Monday, March 29, 1999
The University Daily Kansan
Section B · Page 3
Men add to winning record
Road trip victories boost team to 9-2
By Melinda Weaver sports@kansan.com Kansan sportswriter
The Kansas men's tennis team boosted its record to 9-2 on a fourgame spring break road trip.
The team was 3-1 on the trip, beating Yale, San Diego and No.27 San Diego State before losing to No.40 Tulsa Saturday, ending a nine-game winning streak, the fifth-longest winning streak in Kansas history.
On the 19th, the No.42 Jayhawks began their trip by defeating Yale 4-3 in a comeback victory.
The team was down 3-1 when senior Luis Uribe started the comeback by winning his 100th career match. Freshman Quentin Blakeney won in three sets, and senior Kenny Powell clinched the match with a three-set win over Scott Carlton.
"We didn't get into our doubles very well, but in singles everyone
played well," Uribe said. "We proved that we are a very close team, and everyone is hungry to win."
Kansas won another close victory Monday over San Diego with a 4-3 win. Uribe's singles victory moved him into fourth place in team history with 101 victories.
Tuesday the team upset San Diego State 5-2 on its home court. This marked only the second home loss in two years for San Diego State.
No. 21 Uribe won a thriller over No. 36 Alex Waske in a tiebreaker in the third set 6-4, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (5).
"Our goal was to win all of our matches in California, and we did it," Uribe said. "We were all on the same page and that just proved how close our team is."
The team's winning streak ended Saturday in Tulsa as the Jayhawks fell 5-2 in their first loss since the season opener against Louisville
The only two victories came from
Rodrigo Echagaray in No. 5 singles and Blakeeny in No. 6 singles. Blakeny won his eight straight match. If he wins his next match, he will tie the team's best one-person winning streak this season.
Coach Mark Riley said the team needed to start winning its doubles point if it wanted to get back on track. In men's tennis the team that wins two of three doubles' matches gets the point. Kansas has lost the doubles point in its last five matches after winning it in the first six.
"If you lose the doubles point in 75 to 80 percent of the matches, you will lose the match," Riley said. "We won four straight where we didn't and it finally caught up with us. The guys aren't clicking right now."
The team will have a chance to redeem itself this weekend when the Jayhawks play two Big 12 Conference competitors, Oklahoma and Colorado.
Riley said he thought the team would do well if it could regain its intensity in doubles competition
"We have a good team, but if we don't play with intensity and play every match hard, we'll lose," Riley said.
Edited by Julie Sachs
By Brandon Stinnett
Kansan sportswriter
sports@kansan.com
Jayhawk softball's woes continue in tournament, conference play
The Kansas softball team's struggles continued in the Airtouch Capital Classic March 18-21 in Sacramento. The Jayhawks, who finished the tournament with a 2-4 record, were eliminated from the consolation bracket after losing to Ohio 10-7.
The Jayhawks continued to have problems holding onto leads in the tournament, but that was not the case against Ohio. Kansas was forced to play catch-up after the Bobcats jumped out to an early 6-0 lead. The Jayhawks tried to mount a rally when junior Christy McPail hit her second home run of the season, but the Kansas comeback fell short after scoring three runs in the sixth inning and
in the first game of the consolation bracket, the Jayhawks scored seven runs on 13 hits, claiming a 7-0 victory over Southeast Missouri State.
Edited by Darrin Peschka
Kansas dropped both games to the Cowboys, 2-4 and 3-5.
Junior pitcher Sarah Workman earned the win, allowing just two hits and striking out nine. It was Workman's fifth shutout of the
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"The team, as well as the coaching staff, is obviously frustrated," head coach Tracy Bunge said. "The kids were tired and it affected them."
Kansas went 1-2 in pool play, losing to Iowa, 2-0, and Rutgers, 8-6 in
The Jayhawks were scheduled to open Big 12 Conference play with a doubleheader against Oklahoma State March 27 in Stillwater, but adverse weather conditions forced the games' cancellation. Kansas traveled to Norman for two games against Oklahoma on Sunday.
In the second game of the consolation bracket, Kansas took a 5-4 lead over Baylor after junior Shannon Stanwix blasted a two-run home run. But Baylor scored a run in the bottom of the seventh, tying the game, 5,5, and sending it to extra innings. Baylor added another run in the 10th inning and handed Kansas its third loss of the tournament.
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