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14A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, March 26, 1998
Same old spring story for men's
golf team ... lousy weather
N-1-Teasin'
By Rick Harpster
Daily Sports Writer
After a couple weeks of battling the
weather in Ann Arbor, the Michigan
men's golf team heads to Dallas this
weekend to compete in the
Tanglewood Invitational.
One concern for the Wolverines is
that the chilly, rainy weather in
Michigan recently has made it difficult
to practice outdoors.
"This week (the Tanglewood
Invitational) is going to be a little
tough on us," Michigan coach Jim
Carras said. "We have not been able to
practice outside since we got back
from Fripp Island (S.C.)"
Despite the lack of outdoor play this
winter, Michigan followed a success-
ful fall campaign with an eighth place
finish in the Fripp Island Invitational
during spring break. The 20-team
event gave the Wolverines reason for
optimism heading into this weekend.
As he did throughout the fall, Mike
Harris led the way in South Carolina
by shooting a four-under par 209 (73-
69-67), which was good for a second-
place finish. Harris, who won the
Kroger Invitational in Memphis and
the Persimmon Ridge Invitational in
Louisville last fall, finished just three
strokes behind Jacksonville's Ronald
Groflin.
The play of Mike Affeldt, who only
qualified for one tournament during
the fall season, was the most pleasant
surprise of the 54-hole event. Affeldt
finished fourth overall at Fripp Island
when he carded rounds of 68-71-71
(210).
Keith Hinton and Kevin Vernick,
two of Michigan's steadiest players in
the fall, struggled at times in South
Carolina, posting scores of 220 (74-
71-75) and 225 (74-76-75), respective-
ly.
During the fall campaign, Harris,
Vernick, and Hinton competed in all
five tournaments for Michigan and
gave Carras stability among his top
three performers.
But changes in the final two spots
were as common as White House scan-
dais.
Affeldt, Mike Reabe, Scott Hayes,
and Kevin Harris - Mike's brother -
all competed in the fourth and fifth
positions during the fall.
Affeldt and Reabe are Carras' choic-
es this week to travel with Harris,
Vernick and Hinton to compete in the
54-hole event. But Carras hopes that
two players will emerge and solidify
these positions soon.
"Every coach knows that you're
only as good as your fourth and fifth
men," he said. "Our success will
depend on how the fourth and fifth
men play."
The Wolverines, who will play 36
holes on Saturday and 18 holes on
Sunday, begin an important stretch this
weekend.
"Right now, we are a bubble team as
far as making it into NCAA Regionals
(May 14-16)," Carras said. "We are
competing with four or five other
schools for a spot. We really need to
play well in the next three tourna
ments:"
Minnesota and Penn
State will face each
other in tonight's all-Big
Ten NIT championship
game. Penn State
advanced by beating
Georgia In the semi
nals, and Minnesota
beat Fresno State to get
to the final.
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Yet to be tested in Big Ten play,
Michigan men's tennis visits Indiana
Jon Zemke
For the Daily
When the Michigan women's golf
team competed in the River
Wilderness Invitational in Sarasota,
Fla., at least the Wolverines could
say it was warm.
"We're looking forward to practic-
ing outside now that the weather per-
mits," Michigan coach Kathy
Teichert said. Judging from the
Wolverines' noor showings on
Monday and Tuesday, they're in need
of a little practice.
The Wolverines placed 13th out of
15 teams in the invitational. Five of
those teams were from the Big Ten,
including the eventual winner of the
tournament, Indiana (307-305-297
- 909).
Michigan's top placer was
Shannon Park, who tied for 38th
place (82-78-81 --241). Park was a
distant 20 strokes behind the top fin-
isher, Michelle Hatfield of Indiana
(76-74-71 - 221). Michigan senior
captain Nicole Green finished sec-
ond among Wolverines, tying for
49th place overall (83-83-80 - 247).
"We didn't play as well as we
would like to have played," Teiche
said. "Our mental aspect of the game
was not there.
"We expected to place better afte:
four meets."
Michigan's squad is young, bu
with a lot of potential, hopes to com-
pete in the Big Ten this year. The
Wolverines must overcome a few
bumps in the road if they hope te
find success - the first of tho
being the Indiana Invitational, to
held April 4-5 in Bloomington.
"We are looking forward to our
next invitational," Teichert said.
By Drew Beaver
Daily Sports Writer
The Michigan men's tennis team has not given up a
team point in Big Ten play this year. In fact, the
Wolverines have not even lost a set in singles play.
But then again, they have only played one Big Ten
match. Their second is Sunday against Indiana in
Bloomington.
The Wolverines (1-0 Big Ten, 6-3 overall) travel to
Indiana after taking Ohio State behind the woodshed last
weekend, beating the Buckeyes 7-0.
Michigan is currently ranked No. 37 by College Tennis
Magazine.
The Hoosiers themselves are 1-0 in the Big Ten.
Surprisingly enough, they also beat Big Ten cellar-
dweller Ohio State.
Their win over the Buckeyes was not as convincing,
however, as they took the match 4-3.
With the present changes in weather, there is a good
possibility Michigan will face the Hoosiers outdoors.
"We desperately need to play more matches outside,"
Michigan head coach Brian Eisner said.
In their last group of outdoor matches, the Wolverines
experienced some success, reaching the finals of the
Boise State Invitational in Oregon, March 12-14. The
Wolverines were 2-1 in the tournament, with wins over
Idaho and No. 33 Virginia Tech before the loss to Boise
State in the finals.
Because these matches were two weeks ago, and the
Michigan weather has not been cooperative, the
Wolverines will travel to Bloomington on Saturday to
practice on the outdoor courts.
Coming off a dominant win over Ohio State will not
make the Wolverines overconfident, Eisner said.
"We're trying to get everyone to expand their game,
and win points in different ways," Eisner said.
The Wolverines will be looking for their first road win
of the year against the Hoosiers.
All three of Michigan's losses this year have occurred
at sites away from Ann Arbor.
Wolverines vault into East Lansing in
final chance to improve regional score
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By David DenHerder
Daily Sports Writer
After finishing behind Michigan State two weeks in a row,
the Michigan men's gymnastics team will travel to East
Lansing for a second rematch with the No. 6 Spartans on
Saturday at Jenison Fieldhouse.
This will be Michigan's final chance to better its three-
score regional qualifying average before the NCAA East
Regional takes place in Massachusetts on April 4. Michigan
is currently on the regional bubble, occupying the sixth and
final slot in the East. The qualifying average is based on three
team scores, including a home, away and at-large team total.
The last time the teams met in a dual-meet atmosphere was
March 19 at Cliff Keen Arena. That meet saw both teams
reach seasonal highs, but concluded with the Wolverines
falling to the Spartans, 229.15-229.45.
The Wolverines saw their intrastate rivals again last week-
end when they hosted the Big Ten Championships at Crisler
Arena. Despite several impressive individual performances,
the Wolverines were unable to surpass Michigan State or bet-
ter their average, recording a team score of 226.625.
Although Saturday's dual meet will be a step down from
the fervor of the Big Tens, Michigan coach Kurt Golder said
he is confident that his athletes will maintain their intensity,
since a regional bid is on the line.
"We're going to go up there, turn in a good performance,
and help ourselves out a little bit," Golder said.
Michigan State coach Rick Atkinson likes the idea ol
another dual meet with Michigan, and thinks that the inter-
lude may help relieve the pressure often associated with the
postseason.
"It's a plus because we're going to go into it a lot more
relaxed," Atkinson said. "Going in nice and relaxed - and ii
will be the last meet for the seniors - will be a big plus"
In order improve their best away score of 227.55, Michip
will need solid all-around performances from sophom
LaLo Haro and freshman Kevin Roulston. At last weekend's
championships, Roulston tied for seventh in the all-around
with a 56.475, while Haro was ninth with a 56.4.
Michigan State's best all-around performer was Ethan
Sterk, who recorded a 54.55 to finish 19th.
Also key for the Wolverines will be their hit-miss ratio,
which was a problem in the March 19 meeting. The Wolverines
couldn't overcome early misses on the pommel horse, despite
a late-meet surge that brought them within 0.3 of a point.
Threatening Michigan's regional berth is No.
Massachusetts. The Minutemen are currently trailing
Wolverines by 1.725 points, and will conclude their schedule
at the Eastern College Athletic Conference Championships
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ring to Auburn, Texas and Stanford,
which qualified 18 swimmers for
NCAAs.
Urbanchek thinks Tennessee,
California-Berkeley, Georgia and
Michigan will all battle for fourth place.
"To finish fourth we'll have to swim
outof our suits, literally," he said. "We're
not going to win it, but if every athlete
does his job and puts points on the board,
we could make the top four."'
Eleven Wolverines will compete in
Auburn, including diver Brett Wilmot,
who secured a spot with his second-place
finish on the 10-meter springboard two
weeks ago at the Diving Zone Meet.
Malchow, a silver medalist in the '96
Olympics, leads the way for Michigan.
Despite the junior's success in Atlanta, he
has never won an individual national
championship. But this weekend,
Malchow is favored to win the 200
freestyle and the 200 butterfly.
"It will be really hard for me to win
twice," Malchow said. "l'll be satisfied
with one win and top-eight finishes in all
three races. I've been denied a champi-
onship so far, so it would be great to win
a title for Michigan - to stand up there
on the block in maize and blue."
Senior Derya Buyukuncu is another
Olympian who hasn't won an NCAA
title. Despite a strong season, Urbanchek
is skeptical about his chances.
"Derya's been one of our most valu-
able swimmers the last four years,"
Urbanchek said. "If he gets psyched-up
he can do unbelievable things. I'll be
pleased if he gets second ... it would be
a very big upset if Derya did win
Finishing as high as second would be
very honorable way for him to graduate'
Perhaps Michigan's best shots at win
ning titles are in the 800 freestyle rela:
and in freshman Chris Thompson's 1,651
free performance. The 800 free relay
torically belongs to the Wolverines, w
have claimed the past five titles. Onl:
Malchow and junior John Reich retun
from last year's quartet.
Thompson excels in the long distanc
events - his team's area of expertise
Thompson is favored to win the 1,651
free, which he has dominated all year.
"Thompson's supposed to win thi
1,650, but he's going to be up agai
guys who were in the Olympi
Urbanchek said. "So he'll have his worl
cut out for him. He's definitely capable o
winning.'
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