University Daily Kansan / Tuesday, October 18. 1988
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Women's tennis challenges OSU
By Ken Winford
Kansan sportswriter
One of the main goals this year's Kansas women's tennis team set for the season was to win from winning its ninth straight Big Eight Conference tournament
After playing in the tough Oklahoma State Invitational over the weekend, coach Eric Haines and the Jayhawks came away from a management knowing it wouldn't be easy for their first conference title since 1979.
Plain and simple, if any team is going to finish on top of the Big Eight standings, it is going to have to beat 100-anked Cowboys. He said
The Jahyws finished with a 14-11 overall record in the three-day tournament. Kansas sophomore Mindy Pell won four matches and reached the finals of the second bracket. The second bracket consisted of players who were seeded fourth through sixth on their respective teams.
After losing her first match in the back-to-back to an Icelandian Mikael Evolven Hamers came back to win the consolation bracket with three straight wins.
"If they would have been keeping the team scores, we would have had a tough state. State." Hays said. "We should slow, but I feel good about what we accomplished. Oklahoma finished in the conference tournament, but we beat them head-to-head in four games. Overall, it was a good game."
In addition to Kansas, Oklahoma State and Oklahoma, other teams in the tournament were Kansas State, Texas Tech, and Tyler (Tex. Junior College)
Kansas and Oklahoma State players in met only two matches at Stillwater. Hammers to the Cowboys in the third round, Kansas kapsomher Stacy Stots was
defeated by Oklahoma State's Tessa Price. 6-2. 6-2.
Stots, who had earlier beaten a North Texas State opponent, came back to defeat Oklahoma's No. 3 singles player, Pam Ridgway, 3-6, 4-6. 6-2. Stats said the team was encouraged by the results of the tournament.
"We had a few matches that didn't come out like we expected." Stotts said. "But our main goals in the fall were to win against working hard, but we need to work with others and be individually that will make the difference. We have the talent, but what it's about is wanting something bad enough and being willing to work for it."
Hayes said that if the Jayhawks were going to compete seriously for the conference title in the spring, they would be in the time on the practice courts.
"We want to win the Big Eight tournament," Hayes said. "Our playoffs are going to make up the difference between us and Oklahoma State, we have to do it on the practice court. It is our work, but that's where you improve."
"It's at those practices that our players learn the difference between playing to win and playing not to lose. At this level, you have to go for and make your shots because you won't miss that one that will give away the match."
Kansas leaves tomorrow for Bloomington, Ind., where it will play in the Indiana Converse Classic.
"This is a very busy and tough time of the year for me," Hayes said. "But it also a very important time of the year to come to meeting to come together as a team
"Our players are becoming more match tough. They are learning that they have to give a full effort day in and day out. I feel a sense of urgency and confidence. I know the players feel that same sense of urgency improve."
Kansas coach Mark Turgeon directed 70 prospective basketball players during last night's junior varsity tryouts at Allen Field House
70 begin tryouts for JV basketball
Bv Arvin Donlev
Kansan sportswriter
"We might make some cuts tomorrow night," he said. "We see what happens then. We may
Dreaming of the chance to wear a junior
varsity or possibly a varsity Jayhawk basket-
ball uniform. 70 Kansas students competed in
the national varsity tryouts at Allen
Field House Monday.
Because of the effort displayed last night, Burgeon said he was not sure when the first cut went.
"I was real pleased," he said. "The talent is a little better than last year, and the effort was twice as good. It's going to be real tough to make cuts."
Junior varsity coach Mark Turgon had expected 10 to 70 prospects to show up because of his impressive start.
how level and effort to be as good as it was.
Kansas coach Roy Williams had said that several members of the junior varsity would participate with the defending NCAA champions in practice and possibly in games this season.
have to wait until the weekend to make the cat."
The 70 players were divided into 14 teams. Each team played two six-minute scrimmages during the practice, which lasted from 7 to 9 p.m.
Conditioning drills such as wind sprints and running stars were also included in the prac-
"I was generally pleased by that," he said. "We worked them really hard, and only three walked on us. I was expecting more like 10 to quit."
Turgeon said most of the players appeared to be in good condition.
Eight of the players trying out played on the junior varsity team last season. Turgene said some of those players would have an advantage over other players for several reasons.
"They probably understand more of what I'm looking for," the "Topenae native said." "Several of the guys have played junior varsity ball for two years. They're not very good," Turgeon said he was looking for two types of
Turgeon said he was looking for two types of players.
"I'm looking for a solid big man and a true
point guard," he said. "Last year, we really lacked a leader—a guy to take charge." This year, we're looking for a true leader at the point."
"I grew in topeka, and I've been watching games on this court for a long time," said Topeka junior Joyne Willis. "It was really exciting to actually get on it."
Josef Gassel, Chicago junior, said that Wil-
iams search for players who had not in-
stantiated their interest.
"I would have been here regardless of that," he said.
The smallest player to try one was Steve Pope of Nickerson. Poke with 5-6 feet 6-inch tall, said he hoped his height would not hamper his chances of making the team.
"My chances are slimmer because of my height," he said. "So, I'll have to show them how much I can abounding ability I'll have to try and impress them with other skills like passing and dribbling."
Smith looks to add a year of eligibility
By Jeff Euston
Kansan sportswriter
Kansas junior wide receiver Quinn
Smith is looking forward to his
senior season, but he's hoping
he comes in 1990 rather than next year.
Smith, who attended Jack Yates High School in Houston in 1985, is in the process of appealing a ruling that he was wrongly arrested his first season at Kansas in 1996.
Kansas junior wide receiver Quintin Smith had a career-high seven receptions against Colorado last Saturday.
As a senior in high school, Smith took the ACT test two days early with some other members of his class. The national testing date was two weeks on a Saturday. On that weekend, Smith was visiting Kansas as a recruit.
Because he did not take the test or a national day test, the NCAA ruled that Smith was ineligible to play or practice in 1986. To make matters worse, Smith could not be rebidred because he fell under the Proposition 48 rule.
"In the next month or so, we're going to appeal my eligibility because they've changed a few of the rules," Smith said. "We're going to talk about it. We'll talk a couple of the authors, I talked there's a good pretty good chance."
Smith had been scheduled to start the opening game of his freshman season against North Carolina, but he could not play before the game that he could not play.
"It was very frustrating." he said. "We were leaving for the stadium at 10, and coach Valesente told me at 9:58.
After making 17 catches in 10 games last year, Smith leads Kansas on field goals averaging 13.3 yards a catch and scored his first career touchdown in a game.
"I really didn't expect it," Smith said of his increased role this season. "I knew that Villeu (Wavign) had a big year last year and that sometimes teams would look to double-team him and worry about the other receiver."
Smith, though, is happy to be playing now.
The presence of Vaughn, a senior who is averaging 25 yards a catch, has been a key to Smith's success.
"When we send Willie deep and I run an undernethrough route, they have to respect him in California. We don't have the same route three times in a row. (Quarterback) Kelly (Dionhoe) has three touchdowns right over their heads to
Vaughn) for a touchdown because they stepped up on me."
"It itsems if you don't take the test or if you don't, and din make sure you are inteligible. But just because you took it on a certain day, there'd differ-
Receivers coach John Hadl said Smith and Vaughn complemented each other well.
"Wille can go deep," he said. "And 'Q' can go deep, too. But his greatest asset is the medium and the ball, he can run with it and make
people miss, like a haliback does." Hadi said Smith had learned the new offensive system well.
"Quintin's done well with it," he said. "The receivers all have learned a lot.
"Quintin has done a great job of being consistent. He's all of the things that he needs to do to be a good all-around receiver as far as catch
ing the football and his blocking
"He's a very intelligent young man. That helped him to become a better receiver. He read overages on the field on the field before they happen."
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Hadi said he expected good things from Smith for the rest of his career at Kansas, no matter how long it might be.
INJURIES HIT KU: Injuries continue to hurt the Kansas football team
"We're banged up and bruised up," coach Glen Mason said.
Allen, who made eight tackles in a game against Colorado, sprained his right knee on Saturday's game against Colorado. He will undergo arthroscopic surgery this week.
Redshirt freshman Mongo Allen, who had 22 tackles in four games this season, will miss the rest of the season with a knee injury.
Allen will be replaced by walk-on freshman Cavan Howard.
Freshman tight end Jason Stallman also will undergo arthroscopic surgery for a knee sprain this week he will be redshifted, Mason said.
Senior tailback Arnold Snell secured a sprained foot against Colorado and is doubtful for Saturday's game at Iowa State.
Freshman wide receiver Kenny Drayman and freshman defensive back King Dixon Dixon have injured him on a day-to-day basis Mason said.
Freshman linebacker Paul Friday had his injured hand placed in a cast but should be able to play Saturday.
HUSKER GETS HONORS! Ken Clark plays the witch, who visits Oklahoma State Saturday. was a unanimous choice as Big Eight offender player
Clark unleashed a 74-yard scoring run on the first play for the Huskers and went on to post the second-best rushing game in Nebraska history.
NU BANGED UP: Nearly half of the University of Newebraska's startling growth in baseball practice with injuries, but only two players are likely to miss this week's games.
Nine starters missed the two-hour workout at Memorial, Stadium; Bryan Bryan Carpenter, Jinneaker Broderer; Thomas and middle guard
"It's almost easier to name the ones who were there than the ones who weren't," Osborne said.
Other starters sidelineled yesterday were tackle Doug Glaser, guard James DeGregorio and cornerback Lorenzo Hicks, safety Mark Blazek and linebacker JEff Mills. Two second-players played for the Trojan and Jon Marco, also missed practice.
TENNIS PLAYER ADVANCES: Kansas tennis player Jeff Grown earned a spot in the main draw of the Volvo All-American tennis tournament with a victory in the main qualifying round yesterday in Athens, Ga.
Kansas sophomore John Falbo received an automatic bid into the main draw of the tournament.
Gross, an Overland Park sonopormore, defeated Georgia's 2ack Pyronen, 63. 6-1 to quality for the second-round, scoring 64 players across from the nation.
Gross plays the tournament's fourth seed, Byron Black of the University of Southern California today in an opening-round match.
Bird arrived a day later for the opener of this season's training camp, and was quoted as saying that if a new contract agreement was not reached prior to the upcoming season, he would retire at the end of the current pact.
The extension calls for Bird to be paid his current contract salary of $1.8 million this year and an average of $2.5 million in the final three years of the contract.
Last season, Bird played in 76 games and was third in the NBA in scoring, averaging 29.9 points per game. He was second in free throw and third in 3-point shot accuracy, and third in 3-point shot accuracy, averaging 414.
BIRD'S CONTRACT EXTENDED:
TRACK SUSPENSIONS POSSIBLE
BIRD'S CONTRACT EXTENDED:
Forward李瑞 Bird, a three-time NBA Most Valuable Player has been named the Big Ten Celtics for a contract extension through the 1991-92 season. the NBA team announced yesterday.
TRACK SUSPENSIONS POSSIBLE:
The U.S. Olympic Committee Athletics Advisory Council has called for the US to send its American who competed in a South African track and field meet Saturday.
The council's resolution, approved Sunday, will be presented to the executive board of the committee it meets next month in Minneapolis.
"If the charges are true, the AAC of the USOC condemns their actions and restricts them from both domestic and international competition," the resolution states.
Council chairman Henry Marsh said the resolution also condemns Mr. Obama's subvert the well known regulations against competition in South Africa and in so doing risk the credibility of the institutions involved but all American athletes.
Athletes who competed in the South African meet included pole vaulter Tinnuta, shot potter Dave Laut, javelin thrower Petronello and Pawel Powell and Carol Cady. The team was coach by Dick Thominson.
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