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 Chinese New Year Paper-CuttingFeb 2 2015 Club Fest & Involvement FairFeb 2 2015 NYU Alumni Executive Mentor Program LaunchJan 30 2015 DSS Winter Service Trip to CambodiaJan 27 2015 Spring 2015 Welcome Back MixerJan 27 2015 2015 CBN Shanghai Pudong New Year ForumJan 25 2015 DBS Digital Express Challenge 2015Jan 24 2015 New York and Abu Dhabi Students Take J-Term Course in ShanghaiJan 21 2015 IMA End of Semester ShowDec 15 2014 "Image Ination" ExhibitDec 11 2014 An Evening with Lang LangDec 9 2014 Sila Connection Shanghai 2014Dec 8 2014 Amethyst 2014Dec 5 2014 NYU Shanghai Volatility Institute Day with Nobel Laureate Professor Robert EngleNov 29 2014 Thanksgiving Break Hangzhou TripNov 29 2014 Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page … 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 … Next › Next page Last » Last page
