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The UTD Mercury

UTD's student-run newspaper since 1980

The UTD Mercury

UTD's student-run newspaper since 1980

The UTD Mercury

Photos by Devinee Amin | Mercury Staff

Softball nationals upcoming

April 17, 2023

The Comet softball team is currently tied for third place with 11 wins and four losses in the Division III American Southwestern Conference. Here is everything you need to know before the May 11 ASC tournament,...

Vedant Sapra | Mercury Staff

Comet baseball post-midseason

April 17, 2023

The Comets baseball team is nearly at the end of its season. With 11 wins and seven losses in the Division III American Southwestern Conference, the team stands at second place in the conference. Here’s...

Graduate student Jeremiah De Luna hits a forehand. Photo courtesy of UTD Athletics.

Tennis team undefeated

April 3, 2023

UTD’s men’s and women’s tennis teams are No. 1 in the ASC East conference for Division III, where they have persisted as undefeated against other DIII teams. The women have played 12 games so...

IM Tarini Goyal (far right) and FM Gergana Peycheva (third from right) travelled to Brownsville, Texas to compete in the March 25 tournament. Photo Courtesy of UTD Chess Team

UTD chess conquers Texas Women’s Championship

April 3, 2023

Two UTD students secured chess honors on March 25 at the 2023 Texas Women’s Chess Championship. The format of the tournament consists of six rounds, and each round is 30 minutes per game per player...

Poerschke is known for dominating score-boards, and he holds the record for most points scored in
a single game (43 points). The All-Stars game found him facing off against top talent across the country. Photo courtesy of UTD Athletics

Men’s basketball star second ever Comet to ball as an All-Star

April 3, 2023

Graduate guard Kyle Poerschke became the second Comet in the history of UTD men’s basketball to play in the National Association of Basketball Coaches Division III All-Star game. The All-Star game...

Photos courtesy of Utd Athletics, Sage Herrera, Rebecca Jackson, and Megan Todd.

Female athletes shatter program records

March 20, 2023

From courts to fields, female athletes have made waves in golf, tennis, track and softball. Competing this spring semester, five women stand out as athletic inspirations at UTD: graduate golfer Karen...

Photo courtesy of the UTD Fencing Team.

Fencers prepare for intercollegiate tournament

March 20, 2023

The UTD Fencing Club gears up for the April 22 intercollegiate championships at Texas State University. The team will send 12 students to compete for each of the three weapons: the épée, foil and...

From left to right: Eyal Grinberg, Karolis Juksta, Andrei Macovei, David Brodsky, Ivan Schitco and Rahul Peddi, Julio Sadorra. Photo courtesy of the UTD Chess Team.

Chess team dominates the Southwest

March 20, 2023

The UTD Chess team finished their season strong with a victory at the Southwest Collegiate Team Championship, qualifying them for the 2023 Texas Collegiate Super Finals in fall. The rapid-style tournament...

No. 22 Blythe Williams and no. 41 Kyra Samuels block a forward advance. Photo by Trinity Athletics.

Women’s basketball exits nationals with home awards, high honors

March 20, 2023

The No. 4/5 Trinity University Tigers defeated UTD in the NCAA Division III National Championship after losing 79-62 in the first round on March 3. However, the Comets secured several player awards and...

From left to right: Brayshon Savage, Donovan Souter, Cierra Trigg and Sarah Lewis. Photo by Anushka Chakravarthi | Mercury Staff

Black student athlete spotlight

February 28, 2023

Junior Sarah Lewis and sophomore Cierra Trigg have established themselves as cornerstone members of the softball and basketball teams respectively. With the spring season progressing for each team, Lewis...

Photo by Isael Chavez | Mercury Staff

Women Win Championship

February 27, 2023

Two teams returned to the court Feb. 25 to claim the championship title for the American Southwest Conference, also known as the ASC. The Comets, who previously beat the undefeated No. 8/9 Hardin-Simmons...

Men’s basketball coach reflects on successful season

February 27, 2023

With the men’s basketball season off to a close, Coach Terry Butterfield reflected on the past year. The Comets wrapped up the 2022–2023 season with a loss at the American Southwestern Conference...

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