The Michigan Daily - Thursday, April 6, 2001-11 Tennis ready to follow up on win llois-Wesleyan to Shire Michigan's Trost BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - Illinois Wesleyan athletic directoF Dennie Bridges said last night that Michigan assistant Scott Trost would be his replacement for the basketball head coaching position. The 38-year-old Trost takes over or Bridges who coached the Titans or 36 years. .Trost will be just the 13th coach in Illinois Wesleyan's 92-year basketball history, and just its third in the last 58 years. . A Minnesota native who played college ball at Minnesota-Morris, Trost was Bridges' assistant in 1986- 87, was an assistant at Elmhurst Col- lege from 1988-92 and served as Elmhurst's coach from 1992 until he ok the job at Michigan in 1996. Trost was promoted to associate head coach at Michigan for the 2000- 01 season, With Trost as an assistant at Michi- gan for the past five seasons, the Wolverines played to a 106-83 record. At Elmhurst, Trost coached to a record of 51-49 for a winning percent- age of .510, third on the school's all- We list Trost's services at Michigan also included acting as the director of the University of Michigan Summer Camp fo his first three years in Ann Arbor. --staffand wire reports Confident M' crew head to East Lansing The Michigan women's crew will ave the waters of Belleville Lake tomorrow to travel to East Lansing for a dual meet against Michigan State. Coming off an impressive victory in the ACC/Big Ten Double Dual against North Carolina in Virginia two weekends ago, the Wolverines are working toward making their rth consecutive bid to the NCAA hampionships. As sophomore varsity rower Kate Maxim put it: "With the Virginia vic- tory behind us, we have to focus on our goal of the NCAA Champi- onsips and win every race by open water until that point." The rivalry between Michigan and Michigan State always creates an atmosphere where anything can hap- n. Last season, the varsity first htboat lost to Michigan State in a close race. This year, Michigan comes into the race ranked higher than the Spartans, but no one on the team is taking anything for granted. "The (previous) weekend off was great because it allowed us to contin- ue twining instead of having to travel over the weekend and lose valuable _ Ptice days," freshman Emily jwin said. Team workouts intensified as the team pushed for higher ratings. "The goal we have worked hardest to achieve this season has been to pull hard, yet pull efficiently," Maxim said. "We weren't pushed as hard as we wanted to be in the Virginia or North Carolina race because those weren't close races." Last season, Michigan won the ritral Region Championship and it Olooking to return to Oak Ridge, Tenn. once again on May 12 to defend its title. The race against lichigan State tomorrow is an impor- tant step in making that journey. -Allison Topp GoIfers hurt by poor leather this spring ef Michigan men's golf team has stumbled in the past two weeks after starting its season strong, and the disagreeable weather is partly to blame. Normally, by the halfway point of the season, the Wolverines have had considerable practice on the course, but this year they've only managed to get outa few times. "The weather has hurt us more to anything else," coach Jim Car- ras said. "I can't think back - and I've been here 21 years - to any worse. It's been a terrible, terrible spring." But with three tournaments left in the season, Michigan knows there's no time for excuses. Starting today at the Marshall Invitational in Hunt- i ton, W.Va., the team must *rove on its recent lackluster play and finish near the top of the leader board to secure an NCAA Tournament berth. Carras said Michigan's solid play in the early part of the season showed it's capable of reaching the By Albert Kim Daily Sports Writer It was just one win, but one win can go a long way in turning around a season that up to last ,wekend had been fillet with disappointment. With its thrilling 4-3 comeback victory over Wisconsin, the Michi- gan men's tennis team new looks to this weekend's crucia4 Big Ten matches to revive its season. The Wolverines will host rivals Penn State tomorrow and Ohixo State on Sunday at the Varsity Tenniis Center. "If there was ever a tiwue that we needed to forget the past, that time is now," sophomore Chris Shaya said. Up to its match against the Bad- gers, the Wolverines had not won a conference match, and were losers of seven of eight. But the home courts were conducive to Michign, and the win ran the team's record to 7-2 at the Varsity Tennis Center. "It was a must-win match, and winning was a big boost," Shaya said. "At 1-3 there's still life in us, but 0-4 would've been a big blow." In Penn State, Michigan faces a team that it has beaten in nine- straight matches, including a 6-1 pounding last year in Happy Valley. But like Northwestern, a team that Michigan should have beaten a few weeks ago, the Nittany Lions pose a very real threat. "Penn State I definitely don't think is as good as Northwestern, but we need to at least put together good matches," Shaya said. Similarly, the Wolverines have had their way with Ohio State, taking the last eight matches, and winning 4-3 at Columbus last year. But Ohio State has a much-improved team from a year ago, and is actually the highest nationally ranked Big Ten team. "Ohio State is very good, they are no joke," Shaya said. The Wolverines have quietly been led, at least statistically, by an unlikely, and largely unknown play- er, freshman - Anthony Jackson. Despite being thrust into the start- ing lineup from day one, Jackson has responded well, leading the team in wins and winning percentage. It was Jackson's victory that capped the comeback over Wisconsin. He has been a solid player at the No. 5 sin- gles position, as well as playing No. 3 doubles with junior Ben Cox. "Anthony's a great player and there's no reason why he shouldn't VARSITY TENNIS CENTER Who: Michigan (1-3, Big Ten, 7-7 overall) vs. Penn State (0-4, 11-6) and Michigan vs. No. 16 Ohio State (40,17-1) When: Noon tomorrow, noon Sunday Latest Penn State is coming off a close 43 loss to Minnesota. Ohio State is led by Chris Porter, who is the fourth Buckeye with 100 career wins be leading the team in wins," Shaya said. It has been a maturing process for the Wolverines, but the team coll6e tively realizes the importance- of stringing some wins together. "Everybody was looking to others to win the match for them, but that isn't happening now," Shaya said. "We all got together and agreed that we needed to pull it together." With a match at Michigan State on the horizon, and the Big Ten Cham- pionships around the corner, Michi- gan must get on the winning track to build momentum for the conference and NCAA Tournaments. "It's not like the season is lost, we're looking to make a nice little run at the tourney," Shaya said. One win can turn it around, but it takes a streak to keep the season going. TOM LIN/Da ly The Michigan men's tennisteanlookstouseIt'sfirst winInconference play as a spark to turn around its season. Thorius to play in prey-draft camp By David Horn, Daily Sports Writer As the semester ends, many seniors remain uncertain as to their future plans. So, too, does Anne Thorius, this past year's captain of the women's basketball team. But today and tomorrow she has the biggest "interview" of her life: The Women's National Basketball Asso- ciation Pre-Draft Camp at the Moody Bible Institute's Solheim Center Gymnasium in Chicago. If drafted, Thorius would be the third Wolverine to play in the WNBA. The last was Stacey Thomas, who was picked last year by the Portland Fire. "I talked to (Michigan) coach (Sue) Guevara on Monday, and she told me I was invited," Thorius said. "I wasn't even considering not: going. It's an awesome opportunity, because not everyone gets a shot. You've got to go, because if you don't your basketball career is basi- cally over." Thorius is Michigan's all-time assist leader, and the only Wolver- ine to have accumulated career marks of 500 assists, 1,000 points and 400 rebounds. Her leadership this year helped the team to its third NCAA Tournament in her four years, where Michigan lost in the second round to the eventual nation- al champions, Notre Dame. The camp consists of two days of drills, position work, half-court four-on-four and full-court five-on- five play will give players the chance to impress their potential employers. "I truly enjoy the drills, because I'm such a perfectionist," Thorius said. "They're going to Ie drills that we've used in practice aFI four years at Michigan." Thorius was more likely to pass the ball than to shoot during her Michigan career. She fo ls that her total of 540 career assists speaks for itself, and needs to focus on proving her worth as a shooter. "Everyone's here to show everyone else what they can do," 'horius said. "There's going to be lots of shooting from individual players. I feel I've convinced people that I can play defense and pass. Here Vve got the ) >pportunity to show that I oan shoot." The WNBA draft will be held on k 'riday, April 20 in Secaucus, N.J., a nd will be broadcast live on E SPN2. PRINTING . LOWEST PRICES! HIGHEST QUALITY! FASTESTSERVICE! 1002 PONTIAC TR. 99 4-1367 - pa K This $IImmW' Le C3L C30i ALYSSA WOOD/Daily Michigan senior co-captain Anne Thorius is in Chicago at the pre-draft camp for the WNBA, trying to prove her ability to play at the next level. m V