The Michigan Daily - Friday, February 5, 1999 - 13 4M' gymnasts ready for 1-2 showdown Lund's game to be tested at Rolex Indoors By Dan Dingerson Daily Sports Writer The battle between No. 1 and No. 2 is what every sports fan waits for. Most *asons, the battle never happens, leav- ing fans with "what if." This season, the showdown has arrived. The No. 2 Michigan men's gymanstics team travels to State College today to face No. I Penn State. The dual meet is the culmination of the first part of the season. In gymnastics, unlike many other sports, there is no voting by polls. In the Lrly part of the season, rankings are termined by best overall perfor- mance. This season, Penn State and Michigan have posted the two best meet scores so far. By looking at individual rankings, and the teams' performance in each event, it isn't hard to see why these two teams are ranked first and second in the country. Michigan boasts top team scores on rallel bars and the high bar. The Wolverines are also tied for first in the pommel horse. The team they are tied with? None other than Penn State, which also owns first on the still rings. . The Wolverines have been led by sophomore co-captain Justin Toman. He holds first place on the parallel bars, and third in the high bar. Helping out Toman is a trio of fresh- men - Scott Vetere is third in the par- allel bars, while Josh Levin and Daniel Diaz-Luong rank third and fifth, respectively, on the pommel horse. In addition, Diaz-Luong ranks fourth in the all-around, the composite of all six events. As recently as last week, he led the nation in the event. LaLo Haro and Kenny Keener pro- vide some experience as both rank fourth in an event - Haro on vault and Keener on the still rings. The Nittany Lions also have stars to brag about. Brandon Stefaniak ranks first in the pommel horse, while Ron Roeder is first in rings and second on the parallel bars. Michigan will be looking to step up its performance of a week ago, when the Wolverines slipped on their last event to lose to Ohio State. Michigan may have a psychological advantage over the Nittany Lions, since it has already faced Big Ten competi- tion, while Penn State is competing in the conference for the first time this season. The strength of the Big Ten is unpar- alleled in gymnastics. The conference is represented in the rankings with Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 and 12. Michigan has faced a No. 1 team already once this season, when it lost to Iowa in the Windy City Open. By Dan Williams For The Daily Junior Danielle Lund will become the first Michigan woman ever to compete in the Rolex Intercollegiate Tennis Indoor Championships, start- ing today at the Brookhaven Country Club in Dallas. Lund qualified for this tournament in November, when she made it to the finals of the Midwest Regional Championship. The Rolex, hosted by Southern Methodist, is the third part of the Collegiate Grand Slam. It has a field of 32 players, 16 of which were finalists from the eight regional tour- naments. Lund's competition will come from some of the top tennis schools in the nation, including San Diego, Stanford, Georgia, Wake Forest, UCLA and Florida. Lund is a co-captain of the Wolverines and ranked 28th nation- ally. Still, she was a surprise qualifi- er for the tournament. "The region is very competitive," Lund said. "I wasn't expected to get that far." Lund compiled a 5-1 record in the Midwest Regionals to make it to Dallas. Two of her victories came over Notre Dame players competing at home, including a 2-6, 7-6, 7-6 upset of Jennifer Hall, who was seeded fourth in the region. Lund was defeated by Ana Fernandez of Marquette 6-4, 6-4 in the finals. "It meant a lot to qualify. I worked real hard in the fall, and I felt like I was rewarded for the time I put in," Lund said. Lund describes herself as having a complete tennis game. Although she spends most of the time at the base- line, she picks her chances to approach the net and volley. Michigan assistant coach Terry Zawacki agrees with Lund's assess- ment. "She can play at both the baseline and the net," Zawacki said. "She hits the ball hard, she's aggressive, and she doesn't have a lot of weakness- es." Zawacki said that Lund earned the privilege to be the first woman rep- resenting Michigan in the Dallas Championships by dedicating herself to improving during the last three years. In 1996, Lund played at No. 6 sin- gles for the Big Ten champion Wolverines. Last season, she moved up to No. 2 singles, and now she competes in the top slot for the team. "Danielle has a very good attitude on and off the court," Zawacki said. "She knows what she has to do to keep improving." Lund's work ethic, along with her attitude, may be a key factor in the Dallas Championships. She has been practicing extra for the tournament. But Lund said she isn't going to put pressure on herself when it isn't nec- essary. "I'm not expected to win, so I'm just going to take it one match at a time," Lund said. "It's sort of the same situation as the regional tour- nament." MARGARET MYERS/Dail The Michigan men's gymnastics team is In State College today to face Penn State, currently the No. 1 team in the nation. Blue hits roadfor pair REVENGE Continued from Page 12. Last week, the Minnesota substi- tutes outscored the Illinois bench 28- 19, and buried Northwestern's 47-8. For the season, Minnesota's bench has a scoring advantage of 543-340, an 9.7 points-per-game surplus from the bench. Sunday, the Wolverines head to West Lafayette for their only regular- season meeting with second-ranked Purdue. Junior Stacey Thomas said earlier in the season that the Wolverines were ready for the "big dogs." But she proved to be mistaken when the Wolverines got manhandled by Louisiana Tech. Michigan, though, has been playing tighter defense and its turnover ratio has improved. Purdue features one of the best teams in the country, and Michigan will have to stop Stephanie White- McCarty to improve its shot at a road victory. White-McCarty was selected one of five preseason All-Americans by the Associated Press, and she has played like one all season long. She paces Purdue in scoring - tops in the Big Ten with 21.2 points per game and 6.1 rebounds. Ohio State hopes that the 24 recruits it signed Wednesday will help it beat Michigan for years to come. 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