REYNA BACK AS U.S. ROUTS GRENADA
Gio Reyna started in his first match with the U.S. after his parents disparaged thencoach Gregg Berhalter for his lack of playing time at the World Cup, a 7-1 rout of 173rdranked Grenada in the CONCACAF Nationals League on Friday night at St. George’s.
Ricardo Pepi and Weston McKennie had two goals each and Alejandro Zendejas scored his first international goal. Christian Pulisic and
Brenden Aaronson also scored for the No. 13 Americans, who had never won by a 7-1 score.
Pepi ended a 10-match international scoreless streak when he put the U.S. ahead with a fourth-minute header off Pulisic’s cross. Pulisic and Luca de La Torre had two assists each for the Americans, who for the first time since Major League Soccer launched in 1996 failed to field at least one MLS player.
Berhalter used Reyna sparingly at the World Cup and the 20-year-old nearly was sent home by Berhalter for lack of hustle in training. The player’s parents, former U.S. captain Claudio Reyna and former women’s player
Danielle Egan Reyna, notified the U.S. Soccer Federation of a 1992 domestic violence incident involving Berhalter and the woman he later married — Danielle Egan’s former college roommate.
College football
Utah State redshirt freshman wide receiver Josh Davis of Carlsbad was in fair condition Friday, one day after collapsing at spring football practice following sudden cardiac arrest, the university announced. Davis, initially was listed in critical condition, was breathing on his own. He is in the intensive-care unit at McKay-Dee Hospital in Ogden, Utah.
The 6-foot-1, 185-pound Davis, who as a senior in 2021 helped Carlsbad High to an 11-1 record, collapsed at Merlin Olsen Field and was immediately treated by the training staff, the university
said. He was taken to Logan Regional Hospital.
Tennis
Carlos Alcaraz picked up a straight-sets win at the Miami Open to keep his world No. 1 ranking over idle Novak Djokovic.
The 19-year-old Alcaraz defeated Facundo Bagnis 6-0, 6-2 to advance to the third round.
No. 1 American and No. 9 seed Taylor Fritz of San Diego began his tournament campaign with a 6-4, 6-1 win over Emilio Nava. Fritz is 17-1 in his opening rounds of hard court tournaments since the start of 2022.
On the women’s side, Andreescu came from a set down to oust No. 7 seed 5-7, 6-3, 6-4.
Locally
Shaun Montoya had two hits, including a double and his first collegiate homer — a two-run shot — to lead SDSU (6-11, 3-2 MW) to an 11-0 baseball victory over Air Force. TJ Fondtain and Omar Serrano combined on the shutout with 12 strikeouts on the night.
San Diego State’s softball team gave up four runs in the top of the sixth inning and couldn’t bounce back in a 6-3 loss to Fresno State at SDSU Softball Stadium. The Aztecs (16-10, 1-3 MW) took the lead when Cali Decker singled in
Bella Espinoza in the bottom of the fifth inning.
The No. 15 Cal State San Marcos softball team (17-8, 13-5 CCAA) split its doubleheader at San Francisco State (10-13, 3-9 CCAA). The Cougars pulled off their third consecutive come-from-behind victory in the series opener with a 4-3 win before being shut out in the nightcap, 6-0. Paige Donnelly went 2-for-4 with a homer and two RBIs in the opener.
Sammy Lee’s 2-over 74 put her tied for 26th as the San Diego State women’s golf team played the first day at the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic in Athens, Ga.