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Friday, April 19, 1996
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Tennis teams hope to net titles
By Spencer Duncan
Kansan sportswriter
The last Big Eight Conference matches for Kansas tennis have arrived. And the Kansas tennis teams want to make them memorable.
The No. 12 men's tennis team and the No. 18 women's tennis team take on Oklahoma and Oklahoma State today and tomorrow.
"On paper we are the better team," Kansas men's tennis coach. Mike Babcock
coach Michael,
Center said. "But we
have to go out and prove
we are better. This team
can do that."
During the conference season the men and women travel together and play conference rivals at the same time.
The Jayhawks will face Oklahoma State in Stillwater, Okla., today and then travel to Norman, Okla.,
to play Oklahoma tomorrow.
Winning today and tomorrow also would mean that both teams could clinch the Big Eight championships.
Kansas junior Bianca Kirchof said that winning the conference title has been a goal of the team since the beginning of the season.
The women are searching for their fifth consecutive conference title and the men are searching for their third.
The women are 5-0 in the conference and 12-7 overall. The men are 4-0 in the conference and 19-5 overall. Both teams are looking forward to winning the last conference title.
"Both teams have worked hard this season," Center said. "For both teams to be able to win the conference again would be great for this program."
The women hope to win the title with consistent play.
"We just need to keep our play up," junior Kylie Hunt, now ranked No. 2 in the country, said. "If we just keep mentally focused then we can win."
Center is concentrating on something else with his team.
"My greatest fear is that we are going to overlook them," he said. "We have played tough opponents and the Big Eight is not one of the top conferences. I don't want these guys to take them too lightly."
Both teams hope that the weekend will be successful and that when they return home on Sunday, they can officially be called the final Big Eight Champions.
"Winning the Big Eight would be just great," Kansas women's tennis coach Chuck Merzbacher said. "That is one of the things we shoot for and the girls have worked hard enough to earn it.
"If we can keep working then we should win the conference."
Patriots trade Harlow to Oakland to fill a need on offensive line
The Associated Press
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — The Oakland Raiders picked up another second-round draft pick yesterday in a trade with the Atlanta Falcons.
A first-round
Raiders pick up new tackle
The Raiders sent safety Patrick Bates to Atlanta in a deal contingent on Bates passing a physical yesterday.
A first-round pick by the Raiders in 1993, the 6-foot-3, 215-pound Bates sat out the 1995 season
because of a dispute about playing time.
The Raiders got a three-day head start on the NFL draft Wednesday when they made a couple of deals to
Oakland acquired tackle Pat Harlow from the New England Patriots for a second-round draft pick.
fill a need on the offensive line.
Harlow, who played right tackle and left tackle for five seasons in New England, filled one of three positions the Raiders identified as the focus of their draft — the others being tight end and safety.
"I've long been impressed with Pat Harlow's playing ability," said Joe Bugel, assistant coach in charge of offense. "He is equally adept at playing both offensive tackle positions, which is rare in this league."
The deal came shortly after the Raiders traded their second-round pick in the draft for the 49ers' second-round and fourth-round picks.
The Raiders and Harlow agreed to a multiyear contract extension, details of which weren't released.
Harlow was to be paid about $1.4 million this year by the Patriots, and would have been eligible for unrestricted free agency at the end of the season.
Harlow was limited to a reserve
role last season after missing the first six games with a stress fracture of his left leg. He made it clear he was unhappy with the Patriots.
Harlow, 27, was injured last summer in an exhibition game against the Raiders. The 6-foot-6, 290-pound Harlow twice has undergone surgery for a bulging disc in his back, most recently in 1992.
"I think it was pretty well known that I wanted out," he said. "I think this worked out best for everybody."
Harlow was the Patriots' first-round draft choice in 1991. He is a native of Norco, in southern California, and attended USC.
"I'm ecstatic about joining the Raiders. Joining the Raiders is a dream come true," he said. "Growing up in Norco, I've always followed them, especially for their rich tradition of big, dominating offensive lines."
Harlow is the third high-salaried player jettisoned by the Patriots in the last month, following the release of linebacker Vincent Brown and safety Myron Guyton.
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