2B THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
SPORTS
FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 2006
Formidable Texas opponents promise battle
BY ANTONIO MENDOZA
amendoza@kansan.com
KANSAN SPORTWRITER
The No. 63 Kansas tennis team will do the Texas Two Step this weekend when it faces Texas A&M on Saturday and Texas on Sunday.
Texas and Texas A&M are tied for second place in the Big 12 with a conference record of 7-2. Texas holds the better overall record at 13-10, while Texas A&M has a record of 12-10.
Kansas comes into the match
notting the No. 8 spot in the conference with an overall record of 13-8, and a conference record of 4-5.
"They are gonna be tough matches," Kansas coach Amy Hall-Holt said. "A&M is always tough, and with Texas being a big powerhouse as if it, we've go to be with our minds and games ready to go to play a tough weekend."
Rachls will need to play its best tennis this weekend to come out victorious in both matches. Texas and Texas A&M are ranked No. 19, and No. 36
in the nation, respectively.
Freshman Ksenia Bukina will hold the No. 1 spot on the team in singles competition, but the proven backbone has been at the No. 2 spot, which sophomore Liza Avdeeva occupies. Before losing to Baylor on April 9, Avdeeva had a team-high 11-game winning streak. Avdeeva currently has won 12 of her last 13 matches.
"I am kind of playing better than last fall, so it's kind of surprising me." Avdeeva said. "I think I'm doing well right now."
Avdeveea's last loss before Baylor was against Texas Tech on March 5 when she lost in two sets.
"Her record shows, she's 7-2 in the Big 12 right now — if she can continue winning out like she has been in the last several matches and winning big points for us and taking us to a different level, she's gonna do well," Hall-Holt said.
Avdeevea's most notable victory came last weekend when Kansas faced Colorado. The Jayhawks were down, 3-2, with only two single matches
left. After losing her first set to the No. 99 singles player, she was down 5-3 in the second set. Avdeeva overcame the deficit to win the second set, and won the third set also to help the team get the victory.
Currently, there are four teams within one game of Kansas in the Big 12 standings. The two matches this weekend will help determine KU's seed in the Big 12 Tournament on April 27-30 in Waco, Texas.
Edited by Hayley Travis
RALEIGH, N.C. — A cab driver who took a Duke University lacrosse player home from a team party said his passenger, now charged with raping an exotic dancer, seemed calm and even jovial that night. But the driver said a second passenger he picked up later was talking about a stripper.
Moez Mostafa said the second passenger spoke about the stripper in a tone that made it look as though someone was hurt.
Defense attorneys have said they have time-stamped photos from the party, bank records, cell phone calls and a taxi driver's statement to support Reade Seligmann's claim that he is innocent of raping the woman on March 13.
Cab driver remembers passengers from party
NCAA
A person close to the case told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Wednesday, that the cell phone records show Seligmann called for a taxi at 12:14 a.m., and that according to sworn testimony he left in the taxi at 12:19 a.m. The bank records show he stopped at an ATM five minutes later, the person added, while information provided by Duke shows Seligmann's ID card was used to enter his dorm at 12:46 a.m.
In an interview on MSNBC, Mostafa said he returned to the house later to pick up another customer. He said he remembered that person saying the girl was just a stripper.
Pitcher
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"She just gets hyped when the bases are loaded," junior pitcher Kassie Humphreys said. "If I was pitching against her in that situation, I'd just walk her."
With the bases loaded, Settlemier is 7-for-8 with six grand slams on the year.
"I knew her stats were good but not that good." Kansas coach Tracy Bunge said. "It's like that's where she zeroes in the best. I think she believes she can take it out of the yard in every at bat."
And just like Ruth, Settlemier did a fine job pitching as well. The right-hander pitched four out of the five innings and didn't allow a run, while striking out six.
"It was a great day pitching for us." Bunge said.
"We're pitching as good as anybody right now."
Even though Settlemier delivered the striking blow against the Blue Jays, the rest of the Jayhawk offense performed well too, lighting up Creighton pitcher Cassidy Nee for nine hits. Humphreys drove in the first run on an RBI single in the second inning to give Kansas (27-20, 5-6) the lead.
"Team hitting as a whole has improved," Settiermier said. "We're playing with a lot more confidence since we can score runs early."
In the fourth inning the Jayhawks put across five more runs, including freshman third baseman Val Chapple's two-run round tripper, at which Bunge shouted, "Can we save any for the weekend?"
The reason for Bunge's joking plea is that the Jayhawks square off against No. 2 Texas at Arrocha Ballpark this weekend. The Longhorns lead the Big 12 in ERA, giving up only .55 runs per game.
"We have a lot of respect for both of their pitchers," Bunge said. "It'll be a dogfight, but we've been there before."
Softball Notes:
■ Kansas won the first game of the doubleheader
■ South Carolina punishing us the victory.
In their last four games, the Jayhawks have 41 hits.
Twenty minutes before the first pitch on Saturday, Kansas will retire the jerseys of former third baseman Camille Spitaleri and outfielder Sheila Connolly.
SPORTS CALENDAR
Carly Pearson/KANSAN
Senior pitcher, Serena Settlemier winds up to throw a pitch Thursday afternoon at Arrocha Ballpark. Settlemier only gave up 3 hits in the game against Creighton University.
Baseball vs. Kansas State, 7 p.m.
Houston Ballpark
Player to watch: Brock Simpson.
The sophomore left field was 2-3 with three runs scored and an RBI against Tabor College Wednesday.
Track, Kansas Relays, all day, Memorial Stadium
TODAY
Simpson
SATURDAY
Softball vs. Texas, 12:30 p.m., Arrocha Ballpark
Track, Kansas Relays, all day,
Memorial Stadium
Tennis at Texas A&M, 1:30 p.m., College Station, Texas
Baseball at Kansas State, 2 p.m.
Manhattan
The Associated Press Edited by Kathryn Anderson
SUNDAY
Rowing at Minnesota/Boston, 10 a.m. St. Paul, Minn.
Softball vs. Texas, noon, Arrocha Ballpark
Tennis at Texas, noon, Austin, Texas
Bassball at Kansas State, 1 p.m.
Manhattan
MONDAY
Men's golf vs. Colorado, all day, Tulsa, Okla.
Soccer vs. Blue Valley Stars U15 Boys, 5:30 p.m., Jayhawk Soccer Complex
TUESDAY
Baseball vs. Southeast Missouri
3 p.m.,kansas City, Mo.
Men's golf vs. Colorado, all day.
Tulsa, Okla.
FOOTBALL Kansas to face Duke in football in 2009,2010
Kansas will face the Duke Blue Devils in football in 2009 and 2010, the Duke Athletics Department announced late Wednesday night. The Jayhawks will travel to Durham, N.C., in 2009 and the Blue Devils will play in Lawrence in 2010. This series is the first time Kansas has faced Duke on the gridiron.
Ryan Schneider
Kansas is 2-8 all time against teams from the ACC. It last faced an ACC team in the 2003 Tangerine Bowl, losing to North Carolina State.
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