On the weekend of April 20, three NYU Shanghai sports teams traveled to Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU) in Suzhou to compete in the third annual XJTLU Cup, a multi-sport tournament bringing together teams from several Sino-foreign universities including University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC), Duke Kunshan University, and Wenzhou Kean University. In the tennis competition, NYU Shanghai fielded competitors in men’s singles, women’s singles, men’s doubles, women’s doubles, and mixed doubles. The team defeated XJTLU and UNNC, 4-1 and 5-0 respectively, bringing the first place trophy back to Century Avenue. (from left to right in the picture: Aleksandra Salacinska ‘21, Xinchen Hu 胡昕宸’22, Handan Bao 包涵丹 ‘22, Cyrus Guo ‘22, Jian Jiang - Coach, Dylan Polley ‘21, Eduardo Scheuren ‘21, Zhiheng Yang 杨知恒 ‘22, Vincent Wu ‘21) Handan Bao '22 and Aleksandra Salacinska ‘21, the only female players on the team, had to play every match without substitution.They still managed win every game they played! The NYU Shanghai badminton team had an exciting start, racking up two wins and one loss, eventually advancing to the semi-finals. They won a 3 -2 victory over Wenzhou Kean University and a 3 -1 victory over University of Shanghai for Science and Technology (USST) before losing to XJTLU 2-3. In the semi-final, the badminton team went up against UNNC, narrowly missing a chance to play in the final. The combination of Lv Siyi ’21 and Ethan Huang ’21 in the men's doubles was particularly fierce, drawing the attention of the entire gymnasium. NYU Shanghai’s men’s basketball team breezed through the first two rounds, defeating Wenzhou Kean University, 29-20 and Duke Kunshan University, 34-17, before being stopped in the final by Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, 25-31. “I am very proud of our team. We invested more than 100% in the competition. We were not the most competitive, but in the end we made it to the finals,” said basketball team member Steve Cai ’22. “I will never forget how we performed in these three games and how we cheered each other on like family. This was the best weekend ever. ” Each team brought home a trophy after the day’s games. Share: Facebook Twitter Weibo All Years202420232022202120202019201820172016201520142013 Apply IMA Spring 2015 End-of-Semester ShowMay 16 2015 'EAP: Cities and Urban Consciousness' Semester ShowMay 14 2015 Genetically-Modified Organism InvestigationMay 14 2015 Image & Imagination ExhibitionMay 13 2015 John Sexton Teaches Final CourseMay 13 2015 Crystallization Study PresentationsMay 12 2015 Nepal Candlelight Vigil & Benefit EventMay 11 2015 Dr. Ernest Gilman Speaks at Shanghai Pudong LibraryMay 10 2015 Sophomore FarewellMay 10 2015 NYU Alumni Executive Mentor Program Closing Dinner May 9 2015 Farmers' MarketMay 9 2015 End-of-Year Cultural EveningMay 8 2015 The Forum on AcademicsMay 8 2015 Best Buddies: A Night of FriendshipMay 7 2015 Vegetarian FestivalMay 2 2015 Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page … 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 … Next › Next page Last » Last page
