Friday, March 12, 1999 The University Daily Kansan Section B·Page 5 Kansas men's tennis duo reaches top-10 ranking By Melinda Weaver sports@kansan.com Kansan sportswriter Kansas sophomore Ed Dus hits the ball back to his opponent during a match against Nebraska. Dus and partner Luis Uribe are 10th in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association rankings. Photo by Augustus Anthony Piazza/KANSAN The No. 1 Kansas men's tennis doubles' team of Luis Uribe and Ed Dus continued to rise in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association rankings this week, moving to 10th. The duo's steady climb in the rankings began in February when the two defeated the country's top-ranked team and reached the semi-finals at the Rolex Intercollegiate Indoors in Dallas. "We have had some big wins," Uribe said. "This is a great accomplishment for Ed and I. It's a great feeling." The team has experienced some bad luck since that victory, losing to unranked teams from Wichita State and Nebraska. Dus said the difference in the team's play could be contributed to the difference between playing in a tournament match and a regular match. Tournament matches are three sets while regular-season matches are only one set played to eight points. "We're best in two-out of three set matches because there is more time and we are more relaxed," he said. "The regular dual matches are totally different. It's more like a sprint to the finish. We aren't necessarily going to wipe people off the board. If we are prepared and play consistent, we can win. In a regular match, there isn't as much time to do that." Dus and Uribe have played together for two semesters, rising from No. 39 to No.10 just this semester. "Their games compliment each other, but they need to be more consistent if they are going to remain a top team," coach Mark Riley said. "No matter who they beat, there is always someone to beat the next day." Despite the inconsistency, Uribe said that he and Dus played well together because the differences in their games made them a complete team. "He's a very powerful player and comes up with great shots," Uribe said about Dus. "You never know what he's going to do. He's very tricky. I think I'm more steady. My play is always the same. My game is smarter not powerful." The tennis team moved up in the rankings as well, from No. 40 to No. 37, by beginning the season 6-1, but Dus said that playing well now did not mean they could get complacent. "Even though we are No. 10, we have to start coming up in our regular matches," he said. "We learned our lesson a couple of times this season. We need to be more prepared, and that goes for the team as a whole. We're good enough to keep moving up in the rankings, but the main thing is that we have to consider ourselves the underdogs. If we take teams lightly, we're going to get in trouble." — Edited by Jason Pearce Kansas serves Cyclones a shutout By Amanda Kashube sports@kansan.com Kansas sportwriter The Kansas women's tennis team won its second consecutive conference match Wednesday when the Jayhawks crushed Iowa State 9-0. Iowa State is the second opponent Kansas has shut out this season. The Jayhawks lead the all-time series 22-1 Brooke Chiller, Warrnambool, Australia, junior; won at No.1 1 singles 6.2, 6.1, while Kris Sell remains injured with an ankle injury. Head coach Jenny Garrity said that Sell, Moorestown, N.J., senior, had been practicing this week with the team but that she was uncertain 15 Sell would play this weekend. "She still doesn't have full mobility." Garrity said. The Jayhawks will face Notre Dame at 1 p.m. tomorrow and will play Maryland at 10 a.m. Sunday at Alvamar Acquetball Club. Despite the removal of Sell from the lineup, Garrity said she was proud of the recent accomplishments of her team. Kansas will be looking for its first home win of the season. "The last two wins have been great because everyone has played well," she said. "We were favored against Women's Tennis Texas Tech and Iowa State, and they did a good job of playing really aggressive tennis." Kansas is 2-1 in Big 12 Conference blav and 3-6 overall. Sell said she was also proud of the way her team has played. "The freshmen have been playing awesome." she said. Cheryl and Lisa Mallaiah, North Longwood, Fla., freshmen, and Christi Wagenaar, Westville, South Africa, freshman, have combined for 38 singles wins this season. The team also received several honors earlier this week. Sell was named Big 12 player of the week, despite not having played for two weeks. The decision was voted on two weeks ago, before Sell was injured. "I wasn't surprised to see Kris's name on the list," Garrity said. "If the vote was based on play this week, I think Brooke (Chiller) would be it." Chiller has won her last two conference matches at No. 1 singles and has posted a 11-13 record this season. Sell is now the highest ranked player in the Big 12 and moved up three spots in the national rankings from No. 18 to No. 15, her highest ranking in her four-year career. The duo has a 10-10 record and is the first doubles team to be ranked for Kansas this year. The doubles team of Sell and Cheryl Mallaiah made its debut at No.33 this week. Because of Sell's injury, Mallaiah now plays at No. 2 doubles with Wagenaar. "They had some good wins at the beginning of the season," Garrity said. "I'm pleased that they got the credit they deserved." Garrity said she hoped to see the team of Chiller and Julia Sidorova, Riga, Latvia, Junior, make the rankings soon. Chiller and Sidorova are 10-9 this season. Despite the improvement of the singles and doubles players, the team fell six spots in the rankings to No.23. "I'm not upset that we dropped. We've had some really good showings." Garrity said. "We just want to maintain a top-25 ranking." The team has dropped four of the six matches to higher-ranked opponents and of the nine Big 12 schools ranked, the Jayhawks are second only to Texas, who is ranked No. 7. "We can't worry about playing a higher-ranked team," Garrity said. "We just need to go out and execute on our home court." - Edited by Chris Fickett EARN $1,050 IN JUST 3 WEEKENDS! participating in a clinical research study You may qualify if you * are a healthy 18-45 year old male * Take no medication * * Don't use tobacco products * Are within 15lb of your ideal weight * Available for 3 consecutive weeks (Check-in Friday pm; Check-out Monday am) Limited opening available...Call today! (913) 894-5533 QUINTILES Together we can make a difference! 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