Cheerleading looks to win third national title

Cheerleading
A third national championship will be the goal for the 2009-10 Cheerleading team, as they enter in to the 2010 College Cheerleading and Dance Team National Championship at Disney's Wide World of Sports this weekend.

UCF won the national championship in 2003 and 2007 and has recorded 14 top-10 finishes in the last 16 seasons.

The Knights placed third in 2009.

Women's Basketball
The UCF women's basketball team has two tough tests at home this coming weekend against Memphis on Friday and then UAB on Sunday.

The Knights (3-8 overall) have already gotten themselves in a hole in the conference, after dropping their first two games to Marshall and East     Carolina on the road.

The defending Conference-USA champs did just the opposite last     season, winning nine of their first 11 conference bouts. The Knights also defended their home floor perfectly in conference last year going 8-0.

The Knights will play host to Memphis Friday night at 7 p.m.

The Tigers have started the season 8-7 overall and 1-1 in conference play. The Knights will have to do their best to contain Brittany Carter, who is averaging 18.7 points per game for the Tigers, which is tops in the conference.

Sunday's game against UAB will bring with it a little extra hype as it will be broadcasted nationally on ESPN2 with a scheduled  tip-off of 5 p.m.

UAB enters the contest  8-6 overall and a perfect 2-0 in league play. Jala Harris and Tamika Dukes lead the Blazers in scoring, averaging 14.3 and 12.8 points per game, respectively.

Men's Tennis
The men's tennis team will launch its spring campaign in Tampa this weekend at the USF Spring Invitational.

Two of the Knights doubles pairs are among the best in the nation going into the spring season. Senior Marc Rocafort and junior Blaze Schwartz are ranked 21st in the ITA double's rankings after going 6-0 in fall tournaments. Sophomores Joe Delinks and Eugene Dolgovykh are tied for 39th after posting a 3-0 record this fall.