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Friday, February 22, 1974
University Daily Kansan
Net Men Begin Season in Wichita
By GERALD EWING
Kansan Sports Editor
Although the weather might be dismal, the University of Kansas tennis team won't have to worry about it as it faces Wichita State's indoor dual meet in the team's history.
The meet will be at 1 p.m. tomorrow at the indoor courts of the Wichita Country Club.
The meet was the first meeting of the Wichita County Club. This will be the first meet of the spring and Coach Mike Howard said he hoped the team would be as successful as it had been.
The team had a record of 5-1 this fall, with the only loss to West Texas State. That loss came at the Rocky Mountain Invitational in Boulder. KU won two of three matches at Boulder, winning over Air Force and Colorado, finished second in the Big Eight last year.
In other action last fall, KU beat Daeun College, 6-0; Wichita State, 8-1; and Oral Roberts, 8-1. Oral Roberts was ranked 16th in the nation last fall.
"TM OPTIMISTIC, about it," Howard said. "We were 5- last fall and that isn't bad at all. Potentially, this is by far the best Kansas net team in the last ten years."
The KU team will have to live up to Howard's expectations to be successful. It plays its first 11 matches away and faces some of the nation's best teams. KU shouldn't have much trouble with Wichita State but Howard said it was an improving young team that was starting to build a successful program.
The meet worrying Howard is the Corpus Christi Invitational that will begin next Tuesday and last until March 2. Attending the meet will be Houston, Trinity and Southern Methodist, all ranked in the nation's top 20.
"All of our meets in the first month are away," Howard said. "They all are against top notch teams and in good weather, so it should help us in preparing for the league
race, we simply need good competition."
race. We simply need good competition." Howard said the conference race would be one of the best in Oklahoma to be one of the Colorado and KU fighting for the title. He said Oklahma, Oklahoma State and Colorado would all be ranked in the top 20.
"ONE TENNIS magazine had us rated 16th in the nation," Howard said. "But the caller of tennis in the Big Eight seems to be improving each season because of an upsurge in the court." This more tennis scholarships are now offered by Big Eight teams.
Howard said that in the next few years the Big Eight would become one of the fastest growing economies.
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One of the main reasons for the success of the team is the increase in the number of scholarships available. Howard said that six scholarships were available this year whereas in years past only one or two were given.
Sheldon Coleman for helping to get more scholarships for tennis players. He said Coleman, president of Coleman, Inc., of published several of the tennis scholarships.
Howard credited Dutch Lonborg and
This year's team is a completely new one, with two seniors, two sophomores and four juniors.
"Our players are very young but work hard and really want to win," Howard said. All of the players are about the same. Our goal is to win against our No. 1 man which is good for the team.
THE TOP SINGLES player is Carlos Gefft, a native of Brazil and that country's junior champion. He transferred to KU from Corpus Christi University when the school did away with its tennis program because of a lack of finances.
Goffi has competed in the NCAA tournament three times and Howard described him as a very aggressive player with a good ability to vollevellets and a solid overhead shot.
The No. 2 singles player is Bill Tompkins, a freshman from Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Howard said he was a very disciplined man and did not lose a match in the fall season.
Steve Vann is the No. 3 man in singles competition. Vann, who transient from Los Angeles to New York, was the No. 1 pick.
consistent players on the team according to Howard she will be the captain of the team
Bill Clark, one of the four freshmen, is No. 4, Clarke, a two-time Kansu state high school championship champion from Shawnee Mission South, is currently ranked No. 39 in U.S. Juniors. Howard said he had the potential to knock off an in college tennis.
The No. 5 singles player is freshman Dennis Cailh from Eagle, Wis. Howard said Cailh, who was a three time Wisconsin state high school singles champion, was an aggressive player who could hit every shot in tennis.
Freshman Paul Waltz, the No. 6 man was the Pennsylvania state high school doubles champion. Waltz is from Malvern, Pa. Howard described Waltz as a smart player with a good attitude and always ready to compete.
Howard said the outcome of the team's season in the big Eight would be deter-
minated.
"Most of our players were singles players only, in high school," Howard said. "This was evident when we went to West Texas State. We were tied after the singles play, 3-3, and test two of our doubles matches in three sets."
Howard said KU's doubles had improved this fall. "We beat our Robericks, 64, not lossing."
The University of Kansas Rugby Club will open its spring season at 1:30 Saturday afternoon against the Kansas City Blues at the practice field west of Olver Hall.
KU Rugby Club Plays Saturday
On Sunday, the KU Rugby Club will also event when action it travels to Pittsburgh State University.
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