Monday, February 28, 2000
The University Daily Kansan
Section B · Page 3
Junior Monica Sekulov returns a volley during a match against St. Louis University on Saturday. The women's team beat the Billikens after losing to Tulsa University earlier that day. Photo by J.M.Dailey/KANSAN
Women take victory, defeat
Tennis team's record now 6-2
By Zac Hunter
sports@kansan.com
Kansas sportwriter
The Kansas women's tennis team split meets with Tulsa and St. Louis universities Saturday at home, improving its record to 6-2 overall.
The doubles teams of senior Brooke Chiller and freshman Tiffany Chang; and senior Julia Sidorova and junior Monica Sekulov were new to the spring season, but both teams won their matches. Sophomore sisters Cheryl and Lisa Malliaiah also won their doubles match.
Although the players were adjusting to new partners, Coach Jenny Garrity said she was pleased with the new combinations communication and execution.
Before the meet, Sekulov said she thought that she and Chang had been playing well. Garrity said she thought the change would help the team late in the season.
The three pairs won their matches against St. Louis 8-0, 8-2 and 8-0, respectively.
After the doubles sweep, the Hawks needed three singles matches for a victory — and they got them quickly.
Cheryl Malliaiah got the first win 60, 60, while the second win came from Sekulov as she Frustrated St. Louis freshman Vicki Zielinski in straight sets. Lisa Malliaiah added the fifth and final point with her victory.
Earlier in the day the Hawks lost their meet with Tulsa 52. Despite the lopsided score, Garrity said that she thought the team worked hard but that it let opportunities pass by.
"We definitely had opportunities — big opportunities." Garrity said. "I thought the girls fought very hard, but we have got to capitalize when we have an opportunity because we don't know when we're going to get another one or if we're going to get another one."
Tulaa got off to a quick start, winning three of the first four singles matches. Chiller got Kansas' lone victory, 6-0, 6-1.
kept the Jayhawks' hopes alive by winning her match, but the meet ended when Sidorova couldn't pull out a victory.
on a victory.
After losing the first set, Sidorova came back, won the second set and was ahead 5 in the third before her lead fell apart. Tulsa junior Jennifer DeSpain will the final seven games and the meet for the Golden Hurricanes.
Sophomore Christi Wagenaar
Anxiously awaiting the outcome was the doubles pair of Chiller and Chang, who were hoping they would be able to extend the meet. Their match was suspended, however, after Sidorova's singles loss.
Garrity thought the team played well despite the defeat.
well deserved.
"I would have loved to have a few of those games back, but I told them afterwards that just because we lost doesn't mean everything was wrong," she said. "We had to take the good things and take them into St. Louis and capitalize and I thought that's what they did."
Coming up next for the 'Hawks is the start of the Big 12 season, which begins Sunday with a meet against Texas Tech and continues with a meet against Missouri March 8.
Golf teams to tee off on both coasts
Men to begin season in tough tournament
By Michael Terry sports@kanan.com
Kansas sportwriter
The Kansas men's golf team begins its drive to another championship season today at the Cleveland-Southwestern Intercollegiate in Westlake Village, Calif.
before the NCAA Regionals in May.
The Jayhawks enter the spring season ranked No. 16 in both the MasterCard Collegiate Golf Rankings and the Sagarin Golf Rankings.
Junior Andy Stewart said he expected this to be one of the toughest tournaments the Jayhawks will play
"The competition will be tough, but we've had a lot of time to practice." Stewart said. "We are as prepared as
a team can be coming from Kansas, where the weather is so unpredictable." Women's Golf
Women's Golf While the men's team is
battling in California, the Kansas women's golf team will compete in the 2000 Carolinas Collegiate Classic in Pinehurst, N.C.
The Jayhawks enter this week's tournament coming off a split with Indiana in two head-to-head matches last week in Orlando, Fla.
Although Coach Nicole Hollingsworth said she was pleased with what the team had accomplished in Orlando, she said this week's tournament was big, and she hoped it would get off to a good start.
"There are going to be some good teams there, but I feel we can do very well," Hollingsworth said. "They have all been practicing hard, and I would be disappointed with anything less than a top 10 finish."
Junior Sarah Mahoney said she was looking forward to this week's tournament.
"Indiana was a good learning experience, but now the competition is going to get even tougher, and we'll have to show we are prepared to deal with it," Mahoney said.
Team struggles in weekend tourney
By Rebecca Barlow sports@kansas.com Kansan sportswriter
The Kansas softball team can't seem to find its niche.
Their offense has been struggling and the Hawks defense has been far from error-free.
"We are struggling in a lot of phases of the game," said coach Tracy Bunge. "We have had some confidence laps offensively and defensively. We are just not clicking."
The Jayhawks split two games yesterday, beat Southwest Missouri State 4-0 and losing to Cal State Fullerton 4-0.
n't get their offense started against Mississippi and No.7 Oklahoma, scoring only one run in the two games.
On Saturday, the Jayhawks could
"We need to put more runs on the board," said left fielder Christie Musser. "Once we start getting more runs, we'll start winning more games."
gamers
First baseman Shannon Stanwix hit a bases-empty home run in an 8-1 defeat against Mississippi.
Oklahoma shut out Kansas in the
second game, 3-0. Kansas kept the Sooners scoreless until the fifth inning, when they scored all three of their runs.
Kansas went 1-1 on Friday, losing 7-1 to Creighton and winning against Nichols State. 6-3.
Niobium State, 08.
During the first inning against Creighton, Kansas centerfielder Shelly Musser suffered a concussion. Musser was tagged out as she attempted to steal second and was accidentally kicked in the head. She will be out for one week.
Megan Urquhart was the only Jayhawk to score during the game and Kansas had five defensive errors.
Katie Malone and Amy Hulse each had a pair of hits as the "Hawks regrouped against Nicholls State.
The Jayhawks will play their first home game at 3 tomorrow against Washburn.
SWIMMING
Kansas unsuccessful in improving times
But none of the swimmers improved.
It was a last chance effort that went for not.
Four of the five swimmers competed Saturday. Grevers swam a 1:04.69 in the 100 breaststroke. Her time was more than a second slower than her school record of 1:03.31 at the Big 12 Championships in College Station, Texas, last weekend.
Five members of the Kansas women's swimming team — junior Carolyn Grevers, sophomore Carolyn Howitz, and freshmen Lyndsay DeVaney, Gwen Haley and Beth Schyner — went to Austin, Texas, to try to better their top times from the season in their best events.
Howitz posted a 1:52.55 in the 200 freestyle. Her season best was 1:51.72.
Haley and Schnyer both competed in 200 individual medley. Haley swam 4:20.50, just .19 behind her personal best 4:20.31, Schneyr 4:25.02 was more than two seconds slower than her 4:22.36 Big 12 Championship time.
DeVaney swam the mile yesterday. Her 17:20.20 was almost a minute behind her time of 16:38.20 at the Big 12 Championships.
Despite the slower times, all of the swimmers except Horwitz are still awaiting word from the NCAA to see if their personal best times qualify them to go to the NCAA championships in Indianapolis.
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