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Page 12-The Michigan Daily- Friday, March 20, 1992

Gymnasts end home
season against MSU

'M' tennis attempts
looks to extend streak

by Mike Rancilio
Daily Sports Writer
Tomorrow's women's gymnas-
tic meet signifies more than just the
end of the home schedule. Keen
Arena will say goodbye to seniors
Laura Lundbeck and Diane
Armento Saturday at 2 p.m. as
Michigan ends its regular season
against Michigan State. The careers
of both gymnasts symbolize the
drastic turnaround of the entire
program.
"This season is by far our best,"
Lundbeck said. "(In comparison to
three years ago) there is more moti-
vation, everyone is striving for their
best performance."
Three years ago, the team fin-
ished last in the Big Ten. This sea-
son, the Wolverines are undefeated
in conference meets, and are in con-
tention for an NCAA invitation.
. "(Coach) Bev (Fry) has made the
difference," Ali Winski said. "She
changed the structure of things --
our attitude and expectations are
higher."
The infusion of Fry has rubbed
off on both the gymnasts' perfor-
mance and their mental preparation.
"Everyone pushes to make each
other better," Julie Hofmeister said.
"We are more determined to turn it
around."

The program's transformation is
representative in the depth of the
squad. The team relies on a strong,
consistent lineup from top to bottom,
not just one tremendous athlete.
The season began with the team's
most celebrated returning gymnast,
Wendy Wilkinson, losing her season
to a knee injury. Two weeks ago,
heralded rookie Li Li Leung suffered
an injury to her Achilles' tendon
during warm-ups. The other gym-
nasts have risen to each challenge.
"Our success really shows in the
depth of the team," Hofmeister said.
Ali Winski stepped in when
Leung went down, and tallied her
best overall score. This type of per-
formance shows the change in the
team. Armento couldn't be happier.
"I'm extremely happy to see the
turnaround of the program," Ar-
mento said. "Everything's coming
together."
Armento is a remnant of the dis-
appointing days in the conference
cellar. She has seen the Wolverines
at their worst, but feels the present-
day gymnasts have just begun to ex-
cel. She feels there are more gifts in
store for herself and the team.
"I want a Big Ten ring. And na-
tionals are on my birthday."

by Todd Schoenhaus
Daily Sports Writer
This weekend in Houston,- the
Michigan men's tennis team will put
its three-match winning streak on the
line. The Wolverines (3-1 Big Ten,
3-4 overall) will be seeking a rever-
sal of their first road trip of the sea-
son, where they dropped four
straight matches. They will compete
against Rice and Kansas tomorrow,
and against Tennessee Sunday.
A new format, experimented with
throughout the country in tourna-
ment and non-conference play, will
be implemented for this weekend.
Normally, three doubles matches are
always played, as long as one team
has not won at least five of the six
singles matches. Instead, doubles
will only be played if singles are tied
at three matches apiece. If doubles
are needed, the normal best-of-three
set match will be altered into one
eight-game set.
This new format will shorten
competition time and enable two
matches to be played in the same
day. It will also put a tremendous
premium on singles play and
relegate doubles to less importance.
Tendinitis in both of John
Lingon's knees will cause some
reshuffling of the normal lineup.
Eric Grand will now play at No. 5
singles and frosh Greg Artz will fill
in for the second consecutive week-
end at third doubles. Lingon was
forced to retire from last Friday's
match against Purdue and has not
practiced since.

"Certainly Lingon's absence will
be a big concern, but that's all part
of it," Michigan coach Brian Eisner
said. "We are hoping Artz can step
in and play as he did against Purdue.
Grand has played some real good
tennis in the past and is very
capable."
Fortunately for Michigan, David
Kass will be able to compete at first
singles despite tendinitis in his
forearm. It is uncertain whether Kass
will be fit to play doubles.
Eisner feels last Friday's 5-4 vic-
tory over Purdue serves as monu-
mental significance for his team.
Again the Wolverines will have to
overcome injuries to be triumphant.
"Three straight wins have cer-
tainly boosted our confidence,"
Eisner said. "Beating Purdue without
Kass was a great win for us. Other
guys had to step up and we had to
rotate positions."
Rice, Kansas, and Tennessee will
all provide stiff competition for the
Wolverines. Year in and year out
Tennessee is a highly ranked team
while Rice and Kansas are also na-
tional-caliber opponents. The last
time the Wolverines went on the
road to compete against national
powerhouses, they were crushed by
Georgia Tech, Miami, and Florida.
"This weekend will be a measur-
ing device to determine how we've
progressed in both singles and dou-
bles since the Florida trip," Eisner
said. "Hopefully things will be much
different."

Debbie Gieger competes on the uneven bars against Louisiana State and
Missouri earlier this season. This weekend, the Wolverines will face
Michigan State in their final home meet of the season. Seniors Laura
Lundbeck and Diane Armento will be competing at Cliff Keen arena for the
last time Saturday. The careers of Lund beck and Armento, along with the
influence of second-year coach Bev Fry, have contributed to the drastic
upward turn the women's gymnastic program has experienced in the past
four years.

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