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Monday, September 8, 1986 / University Daily Kansan
Top seeds win Open by bouncing Czechs
United Press International
NEW YORK — Ivan Lendl and Martina Navratilova, two Czechoslovakians who have found new homes in the United States, both won U.S. Open singles' titles yesterday with relative ease.
Llendl, once criticized for his inability to win big tournaments, made it back-to-back titles in the Open when he methodically took apart Miloslav Mecir, 6-4, 6-2, 6-0, in what was basically a baseline duel.
In another final that came almost as an anti-climax, Navratilova crushed Helena Sukova with ease, 6,3, 6,2, to claim her third championship.
Lendl, winner of the French Open this summer, swept the final nine games from Mecir. Navratilova had a seven-game win against Sukova in a pair of finals that brought together four Czechoslovakian-born players.
Lendl and Navratilova both eased their way to the title, each losing only one set in the two weeks. The reward for each was $210,000.
the largest winner's purse in tennis history.
This was Navratilova's 15th Grand Slam singles crown and her 30th consecutive victory overall since dropping the French Open final to Chris Evert Lloyd. Her one-hour rout yesterday enabled her to surpass $11 million in career earnings, while Lendl is closing in on $10 million.
At No. 16, Mecir is the lowest seeded player to gain the U.S. final since unseeded Jan Kodes in 1971. Mecir did extremely well just to reach the final because he rarely plays on hard courts and is coming back from double knee surgery last fall.
Navratilova later teamed with Pam Shriver to win the women's doubles final from Hana Mandikla and Wendy Turnbull, 6.4, 3.6, 6.3. It was the third U.S. title for Navratilova and Shriver in the last four years.
Navratilova earned $251,600 for the two weeks by winning the women's singles and doubles and placing runner-up in mixed doubles.
Cross country team loses way on course in intrasquad meet
By BRIAN SNYDER
Competition was fierce for seven varsity positions on the KU men's cross country team Friday.
An intrasquid time trial at Rim Rock Farm determined which runners would compete against the Southern Illinois Salukis on Friday.
Rim Rock Farm is located about 10 miles north of Lawrence and is owned by KU head track coach Bob Timmons. The farm is the home cross country course of the Jayhawks.
Craig, Watchee, South Bend, Ind. sophomore, placed first. He covered the 8,000 meter (5.2 miles) course in 30 minutes, 34 seconds.
Timmons said the team wasn't ready for the fast pace and more work was needed.
"We need more hill training," Timmons said, "and some of the men need to become stronger."
Steve Kueffer, assistant track coach, said he had some mixed feelings about last Friday's time-trial.
"Right now, we could be a better team," Kuefer said. "There's not a lot of depth, but this team has a great attitude."
"I had planned to go out slowly and my way to the front," Watchek said. "I took the lead, though, at about 1.5 miles into the race."
For Watcke, the game plan differed from the actual race.
Watchee said he had added a twist to the race. While in the lead, he took a wrong turn, leading the other runners off course. He said he added about one-half mile to the race.
Timmons said the course wasn't marked clearly for the runners, and it needed to be completely marked before this week's meet against Southern Illinois.
Steve Heffernan, Kearney, Neb., freshman, said the team looked good. The close times of the top seven finishes proved this. There was about a one-minute difference between first and seventh place, he said.
Heferran was the seventh varsity qualifier although he didn't realize it after the race.
"When I crossed the line," Heffernan said, "I thought I had finished in eighth place. It wasn't until I got my place card that I found out I had qualified."
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Freshman Jodi Oelschlager's debut in Kansas' volleyball victory over Wichita State on Saturday left the head coach happy and surprised.
Jayhawk freshman shines in victory
By ANNE LUSCOMBE
Not only did the Jayhawks trounce the Shockers, 15-5, 15-7, 15-9, but the freshman proved she was an
game. They scored first and held a small lead for a short time. The lead began to flip-flop, until Kansas took control, winning the game 15-9.
"Catalina is the stabilizer and the most experienced player we have." Albitz said. "She may be the No.1 reason play has turned around. She's very valuable."
"We played exceptionally well for a season opener," said Tammy Hill, junior middle blocker. Catalina Suarez, sophomore hitter, was a force to be reckoned with. She slammed 13 kills on Wichita State. The Colombian player consistently found holes in the Wichita State defense.
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freshman to play so well in the first game.
able substitute in the starting lineup for Judy Desch or Eileen Schwartz, both out with injuries. Head coach Frankie Albitz said that Oelschlager's performance in KU's season opener was surprising and that she was not expecting the
Wichita State head coach, Phil Shoemaker, said his players made physical as well as mental errors.
Nothing went right for the Shockers, who had trouble making serves and keeping kills in bounds. The reverse was true for the Jayhawks. The Kanata team ran a strong and were seemingly invincible.
However, during the early part of the second game, Kansas ran into trouble. Wichita State took its first lead of the day and held onto it until the Javahaws caught up. 7-7.
"The first game was better and smoother, then they lost momentum," Albitz said. "Wichita State took our momentum away from us."
Kansas held off Wichita the rest of the game, winning 15-7.
The Shockers took an early lead in the third
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