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SPORTS
Check out the Michigan hockey team this Friday and
Saturday night at Yost Ice Arena. Friday's faceoff is at*
7:35 p.m. as the Wolverines seek to continue their
winning trend against Miami.
Thursday
January 13, 2000
Yost with the most:
Regional returns to 'M'
Freshmen bring
depth to Blue tennis
By Chris Grandstaff you did
Daily Sports Writer Michiga
It's something Michigan hockey fans saw a to
will never forget. resente
Michigan senior Bill Muckalt glided ment o
out to the block 'M' at center ice of Yost somethi
Ice Arena one final time, saluted to the Espec
still present Yost crowd, knelt and kissed wearing
the frozen surface. alwaysa
The act came on the heels of the for the
Wolverines' amazing upset of defending Fighting
national champion North Dakota in the March<
NCAA West Regional final, 4-3. the Wol
The Wolverines would come back the lastl
from an early 2-0 first-period deficit and "Our
three 10-minute game misconduct Michiga
penalties to overcome the Fighting Sioux game.
and go on to win the national champi- our tear
onship. More
Although the experience of that game will be
will likely never be recreated, Yost Ice no one
Arena will get another shot at it -twice. leaves,
Yost has been named the host of the their lea
2002 and 2003 NCAA West Regional - of their
a fact that bodes well for the Wolverines and last
and college hockey fans in southeast Comr
Michigan. man cla
"I don't think I've ever been in a hock- percent
ey environment that was as electric as always-t
that game with North Dakota," Michigan Berenso
coach Red Berenson said. "But even if season
Without Olson
By Dan Williams a step in
Daily Sports Writer "We<
The Michigan wrestling team could NCAAs
probably use a couple of easy matches Reina sa
this weekend, considering junior Otto ing towa
Olson is out for the season and senior Joe ested int
Warren is doubtful. is impor
The No. 7 Wolverines will have no competi
such luck. They have to face two pro- In ad
grams on the rise - No. 9 Pennsylvania for both
and No. 17 Central Michigan. ilar type
The Quakers have been an up-and- "It's a
coming program in the last decade, said. "TI
including an 11Ith place NCAA finish last recruits;
year, the best in school history. dent-ath
The Quakers already reached a new The
level this year when they bested Penn America
State for the first time in school history. Brett N
Their goal is to reach elite status, and Though
beating Michigan on Saturday would be Champii
n't see that game and you saw the :
an State-Ohio State game, you
ot of schools and hockey fans rep-
d in the building. The environ-
f the whole regional is really
iing."
cially if you're the team on the ice
the maize and blue. Yost is
a significant home-ice advantage
Wolverines, but against the
g Sioux that fateful night in late
of 1998, it almost seemed as if
verines had an extra attacker for
period and a half.
fans were a big part of this,"
an senior Matt Herr said after the
"They deserve as much credit as
m. They were definitely a factor."
than likely the crazies of Yost
a factor again, at least in 2002. If
on the current Michigan team
the Wolverines will still have Though(
aiding scorer, Mike Comrie, one will hav
r best defenseman, Jeff Jillson,
season's MVP, Josh Blackburn. strong c
bine them with this year's fresh- And i
ss, which has accounted for 33.7- it was in
of the goals this season and the the Wol
alented group of young icers "May[
n and company bring in each game inl
and the Wolverines will be a know tf
-and Warren,
DANA LINNANE/DaLy
Geoff Koch will return to Michigan's lineup this weekend against Miami, he
e graduated when Michigan hosts the NCAA West Regional in '02 & '03.
ontender for the West Regionals.
f the Yost crowd is anything like
1998, expect good things from
verines.
be we could've never won that
North Dakota, but who will ever
hat?" Berenson said. "North
Dakota had the night off the night
before, and they were up two goals in the
first period.
"They should've won that same. I
don t know whether it was home ice,
luck, or just a miracle, but we won that
game."
By Joe Smith
Daily Sports Writer
Returning eight letterwinners and fea-
turing an impressive incoming class, the
women's tennis team is optimistic going
into its first season of the new millenni-
um.
After struggling last season through
injuries and four heartbreaking one-
point defeats, these netters are hungry to
bring the program back to prominence
and contend for the Big Ten title.
In order to do this, Michigan coach
Bitsy Ritt knows that an important factor
will be the contribution she gets from
her one-two combination of seniors,
Brooke Hart and Danielle Lund.
"Both are great competitors with
strong determination and desire, and
they want to make their last season one
to remember," said Ritt, who is in her
16th season coaching the Wolverines.
Hart is ranked ninth in the region, and
with 59 career singles victories, she
needs only five more to move into the
top 10 in Michigan's all time list.
Lund led the team in singles victories
with 69 in her first three seasons and last
season became only the second
Wolverine to be named Big Ten sports-
woman of the year in tennis.
Not only are they lethal in singles
matches, but Hart and Lund are also a
deadly combination when it comes to
doubles, where they are ranked seventh
regionally and capable of taking on the
nation's best.
"They have a tremendous amount of
experience together, including playing
side-by-side since freshman year and
being members of the 1997 Big Ten
Championship team.
"They're solid doubles players who
are tough to beat, with Brooke's solid
returns consistently setting up Danielle
at the net," Ritt said.
Another key to look for this season is
Quick facts foi
the play of the constantly improving
freshmen, Joanne Musgrove and
Jennifer Dupree, in both singles and
doubles. Already impressing many with
victories in their first fall tournaments,
the two have contrasting styles.
Ritt said that "Joanne is a baseliner
who is comfortable with grinding out a
lot of matches in the backcourt, while
Jennifer is more aggressive and likes to
finish at the net.'
The team has more depth this year,
which enhances the team's competitive-
ness at every position.
Despite limited practice time lately
due to a cold, junior Alison Sinclair will
be a contender for both a singles and a
doubles spot, along with sophomores
Jennifer Vaughn, Maya Canfield and
Marya Farah.
Junior Erryn Weggenman hasn't com-
peted since she injured her wrist early in
the 1998 season, but she has had previ-
ous success in doubles competition.
Her return would make competition
even tighter.
After transferring from American
University in Washington, D.C. last win-
ter, junior Szandra Fuzesi "has been
playing much better this fall and is
improving a lot since making the transi-
tion last season," Ritt said.
Although battling the flu, Fuzesi is
hoping to recover for her team's first
dual meet this Saturday against DePaul
for more than one reason. Her sister,
Barbara, will lead the opposing Blue
Demons.
Also, Fuzesi looked at DePaul before*
she decided to transfer to Michigan.
This season, "every match is going to
be huge because anything can happen on
any given day" Ritt said. "Having our
top three players back and added depth
have made us a stronger team than last
year, but we won't know where we stand
until the season actually begins.
i tennis fans
grapplers move on
that direction.
aim to finish in the top 10 at
," Pennsylvania coach Roger
aid, "And we want to keep mov-
ards the top five. We're very inter-
climbing the national ladder so it
rtant that we face more Big Ten
tion."
dition, the matchup is intriguing
schools because they recruit sim-
s of wrestlers.
an interesting dual meet," Reina
here is a fair amount of overlap in
we're both going for the top stu-
letes."
Quakers boast three All-
ans in Bandele Adeniyi-Bada,
Matter, and Rick Springman.
he fell to Olson in the Midland
onships, Springman will be high-
ly favored against whoever takes Olson's
spot.
Nevertheless, Pennsylvania was disap-
pointed to hear about Olson's knee injury.
"It was a fairly close match between
Olson and Springfield the first time, and
we were looking forward to the rematch,"
Reina said. "You hate to hear that news
with anybody, but especially a competitor
like Otto."
Central Michigan is also likely to ben-
efit from Olson's absence when
Michigan travels to Mount Pleasant.
"It doesn't change what we have to
do," Central Michigan coach Tom Beselli
said. "But I'm sure the news affects
(Michigan)"
The Chippewas beat the Wolverines
for the first time ever last year in the
schools' 13th meeting. They've finished
in the top ten nationally the last two
years, and a win over Michigan can only
help their recruiting.
"We're trying to develop a perennial
top-14 program here," Beselli said.
"Competing with Michigan year in and
year out is certainly a good measuring
stick for our program."
Central Michigan is lead by the senior
trio of Chris Marshall, Chris Vie, and
Ryan Cunningham, but they're solid
throughout their lineup.
Though lacking Olson, Michigan is
still 2-0: The Wolverines overcame both
Virginia Tech and Lehigh after Olson's
injury to take third place at the Virginia
Duals. In order to best this weekend's
challengers, Michigan will have to con-
tinue to rely on its emerging talents.
Sophomore Andy Hrovat won all three of
his matches last Saturday, and junior Joe
Degain went 2-1.
But the key for the Wolverines may be
the play of junior Damion Logan. Logan,
ranked No. 7 in the 141-pound weight
class, beat all five of his adversaries in
Virginia. "There's no question that
(Logan) will play an important role in
both duals," Michigan coach Joe
McFarland said. "This will be a big test"
Game: Saturday, Jan. 15 versus DePaul
The Setting: 1 p.m. Varsity Tennis Center; located at 2250 S. State
Street
Match Point: FREE ADMISSION; FREE BUS (only need MCARD)
Directions: Easiest way to get there: take Michigan shuttle - Route
36 - heading toward Wolverine Tower; pick up
every 15 minutes in front of the Michigan Union.
Bus will stop in tennis center parking lot.
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