Friday, March 10, 2000
The University Daily Kansan
Section B·Page 3
Women to meet ranked Minnesota
By Zac Hunter
sports@kansan.com
Kansan sportswriter
After wins against Texas Tech and Missouri this week, the Kansas women's tennis team is taking a one-meet break from conference play.
The Jayhawks will meet No. 60 Minnesota Sunday at 11 a.m. at the Alvamar Tennis and Swim Club, 4120 Clinton Parkway. Conference play will resume on March 19 when the Jayhawks take on Bayor at home.
The 'Hawks' first conference win came against Texas Tech last Sunday when they buried the Lady Raiders 8-1.
Three days later, they beat Missouri 7-2. The victory brought their winning streak against the Tigers to 19 and the all-time series record to 22-2.
Kansas also leads the all-time series with Minnesota 5-2 and won the last meeting 6-1 in 1996.
The Golden Gophers are 6-3 on the season and will be the third ranked team to play Kansas this season. The 'Hawks lost to the previous ranked teams, Ohio State and Tulsa, but Coach Jenny Garrity said she expected her team to come through this time.
"I think they learned a lot from those two losses and definitely implemented it our wins," she said.
Ohio State, also ranked, beat Kansas 7-2 and Minnesota 4-3 in meets this spring.
KANSAS TENNIS
"I think they learned a lot from those two losses and definitely implemented it our wins,"
Jenny Garrity Women's tennis coach
Kansas will need its younger players to come up on top against the Golden Gophers. Sophomore Cheryl Malliaiah, despite losing three matches this spring, has played well at the No.2 position.
Against Missouri, Mallaiah jumped out to a 4-1 lead in the first set and won 6-2. She then dropped the hammer on her bewildered opponent by winning the second set 6-0.
Mallaiah's opponent threw up her hands and cursed her racquet. After the match, Mallaiah said it was funny to see that she was the cause of her opponent's frustration.
Mallaiah also said the key to her performance was being aggressive, something she had been focusing on all season.
Senior Brooke Chiller will be another key factor against Minnesota. Chiller, Kansas' No. 1 singles player, has won five consecutive matches since losing to Ohio State on Feb. 11.
Men's tennis hungry for victory at Nebraska
By Brent Wasko
by dren waltke
sports@kansan.com
Kansan sportswriter
The Kansas men's tennis team is just 1-4 on the road this season.
That doesn't bode well for the squad as it travels to Nebraska to take on the Cornhuskers at 2 p.m. tomorrow in a key Big 12 Conference match-up.
"I haven't even thought about our record on the road this season," said Kansas coach Mark Kruse, whose Jayhawks are 3-6 overall and 0-1 in the Big 12. "The important part of this meet is evening our record in the conference."
Two Kansas players will be entering the Nebraska meet fresh off major individual upsets against Baylor. Sophomore Rodrigo Echagaray shocked Johann Jooste, who was the No. 14 singles player in the country. Freshman Elaezar Magallan beat No. 98 David Hodge.
"I think we know that we could be ranked higher as a team," said team captain Bryan Maier. "We have lost some important matches, but we have the opportunity to show how good we are the rest of this season."
Riley said he hoped his team would be as ready for its matchup with Nebraska as it was against Baylor last week.
"We've been talking about it all week," he said. "We're going to have to stay focused if we are going to win this match."
Male said being fired up was important.
"We need to come out with as much if not more intensity than we did last week," he said. "We can't let down our guard at all or the Cornhuskers will jump out on us and win."
Winning in Lincoln could be a tough task for the Jayhawks. Nebraska has been ranked most of the season and could improve on its fourth place finish in the Big 12 last season.
The Cornhuskers are led by their No. 1 singles player Jorge Abos Sanchez, who compiled the top No. 3 singles record in the Big 12 last season. He racked up a team-best 17-4 record in spring 1998, winning 19 of his 21 matches in straight sets.
"Nebraska is a pretty good team," Maier said. "They are not the same caliber of a team as Baylor, though. No matter who you face, it's always tough to win in the Big 12."
The Jayhawks want to improve on their doubles play against Nebraska. They have had trouble winning a doubles point this season, claiming only three points in eight opportunities. Even though they have been struggling with doubles, Riley said it would take a total team effort to defeat Nebraska.
"I would like to win the doubles point, but it is not necessary for us to win." Riley said. "We would like to get the doubles point and then put some pressure on them with our singles matches."
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