SPORTS
2B THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
TUESDAY, APRIL 4, 2006
SPORTS CALENDAR
TODAY
**Softball vs. Nebraska, 3 p.m., Arrocha Ballpark**
Player to watch: Ryne Price. The
second baseman returned to the lineup against Missouri last weekend and went 2-for-3 with three RBI in Sunday's 9-6 victory.
WEDNESDAY
Tennis vs.
Villanova
Nebraska, 2 p.m., Lincoln, Neb.
**Softball vs. Arkansas, 4 p.m.**
Favetteville, Ark.
Softball vs. Arkansas, 6 p.m.
Fortville, Ark
Baseball vs. Wichita State, 7 p.m.
Wichita
THURSDAY
THURSDAY
Track at Texas Relays, all day,
Austin, Texas
FRIDAY
Baseball vs. Texas Tech, 6 p.m., Honhund Ballpark
Rogersdale Bank
Track at Texas Relays, all day,
Austin, Texas
Men's golf vs. North Carolina State, all day, Cary, N.C.
SATURDAY
SATURDAY
Softball vs. Baylor, 4 p.m., Waco,
Texas
Baseball vs. Texas Tech, 6 p.m.
Hodlund Ballpark
Track at Texas Relays, all day,
Austin, Texas
Women's rowing, Kansas Cup.
TRA Lawrence
BA, Lawrence
Men's golf vs. North Carolina
all vs. Cara, N.C.
State, an oop, sorry, no Tennis vs. Missouri, noon, Robinson Courts
SUNDAY
SUNDAY
Softball vs. Baylor, noon, Waco,
Texas
Baseball vs. Texas Tech, 1 p.m., Holland Ballpark
Hoguin Bamipark
Tennis vs. Baylor, 11 a.m., Robinson Courts
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Senior ends season with 10-7 record
TENNIS
BY ANTONIO MENDOZA
amendoza@kansan.com
KANSAN SPORTWRITER
Skoda, an Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, native, is the only senior on the Kansas roster. She is also one of three upperclassmen on the team's roster of nine players and is the only upperclassman with a starting spot.
The Kansas tennis team will end the regular season with six matches and the Big 12 Tournament later this month. It will also mark the end of a KU collegiate tennis career for senior Christine Skoda.
Skoda is having one of her best seasons since arriving at Kansas from Canada four years ago. Currently, she has a singles record of 10-7.
record of 1953. Skoda said she hoped the team looked up to her not only for senior leadership, but because she knew what it was like to be from outside the United States and play tennis at Kansas. Five of nine tennis players on the roster are from outside of the country.
"With these girls coming from different countries, I know what they are talking about and what they are feeling even though I am from Canada," Skoda said. "It's a lot further than an hour away, and I think they can relate to me that way."
Kansas coach Amy Hall-Holt said she has noticed the players on the team looked at Skoda as a leader.
During spring break, Kansas played host to Saint Louis and UMKC. Skoda was moved up to the No. 2 spot on the team, her highest since the spring of 2005 when she spent time at both the No. 1 and No. 2 spots. She won both of her matches to help Kansas sweep both teams by a score of 7-0.
Skoda also had a notable victory when Kansas faced No. 72 Tulsa.
Skoda said she hoped the team looked up to her not only for senior leadership, but because she knew what it was like to be from outside the United States and play tennis at Kansas.
Kansas lost the doubles point and needed to win at least four singles matches to defeat Tulsa. Skoda's match went into the third set — she won. It ultimately helped Kansas win the match by a score of 4-3.
Skoda said her decision to play tennis in Lawrence came from the heavy recruitment that Kansas showed her.
"The coaches were recruiting me," Skoda said. "I was looking at a couple of schools here and I liked KU the best."
The Kansas tennis team has changed since Skoda arrived in Lawrence in the fall of 2002.
Hall-Holt was hired as coach in 2003. Skoda witnessed the coaching change and said the team camaraderie has been the same ever since.
same way, we will.
"All four years the team has been awesome," Skoda said.
"We have all gotten along and that has been important to having a good team on the court."
Skoda said her major was sports management. When she graduates she will make plans to attend graduate school.
BASEBALL
Skoda will make her last trip to Lincoln, Neb., as a member of the Kansas tennis team on Wednesday at 2 p.m. when Kansas will face Nebraska.
Edited by Gabriella Souza
Senior Christine Skoda competes against Texas Tech on March 3. Skoda has a singles record of 10-7 during this season, one of her best during her college career.
Kansan file photo
Kansas hits No.24 in Baseball America poll
The Kansas baseball team climbed into the Baseball America poll at No.24 on Monday.
This is the third time the Jayhawks have been ranked in the poll this season.
Kansas defeated then No. 13 Wichita State on March 29 and took two of three games against then No. 29 Missouri during the weekend.
Kansas is 20-11 overall and 4-5 in the Big 12 Conference. Its next game will be against Wichita State on Wednesday.
Kansan staff reports
NBA
Barkley and Wilkins to enter Hall of Fame
INDIANAPOLIS — Charles Barkley and Dominique Wilkins grew up in the deep South, played in the Southeastern Conference and spent more than a decade as two of the NBA's greatest forwards.
Now the men with the familiar nicknames and the formidable highlight reels will go into the Basketball Hall of Fame, fittingly, together.
Barkley and Wilkins each got the required 18 votes from the honors committee and will join former Detroit Pistons guard Joe Dumars, Connecticut women's coach Geno Auriemma, Italian coach Sandro Gamba and longtime contributor Dave Gavitt at September's induction in Springfield, Mass.
"Charles and I go back since college." Wilkins said Monday after the announcement was made.
The Associated Press
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Wednesday, April 5
Woodruff Auditorium, Kansas Union
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Funding for this lecture provided by the Friends of the Hall Center
The Humannities Lecture Series is co-sponsored by Kansas Public Library.
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