The Michigan Daily - Monday, April 18, 1994 - 13 Athliete of the Week WHo: Simone Lacher TEAM: Women's Tennis HOMETOwN: Burr Ridge, Ill. YEAR: Junior ELIGIBILITY: Junior WHY: Last week, Lacher led the Wolverines to victories over two top 25 teams. She beat Jaimie Fouret from No. 24 Wisconsin in singles before teaming up with fellow Wolverine Jamie Fielding to beat Fouret and Stephanie Benz in doubles. In another match, Lacher and Fielding beat No. 10 Northwestern's Mary 'Beth Novak and Anna Scharfeld. Later in the same meet, Lacher beat Novak in singles. M' rugby finds perfection against Canadiens i WBy RAVI GOPAL DAILY SPORTS WRITER What do Nadia Comaneci, Don Larsen and the Michigan men's rugby team all have in common? They all know how to be perfect. Saturday, the Wolverines proved themselves worthy of this description when they dismantled the Sarnia (Ont.) Saints by scores of 52-0 and @24-8. The opener matched up the teams' top players. Michigan and Sarnia :played even for the first few minutes. *After the Saints missed a penalty kick minutes into the game, the teams en- gaged in a see-saw battle over posses- sion of the ball. Then the Wolverine backstook over. Michigan out-center Ashby Kinch ,ained possession off a scrummage Wand took the ball toward the goal line before passing it off to winger Mike Carter, who scored. Scrum-half Sean Knight kicked the ball in for two more points, and the Wolverines led, 7-0. A TENNIS Continued from page 12 three wins. She eased past the Wild- cats' top player, Elisa Kim, 6-4, 6-2. Bojana Jankovic squeezed out a nuch-needed win at the No.2 singles spot with her 10-8 tiebreaker defeat ofBranacaElsberry in the third set, 6- 2,5-7,.7-6. Jankovich and Popek teamed up to beat Northwestern's No. I doubles team of Kim and Elsberry, 1-6,6-3,6- 4. "The key to winning the close matches was we just hung in there and never gave up," Ritt said. "We never panicked all weekend and I think that was a key to our victories." Michigan faces Notre Dame in its last dual match of the season April23. few minutes later, Carter scored on a similar play off a feed from Kinch. The Saints then had a chance to get on the scoreboard when they stole the ball from the Wolverines and held the ball deep in Michigan territory. But the Wolverine defense held, and Sarnia's attempts to push the ball across the goal line were met by firm resistance on the part of the Michigan forwards. This defensive stand proved to be a key to the Wolverines' success, since, at the time, they were battling two opponents: Sarnia's momentum and the weather. "It was a crucial point in the game," Michigan Rugby Club Presi- dent Tom Warburton said. "It was tough for us because the wind was against us." After repelling the Saints' attack, Michigan poured it on. It scored three more times in the half, ending the first stanza with a 32-0 lead. The Wolverine onslaught contin- ued through the second half as Michigan's forwards overpowered Sarnia during each scrummage. This gave the Wolverine backs possession of the ball, and the game was all but over. Because of their speed, Michigan's backs capitalized on the Saints' re- laxed defense. Both Carter and Knight had a field day, running through gap- ing holes in the Sarnia defense for multiple tries. Carter finished with three tries, while Knight ended with two. "(Sarnia's) backs play a passive defense, and we did a good job keeping it in our possession," Warburton said. "The backs hit the holes (in the Saints' defense) very hard," added Knight. Warburton praised both of his stel- lar backs. "Sean (Knight), who is a Midwest Select Side player, is a real excellent player," Warburton said. "Mike (Carter) is a great guy to have." The second game proved to be more 'Mike Springs had a great game, and overall, we played tight and cohesively.' -Tom Vestergaard senior rugby player of a battle, but the result was the same. Sarnia ended the first half with an 8-7 lead. In the second half, however, the Wolverines came alive. Keyed by a sensational performance by sophomore hooker Mike Springs, Michigan ex- ploded for 17 points, keeping the visi- tors winless in two attempts. "I'm extremely satisfied (with our performance)," senior tight-head prop Tom Vestergaard said. "Mike Springs had a great game, and overall, we played tight and cohesively." "Springs had an outrageous day," lock Jim Errin said. RECORDS1 1 mmI us 1 ANY (single disc $9.99 Iand up) 1 1 CLASSICAL CD in stock' 1 I 1 -or i All classical bx sets and classical CD's priCed ISale ends May 15, 1994 $9.99 & iess! .- -- -- -- - - -- -- - - -- - - J NEED A PLACE TO STUDY? 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