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Tennis star coming to Cal Poly

Professional tennis star Sam Querrey will hold a free instructional clinic and exhibition at the Cal Poly Tennis Courts on Saturday.

Querrey, the No. 41 male singles player in the world, claimed a set from Rafael Nadal at the Davis Cup in September and reached the fourth round at this year’s U.

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New pool a watershed for Cal Poly

The day when the Cal Poly swimming and diving team can compete on campus in an Olympic-size pool is finally becoming a reality.

Anderson Pool, located behind Mott Gym, is being replaced with a new pool that will meet Division I regulations.

Construction on the new pool was originally planned for January 2008, but the entire process took longer than expected, head coach Tom Milich said.

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Football: Cox, Field likely out

Two starters on the Cal Poly football team’s offensive line will likely miss Saturday’s game against North Carolina Central due to injuries they suffered in last week’s game, Mustangs head coach Rich Ellerson said Monday.

Sophomore center Jason Cox injured his left knee during the third quarter of a 49-10 win over Idaho State at Alex G.

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Mustangs take over first place in Big West

Kyle Montgomery scored the first goal for the Cal Poly men’s soccer team just 22 seconds into its Sunday afternoon match against No. 11 UC Davis before 2,817 at Alex G. Spanos Stadium, leading to a 2-0 victory.

“I actually thought I had one of my better performances, but the goal definitely helped boost my confidence,” said Montgomery, a sophomore midfielder.

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Cal Poly drops finale, will visit UCSB in tournament

The Cal Poly women’s soccer team’s regular season came to an end Sunday afternoon at Alex G. Spanos Stadium with a 3-2 loss to Long Beach State, but the Mustangs still have their sights on the Big West Conference Tournament.

With the loss and UC Santa Barbara’s win later in the day, the Mustangs fell to third in the conference standings, meaning they’ll visit the Gauchos in a tournament semifinal Thursday.

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Young unknowns worth a look

Welcome to Week 9 of the football season. It seems like this year has been full of players sitting for non-injury reasons. Larry Johnson may not suit up again for the remainder of the season, while the Giants’ top receiver, Plaxico Burress, has missed a game for skipping a team meeting and last week was benched for the first quarter after missing a therapy session.

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