2B - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, April 17, 2001 Former players unhappy SER trary by Schumacher herself. In a talk between the two prior to her quitting, Continued from Page IS Guevara felt the two had an under- "Everything was always so nega- standing. tive," she said. "There was no way I "When she left my office, I thought wanted to deal with this for four we were on the same page," Guevara years." said. Her being unhappy is "just com- Robinson felt that Guevara was not pletely different than what she told honest with the players in what she me." wanted from them. Robinson claimed Schumacher said she twice tried to she did what was asked of her in schedule a meeting with Guevara to practice, but she still wasn't reward- discuss what she needed to do to edwith more minutes. increase her playing after winter "I think people leave because she break and that Guevara did not show doesn't give everybody a fair shot," up. She also said that Guevara only Robinson said. "She has in her mind came to the third one a half-hour late who's going to play and who's not after she called Guevara at her home going to play." to get her to keep the appointment. Schumacher's mother was disap- Guevara said she did not learn of pointed in Guevara's failure to recog- any of this until seeing a letter sent nize a problem with her daughter. from the Schumachers to associate "She thought because Christie was- athletic director Megan McAllister n't talking, there wasn't a problem," after she already quit. Guevara said she said. "When you only have 12 she was late for just one meeting and players, you should notice if there's a called to warn Schumacher. problem." Guevara added that she meets with But Guevara said she was unable to the freshman players individually detect any concerns from Schumacher once a week to talk to them about because she was told quite the con- school, basketball and their lives in Consider Living This Fall in THE STUDENT HOUSING CO-OPS Approx. $400/month Includes utilities, laundry, parking, social activities and all the food you can eat. 662-4414 Student Owned Democratically Run www.lcc.umich.org with coach general. Schumacher decided to quit the team as soon as the team got off the bus at Crisler after coming back from a loss at Holy Cross on Feb 8. Gue- vara called for a team meeting to be followed by a practice. Schumacher simply did not attend the meeting and went straight home from the bus. She did not want to be punished for a game she did not play in. Guevara did not realize Schumacher was not there until she received a phone call from a -player to tell her Schumacher had quit. "I was counting like this and I thought, somebody's missing," Gue- vara said. "I'm like, 'Well guys, who's missing?' 'Nobody.' I was looking at the whole group. She was gone. I didn't realize she was gone." Senior co-captain Anne Thorius found in her four years for Guevara to be ready to listen to players. "Coach G. is definitely not shy about talking about problems," she said. "There's always communication." Guevara expressed a desire to start recruiting the whole player and not just the talent as a result of these recent departures. But she does not think she turned people away once they arrived. "If kids do not want to be a part of this program, then they don't have to be," she said. "I have not run any- body off this team. I haven't run a soul off this team." 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Vietnam was right. Gary Lillie 2001 Chu Lai 1966 www.garylillie.com At a place like Michigan, freshmen enter in the fall as faceless kids who struggle to learn their way around campus and university life. At parties, they stand around nervously admiring their newfound freedom. They often come from a high school where they are one of the best or brightest but become nothing more than another face in the crowd at Michigan. At first glance this could have been the description of tennis player Chrissi Nolan. She does not strike one as a tennis player. She is not the fastest member of the team and would rather stay back and play the baseline than move up to play the net. If not for a "Michigan Tennis" t- shirt, one would never guess she was a varsity athlete. She wears an unassum- ing smile and is a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority. Not the typical rap sheet for the average Michigan athlete. What she has in common with most Michigan athletes is her unparalleled success in high school athletics. Nolan won three state singles championships in tennis, amassed a career record of 103-3 and at one point, had an 80- match win streak. This stellar play earned her a place in the national spot- light when she was named as one of Sport Illustrated's "Faces in the Crowd" in the December 6, 1999 issue. Nolan came into Michigan as one of the top freshmen in the nation, playing the No. I spot in the lineup. Not even Brooke Hart who was named to the Big Ten Conference Team last year, and'sits in the top 10 in career wins at Michigan started at the top spot her freshman year. As the top spot in the lineup, she has routinely played against top players on the opposing teams, often juniors and seniors with a wealth of experience. It has meant she has faced players who capitalize on mistakes and don't com- mit any errors themselves. "Chrissi has learned a lot playing one or two singles this year," coach Bitsy Ritt said. "I think she realizes she is going to play a good player every match. She has to be really ready to play. In college, it is not enough to put a lot of balls in the court. You have to really step up and do something with the ball whether it is working the point and finishing at the net." Nolan has spent the year learning how to adjust her game from juniors. In juniors, she could play a laid-back style in which she could sit back on the baseline and hit low-percentage shots down the baseline and cross court. In college, the level of competi- tion takes a quantum leap and every player is on her level. "College is much more intense than juniors," Nolan said. "I didn't even warm up for some matches in juniors. But in. college you have to take each match seriously." The disparity in the level of play in juniors allows players like Nolan to coast through early rounds of tourna- ments on natural talent alone. The col- lege game lacks these "coasting" players and force players to be mental- ly sharp for every point. The other major adjustment from juniors to college is the importance of team play. While players do play on teams in high school, the disparity in skill level is even greater than in juniors. Furthermore, not all of their efforts go into their high school team, and they divide much of their time between high school and juniors. While tennis is considered to be an individual sport, it is very much a team sport. With the exception of an occa- sionally cheering teammate, players are playing by themselves but repre- sent the entire team. They are no longer playing for themselves, as is the case with juniors, but playing foe greater cause. Consequently, there is much more external pressure to win in college tennis than in juniors. "Emphasis is on individual success in juniors," Nolan said. "While in col- lege you succeed as a team, there are no teams in junior tennis. In college, you are not just winning for yourself but your team and Michigan. It gives what you do more purpose. It makes the game more intense." This can create strange situations where a player can win, yet have the team lose and vice-versa. That was the case this weekend when Nolan won a close match in doubles with partner" Kavitha Tippirneni and then won her singles match in three sets. Despite her stellar play, Michigan lost the match against Iowa 5-2. "It is a great (individual) win;s is hard to be negative after the match," Nolan said of the match. "College ten- nis is still a team sport. I difl every- thing I could to win, so I am satisfied with myself but disappointed to lose to Iowa in general." As the season has continued, Nolan has learned to adjust to the new level of play, becoming stronger and gain- ing experience. "As the season has gone on Ih learned to work points better, putttre ball away and finish points at the net," Nolan said. This newfound knowledge has helped Nolan blossom into one of the team's most consistent players in sin- gles which has led to an eight-match winning streak in doubles. She is lead- ing the team in wins with 18 and has won five out of eight three-set match this year, all while playing against the opponents' best players. These accomplishments, along with an outstanding freshman year, have prevented Nolan from becoming just another face in the crowd. REGISTRAR'S BULLETIN BOARD THE END OF THE TERM TERM GRADES Final grades are available to students on Wolverine Access (wolverineaccess.umich.edu), on touch-tone (734-998-1645), or by ordering an unofficial transcript. Students who need a printed copy of their term grades only (with their name) may request one at a Student Services Site (1010 LSA Building or 1212 Pierpont Commons). 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