Pago 26 - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, May 5, 1983

While we were away

Softball
Although rain has played havoc with
this season's softball schedule and the
Michigan Tournament, the Wolverines
have managed to keep their heads
above water.
Coach Bob DeCarolis' squad stands
27-23 on the season, including a 6-12
mark in the Big Ten. Bad weather has
also forced the cancellation of 11 games
and the rescheduling of numerous
others.
Last Friday, eight teams kicked off
the first annual Michigan Tournament.
The teams, including Eastern
Michigan, Northwestern, Miami,
Detroit, Ball State, St. Francis and
Northern Illinois, each played three
games before Mother Nature took over.
By day's end Northwestern stood as
the only undefeated team in the tour=
nament. The Cats and EMU (2-1) paced
Pool One, while the Wolverines tied
with St. Francis and Northern Illinois
for top spot in Pool Two with 2-1 marks.
Due to the tie-breaker, however, the
Wolverines would have been forced to
play in the consolation bracket on
Saturday, but rain washed it out. Sun-
day fared no better, and the tour-

nament's champio
solation bracketswer
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well on the first day.
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including a no-hi
Francis in the opene
homerun following
clout by Jody Hump
cap against Miami.
In between, they
Northern Illinois, 3-1
pitched a spotless ga
inning, when the ro
thern scored all thre
only runs given up by
day.
The Wolverines ar
today at Michigan
yesterday's clash w
State visits Ann Ar
Sunday for a pair of
Varsity Softball D
permitting.
Indiana 5-1, Michigan 0-2
Indiana 2-5, Michigan0-
Michigan 10-9, Ferris States
Michigan 3-0, Central Michig;
Michigani5-3, Michigan Stain
Iowa 6-0, Michigan 0-1
Michigan 4-7, Iowa 1-8
Michigan 1,St. Francist0
Northern Illinois 3, Michigan
Michigan5, Miani (0.) 0

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Wolverines played
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Women's tennis

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shutout victories, After finishing a Big Ten schedule
tter versus St. filled with ups and downs, including an
r. Taylor added a upset by the Iowa Hawkeyes, the
another circuit Michigan womens tennis team showed
hries in the night- its readiness for the Big /4Ten tour-
nament by blowing out Eastern
Wolverines lost to Michigan Tuesday 9-0.
. Jan Boyd (12-12) The meet was the final warmup
ame until the sixth before the team heads to Evanston for
of fell in and Nor- the Big Ten championships.
e of their runs, the "I was hoping that we could play well
the Wolverines all and win decisively so that we could feel
good going into Big Ten's," said head
e scheduled to play coach Ollie Owens. "And I think we did
State following that."
vith Detroit. Ohio Indeed, the players seemed happy
bor Saturday and with their performances. Number four
double dips at the single player Karen Milczarski said she
iamond, weather took her match "like a warmup."
Owens also felt the team played well,
singling out Marianne Ring and
Stephanie Lightvoet.
0 "I was particulary happy with
an 0-2 Marianne Ring's match-she hasn't
4 played much singles this year" said the
fourth year coach. He added,
"Stephanie Lightvoet beat a good
player...badly."
- JIM DAVIS Lightvoet's match was particularly

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... impressive
impressive since she played first
singles, and may retain that position for
the Big Ten meet.
The other lineup changes at
Tuesday's meet were the absence of
Jane Silfen (who was replaced by Ring)
and Juliet Naft. Naft, a second doubles
player, is expected to return for the Big
Ten tournament, but Silfen "will not be
in the lineup for Big Tens" according to
Owens. No explanation was given for
her absence.
This means that the Wolverines will
be missing three singles players that
they started the year with. Last year's
number one singles player Marian
Kremer, this years.number two singles
player, Paula Reichert (both injured)
and Silfen.
Despite these setbacks the
Wolverines are seeded third in the con-
ference tourney. Their first round op-
ponent will be Michigan State, a match
Owens refers to as "Our toughest".
"We've beaten them a couple of times
and it's tough to beat someone three
times, as ridiculous as that sounds."
The players, on the other hand, seem
to be looking forward to the upcoming
competition.
"They (the rest of the Big Ten) have
to be a little scared to play us because
they know if our whole team is playing
well we can beat anyone in the Big
Ten." said Senior co-captain Jill Her-
tzman. Her teammate Milczarski ad-
ded, "I'm psyched. I can't wait."
Michigan 6, OhioState 3
Michigan 6, Michigan State 3
Minnesota 5, Michigan4
Michigan 7, Wisconsin 2
Northwestern 6, Michigan 3
Iowa 5, Michigan4 - STEVE HUNTER
Men's Tennis
The Michigan men's tennis team
finished off the Big Ten season with
three straight victories, and it once
again looks strong going into this
weekend's Big Ten Championships at
Wisconsin.
For the Wolverines the word
"dynasty" brings to mind more than
Linda Evans, since the netters have
won 15 consecutive Big Ten team titles.
Best bets to bring individual titles
back to Ann Arbor include number four
singles player Jim Sharton, who com-
piled a 15-7 overall record and went 8-0
in the ' Big Ten. Number one singles
Mark Mees will also be a player to wat-
ch, with a 5-3 Big Ten mark to his credit
and an outstanding 8-0 record at first
doubles with partner Tom Haney.
-STEVE HUNTER

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