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The University Daily Kansan
Thursday, October 2, 1997
Tennis team to play, chow down in Tulsa
By Jason Franchuk sports@kansan.com Kansan swriter
All work and no play is no fun.
That's why the men's tennis team is going to Tulsa, Okla. this weekend.
While the squad is traveling to Tulsa to participate in its first dual tournament - the University of Tulsa Invitational from Oct. 3 to 5 - it will also be having a grand time at the family team member Trent Tucker.
"My mom's a legend to the team," Tucker said. "She really babies these guys."
The Tucker family invites the team members to an allthey-can-eat buffet, and the team has a chance to bond while on the road for three days.
"Normally when we're on the road, we're in separate rooms and we do our own thing," Tucker said. "When we go to Tulsa, we are all together in the same house, and we just eat and have a great time."
The invitational will play
host to eight teams, but Kansas coach Mark Riley's squad will only face four in a dual format that keeps track of each player's cumulative points. The format doesn't reward team totals. Each team will play four squads, and Riley has elected to play Auburn, Big 12 foe Oklahoma, Texas Christian and New Mexico.
Riley chose not to play conference nemesis Baylor, which the Jayhawks will meet twice in the spring season. Riley also chose not to play Georgia Tech, the team junior Kenny Powell played for before he transferred in the fall.
"We want Kenny to get used to being a Jayhawk without the distraction of playing his old team," Riley said.
Tucker played his best tournament of the year in Tulsa last fall when he reached the singles finals.
"It's always good for me to come home," Tucker, a Tulsa native, said. "I feel relaxed here, and it seems like I always play well in this tournament."
Football fanatics give Pro Tour the green flag
By Aerica Veazey
Kansan sportswriter
The flag football champion in the fledgling Pro Flag Tour could win $6,000 this weekend in Kansas City, Mo.
Former NFL wide receiver Michael "Butch" Johnson created the tour to get former NFL players back into the game, but participants do not have to be NFL veterans.
Divisions are pro-alumni, open and recreational. Men and women are encouraged to sign up.
The registration fee for a five-player team with one alternate ranges from $135 for the recreational teams to $225 for the open division. Prize money in the open division could be up to $6,000 for the first-place winner, but the amount of money is based on the number of registrants.
Individual contests with cash awards also will be held during the tournament. Only people who are on a team can participate.
Both Johnson and Buster Howard, general manager of operations for the Pro Flag Tour, emphasized the level of sportsmanship expected at the tournament.
"We have a zero tolerance for anyone touching or trash talking," Johnson said.
Flag football information
Pro Flag Tour
Registration Deadline: Tomorrow at noon.
Tournament dates: Saturday and Sunday
Location: Athletic fields at 63rd and Lewis streets in Kansas City, Mo.
Divisions: Proalumni, open and recreational with men's,
women's, and coed teams.
Registration cost per team: $135
recreational or $225 open
Estimated prize money: First $6,000, second $3,000, third $1,500 and fourth $1,250
Registration and information:
1-800-313-7500
In a tournament last weekend in Omaha, Neb., Howard said the officiating got rave reviews.
Pro Flag Tour organizers have hired referees who travel to each tournament.
Johnson said he saw a great future for the tour.
"We are coming in and building a program which is developing into a huge success," he said. "It is just a matter of time."
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