The Michigan Daily - Thursday, March 16, 2000 -11A M' netters confront tragedy before tough opponents Former Northwestern cornerback sentenced CHICAGO (AP) - Former Northwestern cornerback Dwight Brown was sentenced yesterday to 30 days in jail for lying twice to a federal grand jury investigating gambling among athletes on the Big Ten campus. "This was the worst mistake of my Ofe," the 27-year-old Brown told U.S. District Judge Charles Norgle before the sentence was imposed. Norgle said it was a pity that Brown, who has never been in trouble with the law before, and was not implicated in betting on Northwestern games or fix- ing games, will have to be separated from his 9-year-old son. But he said that lying to a federal grand jury twice was such a serious offense that _probation was out of the question, even _*ough Brown overcame a fatherless childhood in Detroit's inner city, had an excellent academic record and has held a steady job since graduation. Norgle did say that he would not object to allowing Brown to serve his sentence on weekends and thus stay on the job. In. his - plea agreement, Brown acknowledged lying to the grand jury in W,95 and 1998 when he said that he had '~ver placed bets on football and bas- ketball games with campus bookie Brian Ballarini, and that he knew noth- ing about betting by roommate Gregory Gill. By Joe Smith 1>aily Sports Witer Senior Erryn Weggenman made her amazing recovery from a possible per- manent injury to her wrist earlier this year, and resumed her winning contribu- tions on the court more than a month ago. Now, Weggenman and the Michigan women's tennis team must once again handle adversity. But this time it's not just a wrist injury, it's something that hits closer to the heart and will last for eter- nity. Weggenman's brother, Ryan, was killed instantly in a weather related car accident March 5 - shocking the team, and sending the Wolverines into sudden mourning for their teammate and friend's loss. Ryan, 20, was a sophomore and lead- ing golfer at College of the Desert in Palm Desert, Calif. Erryn and Ryan were extremely close, and talked almost every day - forming a relationship similar to best friends. "They (Weggenmans) have a very close family," Michigan coach Bitsy Ritt said. "She had a really special relation- ship with her brother - it's tragic. It's very, very' upsetting to see Erryn so upset" Ritt and senior co-captains Danielle Lund and Brooke Hart made the 2,000- mile trek out West for the funeral last Thursday - giving their support and condolences to the entire family. "We're glad we were able to go," Ritt said. "We wanted to show her we care." It is unclear when Weggenman, who is staying with her family in Oregon, will rejoin her teammates. She is not expect- ed to be back for this weekend's matches. The rest of the team continued its workouts during the off-week, with some players dealing with nagging injuries, not to mention an emotional roller coaster. Junior Szandra Fuzesi (groin), sopho- more Jen Vaughn (leg) and freshman Joann Musgrove (foot) practiced sporad- ically, while treating their physical wounds - with their emotional ones running even deeper. "We all are very sad about what hap- pened to Erryn, Fuzesi said. "Probably what happened will bring the team closer together - as we try the difficult task of focusing our attention back to tennis" Teammate Lund echoed her feelings. "This shows that some things are more important than tennis;' Lund said. Insignificant as they may be right now, the team's next two matches at the Varsity Tennis Center will challenge them to focus on the task at hand. Michigan bat- tles No. 19 Tennessee this Friday night at 6 p.m.; and then must return to grinding out the points on Saturday to host con- ference foe Minnesota at 1 p.m. The Volunteers have owned the Big Ten of late, dominating the conference in their last 20 meetings - going 19-I. That includes victories this year against Purdue, Indiana and No. 31 Ohio State. The Golden Gophers are red-hot, rid- ing a four-match winning streak into Ann Arbor - while the Wolverines (5-3) are trying to keep from falling to 0-3 in-the conference. Besides missing Weggenman, the Wolverines could be without Vaughn, whose status is doubtful for this weekend due to her leg injury. Both are doubles players, so their absences could cause Ritt to revamp the doubles combos once again, but most will remain the same as they were in the team's most recent match - when the Michigan tandems swept the doubles competition.. 1 nc rch m s... No Credti' No Probleml First Time Buyer. 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