Wednesday, August 24, 1977
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Tennis post to Kivisto; recruits to help squads
The KU men's and women's tennis teams now share a common coach. Tum Kivisto, former women's team tennis coach, was appointed this summer to head both teams.
He replaces former men's tennis coach Kirkland Gates.
Kivisto said his coaching tactics would be need to be gained to the differences in men's
There's more chance for an upset in men's competition, he said, because men's skills in a tournament generally are about equal. But some women on their "fitness and skills," he said.
"With men, the mental preparation is much more important than with women," he said. "With men, mental preparation is a necessity. It's how you live and die."
One of the first steps Kivisto took at the outset of his new job was to sign three recruits to both teams. He will be working to improve last season's outcome, which left the women's team tied for second in the big game and the men's team in third place.
The new players on the men's team are:
John Runnels, Topeka; Wayne Sewall,
Fla., and Diego Valencia, Peregrina,
Colo.
Kivisto had rated Runnels, a two-season state high school doubles champion from Topeka, as his number one recruit prospect. Runnels currently is one of the top eight Missouri Valley players after reaching in several local tournaments this summer.
Sewall, one of the top high school players in Florida, currently is ranked among the top 10 football players in the world.
Valencia, who played both first and second singles for Dade South Junior College in Miami last year, comes to KU as a freshman. He also KU on the Jayhawk's trip to Florida.
The three players signed to the women's team are: Bridget Gulfellow, Kansas City, Kan.; Barbara Ketterman, Kansas City, Kan; and Shari Schrafer, Wichita.
Ketterman won the Lawrence open tournament this summer.
Scharaffer placed second in both the Lawrence and Wichita tournaments.
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With the signing of two highly regarded recruits, Marian Washington, KU women's basketball coach, is hoping to guide her team into the top ranks of the Big Eight Conference.
The two recruits, Lynette Woodard and Susan Chykistle, should pump new life into the Lady Jayhawks' outside shooting game, Washington said.
Woodard is a 6-4 forward out of Wichita North and is considered to be one of the finest women players ever come to out of the Kansas pre prepanks. She averaged 33 points and 20 rebounds a game while leading North in wins by 19. The BA state championship her senior year.
Gwen Bachman, a 6-11 recruit from Denver, will bring some additional height to a Kansas team that traditionally has relied on its jumping ability and quickness. Bachman will join Lisa Thomas, a 5-10 guard also from Denver.
Chylstek, a 5-10 forward from Grand Rapids, Mich., led the country in field goal percentage last year, hitting 66 percent of her attempts as a senior.
Washington said Woodward would be used primarily as a forward but she could be used in other roles.
Six members return from last year's squad, which finished fourth in the Big Eight. Coming back are Kelly Phipps, Wichita junior; Viette Sanders, Wichita junior; Adrian Mitchell, Lawrence junior; Karen Jamison, Kansas City. Ks junior; Karen Harret, Centralia, Mo, sophomore; and Susan Boussoux, C Iowa sohomore.
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