4 Women's tennis vs. Miami of Ohio today, 6 p.m. Huron Valley Tennis Center SPORTS Men's tennis. vs. Northwestern today, 2:30 p.m. Track and Tennis Building The Michigan Daily Friday, April 4, 1986 Page 8 Tennis teams take on tough weekend Men look to win Big Ten By DEBBIE deFRANCES Withthe 20th-ranked men's tennis team in the country, Michigan head coach Brian Eisner is looking for his squad to defend its 1985 Big Ten title. The Wolverines, now 3-5 on the season, start their conference schedule with a home opener against Northwestern today at 2:30 p.m. "CURRENTLY WE'RE ranked number 20 in the United States and that really marks the first time in the last four years that we've been a top 20 levelrteam," said Eisner who has coached Michigan to 17 conference titles in 18 years. "I think that gives you a good indication that we have fairly dramatically moved ahead this year." Eisner said this year's squad is much improved over last year's young, inexperienced players. Although their level of play is of championship quality, they'll have a tough time in this year's Big Ten. "The team that has been our major competition for the last four or five years is Minnesota, and they have dramatically improved their team this year also," said Eisner. "It's all relative, in other words, we have to continue improving because everybody else is too." MICHIGAN RECEIVES its first taste of this year's conference talent this weekend against Northwestern today and Iowa tomorrow. Eisner hopes today will start a streak of dual meet victories, since four of the Wolverine's five losses have been to top 20 teams. Michigan will slot the same six in singles positions that had played on their Texas roadtrip a week ago. Freshman sensation Dan Goldberg, from Avon, Conn., will play the top position for Michigan. Senior captain Jim Sharton will start at number two and junior Ed Filer at number three. John Royer, a junior from Columbus, Oh., moves down one slot from last season to fourth singles. Sophomores Jon Morris and Brad Koontz round out the Wolverine's singles roster in fifth and sixth positions. Freshman Chip McColl joins the doubles action as he teams with Brad Koontz for the third doubles tandem. Rounding out the Wolverines 12-man roster are senior Hugh Kwok, junior Jed Hakken, sophomores Franz Geiger and John Solik and freshman Michael Pizzutello. EISNER SAID the motivation level on the team is very high and most im- portantly, the players want to be a good team. Eisner said, however, their goals of repeating their con- ference championship and making it to the NCAA Championships, will be made difficult by more experienced squads. "What makes our role very difficult is that we've been very successful and have won so many championships, that everybody's recruiting is based on what our recruiting is," Eisner said. "They have to say 'Is this guy good enough to beat Michigan?' when they recruit." One thing that would make the Wolverines' quest for another Big Ten title easier, according to Eisner, would be much more student support at their home matches. Rtt's women fight iuries By ERIC MAXSON As women's tennis coach Bitsy Ritt puts it, "We're hurting." They face two tough meets this weekend, going up against Miami of Ohio and Big Ten foe Northwestern. The problem is, the Wolverines are riddled with injuries. Tina Basle, Tricia Horn and Lynn Wise are sidelined. While Basle and Wise could possibly play, Ritt has decided to hold them out of this weekend's meets. MIAMI, SECOND in the Mid- American Conference last year, will be favored when the two teams face off tonight at the Huron Valley Tennis Center. Still, Ritt says, "We have a legitimate shot when we're healthy." To win, she says, "Everyone will have to be competitive with her opponent. We're going to have a good day." The situation against Northwestern, ranked ninth nationally, is the same, but even tougher. The Wildcats, a perennial power, are expected to con- tend for the Big Ten title. Upsets are rare in tennis because it takes five victories to win a meet, according to Ritt. She insisted, though, that her players have a good attitude. "We can't go in with a losing attitude. We're not going to make excuses. You have to deal with these injuries." WHILE THE situation is bad, it isn't disastrous. "We can still accom- plish all our goals at this point," says Ritt. "If we have to have three players out, this is the best time of the year." All three should be back for the last five meets of the season, the Wolverines' most crucial matches. They are sitting out now in an- ticipation of those meets. Basle and Wise, sophomores, are expected to play against Marquette on April 11, in time for most of the Big Ten season. It's uncertain how long Horn, a junior, will be out, but she shouldn't be lost for the year Meanwhile, some lesser-used players will get to see some action. Sophomore Susie Patlovich and junior Mary Jo Raftery will play fifth and sixth singles respectively. "This will be a good chance to see what they can do, says Ritt. Monica Borcherts and Erin Ashare will move up two spots each, to third and fourth singles, while Leslie Mackey will move up one spot, to second singles. q 4 Ritt ...injury concerns 4 Tracksters open season Goldberg ... No. 1 netter Eisner ... shooting for NCAA's Linksters ready to open season By LIAM FLAHERTY For all those who didn't get the tan or relaxation they were looking for on their recent week off, men's golf coach Jim Carras knows how you feel. His spring break didn't work out either. In March the Wolverines went to Florida placing thirteenth in the South Florida Invitational. They played in Carras' simple estimation, "not very well. Four out of five of our golfers did worse than we expected. HOWEVER CARRAS was quick to point out that it was not as bad as it seemed. "We didn't expect to do that well, he said." These southern schools have already played at least five tournaments, this was our first time out." For Michigan the real season begins tomorrow when they travel to West Lafayette for the Purdue Invitational. The Wolverines will be led by seniors Peter Savarino and Chris Westfall. Savarino, who replaces graduated Dan Roberts as captain, had the best scores in Florida last month. Juniors Scott Chipokas and Jon Rife will also be prominent members of this year's squad. Last year was Chipokas' first with the team, and he posted the fourth-best average with 78.1. FRESHMEN BOB PAPP and Hersh Patell will be expected to give some immediate help as well. Last year the Wolverines finished third in the Big Ten tournament and this year coach Carras wants to do at least that well. "We've talked about it and we want to finish in the top three in the Big Ten. We want to do well in every tournament we play this year, and we want to win at least one." Ohio State is considered the favorite in the Big Ten with Michigan predic- ted to finish somewhere in the middle of the pack. But according to Carras, preseason predictions "don't mean a heck of a lot." The Wolverines hope to start proving that this weekend in Indiana. For the women's golf team, there are no such pressure filled expec- tations. Their main season is in the fall and women's coach Sue LeClair con- siders her three tournaments this spring as "warmups." By DOUGLAS VOLAN Highlighted by the return of All- Americans Sue Schoeder and Cathy Schmidt, the women's track team begins its 1986 outdoor season at the Texas Relays in Austin, Tex. Schroeder's list of accomplishmen- ts includes being runner up in the 1985 NCAA Outdoor Nationals in the 5000- meter run. She also placed third in the 3000-meter run. She followed this up with a fifth place finish in the 1986 NCAA Indoor Nationals in the 3000- meter run. "SUE IS THE best all-around athlete on the team," said head coach James Henry. "She is the person we depend on to come through for us in the outdoor season." Schmidt's career high came this spring when she placed third in the 1000 meter run during the NCAA In- door Nationals. She can run anything from the 1/2 mile to the 3000 meter run, showing versatility. Kelli Bert is the third person for distance that Henry is counting on. She was an NCAA National qualifier in the 1000-meter run in 1986. Like Schmidt, Bert is versatile. She can run the /2 mile to the 1500 meters for the team. ANOTHER STRONG point for the Wolverines are the sprinters, who are led by senior Joyce Wilson. Wilson was injured for this year's Indoor Big Ten Conference Championships, but she is expected to be ready for the outdoor season. "She's going to come out and do some good things for us," said Henry. "She is our best sprinter. We will depend on her in the 400 and 800 meter runs." Henry is also expecting big things from freshmen Dana McKiethen, Michelle Gallier, and Gretchen Jackson. All will compete in sprints and jumps. Jackson, injured during the indoor season, was an All- American triple jumper in high school. Another Wolverine, multi-event specialist Lauretta Mallard, will 4 I I NOW ACCEPTING PETITIONS FOR DIRECTORS for the 1987 production of KISMET Please apply to: THE COMIC OPERA GUILD 423 S. 4th Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 761-5264 Open Wide! -Sports Information photo All-American Sue Schroeder is seen here in a spot familiar to her - first Westfall ... senior leader place. compete in the pentathlon and the 400- meter hurdles. She will be joined by junior Debra Bradley on the hurdles. In the field events, Angie Hafner will handle the. high-jump. She reached the six-foot mark this year. The discus and shot-put events will belong to Debra Duncan. The Price $5T8 * *Round-trip airfare The Place Chicago The Connection: BOERSMA TRAVEL ° off' op. V a & j4 All this though, will do no good unless the team can remain healthy. With injuries to Wilson and Jackson, the Wolverines placed sixth in the Big-Ten Indoor meet. "If we can forego injuries, we will be up there in 'the top three (of the Big Ten)," said Henry. Guerrero is in jured for 3 months VERO BEACH, Fla 'AP), - Slugging outfielder Pedro Guerrero of the Los Angeles Dodgers suffered a severe injury to his left knee yesterday and will be sidelined at least three months, a club spokesman said. Guerrero was trying to steal third base in the bottom of the second in- ning as part of a double steal in an exhibition game against the Atlanta Braves when his spikes apparently caught in the dirt, causing the injury. Guerrero, who hit .320 with 33 home runs and 87 runs batted in, helping the Dodgers win the National League West championship last year, suf- fered a ruptured patela tendon, the spokesman said, adding that surgery will be necessary. Sou I z . HERB DAVID Guitar Studio 302 E. LIBERTY 665-8001 Sales - Lessons - Rentals - Expert Repairs Repair Bows - Repair Violin * Cello " Bass Free Oral Exam Dental Saturday The University of MVichicmi INTERNATIONAL 12 NICKELS ARCADE DOMESTIC 14 NICKELS ARCADE 994-6200 AUTO a Heal t h Ann I 1986W 0 i