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Thursday, October 24.1996
UN I V E R S I T Y D A I L Y K A N S A N
Jayhawk tennis teams open tournament play
Senior Kylie Hunt is ranked fifth nationally in singles
By Tommy Gallagher Kansan sportswriter
The Kansas men's and women's tennis teams begin tournament play today, although the women will feature two players while the men will showcase an entire team.
Senior Kylie Hunt, ranked No. 5 nationally in singles, qualified for the main draw of both singles and doubles competition at the All-American Championships in Pacific Palisades, Calif. Her doubles partner, junior Christie Simm, had a chance to make the main draw through the consolation bracket of the qualifying rounds yesterday. Results were unavailable at press time.
"It's always good to go into a tournament that has as many good players as this one will have," said Sim about the competition at the second of four Grand Slam events. "As a kid I always played singles but never really knew how to play doubles. I like playing with Kylie because I've learned a lot from her about how to play doubles."
Interim head tennis coach Frank Polito will coach Hunt and Sim for the remainder of the tournament as his career as a Jayhawk coach ends. New women's head tennis coach
Roland Thornqvist will stay in Lawrence and get to know the rest of the team during practice.
"I talked at length with Kylie over the phone last night, but I haven't had the opportunity to speak with Christie yet," said Thornqvist on Tuesday. "If both of them are playing well, they can win the tournament. I'm not sure how the coaching change has affected them, but it remains to be seen how well they've prepared themselves with everything that's happened recently."
In action closer to home, the men's tennis team begins play today at the Central Region Rolex Championships in Wichita. Ranked No. 10 in the preseason, Kansas enters the tournament favored against its Region V opponents.
Region V teams are schools from the former Big Eight and Missouri Valley conferences. Leading contenders at the tournament include Colorado, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Tulsa, Drake and Wichita State.
Leading the charge for the Jayhawks is junior Enrique Abaroa, who is the tournament's No. 1 seed in singles and doubles. Abaroa, No. 8 in singles and No. 18 in doubles with his partner, junior Xavier Avila, said he felt comfortable about where the team was going.
"There will always be expectations, but we feel no pressure at all going to Wichita," Abaroa said. "As a team we've made a lot of improvements since coming back from summer break, especially Fernando Sierra. The team is ready, and we'll be the
best team in the tournament."
Other Jayhawks who qualified for the singles draw include Avila (seeded 8th), junior Trent Tucker (11th) and sophomore Luis Uribe (16th). While Sierra, a sophomore, will compete in singles, he was not seeded because seeds were based on last year's performance. Kansas men's tennis coach Mark Riley said Sierra could present problems for a top seed early in the tournament.
"He's not rated, which translates into big trouble for someone at the top of the draw," Riley said. "He beat Colorado's No. 2 at the Tulsa Invite, so he's ready to break out."
Freshman Bryan Maier is the tournament's No. 1 qualifier and will be the first alternate among those in the qualifying round to make the main draw. Maier said the team was focused on goals and would like to play against each other in the tournament's later rounds.
"Although this is an individual tournament, we can really make a statement as a team by the way we play in the tournament," Maier said. "We all want to be competitive and go as far as we can in the tournament, so there's a chance that you could be competing against players from your own team. I hope that happens."
Abaroa and Avila are the No. 1 seed in the tournament. Sierra and Uribe will be seeded somewhere between No. 5 and No. 8 depending on the luck of the draw, Riley said. Sophomore Andrew Lumpkin and freshman Jeff Erin will try to win a doubles titles unseeded.
Martial art from Korea alive and kicking thanks to KU club
Kuk Sool Won style characterized by animal-like motion
By Kevin Bates
Kansan sportswriter
Paul Richter has been studying martial arts since sixth grade, and he sees no end in sight.
"I've been doing it since I was a little kid, and I can see myself doing it forever." Richter said.
Richter, St. Louis junior, has always been active in the martial arts. He studied judo as a child, practiced kung fu and later discovered Kuk Sool Won.
Kuk Sool Won is a Korean martial art style that involves circular motions, imitates animal movements and uses kicking, punching, acrobatics and weaponry. It began in 1961, and in 1975 it was brought to the United States by Grand Master Kuk Sa Nim. The first headquarters were in San Francisco but were relocated to Houston.
When Richter came to the University of Kansas, he met Walter Dimmick, who shared the same interest and background in martial arts.
"There are schools all over the world. It's grown steadily over the last few years."
Paul Richter
St. Louis junior
Three years ago, Dimmuck, assistant professor of systematics and ecology, founded the University of Kansas Kuk Sool Won Sport Club.
"When I came, no one here was teaching it, so I decided to establish it myself," he said. Dimmick had started training in Kuk Sool Won in graduate school at Louisiana State University.
"It's good physical exercise, and it makes you work hard in order to progress," Dimmick said.
Richter said the mental aspect of Kuk Sool Won appealed to him. "I've learned control and patience and discretion," he said. "Anybody can earn a black belt. I know a
black belt is a state of mind as well.
The club's most recent competition was the 1996 Kuk Sool Won Tournament this weekend in Houston. Richter, Dimmick and club president Davy Tran were the only three from the 20-member Kansas club to go. Richter took second place in form and second in throwing techniques. Dimmick placed third in throwing techniques. Tran took first in form.
More than 700 competitors were at the tournament, Dimmick said. Most were from the United States, but others came from Korea, Venezuela, Canada and England.
"There are schools all over the world," Richter said. "It's grown steadily over the last few years."
Tyler Wirken/ KANSAN
The weekend before the tournament, the club visited Central Junior High School and gave a 35-minute demonstration to children.
"The kids liked it," Dimmick said. "You could tell that some were really interested."
The club practices from 8 to 9:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays and from 8 to 10 p.m. Saturdays at Robinson Center.
Dimmick said people could join the club by attending a practice.
Kansas senior tennis player Trent Tucker practices at the Alvamar tennis courts. The men's tennis team was preparing yesterday for the Central Region Rolex Championship tennis tournament, which begins today in Wichita.
KAHLER
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ond on the volleyball team in kills with 242.
"When she's on, she's as good as anyone in the conference." Schonewise said.
Kahler has improved since her freshman year, Schonewise said, especially in the area of communication.
"She was a player who the last two years didn't say anything," Schonewise said. "She needs to talk more during rallies still, but her level of communication has gone up tremendously."
Schonewise is not the only one who has noticed that. "When I'm making strong movements, then it makes
me more vocal," Kahler said. "It spreads into my entire game, and I think it helps other people, too."
One teammate Kahler has helped is freshman middle blocker Amanda Reves.
Reves was the Colorado state champion in the 400 and 800 meters at Manual High School in Denver, and she has talked to Kahler about also trying out for track.
"She's really interested in doing it, too, and I was really encouraging her," Kahler said.
Kahler said she did both sports because she enjoyed being active and competing.
Purkeypile said Kahler handled her responsibilities with ease.
"I look at her and I see she has the grades, she is doing two sports — I just think that makes her a very strong-willed person," Purkeypile said.
STIEBEL
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Jim Stlebel
But there was a question surrounding Stiebel — why would anyone leave Nebraska?
"That's the first thing everyone wants to know," Stiebel said. "They wanted to know if there's something wrong with me. I wasn't injured. My high school coach was telling people there's nothing wrong, I was just uncomfortable at Nebraska."
Kansas was put on hold, though, when Missouri called. One of Stiebel's best friends played for the Tigers, and Stiebel was ready to join him. But Missouri wouldn't offer Stiebel a scholarship until he proved himself in two-a-day practices, a risk Stiebel wasn't willing to take.
The Jayhawks offered a scholarship, and Siebel chose Kansas.
Kansas sophomore guard Justin
Glasgow said Stiebel was a positive influence on the offensive line.
"He's really been a big part of our success," Glasgow said. "He's always ready and well-prepared. He does a good job."
Stibel became a starter last season, and he said he had enjoyed his time at Kansas. He also said he did not look at what could have been.
"I really don't think about it much," he said. "I'm still friends with a lot of the guys on the team. All of the guys I played with and was on the scout team with are all starters now."
Stiebel said he could not wait for Saturday's game.
"I'm taking this game as serious as I can," he said. "I need no motivation for this one. I'm always ready to play these guys."
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