10 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, November 11, 1997 Shoulder injunes slow netters at Regionals By Mark Francescutti Daily Sports Writer One week ago, the Michigan men's tennis team came back to Ann Arbor as the best team in the Midwest, a shock to the six others that were ranked ahead of the Wolverines. This week they came home bruised and battered after Michigan ran out of gas at the final fall tournament - the Minnesota lee Volleys. Michigan, whose players gave their best performances at last weekend's Rolex regionals, seemed to be tired and emotionally drained at Minnesota. "Having this event after the emotion- al Rolex regionals, it was difficult both emotionally and psychologically for the guys to compete at their best," coach Brain Eisner said. "We played too much this fall. In the future, I would not schedule anything after the Rolex regionals." Injuries plagued the Wolverines throughout the weekend. It was as if someone was performing voodoo and stuck a needle in the shoulder of a doll, because all of Michigan's problems were in that area. Sophomore Matt Wright was knocked out with severe pain in his bicep and was unable to continue. "During my practice serves I felt a pop in my shoulder," Wright said. "It's something that I didn't want to get worse." Senior Dave Paradzik also fell due to his rotator cuff. After falling short in his first match to Minnesota, he was only able to finish his second match before calling it quits. Senior Brook Blain also caught the injury bug with his shoulder preventing him from feeling 100 per- cent. RUSSIANS Continued from Page 9 It was the type of performance Ellerbe said should become routine from the senior forward. "It would be nice to see those numbers a lot more often," he said. After starting slowly, Michigan iced the game with about five minutes remaining. Bullock and Jerod Ward drained 3-pointers from opposite corners and Baston flushed a dunk building the lead to a 14 points, from which Michigan coasted to the 25-point final margin. In Travis Conlan's absence -- the Michigan co-captain is sidelined with a fractured wrist - Robbie Reid saw most of the ball-handling duties for the Wolverines. Without Conlan on the floor and with Reid on the bench, Brandon Smith assumed the shooting guard duties. Elllerbe presented his freshmen with increased minutes. "You could ask anyone on the team and everyone would say that they have some sort of nagging injury," Wright added. Besides the injuries, the Wolverines fared just as well, compared to the other teams, winning just more than half of their matches. The Wolverines fared especially well against the Bulgaria Davis Cup squad, winning three matches. But the addi- tion of the Bulgarians as a fourth team made it just more work for the battered Wolverines. "By adding the Bulgarians, who are very good, we had more problems," Eisner said. "We played well," Eisner said. "We just didn't have enough left because we had given it all the week be fore.' Tiring is common in tennis because it is a sport where the players constantly play for days at a time. In the past two weekends, the Wolverines played all day for seven days. "I think we still played well; I wasn't worried," Eisner concluded. As for the future, the coaches are to turn in all of Michigan's stats and their personal comments by tomorrow. Then on Monday, an ITA committee will make a decision based on those stats, regional performance and pre- season rankings as to which midwest- ern team will represent Region IV in the National Indoor Championships, Feb. 22. The Wolverines will have a 1 1'2 month break before beginning the dual meet season in February. Practice is not allowed by the NCAA, so Michigan players will be practicing on their own to rest and prepare for the "real" season. "They played a little bit better," Ellerbe said. "The first time they went out, they didn't know what to expect. This time they were a little more comfortable" With 7:30 left in the first half, Josh Asselin played to his size.- an attribute rarely seen in Michigan freshmen. On the defensive end, he rejected a shot and laid in the first two points of his Michigan career at the other end. Smith provided much of the night's visual highlights, though, closing the game with a furious rally on both ends of the court. In the last two minutes, glimpses of his athletic ability were dis- played for the surprisingly-large Crisler Arena crowd. While he finished with 10 points, two shots stood out in particular. His Jordan- esque up-and-under move near the end of the game displayed the hang time the 6-6 freshman possesses. At the other end, he was called for a foul while defending a 3- pointer - presumably for jumping too high. Golfers falter, infial fal ifnltournament By Kevin Rosenfield Daily Sports Writer In its final tournament before a four-month hiatus, the Michigan men's golf team concluded its fall season with a 10th- place finish at the par 71 Stanford Invitational in Palo Alto, Calif., this weekend. Colorado State won the 54-hole event with an eight-over-par 860, one stroke ahead of runner-up Georgia Tech. Michigan finished at 897 (302-295-300), competing against a 17-team field that included six of the nation's top-25 teams. Although the young and inexperienced Wolverines exceeded expectations throughout the fall season, Michigan coach Jim Carras was nonetheless disappointed by his team's play i* California. "Even though this was as competitive ofa tournament as we'll play all season, I do think we could have performed better than what we showed," Carras said. "However, inconsistency really hurt us and kept us from what could have been a super end to a very, very good fall season." Although his current string of two consecutive tournament victories came to a halt, sophomore Mike Harris continued to pace the Wolverines. After a disappointing opening round, Harris rebounded to shoot an eight-over-par 221 (76-72-73), leaving him 11 strokes behind the leader and in 23rd plac Redshirt freshman Mike Reabe turned in his best performance as a Wolverine with a 223 (75-73-75). Fellow freshman Kevin Harris finished at 225 (76-70-79), while Kevin Vernick and Keith Hinton each tied at 232. "We've essentially been a three-man team, looking for some better numbers and consistency from our four and five positions all season," Carras said. "We got it here from Mike Reabe and Kevin Harris, but our number two and three players did not play the caliber of golf they have for us this fall and that really hurt us." "Overall, this group has exceeded my expectations from th start of the year, but we can't be satisfied," Carras said. "Nox that we have seen the potential this possesses, if we can get some consistency and remain focused, we can have a terrific spring season. I'm really excited about what this team can accomplish." MARGARE TMYERS/Daily The Michigan tennis team wrapped up its individual season at the Minnesota Ice Volleys in Minneapolis. Three Wolverines came back to Ann Arbor with bum shoulders, but should be okay to practice this month. URAL-GREAT (68) FG FT REB MIN MA M-A 0-T A F PTS Bochkarev 31 6-10 1-1 5.9 0 3 14 Sharko 21 1-5 0-0 0.2 1 5 3 Buntin 30 7-8 2-2 1.4 0 1 17 Dvnianiov 27 5-16 0.0 0-1 3 1 13 Pegushin 32 2-8 0.0 3-4 7 2 4 Tchijov 21 3-5 0-0 1-2 1 1 8 Prokhorenko 12 1-2 2.5 1-4 1 4 4 Sheiko 4 0-3 2-2 2-4 0 4 2 Dmtriev 8 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 1 3 Totals 200 26-63 7-10 153613 25 68 FG%: .413. FT%:.300. 3-point FG: 9-20, .450 (Dvinianiov 3-7, Tchijov 2-3, Dmitriev 1-3, Sharko 1-3, Bochkarev 1-1, Buntin 1-1, Pegushin 0-1, Sheiko 0-1). Blocks: 2 (Buntin 2). Steals: 6 (Bochkarev 3, Sharko 3). Technical Fouls: none. MICHIGAN (93) FG FT REB MIN M-A -MA T A F PTS Baston 25 7-9 9-15 4-12 2 1 23 Ward 32 7-15 1-3 0-2 2 2 17 Traylor 30 7-14 4-6 4-10 1 2 18 Reid 28 3-5 0-0 1-3 3 0 7 Bullock 32 3-9 2-2 1-1 6 1 11 Taylor 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Oliver 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 3 0 0 Asselin 12 2-3 3-4 1-3 1 0 7 Smith 18 3-5 2-4 2-4 1 2 10 Szyndlar 1 0-0 0-00- 0 0 0 Vig ier 12 0-1 0-2 0-2 0 1 0 Totals 200 32.61 21.36 153919 9 93 FG%: .525. FT%:.583. 3-point FG: &17, .471 (Bullock 3-6, Ward 2-6, Reid 1-3, Smith 2-2). Blocks: 4 (Baston 2, Asselin, Bullock). Steals: 8 Batn 2, 'FBullock 2, Reid 2, Smith, Vignier). 'TcnclFouls: none. Ural-Great ........26 42 -68 Michigan ............32 61 -93 At: Crisler Arena. A: 11,529. TOURNAMENT Continued from Page 9 "I'm glad that it was my senior year that we got to do something and got to meet all of our goals" Flachs said. Should the Wolverines' not get a bid, the six seniors on the team will have played in their last collegiate games. "It all went by so fast, I can't believe that field hockey is over for good now," senior goalkeeper Amy Helber said. Karen Johnson, the mother of senior defender Shelley Johnson, was quick to point out after Sunday's loss that the Wolverines had nothing to be ashamed of. "Marcia said at the beginning of the season 'Okay girls what do you want to do?' they said 'win the Big Ten' so she said 'Okay lets get to work,"' Johnson said. "I'd be really disappointed if none of these great things had happened to us," Flachs said. WISCONSIN Continued from Page 9 "This is a championship game," Carr said. "If we win it we have a tie for the Big Ten championship and if Wisconsin wins its last two, they go to the Rose Bowl." Not to say that a loss will trigger the same effect this time, but it will cer- tainly soften the impact of last week's impressive victory and put Wisconsin comfortably ahead of Michigan in the Rose Bowl race. "You don't vote on the Big Ten championship," Carr said. "You have to go out there and win it." TAYLOR ON THE MEND: Safety Daydrion Taylor, who blasted Penn State tight end Bob Stephenson with a scary hit in the second quarter Saturday, is out for at least the remain- der of the regular season with a sprained neck ligament, according to Carr. Stephenson had just caught a swing pass near the Penn State sideline, and after rumbling a few yards, put his head down and clashed heads with' Taylor. Both laid unconscious for few minutes. "I don't ever remember seeing a hit like that and I knew when both those kids did not get up that it was a scary situation," Carr said. Taylor was fitted for a soft cast yes- terday afternoon, and his status for a bowl game we be re-evaluated as he progresses. "That was a scary play, I can assure you of that," Carr said. "ThankfullyW both players are OK." AHH YEAH: Apparently, some of All-planet Charles Woodson's cocki- ness has rubbed off on the usually lowJkey Carr. 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