Thursday, March 11, 1999
The University Daily Kansan
Section B · Page 3
Men's tennis players adjusting to Kansas
By Melinda Weaver
mweaver@kansan.com
Kansas sportwriter
Though they each traveled thousands of miles to play college tennis, Rodrigo Echagaray and Alex Barragan say they feel right at home.
The two students from Mexico City have been playing tennis together since they were 10-yearsold, and their paths led them to the University of Kansas.
The Kansas men's tennis program has recruited several excellent Mexican players in recent years.
Last season, Enrique Abaroa,
from Monterrey, Mexico, became
an All-American in doubles with
partner Luis Uribe, from Queretaro,
Mexico.
This season, Uribe is one of four students from a Spanish-speaking country on the team.
"I wanted to play college tennis," Uribe said. "I had other offers, but there were two other Mexicans on the team at the time. That was very important to me because if they liked it and fit in, I could learn to adjust as well."
Uribe and Abaroa's influence helped to inspire Barragan and Echagaray to join the team.
"I knew it was a good school because Enrique was very happy," Barragan said. "I also knew Luis, which makes the change a lot easier."
Uribe said Abaroa made Uribe's freshman year much easier by showing him Lawrence hot spots and giving him advice. This season, Uribe has taken the same role with Barragan, Echagaray and Sebastian Libertino, from Cordoba, Argentina.
Barragan said this common bond belts the team's chemistry.
"It really helps the move when I know some of my teammates from before." Barragan said. "We have a very close team."
"The diversity is important to
The chemistry seems to result in more victories.
KANSAS
TENNIS
The divers the team, but they can also play well," Coach Mark Riley said. "Their level of play makes everyone else play better.
Uribe, a 1998 All American, has a 20-6 record this season and is ranked No. 31 in the country. He and doubles partner Ed Dus are the 10th-ranked team in the country after reaching the semifinals of the Rolex Intercollegiate Indoors in February.
else play better."
Barragan was the third-ranked player in junior singles in Mexico and is the first Kansas player to have a 10-win freshman season since Uribe's freshman year.
Echagaray and Libertino are in their first semester as Jayhawks, but Echagaray already has posted four wins for the team. He was the second-ranked player in junior singles and the top-ranked player in junior doubles in Mexico. Libertino spent six years at the Bolletteri Academy where he was named Player of the Year in 1998.
- Edited by Aerica Veazey
Women golfers head west for tournament in Tucson
By Brad Hallier
By Brad Hallier
bhallier@kansan.com
Kansan writer
The dayhawks hope to erase the disappointment of their first tourna
The cob webs have been cleared and the rust has been shaken off.
The women's golf team will journey to Tucson, Ariz., tomorrow to play in the Mountainview Collegiate Tournament. The University of Colorado will serve as host of the tournament.
"We were disappointed in our play." Kansas
ment — an 18th place finish at the SunTrust Lady Gator Invitational two weeks ago.
coach Jerry Waugh said. "We don't expect great things at our first tournament, but I thought we played below our capabilities.
"But that's sports. Sometimes you come up a little short and you can't focus on that." he said.
The field in Arizona this weekend will feature some tough teams, including Arizona, which is currently ranked first in the nation in the MasterCard Collegiate Golf Rankings. Other ranked teams that will participate this weekend
include 35th-ranked Missouri and 47th-ranked Colorado.
Waugh said the tournament would be a good opportunity for many of the schools to compete in the outdoor sport, a chance teams from colder parts of the country do not often get. Colorado State, Idaho State, Kansas State, Northern Arizona and Wichita State also will participate.
"It's also a good opportunity to see more of the Big 12 schools," Waugh said.
Sophomore Ashley Bishop, who had Kansas' best one-round score in Florida with a 79, said it was good to get the first tournament over with.
"In some ways, it was hard to play (in Florida) because we hadn't played a lot the week before," she said.
Waugh said that the Mountainview Golf Club was a relatively new course, but that he knew the area and could imagine what the course will be like.
The tournament will be played on Saturday and Sunday, 18 holes each day. There will be a practice round on Friday.
"I think part of the desert will come into play and there will be elevated greens," he said. "So I think I have an idea of what to expect."
- Edited by Keith Burner
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