UN I V E R S I T Y D A I L Y K A N S A N
Thursday, September 28, 1995
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Women's golf team not discouraged by poor finish
Players concentrating on positive aspects rather than errors
The Kansas women's golf team went to Oregon on Monday with hopes of continuing its successful season. Instead, the team returned home having not met its expectations.
Kansas women's golf coach Jerry Waugh had said he hoped his team could
improve on its fifth-place finish in Min Kansas at the 54-hole, par-72 to
unable to meet his hopes. The team finished 12th on Tuesday at the 18-team Oregon State Invitational in Corvallis, Ore. The Jayhawks shot rounds of 326, 312 and 327, for a combined 965. They finished 64 strokes behind tournament champion Washington.
"I thought we could have done better," said Kansas freshman Mandy Munsch.
Munsch was the brightest spot for
ment. She shot rounds of 84,74 and 76 and tied for 21st place with a combined score of 234. Munsch now has placed in the top 25 of her first two collegiate tournaments. She said she was glad that she could make an impact as a freshman.
"I worked hard over the summer and in practice."
"I'm not that surprised I am playing well, but I am glad I am." Munseh said.
Also competing for Kansas were juniors Missy Russell and Anne Clark, and sophomores Lori Lauritsen and Beth Reuter.
Russell was the closest behind Munsch with a 240 and a 37th place finish. Next was Lauritises, who led Kansas in its opening tournament. She shot rounds of 85, 79 and 84 and tied for 60th place with a combined score of 248.
Clark tied with Lauritsen for 60th place after shooting rounds of 81 and 79 on Monday but struggled on Tuesday and shot a round of 88. Reuter rounded out the team scores with a 250 total and 67th place finish.
Many teams might be discouraged after such a showing, but this team still is young. Only one senior and four juniors compete on the 12-player roster, and the team will improve. Waugh said.
"We are young, but these players have a lot of experience," Waugh said. "This team is capable of competing at a higher level."
Now the team is concentrating more on things that have gone right than on errors.
"We mostly try to look at the positive." Munsch said. "We need to focus more, but I think we will do well. This team is young, but it doesn't hurt because we have lots of experience."
Captains use different strokes
Swimming leaders help by each using his personal style of pushing teammates
By Bill Kenealy
Kansan sportswriter
The Kansas men's swimming team is benefiting from the diverse leadership styles of two of its captains.
Senior B.J. Walker and junior Andrew King take different approaches to motivate their teammates.
Walker is the quiet one. The Copan, Okla., native leads by example.
"I try not to act differently," Walker said. "I'm not a vocal person. I'm not assuming a vocal leadership role because that's not what got me elected captain."
What did get Walker elected captain was his work ethic and quiet enthusiasm. By exemplifying these qualities, the freestyle is
B. J. Walker
teammates motivated for grueling practices is not easy.
"We are getting to the point now where our bodies are beginning to get beat up," he said. "What
we do now will set the tone for the rest of the season. It's important we keep going on. It all comes down to trying hard now, so later we can give it everything we got.
"It's hard on a lot of the freshmen. I don't know if some of them came from programs that were this tough."
Walker appreciates what he has
"It feels like my freshman year again.I have a new outlook on swimming."
B. J. Walker Kansas men's swim team captain
an example for the team's freshmen.
With the team's next meet more than two weeks away, keeping
accomplished in his career at Kansas. He now relishes each day of practice and approaches his sport with a renewed vigor.
"It feels like my freshman year again," he said. "I have a new outlook on swimming." Another person with a new outlook on
swimming is King. A little more than a year ago, King wasn't even a member of the team.
During his freshman year as a
Andrew King
Jay hawk
kung struggled in the pool.
Although he enjoyed it,
he was unsure if he wanted to continue. At the end of the season, he informed Kansas swimming coach Gary Kempf that he was mutting.
King spent the summer at his home in Vienna , Va., wondering if he made the right decision.
"In the month and a half off, I missed it," he said. "For some crazy reason, I missed the daily pounding and beating my body took. Most of all, I missed the guys, everybody on the team.
"Coach called me and said, 'I heard you are thinking about coming back. If you want to, it would be great.'" he said. "At that point I thought, 'The coach is calling me, a guy who struggled all last year, and wants me back on his team. Sure I'll do it.'"
The breaststroker rejoined the team and had a good sophomore season, he said.
"I don't put points on the board like most of the guys do, but by giving it my all and doing things outside of the pool that I can, I had a decent year and was elected captain for this year," King said. "I think it is more because of my vocal leadership and working hard in the pool."
King was excited to be elected captain as a junior and enjoys the responsibility.
"I want to move the team in a positive direction," he said. "It's what I like to do. It's cool."
Tennis bounds into fall season
Men's and women's teams send players to tournaments in Maryland and Oklahoma
By Dan Gelston
Kansan sportswriter
The Kansas men's and women's tennis teams kick off their fall seasons this weekend with two tournaments, one of which is a collegiate grand slam event.
Kansas sophomore Enrique Abaroa and senior J.P. Visssepo of the men's team and junior Kylie Hunt of the women's team will compete in the ITA/Skytel National Clay Court Championships in Baltimore. It is the first of four grand slams this year.
Abaroa, a 1995 All-American who is ranked 41st nationally, will play singles and team up with Vissepo in doubles. The pair received a national preseason ranking of 11th.
Hunt, a transfer who competed in the tournament last year with North Carolina State, will play singles and is ranked 33rd nationally. Kansas junior Jenny Atkerson and sophomore Christie Sim will play in the qualifying rounds for the women.
The players arrived in Baltimore last weekend to prepare for the only clay court tournament of the year.
Jeremy Sutter, a former Kansas player, in a qualifying round match 6-3. 6-2.
"J.P. started off pretty low in the match, and that hurt him," Kansas men's tennis assistant Matt Knoll said. "Jeremy was able to get some really big shots in early, and he was able to keep it up from there."
Abaroa and Vissepo will play in doubles today while Abaroa, unseeded in the tournament, will play Pedro Brogan, the No. 2 seed and No. 9 in the country, tomorrow.
However, Vissepo lost yesterday to Illinois'
"We have a very,very strong doubles team. We should have an excellent chance." Knoll said.
The rest of the men's team will be at the Tulsa Invitational in Tulsa, Okla., this weekend to face some of the best programs in the country.
Kansas senior Michael Isroff, junior Trent Tucker, sophomore Scott Marshall and freshman Luis Uribe will compete in singles and doubles action. The tournament's format is designed for competitors to play as long as they can, rather than a single-
"They had a few days of practice, so they should be ready to go," Kansas men's tennis coach Michael Center said. "A lot of the top players will be there, so it will be a good early-season test. I expect them to do well."
MichaelCenter Kansas men's tennis coach
"I think everybody's ready for action," Center said. "We're going to go out and play hard and see what happens. This tournament is not so much about winning as it is playing well and getting tournament tough."
Tucker was redshirted last year after a 22-9 freshman year and hopes to come back stronger this year.
"This is a great opportunity to establish a presence this year," he said. "I want a regional ranking, and playing well in this tournament will be the first step."
Both the men's and women's teams enter the season ranked in the top 30 nationally, according to the Rolex Preseason Tennis Rankings. The men are No. 25, and the women are No. 27. Hunt and junior Bianca Kirchoff are ranked No. 46 in doubles, and Sim is listed at 98th out of 100 ranked women.
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