Women's Basketball vs. Michigan State Friday, 7:30 p.m. Crisler Arena The Michigan Daily SPORTS Men's Basketball vs. Indiana Sunday, 2 p.m. Crisler Arena Thursday, March 5, 1992 Page 5 SOTEBOOK Barrowman qualifies despite loss '"4 4 n i I suffers another setback by Adam Miller. Daily Sports Writer The Michigan men's tennis team, already reeling from an 0-4 road trip to start the season, was dealt more bad news this week. No. 1 singles player David Kass is suffering from tendinitis of the lower right arm and will not practice this week. Kass will miss Friday's home match against Illinois, and may also be absent from Sunday's match at Northwestern. Kass is ranked No. 4 in the nation with a 3-1 singles record. "Right now, we're just resting him," coach Brian Eisner said. "We're not putting any movement on that arm at all." Eisner said the main problem that Michigan will face in Kass' absence is the forced change in lineups. All singles players will move up one position - regular No. 2 D a n Brakus will compete at No. 1, and Eric Grand, a doubles specialist, will be moved into the No. 6 singles po- sition. However, the Wolverines' opponents are not counting on any extended absences. "He'll play," Northwestern coach Paul Torricelli said of Sunday's contest in Evanston. Kass could not be reached for comment. GOING THE DISTANCE: How close was Michigan in last week's losses? 13 of the 30 individual matches played went to three sets, with three ending in a tiebreaker. Michigan lost all three that ended in this fashion, and lost nine of the thir- teen overall. SWEET LIBERTY: To prepare for Friday's home opener, the Wolverines have moved practice to- day and tomorrow from the Track and Tennis Building to the Liberty Sports Complex, Michigan's home for competition. TBA ANNOUNCED: Michigan fights the Illini at 2:30 p.m. Friday. The time of the match was previ- ously listed as TBA. * Golfers tee it up in s. C. by Brett Forrest Daily Sports Writer The Michigan men's golf team is primed to begin one of its most awaited seasons under head coach Jim Carras. This weekend's Ben * Hogan/Fripp Isle Invitational on Fripp Island, S.C. will inaugurate Carras' tenth year as Michigan's head coach. The Maize and Blue's season has been highly anticipated, as all of the golfers from last year's team return. The duffers had a strong second half of last season, winning the Wol- verine Invitational over 16 other teams. There is nothing but im- 0 provement expected from this expe- rienced group. Leading the way is senior captain Dean Kobane. Kobane, a transfer from Pepperdine, was ranked third in Big Ten overall stroke average last year, shooting an average 73.5 over 22 rounds. As the top Wolverine golfer in five of 11 meets last year, Kobane has a chance for all-America honors this season. Fellow seniors Denny Sikkila and Anthony Dietz, as well as junior James Carson all have two years of experience to join Kobane as the leaders of this year's much-awaited team. Junior Bob Henighan and sophomore Carl Condon each have one Michigan season under their belts. 'This is the strongest team we have been able to field at Michigan By Chad Safran Daily.Sports Writer Mike Barrowman has been named United States swimmer of the year three consecutive times. He has broken the world record in the 200- meter breaststroke five times in the last 31 months. Until last evening, he had not lost in the event in over three and one-half years. But things change. He finished fourth in the 200 breast at the 1988 Olympic Games. Since that time he has become a man on a mission to erase a disappointing memory. The mission has been tem- porarily delayed. Curl-Burke teammate Roque Santos touched the wall ahead of Barrowman in a time of 2:13.50. Barrowman followed in second- place with a clocking of 2:13.54 and was not enthused with his swim. "How can I be pleased swimming three to four seconds over what I can really do," Barrowman said. "I made the team that's all that matters. "It has been a long time since I have lost. This will burn inside me a long time. I will see this until Barcelona. This will rekindle a fire that has burned down." Santos shattered his personal-best time by over 1.5 seconds but re- mained modest. "' he best person doesn't always win," he said. "It was not a fluke. To beat Mike is a great feeling. He is the greatest swimmer ever" Two other Wolverines joined Barrowman in the finals. Redshirt Eric Wunderlich, swimming for Club Wolverine, once again fell short in his attempt for a position on this year's squad, clocking a time of _ 2:15.87, good enough for third place. He also finished third in the 100 breaststroke on Sunday. Michigan rookie Steven West made a success- ful debut at theOlympic Trials when he managed a seventh-place finish in the finals with a time of 2:18.60 'it was not a fluke. To beat Mike is'a great feeling. He is the greatest swimmer ever. - Olympic Trial Champion Roque Santos In the women's 800-meter freestyle, Erika Hansen of Texas swam to victory with a time of 8:36.10. Coming in second was Janet Evans, almost three seconds behind Hansen when she touched in 8:39.09. Dan Jorgensen of Team Foxcatcher won the men's 400 freestyle, finishing with a personal- best time of 3:49.14. His teammate Sean Killion came in second with a time of 3:51.47. Crissy Ahmann-Leighton of Arizona captured the top spot in the Women's 100-meter butterfly in :58.61. Summer Sanders of Stanford qualified for the team with a runner- up finish of :59.67. In the evening's final event, 15 year-old Anita Nall made the team again with a winning time of 1:09.29 in the women's 100 breaststroke. Meagan Kleine took the second posi- tion with a time of 1:10.08. Roque Santos cele brates his upset victory over former Michig an swimmer Mike Barrowman in the 200 m bre ast- stroke at the 1992 Olympic Trials in Indianapolis. It was Barrowman's first loss in the event in over three years. Bluelc s laros slisou Ws by Bruce Inosencio Daily Sports Writer The men's lacrosse team spent spring break in Arizona looking to get a jump on its spring season and its upcoming foes. Michigan returned from the Grand Canyon State with two losses and two victories. The Wolverines defeated Arizona State, 21-8, and the Phoenix Lacrosse Club, 13-7. The losses Michigan suffered were close contests and head coach Bob DiGiovanni said he was pleased with the team's per- formance. "Losing to Arizona 10-7 and UC Santa Barbara 8-4 is respectable to say the least," DiGiovanni said. Arizona and UCSB finished second and third, re- spectively, in the 28-team Western Collegiate Lacrosse League in 1991. The WCLL, a league consisting of col- lege level teams from the Southwest, is known for its abundance of talent. "We don't have any excuses, but we should have beat UCSB," DiGiovanni said. "We had six or seven people contract a virus of some sort for the first few days of the trip and that hurt us in the game against UCSB. Michigan took only 25 of its 33 team members. Several of the eight missing players are instrumental to the team's success. "It's really too bad we didn't have everyone out there because we were missing some key people on de- fense, offense, and at attack as well," DiGiovanni said. The trip to Arizona was intended to prepare Michigan for its long season, as well as give an indica- tion as to how the team would perform in a game. "Overall, given the fact that we were short-handed and we had some people sick the first few days, I'm pretty happy with the outcome," DiGiovanni said. DiGiovanni is confident that Michigan's lacrosse team has the ability to retain the respect it already has from its opponents. "After last week I know we can hold our own against anyone in the country playing at the club and USILA (United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse As- sociation) level," DiGiovanni added. Michigan will get the chance to prove itself as they face Michigan State this Saturday. The game is slated to face off at 8:30 p.m. in Oosterbaan Fieldhouse. 'After last week I know we can hold our own against anyone in the country playing at the club and USILA level.' - Lacrosse coach Bob DiGiovanni Michigan State, an NCAA Division I varsity squad, recruits heavily from the East Coast's lacrosse hotbeds and is a perennial powerhouse in the Midwest. "State will definitely give us our toughest game all season in terms of skill level and physical condition," DiGiovanni said. DiGiovanni knows his team is ready to face the Spartans in what is by far the biggest rivalry for Michigan every year. "I'm confident that with a full complement of people we'll give State a run for their money," DiGiovanni said. Men's track encounters tough times at Big Tens by Bruce Inosencio Daily Sports Writer Michigan indoor tracksters Gregg Duffy and Desmond Howard were the highlights at the Eastern Michigan University Classic held in Ypsilanti Feb. 22. Duffy placed second in the 400- meters with a time of 50.24, while Howard ran a 6.34 in the 55 prelimi- naries and a 6.38 in the semi-final. Howard's times would have placed him third or fourth in the final race, but he jumped the gun and was dis- qualified. "Duffy's time was kind of slow for him but we were glad to see he took second anyway," said Michigan coach Jack Harvey. "It was too bad Desmond had a false start, but at least we got to see his times in the qualifiers and he showed us he's ready to run." This past weekend the men's squad traveled to Michigan State's Jenison Fieldhouse for the Big Ten Championships. However, the re sults were unfavorable, as Michigan suffered its worst Big Ten finish ever. "We ran well on Friday to qualify for finals on Saturday, but we just didn't make it happen," Harvey said. "We have a better team than our finish showed, but we went to the meet and didn't get the job done." On a better note, Selwyn Hinds set a school record by posting a 22.07 in the 200, capturing second for the Wolverines. Also, high jumper Dan Reddan placed third by clearing 6-11 3/4. "It was great to see Selwyn run so well and Reddan get out of his slump, but the rest of the team didn't compete well at all," Harvey said. Harvey's disappointment resulted in a slashing of squad members yes- terday, as a team meeting found about twenty athletes cut from the roster. 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