4B SPORTS THE UNIVERSITY OF DAILY KANSAN FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 2009 TENNIS Martinez is key in singles play against Baylor BY JUSTIN HILLEY jhilley@kansan.com The Kansas Jayhawks will attempt to conquer the fourth-best tennis team in the nation today in Waco, Texas. The team features four ITA-ranked athletes who, when paired up, form two doubles tandems which include the No. 16 pairing of Lenka Broosova and Csilla Borsanyi. Baylor is 47-1 in Big 12 competition since 2005. Oh yeah, and it is the 2008 conference champions. TEAM SEASON RECORD
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The layhawks are coming off a weekend in which they defeated Oklahoma and a then-ranked Oklahoma State. It was the first time this season the team defeated a ranked school and it showed the importance of winning the early doubles point. "Our number one issue is getting out there and competing in doubles. That momentum going into singles from having already won the point our A-games and our A-minds in doubles is huge, and the girls The girls seem to be still pretty Ryan McGeeneey/KANSAN weekend," coach Amy Hall-Holt said. today's match against Baylor and Sunday's match against No.63 Texas Tech in Lubbock, Texas will feature an invigorated KU squad that sits in fifth place in the Big 12 with a conference record of 3-3. "To beat Baylor we just have to outsmart them, and come out with so I am pretty pumped up from the weekend," Hall-Holt said. "We have to take those two victories and keep moving forward." AMY HALL-HOLT Kansas coach "To beat Baylor we just have to outsmart them, and come out with our A-games and our A-minds." M a r i a M a r i n e z. Abingdon, Md, sophomore, has season, Martinez struggled, winning only two out of her next seven matches. But since conference competition began, she has assembled a team-best 5-1 singles record. Senior Edina Horvath lunges to pick up a low volley during a March 22 match against Missouri in Lawrence. Kansas plays Baylor Saturday. "My concentration level has gone up. You always want to do the best you can, and Coach has really helped me in tweaking my game a little to play better." Martinez said. There is a connection between Martinez's success and the success of the team. When Martinez wins her singles match, the team is 8-2 in dual play, and when she loses, the team is 0-6. Martinez was Kansas' top fall singles player, and she plays at the No. 5 position — as opposed to the more difficult No. 1 position — so theoretically she should win a great majority of her singles matches. "She is a competitor and a very coachable player that listens," Hall-Holt said. Hall-Holt said that it is critical that everyone plays to win this weekend and that the team has its eyes set on Texas Tech as well as Baylor. "It would be awesome to come out with a 2-0 victory this weekend. We are very excited about going to Texas and want to keep our momentum and fire alive. And play hard", Hall-Holt said. Edited Sam Speer TRACK & FIELD Good weather and competition forecasted for start of outdoor season in Ariz. BY JASON BAKER jbaker@kansan.com Arizona is a special place for junior pole vaulter Ryan Hays. While on spring break before his first high school track season, Hays took his first-ever jumps at the track facility of the University of Arizona with his father, vertical jumps coach Tom Hays, who coached there at the time. Now Hays will get the chance to return to Arizona this Saturday with the Kansas track and field team when they compete in the Arizona Invitational in Tucson, Ariz. "I can't wait to get out there and see the track," Hays said. "I know what I'm walking into, I've seen the track before, the 'oohs' and 'ahs' are out and I just want to get back out there and jump and see how high I can jump at that facility." The Arizona Invitational will be the first official meet of Kansas' outdoor season. Last week's Missouri Relays were cancelled because of bad weather and the team is looking forward to competing in good weather. Saturday's forecast in Tucson is sunny and 70 SUNDAY BRUNCH Only $9.95 with Student ID www.tellerlawrence.com Sophomore distance runner Amanda Miller will be competing in the 3,000-meter run. Miller said it would have been nice to have competed more this season before Saturday. www.tellerslawrence.com "I feel like I'm in good shape, but it can be different when I get on the track." Miller said. With last weekend's meet cancelled, the team held Saturday practice to go along with its regular preparation for this weekend's meet. Coach Stanley Redwine said that the team was excited about where they were travelling this weekend. "The team is looking forward to going to a different place and seeing new things. They're ready for competition," Redwine said. "The reality is that in order to be the best, you have to compete against the best." Kansas will be one of two schools representing the Big 12 when it faces Pac-10 schools University of Washington and University of Arizona as well as Big Ten schools Penn State and University of Wisconsin. "All these schools are really good; it's going to be some good competition." Redwine said. Senior ShaRay Butler said she is looking forward to the competition, especially in the 400-meter hurdles. "I'm not sure if they're in the Pac-10 but I know there's some competitors for the 400-hurdles at this meet." Butler said. Last year, Butler earned all-region honors in the 400-meter hurdles, running with a time of 58.98 seconds at the NCAA Midwest Regionals. This meet will bring the return of senior sprinter Nickesha Anderson, who is in her last season of eligibility at Kansas. Anderson will compete in the 100-meter and 200-meter dashes along with the 4x100-meter relay and the 4x400-meter relay. Anderson said that running in the 400-meter event would be beneficial for her in her other events. "I'm starting to do the 400 so I can be a little bit stronger for the 100 and 200." Anderson said. Anderson said she had been in training mode and was ready to get back into competition. TRACK & FIELD OUTDOOR MEET WHO: Kansas Track and Field Starting the season against tough opponents will be both a challenge and an opportunity. "It's very important it being our first outdoor meet," Redwine said. "Hopefully they'll go out and compete well, but the reality is that in order to be the best, you have to compete against the best and this is a meet we will be able to do that." KANSANCLASSIFIEDS — Edited by Sonya English TEXTBOOKS Free Kaplan MCAT Review materials! 5 books (2003) and 267 flashcards (2001), older but still great study materials! 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