Page 2 - The Michigan Daily - Sports Monday -April 16, 1990 Michigan Sports Calendar A compilation of Michigan sporting events and information for the coming week. Monday, April 16 Baseball vs. Minnesota at Fisher Stadium (DH), 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 17 Baseball vs. CMU at Fisher Stadium, 3 p.m. Softball vs. CMU at Varsity Diamond, 3 p.m. Men's Tennis vs. Notre Dame at Track and Tennis (T&T) Building, 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 18 Baseball vs. Michigan State at Fisher Stadium (DH), 1 p.m. Men's Lacrosse vs. WMU at Tartan Turf, 7:30 p.m. Women's Tennis at Michigan State, 3 p.m. Thursday, April 19 No events scheduled Friday, April 20 Softball vs. Northwestern at Varsity Diamond, 3 p.m. Men's Tennis at Minnesota. Men's Track at Kansas Relays, Lawrence, KS. Women's Track at Kansas Relays, Lawrence, KS. Saturday, April 21 Football Annual Spring Game at Michigan Stadium, 1 p.m. Softball vs. Nortwestern at Varsity Diamond, 3 p.m. Women's Tennis vs. Ohio State at T&T Building, 11 a.m. Men's Lacrosse at Big Ten Club Lacrosse League' Tournament at Northwestern, Evanston IL. Women's Track at Kansas Relays, Lawrence, KS. Baseball at Illinois (DH). Men's Golf at Akron Invitaional, Akron OH. Men's Track at Kansas Relays, Lawrence, KS. Sunday, April 22 Baseball at Illinois (DH). Men's Golf at Akron Invitaional, Akron OH. Men's Lacrosse at Big Ten Club Lacrosse League Tournament at Northwestern, Evanston IL. Men's Tennis at Wisconsin. Women's Tennis vs. Indiana at T&T Building, 9 a.m. SPARTANS GREEN WITH ENVY AT BEAMON'S CHOICE: Blue steals one from MSU by Jeni Durst Daily Sports Writer Wins and losses between the cities of Ann Arbor and East Lansing are well documented in Michigan. Yet, one important vic- tory for Ann Arbor and the area's women's tennis team went almost completely unnoticed this year: the acquisition of Michigan's No. 3 seed, frosh Kalei Beamon. Michigan State, along with many other schools, including Georgia Tech and Wisconsin recruited the East Lansing native. She initially had no intentions to even visit Michigan until her father and coach suggested that she look at some other Big Ten schools. After her trip, no doubt remained - Ann Arbor was the place for her. "I took my recruiting trip to Michigan and I knew the minute I got here that I was going to go here, it was just one of those things where you're like, 'Oh, wow, this is great'," Beamon explained. "I never, in a million years, thought I'd end up at Michigan. At first, I wanted to go out West... then I took the trip here and I actually cancelled my other two or three trips. It was a feeling... when I got here I knew I was going to come here." Head coach Bitsy Ritt sensed Beamon's excitement about becom- ing a Wolverine and no uncertainty remained about acquiring the first- year sensation. "I know she was looking at several other schools, but I could tell on her campus visits that she really liked the campus and the university," Ritt said, "and she seemed to be very interested in the tennis program, so I had a good feeling about Kalei." With her college decision finalized, she turned her focus back to tennis. With a last place finish in the Big Ten tournament last season, the Wolverine program needed fresh cogs to turn the wheels toward im- provement, and Beamon fit in perfectly. "She had extensive USTA national experience and with her na- tional experience, I knew she would come in and make an immediate contribution," Ritt said. That contribution has been ,obvious. Since starting at third singles and second doubles with partner Stacy Berg, she has accumu- lated impressive singles (12-5) and team. "Kalci has done a good job handlingacademics and athletics. With her junior (USTA) experience, she is certainly used to playing ten- nis under pressure, so I think she's handled that well," sixth-year coach Ritt said. "At the same time, as a freshman, I know it's difficult to fully understand how important each match is. a"Sometimes it can be difficult to get mentally prepared, especially at this point in the season. It can be tiring and I think that gets a little bit easier as you gain more collegiate experience, but she's done a great 'I'd want people to think of me as a fighter, somebody who wouldn't back down from a challenge. Somebody who never gives up, but keeps fighting, fighting and going after what it is that she needs or want. Never giving up' - Kalei Beamon job of handling the pressures of both tennis and academics," she added. It's this confident presence that has allowed Beamon to cope with all the pressures facing her this year, both on and off the court. She is reserved, but displays her power at the appropriate times with either a strong groundstroke or an exclam- atory statement. "She can be very intimidating to a lot of opponents," Ritt said. "Kalei has a quiet confidence about her. She handles some of her emotions very well and you often don't know what she's feeling or thinking, but she is confident." Beamon will continue as a Wol- verine driven by her positive attitude and determination. When her years at Michigan are over she will likely be remembered as she would wish. "I'd want people to think of me as a fighter, somebody who wouldn't back down from a challenge," Beamon said. "Somebody who never gives up, but keeps fighting, fight- ing and going after what it is that she needs or want. Never giving up." Men' MUS by Eric Berkm Daily Sports Writ s tennis beats 4-2, Thursday First-year No. 3 singles player Kalei Beamon, shown here earlier this season against Wisconsin, has helped Michigan exceed its win total from last season. an er Despite the absence of David Kass from singles competition, the Michigan men's tennis team defeated Michigan State at the Track and Tennis Building Thursday, taking r who has been hampered by a groin injury, in the top spot and pacing the Wolverines with a 7-5, 6-2 vic- tory over theSpartans' Grant Asher. Michigan's other singles wins came from Mitch Rubenstein, John Karzen, and Peter Kim. Kim took full advantage of his rare appearance in singles competition, defeating Jason Stanislaw 7-6, 5-7, 6-4. Michigan State's number three player Damon Valentino and number five performer Tony Floreno over- came Terry London and David Pierce, respectively, for the Spar- tans' only two victories of the after- noon. The Wolverines performed equal- ly well in doubles play. At number one doubles, Kass and Cuppett de- feated Asher and Valentino, 7-5, 6-1 while Karzen and Rubenstein defeat- ed Brad Rosenbaum and Brad Dancer, 6-4, 6-4, at number two. The third doubles match was cancelled because of a late start due to the preceding women's match. "For the team to come out and perform this well - it was just a great job," Eisner said. The Wolverines next match is Tuesday at home against No. 18 Notre Dame. doubles (9-6) records, and along with her teammates has helped lift Michigan out of last year's base- ments. With three-quarters of their matches behind them, the Wol- verines 12-7 overall record already surpasses last year's final mark of 9- 14. Beamon has played an un- deniable role in that improvement. "We've definitely improved a lot... I hope I've had a part in that," Beamon said. "I really want to hold up my end and go out there and play and help this team because we need all the matches. "Nobody can really afford to not hold up their end. That's really important to me personally, I really feel I should be there to consistently hold up my end. That's what I want to do this season -make sure that I play well and do what needs to be done. I just have to do it." On first meeting, Beamon's ap- parent assurance of herself is evident. But her obvious confidence and de- termination transcends far past the lines of a tennis court. At a time where just being a first-year college student can be a trying experience, Beamon has managed to balance this task along with her position as an integral part of a college athletic Women 9S basketball Blue crew team easily defeats Notre Dame; improves to 2-1 KarZen four of six matches. "We had a very good performance against MSU, especially considering that we were going without Kass," coach Brian Eisner said. With Kass sitting out his singles match, everyone had to move up one notch in the lineup. Number two player Scott Cuppett replaced Kass, SPARTANS Continued from page 1 second and third place finishes with tosses of 142-11 and 123-1, respectively. In the future, Manuel will throw only in the javelin, but this weekend Harvey wanted to ensure a victory so he had Manuel extend his range of talents. Lukeland Gentles rounded out the field events by winning the triple jump with a 41-1 jump and taking second in the long jump with a 20- 11 leap. In both the 100 and 200, first place was decided by hundredths of a second. Unfortunately for the Wol- verines, however, Michigan captain Phil Ferguson lost out in both cases and got only two second places. In the 110-meter high hurdles, Jerry Douglas and Dan Reddan finished one and two with times of 15:99 and 16:06, respectively. In the 400, junior Greg Duffy finished with a 48:94 and a second place finish. Michigan's 4x400 relay team also missed a first place finish by only two hundredths of a second as State edged them out with a time of 3:22.10. tean salutes seniors by Ryan Schreiber Daily Basketball Writer On Friday night, the Michigan women's basketball team honored its five seniors and presented team awards to the most successful squad in Michigan history at the 1989-90 Women's Basketball Banquet. The Wolverines, upon completion of their 20-10 season, received their first-ever post-season bid. They beat Oklahoma State in the first round of the NCAA tournament before bowing out to North Carolina State. The team set school records for overall victories and conference wins (11). Athletic Director Jack Weidenbach, the banquet's guest speaker, received a round of applause after he talked about his conversation with a famous former athletic director: "I said to him, 'You know, they really got good, Bo, after you left.' (Schembechler) did say that in basketball at Michigan this year, it was the women's program that led the way." The honorees were Michigan's five seniors and team leaders: forwards Tanya Powell and Leslie Spicer, guard Tempie Brown, and centers Valerie Hall and Joan Reiger. Powell set the all-time Michigan rebounding mark with 820, including a single-game Big Ten record of 17 versus Purdue, and earned MVP honors for her stellar performance this season. Spicer, who earned a starting role midway through the season, received Defensive Player-of-the-Year honors. Spicer continually covered the toughest opponents on the court, blanketing them in a defense that was unsurpassed by any other Wolverine. In addition, Reiger was recognized as Michigan's all-time leader in games played with 114 in her four-year career. THE REST OF THE BEST: Two other major team awards were doled out by the coaching staff. Outstanding Hustler was presented to junior co-captain Carol Sczcechowski, and the Most Improved Player went to back-up point guard Leah Wooldrige. HEAD OF THE CREW: Michigan coach Bud VanDeWege emceed the banquet sporting a new haircut, specially designed by the Wolverines. Previous to Michigan's first tournament game, VanDeWege had promised his squad that they could shave his head if they earned an NCAA bid. In case you were wondering, his hair is about one-half of an inch in length. 'BA R Summer is just around the corner and HOT times on The Rooftop are near... Be a part of it! Now Interviewing For by Phil Green Daily Sports Writer The Michigan-Notre Dame rivalry moved to the water Saturday when the Wolverines coasted to a 7- 1 crew victory on Ford Lake. Michigan rebounded from a tough loss last weekend at Cincinnati to raise its record to 2-1. Notre Dame defeated the Wol- verines in the teams' previous enc- ounters at the fall head races. But Saturday's races were sprints, a com- pletely different type of race. "Here in the sprint races, which is really what crew is all about, we were the dominant team and we showed it," team vice-president Tom Weber said. The Wolverines dominated every aspect of the afternoon, even in de- feat. Their lone loss, in the light- weight men's-eight race, was by a mere three inches. "It was kind of disappointing," secretary Jon Block said. "I definitely think we're the better boat but we Sports Monday Senior Editors Andy Gottesman David Hyman Photo Editor Jose Juarez had a poor race. I really wanted to beat them bad. I wanted to win this race more than races last weekend or the week before." However, many of Michigan's victories were not that close. The Wolverines' heavyweight men's-four race, the defending Dad Vail Regatta champions, maintained their undefeated status with a sound victory of three boat lengths. The women's heavyweight four, and the men's novice heavyweight eight also remained unbeaten with easy wins. Michigan will use its next two meets, the Southern Intercollegiate Rowing Association Regatta in Oak Ridge, Tenn. and the Mid-American Regatta in Columbus, Oh. to pre pare for the year's biggest race, the Dad Vail regatta May 11. "I think we (the lightweight eight) can win two, and if we do well surprise some people in Vail's," Block said. men's the first we can the Dad HIDDEN ELECTIVES! !!! LS&A students (and others, too), there Night Editor Phil Green Assistant Night Editor Eric Berkman are electives your school. available to you outside Do you need help in managing stress, improving your diet & developing an exercise program? If you are interested in these & other health topics then N223 is for you. Get a syllabus at the Health Service, by calling 763-6880 or by messaging Judith Hill on MTS-UB. 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