The Michigan Daily - Friday, March 6, 1992 - Page 11 No. 13 gymnasts play host to WMU by Andy Stabile Daily Sports Writer You can't judge a vacation by its weather - so to speak. "The 10-0 Michigan women gym- nastics team was ranked No. 20 when they left for the sunbelt to face No. 5 Florida, No. 2 Georgia, and West Virginia. Although the Wolverines could only manage a 1-2 record on the road trip, they weathered the storm in the national rankings, moving up to the 13th spot. For its first meet of the spring session, Michigan shattered its school record in losing to No. 5 Florida, 193.65-191.45. The Wol- verine total eclipsed their previous best score of 189.7. After training with the Gators in Gainesville for the week, Michigan faced an even larger challenge to end their fun in the sun with a meet in Athens against No. 2 Georgia and * West Virginia. The Wolverines could not keep pace with the Bulldogs, as Georgia tallied an astounding 196.00 to dwarf Michigan's 189.30 and the Mountaineers' 185.60. "We weren't going in there ex- pecting to beat those teams," Wolverine junior Ali Winski said. "Our goal was to score 190." Helping the Wolverines achieve beyond their goals against Florida were rookie Beth Wymer and sophomore Kelly Carfora. Once again, Wymer captured the all- around title in Gainesville scoring 39.15, and Carfora scored a career high 38.55. Frosh Li Li Leung also scored 9.5 on her first floor routine since returning from injury. As the nation's top 12 teams *qualify for the national champi- onships, the Wolverines are looking to improve on their season's com- posite score and No. 13 ranking against Western Michigan Saturday at Keen Arena at 2 p.m. "We really need a couple of big scores before Big 10's," Winski said. Netters, minus Kass, hope to end 0-4 skid by Adam Miller Daily Sports Writer The Michigan men's tennis team (0-1 Big Ten, 0-4 overall) opens its Big Ten home season with a 2:30 p.m. match today against Illinois at the Liberty Sports Complex. Mich- igan takes its show on the road Sunday for a clash with Northwes- tern at Evanston. "We've got our work cut out for us, there's no doubt about that," Michigan coach Brian Eisner said. Complicating matters for Mich- igan is the loss of No. 1 singles player David Kass to tendinitis of the right lower arm. Michigan's line- up will be shifted up one spot to accommodate. Illinois (0-0, 6-2) enters today's match without having played a tight contest. The Illini gave up no more than two matches in each of their six victories, but are coming off a 9-0 blowout at the hands of Notre Dame. Illinois is led by Ryan Clark, a junior from British Columbia, who's 5-1 at No. 1 singles, but Eisner said it is a mistake to think the Illini are a one-man show. "Illinois has got a very competi- tive teath," Eisner said. "From one to six singles, there's not a great deal of difference. Each one of their players competes well." And, please, no "Mildcat" jokes here. Northwestern (0-0, 4-3) is a perennial contender for the Big Ten crown in men's tennis. The Wildcats got off to a quick start, winning their first three matches by a combined score of 25-2, but have been in somewhat of a skid of late, losing three of their last four. Nonetheless, Eisner said that Northwestern, 2-2 this season at Evanston's Sheridan Road Courts, will provide "a very difficult match." "We have a lot of respect for Michigan," Wildcat coach Paul Torricelli said. "They're very strong, and sometimes with one player out of the lineup, that makes the team even more dangerous. And (No. 2) Dan Brakus is one of the best players in the region." Runners aim to qualify Michigan's Nicole Simpson displays her agility on the balance beam earlier this season. The women's squad will compete at Western Michigan this weekend, while the men's team travels to Ohio State. 'M' tumblers head toOhio State by Rich Mitvalsky Daily Sports Writer In preparation for nationals, held in two weeks, various members of the Michigan women's track team are competing around the midwest this weekend. Meets at Eastern Michigan and Iowa State offer a "last chance" for runners who are close to qualifying for the national meet held in Indianapolis. While Michigan has yet to qual- ify any runners for nationals, several are in contention. Each event at na- tionals offers an automatic cut, then accepts several of the remaining top times around the country. Michigan's best hopes to qualify for nationals will run in Ames, Iowa. The Wolverine 3200 meter relay of Kristine Westerby, Carrie Yates, Bannister, and Jessica Kluge is tied forlOth nationally. Meanwhile, several Wolverines hope to be selected based on perfor- mances at Eastern Michigan. "Many runners could race very well and qualify," runner Megan Nortz said. "Although they have to drop some time, they still have a chance at nationals." Michigan hopefuls running at Eastern are Amy Bannister in the 800-meter run, Courtney Babcock in the mile, Amy Buchholz in the 5000, and Chris Szabo. by Mike Hill Daily Sports Writer On the heels of a record-setting performance, the Michigan men's gymnastics team travels to Colum- bus to face arch rival Ohio State tomorrow night. Last Saturday in San Jose, Calif., the Wolverines placed first in a tri- meet over San Jose St. and California. Their 278.65 score broke the previous school record of 278.4 established at Stanford a year ago. Moreover, many individual perform- ers enjoyed personal bests in each of the six events. "We accomplished a major sea- son goal with the school record," coach Bob Darden said. "We're re- ally building to a crescendo towards the end of the season. It also im- proves our average, putting us in a good position for the regionals." Only ten schools in each the east and west region are selected for the NCAA Regional Tournaments. This selection is based on an average score of each school's top three scores, using at most one home score. "This is the time in the year when the gymnastics season heats up across the country," Darden said. "Each team is making a focused ef- fort to generate scores which will gain them a regional qualifying berth." The record bolstered Michigan's average almost three points, from 271.67 to 274.63. The jump could be the difference between the Wol- verines traveling to Iowa City to compete in the April 11th East Regional and sitting home wonder- ing about what might have been. Darden feels his squad is going to need a similar showing in order to knock off the Buckeyes. Ohio State ranks as one of the country's best teams with an average score in the low 280s. 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