Friday, February 26, 1999
The University Daily Kansan
Section B·Page 5
Tennis team will defend No.1 rank in the region
Jayhawks match up against New Mexico Sunday in Lawrence
By Amanda Kaschube
Kansan sportswriter
After traveling for almost two months, the women's tennis team will play at home against New Mexico this Sunday.
Kansas, 2-4 this season, will face its second regional opponent this month.
Kansas is ranked first in the Central Region while New Mexico is tied for second with Colorado and Brigham Young.
Two weeks ago, Kansas defeated Brigham Young 9-0 at Provo, Utah.
Kansas needed that win to maintain its position at the top of the rankings.
Kris Sell,
Moorestown, N.J.,
senior, said the team had to maintain its level of play and confidence to overcome Brigham Young.
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to keep it up against New Mexico, 3-3 on the season.
Kansas also is ranked higher nationally than New Mexico. The Jayhawks are No.17 while the Lobos are No.29.
Last season, Kansas defeated New Mexico 5-3 at Albuquerque, N.M.
New Mexico's Lobos are led by junior Ana Frigonovic.
Friganovic, 14-9, will face Sell at the No. 1 singles spot.
Sell, ranked No. 18 nationally, could score her 21st singles win of the season.
Sell, who had been ranked 25th, moved up seven spots in the rankings last week with her wins at the Rolex Indoor Tournament. Sell beat No. 4 Mirela Vladulescu of Alabama-Birmingham.
"I think Kris is very deserving of this ranking because of her accomplishments in Dallas," said head coach Jenny Garrity. "I feel that she is as good as any other player in the country."
Last weekend at the National Indoor Tournament, Sell defeated ranked players from Pepperdine and Mississippi.
Friganovic is ranked No. 60 nationally.
Friganovic is ranked No. 60 nationally.
— Edited by Kelli Rayborn
'Hawks swim coach named Big 12's best
By Emily Hughey
Kansan sportswriter
The Kansas swimming and diving team did not have to win the conference championships last weekend to be honored.
At the end of the meet in Austin, Texas, coach Gary Kempf was named Big 12 Conference Coach of the Year.
And he was surprised.
"You never expect something like this." Kempf said. "It's a true tribute to the lady."
the women's team placed third behind Texas and Nebraska in what Kempf calls one of the most enjoyable meets in which he has coached the women's team. Not only did they swim fast but he said that the women had positive attitudes going into the meet.
"It was probably one of the funnest conference meets in my 22 years of coaching the ladies," Kempf said. "I think it's a real good credit to their attitude."
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Kemp said he
Gary Kempf. Says swimmers rose to a new level this year.
believed he got the award because his swimmers rose to a new level this year.
"I think they just stood out a little bit more than the rest
Regardless of the fact that the award is designated for the coach, Kempf said he attributed the honor to the women's team.
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of the swimmers there," Kempf said.
Slow comeback, surgeries keep Strawberry in dugout
Some of the women will be competing in the last chance meet this weekend in Austin, Texas. Freshmen Carolyn Horwitz, Carrie Kirkham, Molly O'Connor and Kim Waite; sophomore Carolyn Grevers; junior Rebecca Eustice; and senior Adrienne Turner will be swimming to improve their times tomorrow and Sunday.
"The seniors were absolutely marvelous," he said. "All five medalled or at least placed in the top eight. That doesn't happen very often."
Yankees pitchers warm up arms for new season
The Associated Press
The two recent surgeries prevented Strawberry from his off-season running program, affecting his overall conditioning program.
"It would not surprise me at all that by the time we're ready to leave, he would not be physically ready," New York Yankees manager Joe Torre said yesterday. "I could be wrong, but again, if he needs another week or whatever it is, that's the most important thing to make sure he gets ready."
TAMPA. Fla. — Darryl Strawberry's comeback from cancer may take a little bit longer.
Also of concern is Strawberry's previously injured left knee, which has slowed him the past several years.
"I want to be ready by opening day. We'll see how things work out." Strawberry said.
Strawberry, one of four left field candidates, underwent colon cancer surgery last October. He had a second procedure in January to remove scar tissue and will undergo chemotherapy once-a-week through at least April.
"If they work out fine, if they don't, fine.
That's the way I look at it."
The Yankees went through a second day of live batting practice yesterday.
Strawberry, who plans on beginning a light running program next week, will not play in the early exhibition games. Torre also indicated Strawberry may not make an outfield appearance until late in spring training
Among the pitchers throwing were Mariano Rivera, Jeff Nelson, Darren Holmes and Mike Stanton. None reported any problems after their 10-minute sessions.
Andy Pettitte likely will throw battice practice tomorrow. The left-hander experienced
Darryl Strawberry:
Underwent cancer surgery in October.
throwing elbow tenderness following a bullpen session Monday.
After not working out Wednesday, Pettitte took part in long toss drills yesterday.
Roger Clemens is scheduled to throw batting practice for the first time today.
None of the Yankees' starting pitchers are scheduled to throw in intrasquad games Monday and Tuesday.
Cal Ripken believes his record will be broken
The Associated Press
Albert Belle, whose current string of 334 successive games is the most among active players, is just as certain that Ripken's streak will never be toped.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Cal Ripken is convinced his record run of playing in 2,632 consecutive games one day will be broken.
Ripken shattered Lou Gehrig's seemingly unbreakable record of 2,130 straight games in September 1995, then added 501 successive starts before voluntarily ending his run by sitting out the Baltimore Orioles' final home game last season.
That left Belle, who signed with the Orioles as a free agent in December, as baseball's reigning "iron man."
"I was surprised when Cal ended the streak last year," Belle said Thursday. "It was fun while it lasted. I remember the
excitement of seeing him break the record a few years ago when I was in Chicago."
By playing in every Orioles game from May 30, 1982, to Sept. 20, 1998, Ripken raised the bar of longevity to a seemingly impossible-to-beat number. If Belle played in every game for 14 more
seasons, he would still come up short.
" T h a t I means I will be playing past when I'm 40 years old " Belle
Even if Belle falls short, Ripken said yesterday that his record may not stand the test of time.
32, said. "I figure I have only eight or nine years left."
"Privately, I think if I did it, somebody else can do it," he said. "There's a lot of luck
involved, a lot of desire. I don't know what all the other ingredients are, but the fact of the matter is that I don't consider myself superhuman. If I can do it, then certainly somebody else can."
"That's one record he doesn't ever have to worry about being broken," he said. "It's hard to imagine. Day games after night games are tough, going to the west coast with no off day is even tougher. Even when you're going good, it's tough to go out there, mentally."
"I made a vow that once we clinch the pennant that will be my day off," he said. "I haven't won a pennant since 1996 (with Cleveland) and that was the last time I had an off-day."
Will Clark, who has played in 162 games only once during his 13-year career, figures no one will ever come close to breaking
Belle, in fact, is already planning for his next day of rest.
Ripken's record run.
"No way. To take the pounding you take every day for 16 years straight, it's not going to happen," Clark said. "They don't make 'em like Cal anymore."
Ripken made his comments before the Orioles' first workout with a full squad and Belle spoke afterward. Belle, in his second session with the media within three days, addressed his reputation as a volatile individual.
Ripken, 38, was peppered with questions about his future. Ripken, who is signed through this season with an option for the 2000 season, said he hasn't started considering retirement.
"I can't control my image anymore, and I'm not going to try to." he said.
"I don't think you can make that decision now," he said. "Towards the end of your career you have to go with the flow. Then you have to make some tough decisions."
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