THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
TUESDAY, APRIL 29, 2008
SPORTS 3B
》TENNIS
Kansas defeats Iowa State falls to Colorado in post season
Elizaveta Avdeeva, Obninsk, Russia, senior, swings at the ball. The No. 1 doubles team of Avdeeva and junior Edina Horvath lost seven straight games and fell 8-2.
BY ALEX DUFEK
Adufekkansan.com
KANSAN FILE PHOTO
History repeated itself twice during the Kansas tennis team's Big 12 tournament run last week.
After defeating Iowa State 7-0 in the regular season finale on April 20, the Jayhawks swept the Cyclones again Thursday, this time 4-0, in the opening round of the conference tournament.
Unfortunately for the Hawks, their outcome against fourth-seeded Colorado wasn't any different than the regular season meeting. After sweeping Kansas, 7-0, during conference play on March 5, the Buffaloes outmatched the Jayhawks again in the Big 12 tournament, winning 4-0, and dashing Kansas' tournament title hopes.
"I thought we played very well against Iowa State and we competed hard," coach Amy Hall-Holt said. "Playing Colorado the match was pretty close and I thought we came out and put everything we had out there. Colorado just played very well."
The Jayhawks held steady with Colorado early on in doubles play. The No.1 doubles team of senior Elizaveta Avdeeva and junior Edina Horvath jumped out to a 2-1 lead, but struggled from that point on, losing seven straight games and falling 8-2.
It was an off day for the No. 2 team comprised of junior Kunigunda Dorn and senior Lauren Hommell the two were never able to get things going and as a result fell 8-0 to Colorado's Melisa Esposito and Franziska Jendrian.
The No. 3 doubles tandem of junior Yuliana Svistun and freshman Magdalena Tokarczyk came out strong and gained the early advantage in their match. Swistun and Tokarzyk led Colorado's Abbie Probert and Gleisy Torres 6-5 when the match was stopped because the Buffalooes had already won at the top two spots and captured the doubles point.
"I don't think anything exactly went wrong. Colorado just played
hard," Hall-Holt said. "It wasn't that we weren't ready and that we gave up. Hands down, Colorado just played well."
In singles play the Buffs proved to be too strong for the Hawks. Although Kansas again started strong in a few of the singles matches, they were unable to hang with Colorado down the stretch. Colorado quickly disposed of the Hawks by winning three singles matches in straight sets and leading every match in progress when the dual was called. Hommell was the only Kansas singles player to win a set on the day.
Despite the disappointing finale to Big 12 play, this year's squad fared better than most Kansas teams in recent memory. Kansas' fifth place conference finish was its best since the 2001-2002 season. The Jayhawks won 10 matches overall on the season, which is a vast improvement compared to the four overall victories from just one
year ago.
The team also garnered numerous individual accomplishments on the year. Tokarczyk became the 10th player in school history to be named to the All-Big 12 singles team and Adeveea will graduate as the most winning Big 12 doubles player in Kansas history. Each member of the senior class, Hommell, Avdeveea and Stephanie Smith, were all named to the Academic All-Big 12 team.
Hall-Holt said the higher finish in conference as well as the accomplishment of the senior class is something the team can be proud of this year.
"I'm really proud of our seniors and what they put forth this year," Hall-Holt said. "With our underclassmen, I'm looking forward to next year and watching them develop and grow as well.
—Edited by Nick Mangiaracina
NFL
Chiefs welcome first-round draft picks for 2008 season High-profile linemen hope to make it big in Kansas City
ASSOCIATED PRESS
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Glenn Dorsey and Branden Albert jumped into a limo Monday and struck up an instant friendship.
To use one of Kansas City coach Herm Edwards' favorite clichés, "That's good for us."
Just a few hours after meeting for the first time, the Chiefs' two first-round picks were presented
to the media, standing shoulder-to-shoulder and grinning ear-to-ear while holding up a "No. 1" jersey as cameras clicked and whirred.
"All this is almost hard to believe. When I got drafted well it real-
acquainted tour. By the time they arrived at Arrowhead Stadium to be unveiled to the media, they appeared to be fast friends.
"I just met him," Albert said. "We had a great conversation on the way in here. He's a great guy. I found out I can talk to him about anything already. We're looking forward to having an opportunity to go against each other and hang with each other off the field."
Said Dorsey, an All-American defensive tackle from national champion LSU, "I'm real excited. I heard it's a great environment. I heard the stadium is amazing, that it's a great organization. I'm just excited to come and visit and get to work."
ly didn't hit me until right now when I walked in this room," said Albert, an offensive lineman from Virginia taken with the 15th selection in the first round.
"I'm with another first-round draft pick and this is my team now.I'm with this organization. It's starting to hit me right now."
The first thing the two first-rounders did on Monday was chow down on some of Kansas City's famous barbecued ribs. Then it was time to start the get-
"I'm with another first-round draft pick and this is my team now. I'm with this organization. It's starting to hit me right now."
BRANDEN ALBERT
Chiefs Offensive Lineman
"We're going to go through it together," said Dorsey. "Instead of having everything being on one of our shoulders, we have each other to vent to, to get in fights and stuff like that. We might end up going against each other once or twice in practice. That makes it even better. I'm just looking forward to the opportunity. This works out for the better."
The two do have much in common. They're both lineemen from high-profile college programs. They're both high first-round draft picks
And they're both rookies who will be under the full glare of the spotlight while being counted upon to lead their team out of the wilderness.
"You come closer after hitting each other after a while," he said. "You gain respect for each other. I respect that man already. I watched him going through the season. I respect his game. When you bang against another guy, you respect how he plays football."
pal and teammate is something else Albert is looking forward to.
Then, once the normally contentious contract negotiations are done and the two are in camp they'll be counted on to anchor nothing less than the resurrection of a squad that lost a team-record nine in a row last year while finishing 4-12.
Having each other to lean on during the coming hard times could be a plus.
who are about to become multi- millionaires.
On Tuesday, the fifth and 15th first-round picks will get back in the limo and visit Kansas City's sportstalk radio stations.
Banging heads with his new
"I wish I would have had someone to lean on, a younger guy rather than an older guy," Bowe said. "You want to vent to someone who's going through the same thing. I'm like, 'Wow.' They've got two guys who are both brand new to the team. They're really needed on the team. I think they're going to grow from it and become really close friends."
"He plays defensive line," said Albert. "I play offensive line. That's where it starts at. I've got real respect for that man."
Watching from the back of the room was Kansas City's No. 1 draft pick of 2007, wide receiver Dwayne Bowe. Another LSU product, he seemed a bit envious that Dorsey and Albert will have one another to hang with as rookies.
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