SPORTS Q: When was the last time the Michigan men's tennis team won the NCAA championship? 'LS6L :V Brakus knocked out of nationals The Sporting Views: Could it be .yetime? ByBrent McIntosh DAILY SPORTS WRITER "I did it my way." Today it's the signature song of Old Blue Eyes, Frank Sinatra, but the Indi- ana Pacers' Reggie Miller is trying to take that theme and make it his own. Miller's career is one characterized flamboyant play in a mediocre situ- ation. This year, though, his team is threatening to break into the NBA Fi- nals, and not a small portion of his club's success is attributable to Miller's brashly confident style of play. His is not the all-offense approach for which players of his trash-talking ability are often condemned. Rather, Miller captains a squad that plays the BA's toughest defense and works ard for every shot. Look, for example, at their 83-77 victory Monday night in the fourth game of their semifinal series against the New York Knicks. The Pacers shot only four three-pointers to the Knicks' 18. They forced the normally accu- rate Knicks into 26 of 69 shooting - which was a disappointment com- pared to the measly 68 points they gave up in game three. Both of the Pacers' wins have come in Market Square Arena, though. To advance to the Finals, they must maintain home dominance and win a game on the Knicks' home court. To win in the Big Apple, Miller must play exceptionally. See MILLER, Page 12 By Glenn Motelson DAILY SPORTS WRITER "The luck of the draw." In the sports world, this expression can be a very important factor in how an ath- lete or a team fares in competition. For Michigan tennis player Dan Brakus, this expression should have been changed to "the bad luck of the draw." Brakus, who was participating in the NCAA National Tennis Champi- onships in South Bend, Ind., hosted by Notre Dame, was faced with a very tough draw. Despite the fact that he was almost seeded himself, Brakus was matched up with No. 6 seed Laurence Orsini of Mississippi State. A native of France, Orsini won the National Clay Court Championships earlier in the season and had been ranked No. 1 or No. 2 in the country for most of the year. Therefore, when he was seeded No. 6, there was much surprise as to why he wasn't seeded in the top four. Brakus obviously was not intimi- dated by Orsini as the two were knot- ted up, 3-3, after the first six games of the match. However, according to Michigan coach Brian Eisner, the sev- enth game was the turning point of the match. "Brakus double-faulted three times, allowing Orsini to break serve and take a 4-3 lead," Eisner said. "Afterthat game, Orsinijust got stron- ger and Brakus clearly lost his confi- dence and never got it back." k- Orsini gained momentum after that game and Brakus did not win another game for the duration of the match, losing 6-3, 6-0. Due to the single- elimination formatofthetournament, Brakus was eliminated, ending his successful career at Michigan. Eisner was pleased with Brakus' perfor- mance in the tournament and overall. "Brakus had an excellent year, and it was unfortunate that he was faced with such a tough first round match," said Eisner. "There were many other guys in the tournament who he would havehad agood chance against. I'm happy with how he Pr- formed, though." Dan Brakus ended his career at Michigan last weekend with 100 victories. Women tankers add two more recruits to fall class By Darren Everson begin for another nine months. DAILY SPORTS WRITER Prep All-Americans Karin The Michigan women's swim- Bunting and Kerri Hale will attend ming and diving team may already be Michigan in the fall and are expected distancing themselves from the rest to provide the Wolverines' depth in of the conference, despite the fact that butterfly and freestyle events. the Big Ten Championships don't They join Talor Bendel, Alegra Breaux, Gabby Devereux and Kim Johnson as Michigan's 1994-95 re- cruiting class, a group that will have a significant impact on the Wolverines' season, according to head swimming - coach Jim Richardson. "The entire conference is much better than ever before, so there's going to be agood deal of pressure on the freshmen," Richardson said. "In some ways, though, we'll have more depth at the NCAA level. See RECRUITS, Page 12 sib V" -I London $279* Paris $319* Frankfurt $325* Madrid $315* Rome $349* fare arecone wyfrom Dtrot base ocn ondtr i purte.Allare requr sentoryout stats. 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