This Week in Dartmouth Athletics: March 16-22

Samantha Yao tees off at the Ivy Intercollegiate at Baltusrol, Oct. 10, 2022

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This Week in Dartmouth Athletics: March 16-22

3/16/2023 3:00:00 PM | Men's Golf, Men's Tennis, Women's Golf, Women's Tennis, Athletics

Read about the 10 Big Green teams in action

By: Francis Forte

HANOVER, N.H. — Read up on the competition for the 10 Big Green teams in action over the week!

Softball – Thursday, March 16 – Saturday, March 18
The Big Green continue their California trip with contests against Pacific, St. Mary's and Maine. Dartmouth looks to build momentum before returning to Hanover for its first Ivy League matchups against Penn next weekend. To read more information on the trip, please click here.

Men's Tennis – Thursday, March 16 – Friday, March 17 + Tuesday, March 21
Currently on a southern trip that will pit the Big Green against two opponents from Tennessee and two from North Carolina, Dartmouth is set to take on Belmont on Thursday before squaring off with Middle Tennessee on Friday. Excellent doubles play, powered by the work of Waleed Qadir and Miles Groom at the No. 1 position, have been a catalyst behind Dartmouth's 10-4 record. In singles, Carlos Guerrero Alvarez has won four straight on the top court while Hikaru Takeda holds a team-best 11-2 record having won five of his last six matches.

Women's Tennis – Saturday, March 18 – Sunday, March 19 +Tuesday, March 21 – Wednesday, March 22
Dartmouth opens its California trip with a match against No. 42 USC on Saturday before taking on San Francisco in a neutral site match in La Jolla, California on Sunday. The Big Green haven't played since Feb. 26, a road loss at Boston University, and now look to snap a three-match skid with their most recent win coming against Cornell in the ECAC Championship. Senior co-captain Emily Zhou has a team-best 6-1 record in singles, having gone unbeaten in each of her last five matches. She and Lexi Dewire have a 5-1 doubles record.

Men's Track and Field – Friday, March 17 – Saturday, March 18
The Big Green start their outdoor season this weekend in the Sunshine State at the USF Bull Invitational. Competition takes place on Friday and Saturday as Dartmouth looks to begin its season on a high note. To see the season preview, please click here.

Women's Track and Field – Friday, March 17 – Saturday, March 18
Coming off a strong ending to the indoor season which saw four athletes earn All-Ivy first team honors, the Dartmouth women's track and field team begins its outdoor season this weekend in Florida at the USF Bulls Invitational. To see the season preview, please click here.

Baseball – Friday, March 17 – Sunday, March 19 + Tuesday, March 21 – Wednesday, March 22
Coming off a two-game series split at USF, the baseball team is trading out a letter to play three games at UCF on Friday-Sunday before heading to Jacksonville to complete the spring trip with two games against the Dolphins on Monday and Tuesday. Tyler Cox leads the offense with a .471 average, 15th in the nation, and has reached base in 11 straight plate appearances, while the pitching staff showed great improvement with a 2.65 ERA in the two games against the Bulls earlier this week. A full preview will be available tomorrow morning.

Women's Lacrosse – Saturday, March 18 + Tuesday, March 21
The Big Green conclude their three-game homestand this weekend with a non-conference matchup against Siena. Dartmouth has a quick turnaround with a trip to the nation's capital to take on Georgetown on Tuesday afternoon. The full preview for Saturday's contest against Siena will be released on Friday and the preview for Tuesday's game will be released on Monday.

Men's Lacrosse – Sunday, March 19 + Tuesday, March 21
Following 12 days without a game due to final exams, the Dartmouth men's lacrosse team will return to action on Sunday when the Big Green head to No. 13 North Carolina to face the Tar Heels. Opening faceoff is set for 12 p.m. on ACC Network. Dartmouth will then travel to Hampton two days later to face the Pirates at 3 p.m. Full preview to be released tomorrow.

Men's Golf – Monday, March 20 – Tuesday, March 21
The Dartmouth men's golf team continues its spring slate at the ECU Intercollegiate event early next week. The Big Green look to improve upon its first tournament of the spring and build momentum as the Ivy League Championship approaches in April. Dartmouth improved gradually throughout the Cleveland Golf Palmetto two weeks ago and will look to carry that momentum into its next competition, hosted at the Brook Valley Country Club.

Women's Golf – Monday, March 20 – Tuesday, March 21
The women's golf team is training on the West Coast during spring break, including a two-day, three-round tournament — the Poppy Hills Patriot Invitational — on Monday and Tuesday, March 20-21, hosted by Dallas Baptist at Poppy Hills Golf Club in Pebble Beach. The two captains, Samantha Yao and Katherine Sung, who missed the last two events, are expected back to lead the youthful squad as the team prepares for the Ivy League Championship next month. Freshman Hope Hall has been playing well, with the team's best score in three of the four rounds thus far this spring, and another freshman, Iris Cao, has been a nice addition to the lineup, pacing the team at the Ford Invitational the last time out.