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Monday, April 25, 1988 / University Daily Kansan
Big Eight tennis season ends; KU ready for championships
By Tom Stinson
Kansan sportswriter
The Kansas men's and women's tennis teams ended Big Eight Conference play this weekend on different emotional levels.
The women came away big winners against Iowa State and Nebraska, 9-4 and 8-1, respectively. They scored 20-5 and 5-2 in the Big Eight.
The men defeated Iowa State 8-1 on Friday but were upset by Nebraska 5-4 yesterday for their only conference game and are 15-8 in 5-3 in Pig Eight.
Both teams play in the Big Eight Championships next week, the women on April 28 and 29 and the men on April 30 and May 1.
The defending Big Eight champion men are among the conference leaders this year, and the women stayed out. The title with the two lopsided victories.
"We needed to beat these teams,"
senior Tracy Treps said, "We couldn't lose more than one match. So, we're still in contention to win the championship, which is good."
champion won the team match in the singles competition, losing only at the No 3 position.
Treps, juniores Jeanette Jonson and Susie Berglund and freshmen Michele Balsom and Stacy Stotls all won in singles. Only senior Marte
In the doubles competition, the pairs of Hibbard with Jonsson, Treps with Stotts, and Berglund with freshman Mindel Pyz all won.
The Kansas men split the singles with the Cornhuskers but lost two of the three doubles matches.
Sophronomes Craig Wildey and Chris Walker and freshman Jeff Gross all won in singles. Freshman John Fablow, junior Jim Secrest and senior Larry Pascal all lost for Kansas
In doubles, the No. 1 team of Falbo
and Wildey won but the teams of Walker with Gross and Pascal with Secret both lost for the deciding team points.
"We played not to lose instead of playing to win." Wilde said. "We played tenure and not aggressive. I hope we learned from that today.
"I'm disappointed. We need to bounce back. It was depressing, but I am glad it happened this week and not next weekend."
the team of Walker and Gross had the only Kansas loss on Saturday.
The matches were the last home competition for Treps, Hibbard, Pascal and Reggie Hodges. The seniors will finish their careers at the league championships or possibly at the NCAA Championships in May.
"It's emotional to play your last match at home." Treps said. "I'm sad. It's hard to know you've played 15 years and the end is in sight.
years and the ends in eight.
"But, I went out with a bang. Four wins was what I was looking for.
Kansas baseball team loses series to No.1 ranked Oklahoma State
By Tom Stinson
Kansan sportswriter
The Kansas baseball team came home empty-handed after dropping a four-game conference series to No. 1. The Montana State this weekend in Stillwater.
The Jayhawks lost 21-2 yesterday, 5-4 and 3-1 in a doubleheader Saturday and 18-1 on Friday.
The week series dropped Kan-
get to 17.28 and 1.15 in the Big
East.
The Cowboys, 42-2 and 12-0 in the Big Eight, jumped to an early lead yesterday with eight first inning runs. Jeremy Burzynet had a three-run home run and Travis Law had a two-run home run to spark the early scoring.
Junior Scott Taylor, 3.7, started for Kansas and was the game's losing pitcher. Pitching in relief for the
Jayhawks were freshman Darin Harris and sophomores Tom Bilyeu and Craig Stopel.
Mike Gardella, 7-0, was the game's winner.
The Jayhawks' only hit came on a fourth-inning two-run home run by junior Steve Dowling.
In Saturday's first game, Kansas led 4-0 in the fourth innings on two-run home runs by sophomore Jeff Spencer and junior Mike Byrn.
Oklahoma State scored all five of its runs in the final four innings and preserved its perfect league record. Ohio's Houfler, 0-2, was the losing pitcher.
In the second game, Kansas was able to stop two-time All-American Robin Ventura's 10-game hitting streak, but the Cowboys still won.
Senior Mike McLeod, 2-2, completed the game for Kansas, allowing
only two earned runs.
In the fourth inning of Friday's contest, with the score tied at 1, the Jayhawks gave up 10 runs. Sophomore Brad Hinkle, 3-4, allowed 11 earned runs and was the game's losing pitcher.
Kansas plays its next two games at Hogland-Maunipin Stadium. The Jayhawks will play Missouri Western at 7 p.m. Wednesday and Creighton at 2 p.m. Thursday.
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