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Friday, February 17, 1995
SPORTS UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Nationally ranked foes in store for men's tennis
By Robert Moczydlowsky
Kansan sportswriter
The men's tennis team continues its string of matches against nationally-ranked competition this weekend when the No. 23 Jayhawks travel Sunday to Fayetteville, Ark., to face the No. 31 Razorbacks.
Kansas is coming off a close home loss to Fresno State, the Jayhawks' first loss of the year. The team had won five matches before Saturday's loss.
"This is a good, resilient team," Kansas coach Michael Center said. "We were obviously disappointed Saturday, but we have too many upcoming challenges to dwell on one tough loss."
"Arkansas has a good team and a tough place to play." Center said. "They draw a nice crowd that really makes some noise. They're in the SEC, and that's one of the premier conferences in the nation."
The Southeastern Conference can boast that all 10 of its teams — including No. 2 Georgia and No. 3 Mississippi State — are ranked in the Rolex Intercollegiate Tennis Association rankings.
Anything short of complete concentration will cause Kansas trouble against Arkansas, a team that handily beat Fresno State on Feb. 10.
"We play Mississippi State at the National Team indoors," Center said. "We're going to really start being challenged, but we are prepared to accept any test that we re given. This
The Rolex National Team Indoor Tournament, held in Louisville, Ky., starts Wednesday and runs through the weekend.
team is better and more experienced than last year's."
Kansas' best shot at a title starts with its doubles teams, especially the No.11 pair of juniors Reid Slattery and Mike Isroff.
Slattery and Isroff recently have moved into the No. 2 doubles spot for the Jayhawks, Freshman Enrique Abaroa and junior J.P. Vissepo are playing at the No. 1 spot.
Isroff said that the switch was best for the team and that there was no animosity between teammates.
Center agreed, adding that moving Slattery and Isroff to No. 2 didn't reduce their importance to the team.
"We moved to No. 2 because Coach told us to," Isroff said. "We're a team, and we think that winning as a team is the most important thing. This really hasn't been a problem."
"Reid and Mike understand the move, and they're comfortable," he said. "We're not motivated by individual success. We have more important team goals."
After facing Arkansas on Sunday, the Jayhawks barely will have time to unpack. They will practice Monday in Lawrence and then leave the next day for Louisville.
"We're looking forward to these next couple of matches," Center said. "Physically, we're in good shape, and we're excited about the competition."
Steelers sign safety Lake as new franchise player
PITTSBURGH — Not long ago, the Pittsburgh Steelers built their offense around tackle-sized tight end Eric Green. Now they may have to rebuild it without him.
The Associated Press
Gary Anderson, the former Pro Bowl kicker who played out his contract, was retained as the Steelers' transition player. But that could change if Anderson seems unwilling to negotiate a multi-year contract.
In a surprising move, the Steelers took away Green's franchise-player designation Wednesday and gave it to Pro Bowl safety Carnell Lake, who was eligible for free agency.
Tom Donahoe, Steelers' director of football operations, said the Steelers had not given up on retaining Green and actually might have a better chance of re-signing him as an unrestricted free agent than as a franchise player.
"It was a difficult decision to make," Donahoa said. "But it doesn't send a message about who we want to sign and who we don't. We want to get all of our players back."
As the Steelers' franchise player, Lake must be offered a one-year contract worth the average of the NFL's five highest-paid safeties, or $1,688,887. Lake made $704,500 last season.
Green would have cost the Steelers at least $1,720,000 as a franchise player.
Another team still could sign Lake, but it would cost the team two first-round draft choices. The Steelers also have the right to match any offer.
"They've indicated to me they want to keep the same quality (defense)," Lake said. "They want to get to the Super Bowl, and that excites me."
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