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The University Daily Kansan
Friday, April 14, 2000
Sophomore Christi Wagenaar tracks down a shot in Saturday's loss to Oklahoma State. Wagenaar is 19-8 overall this season and 4-2 in the Big 12.
Photo by Aaron Lindberg/KANSAN
Tennis team hopes to gain confidence in Colorado
There can't be too much confidence flowing through the Kansas women's tennis program these days.
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By Zoc Hunter
After starting the conference season 4-1, the 'Hawks have dropped their last three meets and find themselves struggling to regain their touch.
Senior Brooke Chiller said she had been struggling with her confidence lately. Wednesday's 6-1, 6-1 loss to Sandra Noetzel couldn't have helped much.
Their mid-season tumble began with a 5-4 loss to Kansas State University in Manhattan but turned into a free fall with consecutive poundings by Oklahoma State in Lawrence and Nebraska in Lincoln, Neb., 7-2 and 9-0 respectively.
Coach Jenny Garrity agreed that confidence had been a problem, but she said the team just needed to go into its next match with the mindset that it could win.
"The confidence is a big factor—lack of confidence right now." Garrity said.
She said she thought the best way to overcome confidence problems was to play through them.
Kansas won't have to wait long to see if that solution works. The 'Hawks travel to Boulder, Colo., this weekend to take on the Buffaloes at 10 a.m. tomorrow.
"We have had success with Colorado on an individual basis." Garrity said.
She said she hoped the Jayhawks would come out fired up because Colorado beat them in
As with any athletic event that takes place in Colorado, altitude will be a factor. Garrity said the team would be in Boulder two days before the meet so it could adjust to the difference.
"If these girls decide that they want to play, I think that it could be a good trip." Garrity said.
Lawrence 5-4 last year.
After the meet with Colorado, Kansas has two remaining meets against No. 49 Texas A&M and No. 7 Texas.
She said that controlling the ball would be key. In the high altitude, the ball tends to sail a little bit more, and Garrity said her players would have to control the speed of the ball. But she also said that the altitude would not be the main factor in the 'Hawks' success.
Kansas has had some success against the Aggies, going 3-3 all-time, but has never beaten the Longhorns in 10 opportunities. That task will be much more difficult, because both meets will be played on the road, and Kansas has an 0-2 conference road record.
Garrity said that she did not want her team to use the road as an excuse and that she just wanted her team to go out and play.
Garrity also clarified the uncertain status of senior Julia Sidorova — somewhat. Sidorova still is a member of the team, but she will not make the trip to Boulder. She watched, out of uniform, from the gallery on senior day, and she left shortly after the singles portion of the meet.
However, Garrity stressed the importance of Sidonova to the team.
"She is still a big part of this program," Garrity said.
KC amateur coach indicted in scheme to defraud universities
The Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — An amateur basketball coach from Kansas City has been indicted in a scheme to defraud four major universities by paying five student-athletes to play amateur basketball.
Myron C. Piggie, 39, of Kansas City, Mo., surrendered to authorities and made his first court appearance yesterday afternoon after a grand jury handed down the sealed indictments Wednesday.
The 11-count indictment alleges that Piggie defrauded Missouri, Oklahoma State, Duke and UCLA and their respective conferences, as well as the NCAA, said U.S. Attorney Stephen Hill.
The players involved were JaRon and Kareem Rush, Corey Maggette, Andre Williams and Korleone Young, Hill said.
The indictment alleges that Piggie conspired from April 1996 to October 1999 to defraud the groups by making cash payments to five student-athletes. In return for the cash, the players were to compensate him in the future if they signed contracts with professional basketball teams or endorsement contracts, Hill said.
During that time, Piggie coached the Children's Mercy Hospital 76'ers, an amateur summer league basketball team in Kansas City that participated in various summer league and Amateur Athletic Union competitions for boys ages 11-18. Piggie coached the team after it became known as the Kansas City Rebels.
The indictment alleges that Piggie made the following payments to the players to participate in various AAU and summer league tournals, in violation of NCAA rules:
$17,000 to JaRon Rush between August 1996 and March 1998 to play for the CMH 76'ers. Rush currently plays for UCLA.
$14,000 to Korleone Young between April 1996 and June 1998 to play for the CMH 76'ers. Young skipped college basketball and was drafted in the NBA.
$2,300 to Kareem Rush, JaRon's brother,
between April 1997 and July 1998 to play for
the CMH 76ers and the Kansas City Rebels.
Kareem Rush now plays for Missouri.
$2,000 to Corey Maggette between April 1997 and August 1997 to play for the CMH 76'ers. Maggette later played for Duke and then went to the NBA.
$250 to Andre Williams between April 1998 and June 1998 to play for the Kansas City Rebels. Williams plays at Oklahoma State.
The indictment says that, by making those
payments, Piggie deprived the schools, their respective conferences and the NCAA of their rights to the honest services" of the players and caused the players to fraudulently obtain athletic scholarships worth a total of $99,127.
The payments caused UCLA to suspend JaRon Rush during the 1999-2000 academic year, Duke to declare Maggette ineligible, Missouri to suspend Rush during the 1999-2000 season and Oklahoma State to suspend Williams.
Piggie is charged with one felony count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and wire fraud, three felony counts of mail fraud, one felony count of wire fraud, four misdemeanor counts of failure to file a federal income tax return and two felony counts of interstate transportation of fraudulently obtained funds.
KANSAS TENNIS Men's team hopes to win second straight
"We were on the right track as a team until we played Oklahoma State a few weeks ago," said coach Mark Riley. "Now every match we play is going to be crucial."
The Jayhawks will try to use the momentum they gained from their shutout against Wichita State to overcome the Colorado Buffaloes in Boulder, Colo., this Sunday. The 'Hawks were impressive against the Shockers, losing only one match the entire afternoon. The win improved the Jayhawks' record to 7-9 on the season and marked the second time this year Kansas has shut out an opponent.
"We knew heading into the match that they shouldn't beat us," freshman Pete Streer said. "We just tried to go out there and gain some confidence in our games."
After dominating Wichita State 7-0 on Wednesday, the Kansas men's tennis team now is focusing its attention on something it has been able to accomplish only once this season — winning two straight matches.
Kansas got off to a strong start against the Shockers by claiming two of the three doubles matches to capture the doubles point. The 'Hawks went on to sweep all six singles matches to close out the victory.
At No. 1 singles, freshman Eleazar Magallan squeezed by Mark Mullins 6-7, 7-6, 13-11. The match used a new format in which a 10-point tie-breaker is used instead of a third set. The victory improved Magallan's record to a team-best 28-13. Sophomores Rodrigo Echagaray, Alex Barragan and Quentin Blakeney all won their singles matches, along with Stroer and senior Bryan Maier.
The Jayhawks return to Big 12 conference action at 10 a.m. Sunday at Kittredge Tennis Complex, where they will battle Colorado.
By Brent Wasko
sports@kansan.com
Kansas sports writer
"They are very solid like most teams in the conference," Riley said. "If we play them like we did against Oklahoma State, then we'll come up short again. If we do a good job out there, we still have a shot at the NCAA tournament."
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