YSU tennis falls to 30th-ranked Louisville

April 10, 2014 at 12:00a.m.

Louisville, Ky.

The Youngstown State men’s tennis team dropped a 7-0 match to No. 30 Louisville on Wednesday. The Penguins (5-13) won one of three doubles matches against the Cardinals (19-6) before being swept in six singles matches.

At No. 3 doubles, Zeeshan Ismail and Sharvil Nawghare picked up an 8-2 win. The Cardinals won at No. 1 and No. 2 doubles to claim the point. In singles, Ismail had a strong outing losing 6-2, 7-5 to Luis Elizondo.

Correction

Hiram College’s baseball team will play host to Wooster on Saturday at Cene Park in Struthers. Sunday’s game is at Eastwood Field in Niles. Both doubleheaders begin at noon, followed by 2 p.m. nightcaps.

Union rolls into Philly as Frozen Four’s ‘Rocky’

PHILADELPHIA

Union doesn’t have a previous championship, but the Dutchmen are no underdogs coming into the NCAA Frozen Four in Philadelphia. Union — the tiny, liberal arts college from Schenectady, N.Y. — does have the No. 1 national ranking and a 15-game unbeaten streak. Union (30-6-4) will play Boston College (28-7-4) in the first semifinal today. Minnesota (27-6-6) and North Dakota (25-13-3) will meet in the late game. The winners will advance to Saturday’s national title game.

UMass basketball player announces he’s gay

Derrick Gordon had kept his secret for too long. He couldn’t be himself. He considered giving up the sport he loved. Because he was gay, he distanced himself from teammates. “I was living life in shame,” the UMass guard said in an interview with The Associated Press. “It took a toll on me.”

Gordon became the first openly gay player in Division I men’s basketball on Wednesday, making the announcement on ESPN and Outsports. He was the Minutemen’s fourth-leading scorer with 9.4 points per game last season.

Bayern, Atletico Madrid advance to semifinals

MUNICH

Mario Mandzukic, Thomas Mueller and Arjen Robben scored second-half goals as defending champion Bayern Munich beat Manchester United 3-1 Wednesday and advanced to the Champions League semifinals for the third straight year with a 4-2 aggregate win. Also, Koke’s fifth-minute goal led Atletico Madrid over visiting Barcelona 1-0 for a 2-1 aggregate win. Chelsea and Real Madrid advanced earlier.

8-year-old befriended by hoops star dies

DETROIT

When Michigan State was fighting to stay afloat despite a succession of injuries, Lacey Holsworth was there. When the team rebounded to win the Big Ten tournament, the 8-year-old from St. Johns, Mich., was there. And as the cold-shooting Spartans bowed out of the NCAA tournament at the hands of eventual champion Connecticut one win short of the Final Four, she was there. Now, Lacey is gone.

The little girl affectionately known as “Princess Lacey” finally succumbed to the cancer that she battled since 2011. Her father, Matt Holsworth, said Lacey died at their home late Tuesday “with her mommy and daddy holding her in their arms.”

Lacey met Michigan State star Adreian Payne during one of her hospital stays. The little girl became known to legions of basketball fans, cheering on Payne and the Spartans on Twitter.

Staff reports/Associated Press