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Thursday, February 22, 1996
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Tennis team to face fierce competition
No.22 men's squad defines focus,goals before four-day meet
By Spencer Duncan Kansan sportswriter
Before heading into the International Tennis Association National Team championships today, the Kansas men's tennis team sat down for a team meeting.
There was no great internal strife, and the team was not on a losing streak. Instead, players and coaches needed to find a team focus.
"We are coming into the teeth of our season," men's tennis coach Michael Center said. "We had a meeting and talked about reassessing our goals."
The four-day ITA Nationals in Louisville, Ky., begins a continuous playing stretch for the Jayhawks
that does not end until the NCAA Tournament in May. Center said it was important for the team to know where it stood before the long stretch began.
"We talked about what is important and what we have to do to get it
"We have been working really hard to play well," Kansas sophomore Enrique Abaroa said. "The
"We have been working really hard to play well. The team feels prepared."
done," he said. "We have to prepare ourselves physically and mentally."
Enrique Abaroa Kansas men's tennis sophomore
Players thought the meeting was beneficial, and they are ready to play until May.
team feels prepared."
teams.
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The ITA Nationals is a 16-team tournament created to determine the best college team on the indoor courts. Each region in the country receives a bid so that the tournament is guaranteed the top collegiate
The Jayhawks' region consists of teams in Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri, Iowa and South Dakota.
The top 13 teams in the country are participating, and Kansas, now No. 22, qualified for the tournament by winning its regional tournament.
Center said it was important that the team had a good showing.
"This is an NCAA preview," he said. "If we do well, it can be a big confidence booster. It's a big test for this team."
Kansas is one of the lower-ranked teams in the tournament and will face Mississippi today, but that does not bother the Jayhawks.
The competition includes the top five teams in the country—No. 1 Stanford, No. 2 UCLA, No. 3 Georgia, No. 4 Mississippi and No. 5 Texas Christian.
During the meeting, the team focused less on the numbers and more on the mission.
"This team wants to do well," Center said.
"We have to concentrate on what that means and what we can accomplish."
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Today's Birthday (Feb. 22). If you want a new career, start planning now. Your sweetheart may need financial help in April. More money's coming in, but it's going out fast, too. Take care. Good friends can help you stay on track. In December, you could get your break. Drop an old lifestyle for a better one and celebrate in January with a big party. You may finally solve a private puzzle next February. What you've just learned helps you make sense out of everything.
Aries (March 21-April 19).
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Gemini (May 21-June 21). You and a friend will try to meet today, but it won't be easy. Both of you have to deal with demands from other people first. The game board is constantly changing, so stay alert. You snooze today, and you definitely lose!
Cancer (June 22-July 22). Do what needs to be done quickly. If anything can go wrong, you can bet that it will. You're good under pressure, so don't flinch. The worst part is finished by tomorrow, so what's the problem? Face the challenge, and win!
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Things may look worse today than they did yesterday, because you
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22). You're firing all eight cylinders again today. You're very attractive, but may have trouble making the connection you desire. Work gets in the way. You may not have much free time until Sunday. Don't fret; make the most of what you have.
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Take it one item at a time, and set priorities. You're good at that. Also,
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Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You may have to use new skills quickly this morning. Act decisively and everything should work out fine. Your dinner plans may be thwarted, however. Don't get to arguing with your true love and burn the chops! Better order pizza instead.
Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You could run into trouble today. First, your sweetheart costs you money. Later in the day, it's a co-worker who's in a dither. You could come up with a good solution to that problem. Relax tonight in a stress-free environment.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You should be in a good mood today. You're lucky in love, too. Unfortunately, however, it looks like a possible breakdown this morning at home. Later, somebody you love could cost you quite a bit
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Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan 19).
Something can strain your patience this morning. If you have to do a job again, don't fire. It'll be better the second time anyway. A clash with a roommate around dinnertime could get ugly. It is best to avoid a controversial subject.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Don't loan a friend money this morning. Make it a gift instead. Say you're paying an old debt, which might be true. You may have to hit the books to solve a puzzle this evening. Your sweetheart should be able to help.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20). A clash with an older person early this morning could be upsetting. Even worse, you may have started it. Don't be concerned about impending expenses. Figure out a way to make more money instead. Avoid depending on a loved one.
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Orlando didn't need any magic to break record
Players look past the record to challenging road games
The Associated Press
ORLANDO, Fla. — The NBA's oldest record didn't stand a chance.
Not with the Orlando Magic determined to take care of business and the Philadelphia 76ers offering token resistance.
Four minutes into their quest for the league mark for consecutive home victories at the start of a season, it was apparent the Magic would succeed Tuesday night.
Philadelphia owns the NBA's worst record, while Orlando has been the league's most successful team at home the past two years.
No starter played more than 30 minutes, and the final score was as close as it was — 123-104 — only because the 76ers outscored the Magic's reserves 44-33 in the fourth quarter.
"No disrespect to Philadelphia, but I don't think I've ever been involved in a record-setting game that was easier than this," All-Star point guard Anfernee Hardaway said. "We jumped them early and never let up."
The Magic improved to 28-0 at Orlando Arena for the best home start in league history. The Red Auerbach-coached Washington Capitols began the 1946-47 season with 27 straight victories on their home court.
"To be honest, this is great and everything, but our focus is on winning the championship and winning on the road," forward Horace Grant said. "Until you've proven you can win on the road against quality teams like that, you haven't done anything."
The crowd of 17,248 stood and cheered Tuesday night's accomplishment, but the players didn't celebrate. The Magic is only 10-14 outside Orlando Arena, and a three-game road trip that includes stops at Indiana, Milwaukee and Chicago began yesterday.
The Boston Celtics won 38 straight from December 1985 to November 1986. Orlando has won 35 in a row dating back to last season when it won its last seven home games to finish a league-best 39-2.
The next streak Orlando will take aim at is the NBA's overall mark for consecutive home wins.
Dennis Scott, who made six three-pointers and scored 20 first-half points against Philadelphia, said the club had returned with a commitment to be the league's best team between now and the end of the season.
"The attitude we basically are taking the second half of the season is just take care of business," he said. "We don't care who scores or whatever. Let's just ... get as many wins as possible."
"We're not knocking the streak," Hardaway said. "We're proud of ourselves for breaking the record. But if we can go on the road and win all three of these games, that would be larger than the record at this point."
than 25 points in three home dates since the break.
The Magic has grown tired of questions about why the team plays so well at home yet is so inconsistent on the road. They know the swing through Indiana, Milwaukee and Chicago could set the tone for the rest of the season.
Tyson sues for a shot at the WBC title belt
The Magic broke a four-game road losing streak at Miami last weekend and improved to 4-0 since the All-Star break with Tuesday night's win. The team's average margin of victory has been more
"That would be huge," he said. "That'd be better because we'd have done something that we're not good at. We know we're good at home. We know we play with a different type of confidence at home ... But if we can go on the road and play like that, it would be sweet."
Scott agreed.
LAS VEGAS — Heavyweight Mike Tyson and promoter Don King have gone to court to make sure the World Boxing Council title will be at stake in Tyson's March 16 fight against champion Frank Bruno.
The suit is aimed at blocking other court efforts on behalf of former champion Lennox Lewis to get damages or force the WBC to withdraw its sanction of the fight at the MGM Grand hotel.
The Associated Press
State Judge Bill Maupin will conduct a telephone hearing today to decide whether to issue a temporary restraining order that would guarantee the WBC title would be at stake in the
fight.
Bruno and the Showtime cable network joined Tyson and King in the suit, which was filed in state court in Las Vegas.
Lawyers for the fighters and promoters want the judge to rule that the Las Vegas case has precedence over a related lawsuit pending in New Jersey.
As an alternative, Maupin is being asked simply to declare that Tyson is the top contender for the title.
That action was filed by Lewis and his promotional firm, Banix Promotions Ltd., in an attempt to force the WBC to give Lewis, not Tyson, the first shot at Bruno's title.
The suit, filed in Nevada state court, contends
that it will cost Bruno, Tyson and Don King Productions more than $100 million if the WBC pulls its sanctioning of the fight.
The WBC made Tyson the No.1 contender following his release from prison last March, which under WBC rules made him the mandatory challenger for the title.
Lewis, though, contends that he should be the mandatory challenger because he beat Lionel Butler in a 1944 fight in which the WBC said the winner would be the mandatory challenger to the title then held by Oliver McCall.
McCall, though, lost his title to Bruno in September, and the British heavyweight decided to make his first defense against Tyson.
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