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The University Daily Kansan
Monday, April 19, 1999
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Tennis team strains; Texas Tech clinches 4th seed in Big 12
Men suffer tough losses
By Melinda Weaver sports@kansan.com Kansan sportswriter
The Kansas men's tennis team suffered two tough losses to No. 8 Baylor and no. 28 Texas Tech this weekend, increasing its losing streak to four games.
The No. 40 Jayhawks, 10-7 overall and 2-5 in the conference, were shut out for only the third time in the 1990s Friday when they lost to Baylor 7-0. Baylor is 19-1 overall and 6-0 in the conference.
However, the loss was not as one-sided as the score indicated, as three matches went into three sets.
No. 18 Luis Uribe lost to No. 25 Johann Jooste 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 in No. 1 singles; Rodrigo Echagaray lost to Johannes Michalksy 4-6, 7-5, 6-4 in No. 5 singles; Quentin Blakeney lost to Mark Williams 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 in No. 6 singles.
The team produced better results against Texas Tech, 14-8 overall and 4-4 in the conference, yesterday in a 5-2 loss.
By winning, Texas Tech clinched the fourth seed in the Big 12 Conference tournament, dropping Kansas out of its chance at the spot.
The top three spots still are up for grabs as Baylor, Texas and Texas A&M are tied for first in the conference.
The two victories against Texas Tech came from Kenny Powell in No. 2 singles and Quentin Blakeney in No. 6 singles.
Powell defeated No. 88 Ryan
Shube in a match that had to be retired because of a thumb injury that Shube suffered last week in practice. Blakeney defeated Dustin Hawk 6-4, 6-4.
But in No. 5 singles, Texas Tech's Petar Danolic defeated Echagarray 6-3 and 6-2, At No. 2 doubles, Kansas lost 8-6.
Kansas has lost its last four matches to Texas schools. Last weekend, the Jayhawks lost to No. 5 Texas 5-2 and No. 21 Texas A&M 5-2.
With the tough part of its schedule behind them, Kansas will play its last regular-season match Saturday against unranked Oklahoma State.
"We need to go to Oklahoma State next weekend and turn it around before we enter the postseason," coach Mark Riley said.
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The women's tennis team conquered the state of Oklahoma last weekend by defeating Oklahoma State on Saturday and Oklahoma yesterday.
By winning these two matches, the team has compiled a winning streak of five and has a winning record for the first time all season. Kansas is now 11-10 overall and 7-2 in the Big 12 Conference.
Women's tennis extends streak with two victories in Oklahoma
By Amanda Kashchule
sports@kansan.com
Kansan sportwriter
Senior Kris Sell improved her record to 26-13 overall and 4-2 in the conference with two wins against the Oklahoma schools. Sell defeated Raluca Gheoreg of Oklahoma yesterday, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Coach Jenny Garrity said she was happy with Sell's play.
Kansas defeated Oklahoma State 7-2 and Oklahoma 6-3. In each match, the Jayhawks clinched victory before heading into the doubles portion.
"Kris just needed to refocus her strengths," she said. "She has the weapons to beat anyone in the
country."
Sell now has won three singles matches in a row.
Brooke Chiller, Julia Sidorova and Monica Sekulov won their fifth straight singles matches this past weekend as well.
Chiller said she had been fighting harder for her singles victories.
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Chiller's doubles partner Sidorova improved to 19-15 in singles after defeating Jennie Hamilton of Oklahoma yesterday.
"It's definitely nice to win," Sidorova said. "It helps us improve our conference records."
"I have more pressure not to lose
it's withdrawn,
now it would
"I want to win and
it's something to
strive for."
Yesterday.
Chiller upset No.
99 Viviana Mrac.
nova in three sets, 7-6, 4-6, 7-6.
Chiller has now won eight of her last nine matches and is 19-16 overall.
Lisa Mallaiah collected her sixth consecutive match at No. 6 singles and added another victory to her
Kansas will face Texas on Saturday and Texas A&M on Sunday to close out the home schedule. Sell, the team's lone senior, will be honored on Sunday's finale.
perfect 8-0 conference record.
Sell said Texas & A&M was Kansas' biggest rival, but that Texas had compiled a 105-game winning streak.
Sukulov improved to 17-10 on the season by defeating Kristin Guliford yesterday.
"Although the weather was bad, we did a good job of sticking to our game plan today," she said. "We are just concentrating on our weapons more."
Garrity said the team did a good job of fighting for all the matches.
The doubles teams won two of the six matches played this past weekend. On Saturday, the No.1 and No. 2 teams won, and all three teams lost on Sunday.
"If we stick to our game plan, we'll have a good day," Garrity said.
The Jayhawks extended their streak to nine against the Sooners and three against the Cowgirls.
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