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Tennis team starts strong
By Jonah Ballow
jballow@kansan.com
Kansan sportswriter
The first tournament of the spring season gave the Kansas tennis team an insight for what is to come during the rest of the season.
"We are going to prove that we deserve to be in the NCAA tournament at the end of the season," said senior Kim Lorenz.
The team competed at the Michigan Invitational against Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Wisconsin and Louisiana State.
Freshman Christine Skoda won both of her singles matches and a doubles victory with teammate Emily Haylock, junior, the first day of the Michigan Invitational.
"My game is more all-around, but I would like to improve on finishing shots and focusing through points." Skoda said.
The second day showed the
strength of the KU doubles teams. Haylock and Skoda defeated Jen Duprez and Kim Plaushines of Michigan 9-8 with a tiebreak score of 3. Sophomore Paige Brown and Lorenz earned a victory over Michigan's Debra Streifer and Kavitha Tipirneni, 8-5.
The KU doubles teams went 2-1 that day while the singles players struggled.
The Jayhawks started strong with two singles victories by junior Courtney Steinbock and Brown but dropped the next four matches to Wisconsin.
Steinbock and Brown won singles matches the third day in three sets, ending in tiebreaks. As in day two, Kansas lost the next four matches to LSU.
In doubles play, the Jayhawks went 1-2 against Wisconsin. Steinbock and her twin Kristen, also a junior, defeated Shana McElroy and Katie M克affigan 9-7. Kansas lost the last two dou
bles matches, concluding the teams weekend in Michigan.
Last spring the Jayhawks finished with a 16-6 record overall, with a 9-2 record in the Big 12 Conference. Even with a No.1 ranking in the central region, Kansas failed to make the NCAA women's tournament.
Courtney (No.19) and Kristen Steinbock will team up in No. 1 doubles.
The team enters this spring's season with a No. 44 ranking. Brown is the highest-ranked Jayhawk at No.11.
After the addition of two freshmen, Skoda and Jamie Lang, international students Louiza Loureritio of Brazil and Grisell Gridnados of Mexico also will join the team this season.
The Jayhawks will play Brigham Young University Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Wood Valley Racquet Club in Topeka.
—Edited by Lindsay Hanson
Golfers aim for strong season
By Paul Kramer
By Paul Kramer
Kansan sportswriter
pkramer@kansan.com
The Jayhawks are looking for two more golfers to step up this spring to fill the four and five spots behind the top three players, senior Chris Marshall, junior Tyler Hall and sophomore Andrew Price.
In the mix for the spots are freshmen Pete Krnsich, Ryan Rainer, Charlie Santaularia, Jason Sigler. Luke Trammell and sophomore Kevin Ward.
Marshall, the team's only senior and captain, said the six tournaments before the Big 12 conference championship April
The team had strong fall finishes including second place at the Kansas Invitational and fifth place at the Nelson-Stanford Invitational.
28 to 29 in Stillwater, Okla. would dictate how the team finished in a competitive Big 12 conference.
"Those tournaments will be a good warm-up for us to find a good chemistry," Marshall said.
The men will open the spring season Feb. 12 to 14 at the Taylor Made/Big Island Invitational in Waikoloa, Hawaii.
First year women's coach Megan Menzel said she wanted her team to focus on being consistent in its play for the spring season.
The women's team finished twelfth in the Big 12 last year but had encouraging performances at the Marilynn Smith Sunflower Invitational, tying for third, and the Chip-N-Club Invitational, where it finished eighth.
rebuilding year for the women's program and it would take the program a few years to be successful.
"It's definitely a build-up because the Big 12 is so competitive, but Kansas has the tools and the support to become competitive," Menzel said.
Seniors Jill MacDonald, Tiffany Kruggel, Kristy Straub and Heather Rose provide a strong foundation for the season and contributions are expected from junior Jennifer Bawanan, and freshmen Tiffany Woods, Kendall Schwermann and Chelsev Prvor.
The women's team will begin the season at the Lady Aztec Invitational Feb.17 to 18 in San Diego, Calif.
Coach Menzel said it was a —Edited by Leah Shaffer
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