0 Men's Swimming . NCAA Championships Tomorrow, 11 a.m. at Austin, Texas The Michigan Daily SPORTS Baseball vs. Western Michigan Today, 3 p.m. Fisher Stadium Page 10 Wednesday, March 27, 1991 m 1 HOCKEY NOTEBOOK Tamer embarks for Russian tournament by Matt Rennie Daily Hockey Writer While the rest of the Michigan hockey team will have to wait until next season for another away game, defenseman Chris Tamer still has one road trip to make. Tamer, a sophomore from Dearborn Heights, has been selected to play on the U.S. team in the Pravda Cup tournament, which will be held in Leningrad, Russia. He will begin his 11-day sojourn tomorrow. Instead of a formal tryout, the team's organizers called Michigan coach Red Berenson about their interest in Tamer. Fellow Wolverine defender Pat Neaton was also asked to play on the team, but was forced to decline the invitation because of a leg injury. "I'm honored to be selected," Tamer said. "It should be fun." Tamer will be playing with other college players, including Michigan State goaltender Mike Gilmore. OLYMPIC DREAMS: While Tamer will be facing international compe- tition next week, other Wolverines may have similar agendas in the future. With the 1992 Winter Olympic Games on the horizon, Berenson may have to deal with the loss of some of his top players next season. Tryouts for the American squad will begin in June, and Berenson ex- pects Tamer, Neaton, David Roberts, and Denny Felsner to be among those invited. The first cuts for the team will take place in August, which would allow any player who didn't make the team to rejoin his college squad. Adding to the list of possibilities is that the Winter Olympics will be held again in 1994. This means Tamer, Roberts, and Neaton, all sophomores, will have another chance to play in the Olympics before joining the profes- sional ranks. Meanwhile, Felsner also has the option of foregoing his senior season to join the St. Louis Blues organization. Felsner's decision is anticipated in the next few weeks. "I really can't tell you anything now," Berenson said. "I'm going to talk to Denny, and we'll discuss what's the best thing to do." RECRUITING UPDATE: Berenson has reasons to be optimistic when looking toward the future, but he's not allowed to talk about them yet. Berenson signed defender Al Sinclair from the Metro Junior League in Wexford, Ontario, during the early signing period in the fall. Additionally, Berenson expects to receive commitments from six or seven players on the April 10 spring signing date, when he will be allowed to re- lease their names. 'M' baseball beats rai and Sagiaw -ter by David Schechter Daily Baseball Writer Yesterday's game between Michigan and Saginaw Valley State looked a lot like Hulk Hogan kicking sand in Pee Wee Herman's face. The Wolverines massacred the Falcons, 12-2, at Fisher Stadium with a superior squad of more tal- ented players. Dennis Konuszewski steered the Wolverines from the mound. As Konuszewski opened the game, he rifled six straight strikes past the first two Cardinal batters. After five innings, Michigan coach Bill Freehan quietly re- moved his starter, 'only after Konuszewski had thrown four strikeouts and allowed one run. "It was predetermined that Dennis Konuszewski was going to pitch five innings," Freehan said. "And it went down exactly as we had planned." After the Wolverines took a commanding lead, Freehan had the opportunity to let most of his starters rest. Almost everyone on the roster benefited from the rout by gaining some playing time. "It's nice when you have an opportunity like this to play a few people," Freehan said. At one point, the substitutions almost seemed like an unfair ad- vantage. In the ninth inning, Freehan's best closing pitcher, Todd Marion, took the mound. But the Wolverines were not showing off. "I'm normally not going to use (Todd) in a 12-2 ballgame, but he's not going to be available for tomorrow's game because of an exam," Freehan said. Andy Fairman, a junior who was sidelined with a hand injury,' played in his first home game yes- terday. "I got Andy Fairman back and that's the first time Andy's played since Mobile, Ala. That's over two weeks and that's hurt us," Freehan said. Second baseman Scott Timmer- man went three-for-three yester- day and graced Fisher Stadium with its first home run this year. With a convincing stroke, Tim- merman hit a shot over the left field fence for a three-run homer. The Wolverines are slated to play Western Michigan today at 3 p.m. in Fisher Stadium. Freehan hopes today's game will reveal to him what he's been looking for a middle-relief pitcher. ol II Wolverine Scott Timmerman receives congratulations after hitting a three-run homer in the fifth inning of Michigan's 12-2 victory. _ _ Fundamentals key spik I DyIm *olar Daily Sports Writer Some habits are just too hard to break. But then there are some that should not be broken. Fortunately for the Michigan men's volleyball team, the players' habits have become addictive. Superior fundamentals and hustle have become second-nature to the Wolverines, enabling them to rout Notre Dame, 15-4, 15-8, 15-2. Michigan's hitting was impecca- ble but its passing left something to be desired while the opposite held true for Notre Dame. These two as- pects cancelled each other out, leav- ing the door open for the Wolverines' burning desire and solid basics to swing the outcome in their favor. "Our passing wasn't quite up to par, but our strong hitting made up for it," Michigan co-captain Jeff Timberlake said. "Our offense was really strong because of its consis- tency. Notre Dame has lost a few players from last year's squad, but .ers' sweep the big difference in the game was our team consistency." Michigan took control of the match halfway through the first game. With the Wolverines leading, 10-4, Notre Dame senior Tom Martin was called for a carry. The Irish protested too loudly, and Martin was issued a yellow card. Although the card is only a warning and brings no. penalty, it broke Notre Dame's emotional backbone. After the card was issued, the Wolverines scored five straight points to win the game. Despite oc- casional two or three point streaks in later games, the Irish were never able to get back into the match. The Wolverines exploited Notre over Irish 1 Dame's disorganization with solid fundamentals and powerful kills for an easy sweep of the match. Sophomore Chris Pierce delivered the coup de grace with a kill that ended the annihilation in a 15-2 Michigan victory. "We had to get our heads in th game," Michael McCune, th Wolverines' top spiker, said. "Our constant intensity, our drive to bat- tle for every point gave us the vic- tory." The Wolverines will compete in the Midwest Intercollegiate Volleyball Association tournament this weekend and their next home match will be against Illinois, April 6. NOW HIRING FOR OUR NEW PLYMOUTH ROAD STORE FOR THESE PART-TIME POSITIONS: CLERK/CASHIERS PRODUCE CLERKS STOCK CLERKS DELI/PASTRY CLERK SOME OF THE ADVANTAGES OFFERED o STARTING RATE $5.50/HOUR " FLEXIBLE WORK SCHEDULES * PAID TIME OFF (VACATIONS, HOLIDAYS) " HOME STUDY/EDUCATIONAL REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAMS OTHER POSITIONS AT COMPETITIVE STARTING RATES AILSO AVAILABLE. APPLY AT YOUR ANN ARBOR LOCATION: 1140 BROADWAY, 2603 JACKSON RD., 2502 PACKARD, 4745 WASHTENAW, 1919 INDUSTRIAL HWY. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER M/F IF or Rugby splits with Rovers byTim S ia *1 y mi poar Daily Sports Writer kinkos the copy center 49~ Laser Prints Open 24 Hours 540 E. Liberty 761-4539 1220 S. University 747-9070 Coupon required expires 4/30/91 In a display of its youth, the Michigan men's rugby team split its two games with the Cleveland Rovers last Saturday. Without its top players, Mich- igan's A-team struggled, as the Rovers handed it a 14-0 defeat. In an unusual twist,the younger Wolverines showed the veterans how the game was supposed to be played; six of the team's top players were out of action to attend a pres- tigious midwestern camp for the weekend "I was really proud of how well the younger guys picked up the slack," captain John Swis said "They really came together and showed us how we should have been playing." Despite the significant contribu tion of the younger players, the Wolverines were unable to over- come the experience and size advan- tages held by the Rovers' A-squad. 0 In the B-squad match, the Wolverines demonstrated the ex cellence of their younger players,, whipping the Rovers' collegians by an identical 14-0 score. The squad's next action will be Saturday at noon at Palmer Field. "This weekend we'll have our top players back, so we should ge back to the level of consistency tha we normally have," Swis said. -M UNIVERSITY TOWERS PRESENTS: APARTMENT LIVING AT ITS FINEST. FEATURING: REMODELEL) TWO BEDROOMS WITH: REDESIGNED BEDROOMS W ITHII KING SIZE BEIDS, IMPROVED LIVING ROOM FURNITURE, AND THE BEST VIEWS IN TOWN: CONVENIENT LOCATION AND AMENITIES: EXERCISE ROOM, U«iI ERS1lT COMPUTER ROOM, rTOW R S STiUD)Y LOUNG E, NIe " i LA UNDRY, ~.~AE AND MUCh MORE. S. 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