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Monday, January 23, 1995
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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Men's tennis captures win in season opener
By Robert Moczydlowsky Kansan sportswriter
"Anytime that you beat someone 6-0, 6-0,
that's impressive," Center said. "You can't make any mistakes to win like that.
Many played exceptionally well, and I think he's playing his best tennis at KU
right now."
The men's tennis team, playing with an injured and rearranged line-up, opened its 1995 home season Saturday night by demolishing visiting Southwest Missouri State.
The Jayhawks swept the overmatched Bears, winning all singles and doubles matches in straight sets. Pacing the Jayhawks was senior Manny Ortiz, who defeated Roberto Cabero 6-0, 6-0.
"This was a good opener for us," said Kansas coach Michael Center. "We played very well, very focused. We're pretty banged up right now, but we didn't let that affect us."
Ortiz said that his level of play was directly related to his work in practice.
"This past week I'd been having trouble with my serve; it wasn't a weapon at all," Ortiz said. "I put in a lot of work in practice, and my serve really came through for me this weekend. If we work hard in practice and do what Coach Center says, we should always execute well and win."
Ortiz also stressed the value of having a healthy team in practice this week.
"We really need to heal ourselves," Ortiz said. "We're really going to practice hard this week, and that will show us where we are. We need to be healthy for New Mexico. If we're not, some players on our team will really have to step up for us to win."
Also on the Jayhaws wounded list this weekend was sophomore Tim Radogna, whose strained back is expected to be healed by today. Junior Mike Isroff, who had minor knee surgery during the holiday break, returned to limited action Saturday night, playing doubles with freshman Scott Marshall.
Senior Martin Eriksson, originally slated to sit on Saturday night's match, was called into action because of an injury to junior Reid Slattery. Eriksson made the most of his appearance, defeating Damir Seferovic 6-3, 6-0.
"Everything was so close," said Kansas sophomore Jenny Atkerson. "All of the tight calls went their way. Every match was tough, and I think we were nervous because it was our first match."
Slattery, who injured his back Friday, is expected to return to practice today.
"Mike played a pretty good doubles match, but he's not 100 percent yet," Center said. "He hasn't practiced more than about three times, so we don't want to rush him. This week will give us the chance to evaluate where we are injury-wise."
On Saturday, the No. 23 Jayhawks will make a trip to Albuquerque, N.M., to take on the No. 29 New Mexico Lobos. Kansas then stays in Albuquerque to play Texas Tech on Sunday.
The Jayhawks overcame their nervousness quickly, however, defeating Baylor convincingly in the consolation round. 9-0.
Weekend tennis upset befalls Kansas women
"That loss might actually have been good for us," Kansas senior Nora Koves said. "Everybody, whether they are ranked or not, is capable of playing good tennis. After that loss, that point is stuck in our
By Robert Moczydlowsky Kansan sportswriter
The Kansas women's tennis team opened its season with an eye-opening upset loss and a third-place finish this weekend at the Federated Insurance Court Classic in Minneapolis, Minn.
The No. 10-ranked Jayhawks fell 5-4 to No. 30 Vanderbilt in a match that saw extensive third sets and closely contested match points.
heads. We didn't want to lose again."
Kansas also ran into difficulty with the tournament format. The Jayhawks expected to play singles first, leaving the doubles matches to decide a close match. Because of the tournament format, however, Kansas played doubles first, and the switch seemed to catch them off guard.
Kansas' home opener is at 1 p.m. Friday at Alvamar Racquet Club. The Jayhawks will battle Boise State.
Atkerson said that the Jayhawks' weakness early on was inexperience.
After bouncing back against Baylor, the Jayhawks have turned their focus to the rest of the season.
"We aren't very comfortable with each other yet," she said.
"We really just need to get used to each other."
"Boise State will be a good opportunity for us to focus on improving our games." Koves said. "We've been working hard, and we will continue to improve. We just need more time."
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