruguay,
and David Marrero, Spain, 1-6, 6-4, 10-7.
Woman
Alla Kudryavtseva and Anastasia Pavly-
uchenkova, Russia, def. Klara Koukalova
and Katerina Siniakova, Czech Republic,
6-2, 6-0.
Julia Goerges and Anna-Lena Groenefeld,
Germany, def. Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie
Hradecka, Czech Republic, 7-6 (0), 4-6, 10-8.
Anastasia Rodionova and Arina Rodiono-
va, Australia, def. Casey Dellacqua, Austra-
lia, and Darija Jurak, Croatia, 6-3, 7-6 (5).
Golf
PGA
Valero Texas Open
Thursday
At TPC San Antonio, Oaks Course
San Antonio
Purse: $6.2 million
Yardage: 7,435; Par: 72 (36-36)
(a-amateur)
First Round
Charley Hoffman
33-34—67
Aaron Baddeley
34-34—68
Max Homa
36-33—69
Phil Mickelson
35-35—70
Ryan Palmer
36-34—70
Cameron Beckman
36-35—71
Daniel Summerhays 35-36—71
Jordan Spieth
38-33—71
Jimmy Walker
36-35—71
Chris Kirk
36-35—71
Zach Johnson
35-36—71
Chesson Hadley
35-36—71
Cameron Percy
38-34—72
Matt Kuchar
36-36—72
S.J. Park
37-35—72
Kevin Na
38-34—72
Billy Horschel
35-37—72
John Merrick
38-34—72
Scott Piercy
36-36—72
Jason Kokrak
35-37—72
William McGirt
38-34—72
Fabian Gomez
36-36—72
Brian Davis
34-39—73
Jerry Kelly
38-35—73
Kevin Chappell
38-35—73
Brendon Todd
36-37—73
Michael Thompson
37-36—73
Bryce Molder
38-35—73
John Huh
37-36—73
Scott Pinckney
35-38—73
Thomas Birdsey
35-38—73
Retief Goosen
36-38—74
John Peterson
35-39—74
Marc Warren
38-36—74
David Lingmerth
36-38—74
Chez Reavie
35-39—74
Troy Merritt
38-36—74
Brendan Steele
37-37—74
Seung-Yul Noh
41-33—74
Billy Hurley III
39-35—74
Shane Lowry
39-35—74
Brian Stuard
36-38—74
George McNeill
39-35—74
Eric Axley
40-34—74
Robert Garrigus
38-37—75
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