THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2012
PAGE 7B
TENNIS
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Freshman Anastasija Trubica returns the ball in Women's Doubles vs WSU Saturday afternoon for the KU Tournament.
Latvian Jayhawk adjusts
TYLER CONOVER
tconover@kansan.com
Making sure that all your homework is done, getting out of the house enough to stay sane and trying to get enough sleep can be a tricky thing to do, especially as freshman. Add playing tennis at Division-1 level to the mix, and the result is a daunting task.
For Anastajia Trubica, a freshman from Latvia, getting used to a new country is also in that equation.
"The first week was difficult trying to get used to everything," rubica said.
Being able to rely on her teammates and the people around her as helpful during her acclima-
tion to the United States.
The team aspect is new for Trubica, but you wouldn't know that by watching her play. She and junior Claire Dreyer won their doubles flight at the Tribe Invitational in Williamsburg, Va., earlier this month.
Trubica and Mariajose Cardona are the only two freshmen on the team. Being new to the program, Trubica is quickly beginning to see what it's like to be in the Jayhawk community with all the different levels of support, and so far she is enjoying playing for the University.
"One of the things I like about it is the team atmosphere," Trubica said.
Having teammates and fans
In the first tournament of the season, the Kansas Fall Invitational, Trubica and Dreyer made it to the final round of their doubles flight but lost to fellow Jayhawks Cardona and Haley Fournier.
around cheering for the matches is something she really likes about being at Kansas, and playing in doubles tournaments is a welcomed opportunity.
Forward Whitney Berry drives the ball downfield through two West Virginia defenders. The Jayhaws lost to the Big 12 newcomers on Oct. 5.
Trubica will look to continue her early success as the Jayhawks host their second KU Tournament this weekend at the Jayhawk Tennis Center.
Edited by Stéphane Roque
SOCCER
Jayhawks working hard, waiting for better results
TYLER ROSTE/KANSAN
NICOLE EVANS
nevans@kansan.com
Kansas fell to 8-6 for the year and 2-4 in conference play after facing Oklahoma and Texas on the road. All the Kansas losses this season have been by only one goal, which has proved especially frustrating for the Jayhawks.
After coming off two losses this past weekend, the Jayhawks hope to bounce back as they compete in their final three matches at home.
"I think the thing that is most disappointing right now is that we're not getting outplayed. We're just not getting results," Kansas coach Mark Francis said. "We just gotta keep playing the way we're playing. We're not very far off. We just got to get the small pieces together and get results."
Junior forward Caroline Kastor and senior midfielder Whitney Berry will need to keep creating opportunities as the Jayhawks host the Iowa State Cyclones this Friday. The Cyclones are 10-7 overall and 1-4 against conference opponents.
The Cyclones are an offensively sound team, scoring 36 goals this season. Junior forward Jennifer Dominquez has carried the team on her shoulders, leading the team with 13 goals this season. Kansas is led by Kastor with nine goals, followed by freshman forward Ashley Williams with seven goals.
It will be the job of the Kansas defense to shut down Dominique, who scored two of Iowa State's three goals in its most recent victory against Drake. Kansas hopes to shake off the scoreleaved drought it suffered while on the road, not finding the back of the net since early October versus Wake Forest.
"We've got players who have the talent to put the ball away. But when you're an attacking player and you aren't scoring, it gets in your head a little bit," Francis said. "We just got to maintain our confidence."
welcome the Red Raiders of Texas Tech, a team that boasts a record of 12-4 and is currently riding a twogame winning streak. The Raiders are 3-2 in conference play and still have to face TCU before heading into Jayhawk territory.
Kansas will need to bring power and precision to the pitch on Sunday. The Jayhawks have a loaded arsenal of scoring talent, with five different players scoring this season. That talent will need to break down the brick wall that is the Texas Tech defense, which has forced seven shutouts this season.
On Sunday the Jayhawks will
Kansas has a good chance of scoring, as four of its offensive weapons recently received rankings on topdrawersoccer.com earlier this week. On the Top 100 Upperclassmen in NCAA Division I women's soccer, Berry was ranked 19th and Kastor 48th, Williams
ranked 27th and Dickerson 48th on the top 100 first-year players list.
Kansas' defense will also have to stay solid, as the Red Raiders have scored 30 goals this season. The Jayhawks have a strong defensive line capable of clearing the danger out of their side of the pitch. Kansas also posts two really strong goalkeepers between the pipes, Kat Liebettrau and Kaitlyn Stroud, who have 73 saves and three shutouts between them.
The Jayhawks receive their final two conference matches this weekend, playing Iowa State at 3 p.m. on Friday and facing Texas Tech at 1 p.m. on Sunday.
Edited by Stéphane Roque
Armstrong resigns from charity following fallout
ASSOCIATED PRESS
AUSTIN, Texas — Lance Armstrong stepped down as chairman of his Livestrong cancer-fighting charity while Nike and Anheuser-Busch each said they were cutting ties with him as fallout from the doping scandal that has swirled around the famed cyclist escalated Wednesday.
Armstrong announced his move at the charity in an early-morning statement. Within minutes, Nike said that it would end its relationship with him "due to the seemingly insurmountable evidence that Lance Armstrong participated in doping and misled Nike for more than a decade."
4 Nike said it will continue to support Livestrong.
Beer-maker Anheuser-Busch did not give a reason for its action.
which followed hours later. A two-sentence statement from U.S. marketing vice president Paul Chibe said simply, "We have decided not to renew our relationship with Lance Armstrong when our current contract expires at the end of 2012. We will continue to support the Livestrong Foundation and its cycling and running events."
The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency released a massive report last week detailing allegations of widespread doping by Armstrong and his teams when he won the Tour de France seven consecutive times from 1999 to 2005.
The document's purpose was to show why USADA has banned him from cycling for life and ordered 14 years of his career results erased — including those Tour titles. It contains sworn statements from 26 witnesses, including 11
former teammates.
Armstrong, who was not paid a salary as chairman of the Lance Armstrong Foundation, will remain on its 15-member board. His duties leading the board will be turned over to vice chairman Jeff Garvey, who was founding chairman in 1997.
"This organization, its mission and its supporters are incredibly dear to my heart," Armstrong said in a statement. "Today therefore, to spare the foundation any negative effects as a result of controversy surrounding my cycling career, I will conclude my chairmanship."
Foundation spokeswoman Katherine McLane said the decision turns over the foundation's big-picture strategic planning to Garvey. He will also assume some of the public appearances and meetings that Armstrong used to handle.
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