Women's Gymnastics vs. Bowling Green Tomorrow, 2 p.m. Crisler Arena SPORTS Men's Tennis vs. Northern Illinois Today, 1:30 p.m. Track and Tennis Building The Michigan Daily Friday, March 20, 1987 Page 9 Nettei By ADAM SCHRAGER As one of the top-ranked teams in the country, the men's tennis team would not have to worry about a match with Northern llinois, right? Wrong. Michigan is not taking today's match lightly. The Wolverines battle the Huskies at 1:30 p.m. at the Track and Tennis Building. Batsmen skki Miami Special to the Daily EDINBURG, Texas - The Wolverines scored seven runs in the top of the seventh inning to beat Miami of Ohio, 8-2, yesterday. The seven-run outburst was highlighted 'by a Bill St. Peter double with the bases loaded. The victory raised Michigan's record in the Citrus Tournament to 4-1, 5-2 overall. Dave Perralta pitched one and two-thirds innings of shutout ball to earn the win in relief of Jim Abbott, who had struck out six and allowed only one earned run. It was the second straight game in which St. Peter drove in the winning run with a two- bagger. On Wednesday, he capped an 8-7 comeback win over host Pan American. Michigan plays St. John's today and Kansas tomorrow. 'S to host Huskies Women swimmers compete in NCAAs "Every match we play, no matter who the opponent is, we have to move ahead," explained Michigan coach Brian Eisner. "It is a necessity that we do what we are capable of doing. We make the basic assumption that if we perform well, we will do well. It's very simple." THE 17TH-ranked Wolverines have played well enough so far to obtain a 9-2 record with their only losses coming to national powerhouses California and Arizona. The victories, however, have placed them in a spot where opponents will want to knock them off. "It is a tremendous opportunity for Northern to play a team that is ranked as we are, " said Eisner, who is shooting for his 269th career victory today. "We are motivated to play well. This is not predicated by the pressure of having to do well." The Huskies are also performing well, but need more consistency, according to coach Carl Neufeld. "We are a relatively young and inexperienced group (no seniors on the squad)," he said, "so we are just trying to build every week on what we already know. "'It is important for me to work with these younger players. What I generally try to do is lay the foundation for our team in doubles. This emphasis is usually lacking in the junior competition. All the players are highly motivated to play singles, but our team has taken a liking to doubles and we have performed very well in them." THE STRONG doubles play and some recently improved singles play has given the Huskies a five- match winning streak compiled over their spring break down South. Freshman Steve Wiere (17-6), the team's most consistent player, and exchange student Emil Bijleveld (13-10) from Holland play the top two singles spots and play on the number-one doubles team. Dan Bowers (14-9) and Mike Hill (14-9) play the three and four singles spots, respectively, and also the number-two doubles spot. Junior Ed Nagel (28-6) has performed well at number-one singles for the Wolverines, includ - mg a come-from-behind victory last weekend against Miami of Ohio. The Wolverines defeated Miami behind the easy victory of the number-two singles player, Dan Goldberg, and victories by all three doubles teams. Women battle WW To most people, the end of winter is merely an escape from the harsh weather. But for the women's tennis team, the end of winter provides a chance to avenge a loss to Western Michigan suffered last fall. Broncos in a home match tomorrow afternoon. When the two teams clashed last fall, the Broncos triumphed, 7-2. But there is a new- found confidence on the Michigan squad. Tina Basle, the number-one singles and doubles player for the Wolverines, said, "It's so hard for me to compare the way I'm playing with the way I was playing last fall. I'm a different player." "We're improving every week - end, and I feel very good about our chances this weekend," said Michigan coach Bitsy Ritt. "We're just much stronger than in November." DESPITE ITS 8-5 record, Western Michigan is hurting because one of its top singles players, Marla Withfield, is out for the year with an injury. But the Broncos do have Jan Wygan (9-0 in singles) as their number one player. Wygan is ranked in the top-50 nationally in singles. Ritt feels that a win at third doubles is especially important. "We've been having trouble winning at that position all year, and we have a lot of people who could play there." Ritt. believes that tomorrow's match could be a good indicator of the team's progress. Michigan is riding a two-match winning streak with victories over Eastern Michigan and Toledo last week. -WALTER KOPF ' By CHRIS GORDILLO This weekend marks the culmination of a season for the women's swimming and diving team, but perhaps the beginning of a new era. The team yesterday entered the NCAA Championships in Indianapolis as Big Ten champions for the first time ever. Coming off of a conference- championship meet with over a 100-point victory, Swimmer of the Year (freshman Gwen De Maat), Coach of the Year (Jim Richardson), and Diving Coach of the Year (Dick Kimball) awards, the Wolverines are riding high on the wave of success. Second-year head coach Richardson attributes the success to two factors. "It was a combination... of a talented freshman class and a very talented group of upperclassmen who did a great job of keeping the freshman calm and preparing them emotionally to handle the pressure and tension," said Richardson. THE TEAM looks for the NCAAs to be an "experience- gathering" meet according to Richardson. With the majority of the team underclassmen (including 22 freshmen), the swimmers are just happy to be part of the meet. The team has doubled the number of swimmers to qualify for the meet this year to eight. Unlike the inexperience and youth of the swimmers, Kimball has four experienced divers competing in the Championships. "They have a much better chance to do well here because they've all handled the emotional pressure of national-level competition many times,"'said Kimball. Juniors Mary Fischbach and Bonnie Pankopf, and sophomore Clara Trammell all are NCAA All- Americans. Although jdnior Cokey Smith is competing in her first collegiate season following back surgery, she was a U.S. National Championship finalist. "On any given day any of the four have the potential to be national finalists," said coach Richardson. "If the team's going to do anything in this meet the divers are going to have to lead the way. They have far more national experience than our swimmers do." LAZERGRAPHICS' U COPYING U PRINTING U BINDING U FORMS alpholgraphico Printshops Of The Future COPIES Open 7 Days GRAND OPENING SPECIAL 663-6816 715 N. UNIVERSITY (2nd Floor) Located at: S. STATE & N. UNIVERSITY The Wolverines play the Gymnasts face MSU, Falcons By JULIE HOLLMAN In their final regular season home meets, the men's and omen's gymnastics teams will try to smooth out the rough edges in preparation for the Big Ten Championships in two weeks. The women's team will take on Bowling Green while the men simultaneously host Michigan State and Air Force , .Crisler Arena. According to Michigan women's coach Dana Kempthorn, Bowling Green is a bit of a mystery as its recent scores have fluctuated between 174 and 179. But, the Falcons have recorded their lowest scores while on the road and Michigan hopes to capitalize on this weakness. The Wolverines (9-5 overall, 1-3 Big Ten) average 177 and will look to score in the 180 range to build P he team's confidence. Because most Big Ten teams consistently score from 180-182, Michigan must begin doing the same if it wants to be successful in the championships. DUE TO the high scores throughout the Big Ten, Kempthorn would have preferred to play a conference team. "I would like to have a little more Big Ten pressure toward the end of March," said ~Kempthorn. "With an easier team coming in, it's harder to get psyched up, but even so, we are not taking (Bowling Green) lightly." Michigan will test its intended Big Ten lineup, which will include the addition of Amy Meyer in the all-around. The men also will be faced with a virtually unknown entity as Air Force flies into Crisler. Michigan State is an enigma since it averages 270 but scored an uncharacteristic 278 last week. This sudden escalation will force Michigan to compete up to the Spartans' level in' order to give the them a tough fight. A key for Michigan is performing consistently in all events. Last week against Western Michigan, the Wolverines experienced one of their best pommel horse showings but then faltered on the high bar. The unsteadiness in the normally strong event cost the team a 270 score. The Wolverines will look to Brock Orwig, Tony Angellotti, and Mitch Rose to deliver 9.0-plus performances in an attempt to overcome the Spartans and Falcons. F tl . { "I. f i, . ,tiy _^ } t 1 r }t + f' '- \1 } A} f ? j 1 ' f may. j l i f " . . i' rI' .y ,,z ;i r f ; ~ . ,., .'J" D q1 1 , / / } ? ' 1 . . ., , , -, y '- , 1 . id 1 : t v UNION Arts & Programming This week at the Michigan Union... March 20-22 Photo exhibit of the children of Pound House: Anne Sommer, photographer. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Fri., Sun., Room 1209 Sat., Lobby of 2nd floor March 26 Arts at Midday: American Indian Music and Dance from the Chippewa and Iroquois Confederacy. 12:15 p.m. Pendelton Room Free \Ax N) - 7K 2. l) 'Is : 4'.- (@2 CARRY FREE OUT DELIVERY MAIN CAMPUS PZZd NORTH CAMPUS 665-6005 995-9101 Full Sicilian Wt 2 ITEMS & 2 PEPSIS 12" x 18" FULL SICILIAN X8.95 One Coupon Per Person Not Accepted at William St, Restaurant or Dine in at The Cottage Inn Cafe EXPIRES Mar. 27, 1987 7F.DR% Tap Rank, (MMR$ PALAC* m mm"i DOMINO'S *w.PIZZA Project Concern's Walk for Mankind. P* ectConce nsWalk for Mankind isacommu y-wdevouneerevent made up of people who want to make life better for people in poverty in countries all over the world. including the United States. Project Concerns Walk for Mankind was the first of its kind in America Funds raised from the Walks enable Project Concern to provide health care and training for needy people all over the world Project Concerns grassroots approach to low cost health care teaches people how to take care of themselves and how to keep their children healthy. Your communities can benefit through our unique "sharing' agreement. whereby wakers can donate up to 20 percent of collected pledges to the nonprofit cause of their choice. In the past. Protect Concerns sharing has helped schools. churches, local food programs and charities SUN PHOTO PHOTO PROCESSING LAB PHOTOGRAPHIC PRODUCTS STOCKHOUSE Black-and-white processing services from sun photo Sun Photo hand develops your film and prints 3x5 size on glossy black and white paper. Custom black and white prints from prints, negatives or slides. MARVELOUS SU4 MARVIN RU semL GAR K E Lwa I%- 6 .+.r n~ rrr WHAT: PLACE: TIME: DISTANCE: Washtenaw County Walk for Mankind Start and finish at DOMINO'S FARMS Earhart Road (north of Plymouth Road) Register between 11 am and 2 pm 20 kilometers (12.5 miles) Average walking time: 3 hours World Middleweight Championshp MONDAY, APRIL 6, 1987 HILL AUDITORIUM, 9:00 PM There will be a Farm Walk of 3 kilometers for those with less time, small children, or other obligations.