12A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, April 3, 1997 Men's tennis needs a a consistency against Hawkeyes, Gophers Netters look to continue rivalry 0 By John Friedberg Daily Sports Writer If the last two weekends are any indication, no one will know which Michigan tennis team (2-2 Big Ten, 4-9 overall) will come to play tomor- row at Iowa and Sunday at Minnesota. Will it be the Michigan team that swept Ohio State and narrowly beat conference leader Indiana? Or will the Wolverines revert back to the team that lost eight straight matches? Michigan had lost five of the eight matches, 4-3. According to Michigan coach Brian Eisner, fans should look for the team of the past weekend. "I think the two matches gave everyone a lot of confidence," Eisner said. "We played very, very well." For a change, Eisner will not have to change the lineup going into the weekend. Junior David Paradzik will stay at the No. 1 Min n singles spot for the weekend. been our He is the only Wolverine to + ompetI play in the same pas e1 slot for every p match. e r He will be y r followed by freshman Matt Wright, playing Michigan mer No. 2 singles for just the fourth time all year. Wright has a 1-2 record in his pre- vious three' matches at the No. 2 spot. Junior Arvid Swan, who has played most of the matches at No. 2 this season, moves down to the No. 3 spot, where he is 2-1. Swan has won his last two matches. Will Farah will play No. 4 this weekend. Farah is tied with Paradzik for the team lead in wins this season with 19 and looks to improve on his 4-1 Big Ten singles record. The top four will be joined by sophomore Jake Raiton and fresh- man Brad McFarlane. Raiton has struggled at the No. 5 spot posting a 3-6 record. He has missed two of the conference match- es due to injury. McFarlane, on the other hand, is coming off his most successful weekend. McFarlane earned his first two dual match victories of his Michigan career, including the match clincher F'c against Indiana's Andrew Held, 5-7," 6-3, 6-1. The doubles pairings will also be the same, as Eisner struggles to find combinations that can string some victories together. Only one pair playing this week- end, Swan and McFarlane, has a .500 record. The doubles point could be the difference if the matches are close. Michigan faces injury-depleted Iowa (1-3, 7-7) that has only one conference win this season, yet Eisner refuses to take the Hawkeyes lightly. "They (Iowa) have had a lot of problems this year," Eisner said. "But when teams play well in this conference, anyone can beat any- one." Minnesota (1-3, 5-8) has been Michigan's main rival at the top of the conference recently, but this season the so fa as Gophers have struggled a bit. ch ef "Minnesota thehas been our chief competi- tion the past eight to 10 years," Eisner said. "We have - Brian Eisner been the two s tennis coach teams in the conference." That should change starting this weekend with the return of Lars Hjarrand. Hjarrand has played some events on the pro tour this year and has con- sequently not played with the Gophers all year. But Hjarrand has re-enrolled at Minnesota and has rejoined the team. "They really get a boost with the return of Hjarrand," Eisner said. Hjarrand's return provides Minnesota with another advantage. The rest of the singles players will have a chance to move down a spot. That should enable the Gophers to be more formidable than they have all season. "We can't worry about what is going on with other teams," Eisner said. "We know that if we can play the type of tennis that we are capable of, we can make a run at the conference title." The run at a repeat conference title begins in Iowa City tomorrow. By Alan Gomez Daily Staff Writer The rivalry between Michigan and Ohio State is legendary. What most fans aren't aware of is that the Wolverines have beaten the Buckeyes in 22 of their 30 total meetings. In women's tennis, that is. Michigan just finished a hard- fought trip to Florida last weekend. The Wolverines picked up a win against Miami, but their trip ended with a loss to South Florida in Tampa. With that weekend out of the way, the Wolverines will continue their Big Ten schedule tomorrow against the Buckeyes. The last time Ohio State beat Michigan in a regular sea- son match was in 1986, a span cov- ering 10-straight matches. Considering the Wolverines are dominating the Big Ten this year with a 5-0 record, the Buckeyes shouldn't pose much of a threat with their 1-3 conference record. Leading the Michigan attack are senior Sarah Cyganiak and freshman Brooke Hart. Cyganiak, currently ranked No. 49 in the nation, has won all five of her matches in the conference while playing in the No. I spot. If she picks up a victory against Ohio State; it will be her 40th career vic- tory in the Big Ten. Hart sports the same record as Cyganiak in the conference, and her 10-3 overall record is also tied for the team lead. Hart, and the rest of the freshmen, have gotten off to a good start this season. Freshman Danielle Lund has man- aged a 4-1 record in the conference and is also tied for the overall team lead at 10-3. Erryn Weggenman, the other freshman singles player, sports a 3-1 Big Ten record and an 8-4 record overall, Junior Sora Moon and sophomore Tumeka Harris have had a rougher time in the conference, playing at No. 2 and No. 3, respectively. A sign that the Wolverines have been playing well is that Moon and Harris, who have the two w records in the conference, are b over .500 with a 3-2 record. The doubles teams have been as dominating as the singles. All three of the doubles tandems have a 4.-1 record in the conference. The top-ranked duo of Cyganiak and Moon are currently ranked No. 34 in the nation and lead the team with an overall mark of 9-4. The other two duos are composed off freshmen. The pairing If Weggenman and redshirt freshman Jen Boylan are also 8-5 overall. The performance of the upper class members of the team has brought the Wolverines together, most notably that of Cyganiak in the No. I spot. And along with the strong perfor- mances from the four contributing freshmen, who have combined fo a 12-2 singles mark and an 8-2t- bles record in conference play, the Buckeyes might be in for a long afternoon tomorrow. FILE PHOTO Tumeka Harris and the Michigan women's tennis team will continue its Big Ten schedule tomorrow against Ohio State. ' crew in San Diego Classic for 1st time Ginger L Zabel For the Daily The Michigan women's crew team will be traveling to San Diego for the San Diego Crew Classic on Saturday. The Wolverines will be competing in Heat A of the Whittier Cup division - the premier event of the regatta. Only 12 teams in the nation are invit- ed to attend the highly selective event, and Michigan will be looking to be one of the three teams from its heat to con- tinue into the finals. The Wolverines will face Washington, Massachusetts, Yale, Stanford and Georgetown in Heat A. Heat B will consist of Wisconsin, Virginia, Washington State, Pennsylvania, Oregon State and California. "It's going to be highly competitive," Michigan assistant coach Pamm Carroll said. "These are the best crews in the country. We're going to be facing some stiff competition, and it's going to be really exciting. "If the seeding ends up right, we could be a surprise out there. Getting out of the heats and into the final with the top schools will be a great chal- lenge." The Wolverines will face some tough competition in their heat, espe- cially from Washington and UMass - two of th country. Washington was1 "If the ends up r could bes out there. Mic he best teams in the last year's Whittier Cup winner, followed by Wisconsin and Washington State. As a newly formed varsity program, Michigan will be competing in the regatta for the first time. -T h e seedings Th Wolverines will id t we be coming off of ! a 6:41.36-6:42.65 a surprise loss to Virginia last weekend with its first boat and a solid win over -Pamm Carroll G e o r g e higan assistant Washington with crew coach all four boats competing. "It was really exciting to have that race last week," Carroll said. "Virginia has a good pro- gram that's up-and-coming. It was great to see that we were so close to such a good crew. "The girls have known that they fast all year, but now they can startio believe it. Everything is starting to pay off." The Wolverines are concentrating on being one of the teams to make it to the finals of the Whittier Cup, as well as improving their record against national powers such as Washington, Wisconsin and Virginia, in order to secure a place at nationals at the end of the year. "We have a heavy schedule, and we will have to perform well at all of our races to go as far as possible this year, Carroll said. "It's a lot of pressure for the girls with such a schedule. Michigan's two top boats will com- pete in San Diego, while the two novice boats will compete in a meet at home. 'I. the world is getting smaller smell better. Read Daily Sports Fall 1997 Courses Offered by the Department of Microbiology and Immunology " New - Introduction to Infectious Diseases: Designed to introduce undergraduate biology majors and pre-professionals to the variety of strategies used by bacteria and viruses to cause disease. 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