THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2006
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SPORTS
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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN 9A
Baseball double header at Hawaii-Hilo, 10 p.m., Hilo, Hawaii
Swimming at Iowa State, 6 p.m. Ames, Iowa
Baseball at Hawaii-Hilo, 7
p.m. Hilo, Hawaii
SATURDAY
Swimming at Iowa State, 10 a.m., Ames, Iowa
Tennis at Utah, 11 a.m., Salt Lake City
Player to watch: Freshman Edi-
na Horvath.
She won
her match
against
Drake last
saturday in
two shutout
sets, 0-6-0-6.
Horvath
basketball vs. Iowa State, 1
o.m. Lawrence
Baseball double header at Hawai-Hilo, 3 p.m., Kona, Hawaii
SUNDAY
*Men's basketball vs. Oklahoma, noon, Allen Field-house*
MLB
NEW YORK — Greenwich Insurance Co. said Wednesday that SLC Holdings LLC and the Cardinals should not be reimbursed for cleanup costs where it built its new stadium.
St. Louis Cardinals having legal troubles
Greenwich said the Cardinals claimed in its policy application that no prior environmental studies had been conducted, but the company said studies had been completed which disclosed the presence of environmental conditions relevant to the policy.
- The Associated Press
Freshman rising fast
BY ANTONIO MENDOZA
amendoza@kansan.com
KANSAN SPORTWRITER
Anthony Mattingly/KANSAN
Ksenia Bukina has a perfect 3-0 record, is ranked 14th in the central region and 79th nationally by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association and was the only Jayhawk to notch a victory against a ranked opponent last fall.
The Obninsk, Russia, native has the tennis resume of a veteran — but she's only a freshman.
Freshman Ksenia Bukina battles a Drake University opponent on Jan. 28 in Topeka. Bukina is ranked 14th in the central region.
Bukina said the main reason she came to Kansas to play tennis was that her hometown friend of 10 years, sophomore Elzaveta Avdeyea, played for Kansas as well.
Bulkin's shy personality has not translated onto the tennis courts.
In her three victories this season, Bulkina has lost only one set. Indiana's Sarah Batty, who is ranked 98th by the ITA, was the only opponent to knock off Bulkina in a set.
Bukina achieved her ranking because of her performance last fall. She was 7-6 in singles matches. Bukina said she was excited when she first heard of the ranking.
Bukina said there were noticeable differences between playing tennis in the United States as opposed to Russia.
"Here I can get an education and practice a lot, and in Russia, if you come to the university, you study — no sports," Bulkina said. "It is difficult in Russia to do sports and education."
The new ITA ranking comes out on Feb. 7.
Kansas coach, Amy Hall-Holt said she wanted Bulina to move up even further in the ITA ranking.
"I am definitely very pleased and very happy for her, and we worked hard on getting her where she is" Hall-Holt said. "She has worked hard as well putting in the extra effort."
Kansas plays Utah on Feb. 4 in Salt Lake City. They will not play a match at home again until March 26 when they face Texas Tech.
— Edited by Timon Veach
tion director at Gonzaga, did not say yesterday whether Downs is on the basketball team.
"All I can say is that he is a full-time matriculated student," Pierce said.
Downs left Kansas citing personal reasons, and headed back to his home of Seattle. He did not inform his teammates of his decision. Spokane is four hours from Downs' hometown.
Downs averaged 4.3 points per game in 13 games with the Jayhawks this season.
All of Gonzaga's scholarships are currently filled, meaning Downs would likely walk on to the team with the possibility of becoming a scholarship player next season.
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MEN'S BASKETBALL Downs trades schools
The former Kansas guard transferred last week.
Micah Downs is now a student at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Wash.
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