Monday, March 13, 2000
The University Daily Kansan
Section B · Page 5
Kansas Tennis
Women fall to No. 60 Minnesota
Team loses again to ranked opponent; drops record to 9-3
By Zac Hunter
By Zac Hunter
sports@kansas.com
Kansas sportswriter
The Kansas women's tennis team attempted to beat a ranked team again this weekend — and again it failed.
Before this weekend's meet against No. 60 Minnesota, the Kansas women's tennis team had seen eight unranked opponents and claimed eight wins. It had faced two ranked opponents—and
taken two losses.
And those two losses weren't nail biters. Ranked Ohio State and Tulsa slapped the Jayhawks around, and right on cue, Minnesota did the same in a 7-2 Jayhawk loss yesterday at the Alvamar Golf and Country Club, 1800 Crossgate Drive.
Minnesota jumped out to an early 2-1 lead and never looked back. The Golden Gophers ended the meet in the singles competition by taking five of six matches.
The loss left Kansas with an overall record of 8-3. It also snapped the Jayhawk's three-meet winning streak.
Sophomore Cheryl Mallaiah and Junior Monica Sekulov were swept in straight sets to start off the meet.
Jayhawk coach Jenny Garrity said she was disappointed that her team wasn't competitive in most of the matches.
"They pressured us in every phase of the game, mentally, strategically, physically, and we came up short on every single court." Garrity said.
Kansas avoided the shutout early when freshman Tiffany Chang beat Amy Thomas at the No. 4 position, but Chang's match was the only bright spot for the 'Hawks. They went on to lose the next three matches, and the meet was lost before the doubles teams even took the court.
Senior Brooke Chiller did everything she could to keep the 'Hawks afloat. She lost a grueling three-set
match to Nora Sauska.
Garrity said she was impressed with Sauska's play against Chiller.
Chiller won an uneventful first set 6-4, but the two two sets resulted in a grueling, three-hour match that took two tie breakers to decide.
"Brooke is an extremely tough person to beat, and I thought that she played extremely well — extremely smart." she said.
The 'Hawks back step into conference play Sunday against Baylor.
Garrity said that Baylor posed a tougher challenge than Minnesota but that her team was capable of beating the Bears.
"They just have to trust their game and just lay it all on the line like Brooke did today," she said.
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Men's team battles through problems at Nebraska
By Brent Wasko
Both issues were resolved, at least temporarily, Saturday at Nebraska.
The Kansas men's tennis team had been struggling to get an early lead in its matches and had problems winning on the road.
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Kansan sportswriter
The Jayhawks, 1-1 in the Big 12 Conference and 4-6 overall, swept doubles competition to begin their 6-1 victory against Nebraska.
"That really gave us an edge in the overall match," said sophomore Quentin Blakeney. "We were so pumped up after that."
"We talked about winning the doubles point before the match," said Kansas coach Mark Riley. "It sure made life easier for the singles players. It took the momentum away from Nebraska and took the crowd out of the match."
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The Jayhawks swept their doubles matches for the first time all season. Before taking on Nebraska, Kansas had won only three doubles points in eight opportunities.
The Jayhawks sole loss in the match came from freshman Eleazar Magallan. He has the best singles record on the team at 23-12 but fell in straight sets, 3-6, 1-6.
Riley said beating Nebraska without a strong showing from Magallan was big for his team.
"We've been depending on Magallan all season, so to win with him losing is a plus," Riley said. "We're evolving into a good tennis team."
Before defeating Nebraska, the Jayhawks were just 1-4 on the road. Riley said his team's focus wasn't on winning on the road, though.
"The biggest thing was evening our record in the Big 12," Riley said. "If we are going to compete for the conference title, we are going to have to win on the road as well as at home."
Kansas will head back to the road March 21 and 22 as it takes on two schools from Louisiana. The Jayhawks will do battle with Louisiana-Lafayette and Tulane.
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