8 Monday, March 17, 1980 University Daily Kansan KU netters thinking title By JIMSMALL Sports Writer With the Big Eight men's tennis championship more than two months away, it hardly seems appropriate for members of a conference to be taking a conference championship. But that is what they are doing. And judging from the team's performance last week, such optimism is understandable. "We played exceptional tennis over spring break," Coach Mark Hocking said. "We had some impressive wins and we played one match we lost very closely. "Everyone is antsy to start playing some "I WAS VERY surprised that we beat Bayron 94." Hecking said. "They are a good team and it wasn't as if they played poorly. It is just that we played very well." Big Eight teams. Some of the guys are talking about winning the conference." The men's team opened its week with a 9-4 triumph over Southwestern Conference foe Bavier in Lawrence March 9. knew we had the match. I think we played a little unenthusiastically and lost all three of the doubles matches." The next day KU traveled to Denton, Texas, to face north Texas State and won 5-4. Hosking said the match wasn't as close as the score indicated. "We knew that we had won the match after the singles events," he said. "Since we The Jayhawks then played highly ranked Houston March 12 and lost 7-2. KU's hiccups schedule continued the following day when the Hawks met Pan American University in an exhibition match in Edinburgh, Texas. KU faced Pan American against the next day in the first round of the Border Olympics Invitational in Laredo, Texas, a tournament which KU won. KU beat Southwest Texas State 5-4 in the second round of the tourney before beating KU's women's team had a rougher time than the men's team last week. Harden Simmons College to capture the title. Kansas lost matches to Wisconsin and Iowa 9-0 and 7-2. 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I cannot destroy the confidence he has in me. He is a man seeking help and we're giving it to him." Burke said that he could not reveal where Porter had gone for treatment and that none of the Royals' players knew where Porter was going. Silverio's hit stops Texas FORT MEYERS, Fla. (UPI)-Luis Silverio singled home John Wathan in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Kansas team a victory over the Texas Rangers yesterday. Wathan led off the ninth with a double down the left field line. He was moved to third on a bunt single by Dave Chalk. Dan Quisenberry picked up the victory in relief, pitching the final two innings. The Royals triumph boosted their record to 5-2. The Rangers are still winless in play. Losers of seven straight games. After losing pitcher Dae Rajis walked Dave Hogg to load the bases with no outs. Silverio hit the game-winning single to center. The Royals announced their first cut yesterday and sent three non-roster pitches, Atticer Hammaker and Twiff Jett to the league team league complex in Sarasota, Fla. (1946) Monday, March 17 NOTORIOUS Dir. Alfrid Hitchcock, with Cary Winston and his One of Hitchcock's most romantic forces, NOTORIOUS has a US agent forcing a woman to apologe on a German soldier. Plus: "HOMEBODY," a short film by KU alumnus Steve Johnson. (1954) Dir. Nicholas Riley, with Sterling Hayden, Joan Crawford, Mercedes McCambridge. One of the most amazing singers, singing wanderer, a singer-singler-guitar meet his former lover in an isolated bedroom. Room Tuesday, March 18 JOHNNY GUITAR (1962) Wednesday, March 19 Kurosawa: HIGH AND LOW Dir. Akira Kurosewa, with Toshiru as an industrialist who must pull the ransom for a kidnapping, but without a Japanese film jumbo; Japan subtiles. KIEF'S: 913-842-1544 Thursday, March 20 Brando: BURN! (1970) Dir. 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