8 - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, October 6, 1994 Men's soccer drops Cup Wolverines' hopes shattered in inaugural competition By JOHN LEROI For the Daily Just when things were looking good for the Michigan men's soccer team, Eastern Michigan came to town. Of course, the Eagles (5-3-3) didn't have too far to go to defeat the Wol- verines (8-4-2), 2-i, in the first-an- nual Washtenaw Cup at Ann Arbor Pioneer's Hollaway Field yesterday. The battle of the two dominant soccer programs in Washtenaw County started as a defensive battle. Stellar play by both Michigan goal- keeper Mike Milman and Eagle netminder Jason Elmy stopped many scoring opportunities for both squads in the first half. Four minutes into the game, Wol- verine forward Andy Cosenza ripped a shot that sailed wide. Minutes later, Milman made a diving save on a drive by Eastern Michigan forward John Roma. Eastern utilized its speed and fi- nally cashed in when Eagle forward Paul Kaliszewski headed midfielder Otis Vacratsis's crossing pass past a diving Milman into the lower left corner of the net. "Once again, we really got sucked into playing our opponent's style of soccer," Michigan coach Steve Burns said. "We made some adjustments and got some guys in the game that helped us control the tempo." The Wolverines came out strong in the second half, playing an even more physical game than their usual brutal style, keeping the ball on the ground. Their efforts paid off when defensemenBill Weinberg's freekick hit the crossbar and midfielder Ian Kurth banged home the rebound. The rest of the second half was peppered with scoring chances for both teams. Elmy stopped Wolverine midfielder Kris Wiljanen's penalty shot 14 minutes into the half. A Vacratsis free kick from 22 yards out eluded Milman but ricocheted off the crossbar. With only 3 minutes left in the game, Kaliszewski pushed an errant Eastern shot into the net to give the Eagles the lead. "(Eastern Michigan) capitalized on their scoring chances and we didn't," Michigan midfielder Kris Wiljanen said. "Unfortunately, I missed the penalty kick. We were both fighting hard, butwedidn'tmake the best of our chances." Since players fromthe two schools know each other personally, Eastern Michigan has earned local bragging rights. Winning the first Washtenaw Cup didn't hurt Eastern either. But it sure hurt the Wolverines. "They've got the cup now," coach Burns said. "Now we've got to get it back." 6 0 0 MARK FRIEDMAN/Daily Michigan fell to Eastern Michigan, 2-0, in last night's inaugural Washtenaw Cup. Sports Briefs Women's tennis goes to Notre Dame for Eck Classic After a two-week break, the Michigan women's tennis team re- turns to competition this weekend at the Eck Classic, hosted by Notre Dame. Besides the three Wolverines who played last weekend at the SkyTel National Clay Court Championships, the team has been idle. Sarah Cyganiak and Bojana Jankovic played in the singles divi- sion and Angie Popek partnered with Jankovic in the doubles round. The Eck Classic will be the first time the hitters play as a team since the North Carolina Wolfpack Clas- sic, so the team has had time to get ready. "We have been drilling alotmore," senior Simone Lacher said. "We have been getting more practice to be more precise." The team is anxious to showcase the progress it has made during their last two weeks of practice. "We are expecting to see improve- ment from our North Carolina tourna- ment," coach Bitsy Ritt said. "Our level of play will be more competitive." Six starters return for Michigan. 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"We have everybody back witl' the exception of Dan Brakus (last year's top singles player), and we've added two outstanding freshmen," coach Brian Eisner said. "Everybody that's back is playing better than they played last year." The squad hopes to become more competitive with the two recruits. "It's a difference because in prac- tice those guys want it bad," Joh Costanzo said. "They're going after i and it is making everyone else work a lot harder." This is the team's big chance - the Georgia Tech tournament held tomorrow through Sunday has NCAA tournament written all over it. Freshman Arvid Swan views the tournament as a "great opportunity as far as the competition because it is a loaded tournament." The draw features ranked teams Florida, Georgia and Georgia Tech. The tournaments' format includes a Flight A and a Flight B for singles.. In Flight A, the Wolverines will send Peter Pusztai, Swan, Costanzo and Adam Wager. In Flight B, Michigan will be represented by Grady Burnett, David Paradzik, Geoff Prentice and Chris Wyatt. Two of the men will teai up to play in a doubles flight as well. The hitters are hoping to improve on their performance two weeks ago at the Notre Dame Invitational. "We'rein a lot better shape. We're playing good tennis," Costanzo said. "I can't remember a time when prac- tice has been going this well." - Marc Lightdale SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY Y DIVISION OF INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS ABROADU 119 Euclid Avenue, Syracuse, New York 13244-4170 1-800-235-3472 U 315-443-3471 THURSDAY NO COVER AT RESTAU RANT SPORT S *Al . Also featuring: $3.25 pitchers Coors Light $5.00 pitchers Long Island Ice Tea And Anid r 6* t fotgot atu dy Michig iiv_ . gai State ~~& ~~- to vw 6~* * ~7 .oo si.o flet a And all th. eggs toast y'can eat! 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