The Michigan Daily - Friday, April 5, 1991 - Page 11 Rusty netters to play Illinois and Purdue Women open home conference season by Albert Lin Daily Sports Writer 9 When we last checked in with the Michigan men's tennis team, .students were just getting back into the flow of things after spring break. The squad defeated Northwest- ern March 9th, 5-1, as the Wolver- ,ines' top five singles players beat their Wildcat counterparts. The doubles matches were cancelled. The team had expected to com- f~ete in the Blue/Gray Champi- onships in Mobile, Ala., two weeks ;ago, but the tournament committee ,chose to select higher-ranked teams, and Michigan was not invited. "We haven't played a competi- tive match in a while, so you never know how you're going to per- form," Michigan coach Brian Eisner said in anticipation of this week- end's matches. "I'm very pleased at ~hat' s been happening in practice - we've needed the time to get some things in place. But you never know." Neither of this weekend's oppo- nents should present much of a chal- lenge for the Wolverine squad (2-0 in the Big Ten, 7-2 overall). The Illini (7-7) and the Boilermakers (6- 5) have both lost to the same oppo- nents by the same score - No. 22 Minnesota, 8-1, and Iowa, 7-2. "We are not playing two of the stronger teams (in the Big Ten)," Eisner said. "That certainly is a sav- ing grace, but stranger things have happened." No. 1 singles player David Kass (16-5) should have no problems with his two unranked opponents, Illinois' Mark Krajewski (13-13) and Boilermaker Brian Ritz (9-7). The only Illini with winning records are No. 2 seed Ryan Clark (17-11) and No. 4 Adrian De Vore (11-10). They may present chal- lenges for Wolverines Danny Brakus and John Karzen, respec- tively. Karzen (13-5) has the second- best mark on the squad - but is 0-2 at No. 4. Brakus was unimpressive against Northwestern, but beat Giora Payes when Payes went down with a broken ankle. by Caryn Seidman Daily Sports Writer After taking two out of their last three games, the Michigan women's tennis team is ready to open up their home Big Ten season, as it plays both Purdue and Illinois this weekend. The women showed signs of spring fever two weeks ago, as they defeated both Boston College, 5-4, and Oklahoma, 7-2. Although they lost to a tough Notre Dame team, the Wolverines are hoping to return to the winning form they demon- strated in their two victories. "We've been playing outside this week, and I think we feel real pre- pared," team member Kalei Beamon said. The Wolverines have spent their week working on their individual games and developing individual skills in order to pull the entire team through. "I have been practicing a more aggressive back-court game," Bea- mon said. "I'm trying to do more attacking." Michigan was defeated by the two toughest teams in the confer- ence, Northwestern and Wisconsin, at the beginning of the season. They are hoping that their added experi- ence will give them an edge when they take on their next two Big Ten opponents, Purdue and Illinois. Although no lineup has been of- ficially announced yet, sophomore Christine Schmeidel and team cap- tain and senior Stacey Berg are ex- pected to start in the No.1 and No.2 singles position, respectively. Besides the success that the team has been experiencing lately, play- ing at home should give added sup- port to the Wolverines. "We haven't had a home match here for a while," Beamon said, "so I think everyone is psyched up to be playing here." Earlier in the season Michigan coach Bitsy Ritt said, "...there is def- initely a homecourt advantage." The Wolverines have their chance to prove Ritt right, as they play on their home turf at the Huron Valley Tennis Club at 3 p.m. today and 1 p.m. tomorrow. Senior Kim Pratt practices at the track and tennis building. Pratt and her Wolverine teammates hope to get into the swing of things this weekend against Purdue and Illinois. Women runners prepare for quad meet ir -"- t 0 w ON UAW-mm- .y Jeff Williams Daily Sports Writer Although the Michigan women's track team performed well at the Washington Invita- tional last weekend, the Wolverines were left hungry for more. "We didn't end up with the kind of meet we wanted," Michigan coach James Henry said. "We wanted to run everyone in a lot of *events, but because of the weather we didn't get all the work in that we could have." The Wolverines travel to Al- abama this weekend to compete in the Crimson Classic; a quadrangle meet with Alabama, Kansas and Mississippi. Unlike last weekend, a team score will be compiled, and the Wolverines will send their full squad. "Because it's a championship meet, scoring points and placing will be more important than indi- vidual performances," Henry said. "Having the distance team there will help us balance out the events. " The distance team will be an- chored by senior Amy Bannister in either the half-mile or 1,500-meter event. Rookie Katie Stern will com- pete in the 1,500, as well as the; 3,000, and junior Megan Nortz will run the mile. Bannister and sophomore Julie1 Victor will rejoin the team after competing at the Stanford Invita- tional last weekend. Victor placed second in the shot put and third in the discus. Bannister finished third in the 800. The Wolverines will be looking for another good performance from their 4x 100 relay team. The squad placed first at Washington with a time of 48.04 seconds. "I'm expecting them to do well again," Henry said. "Their time should show a substantial im- provement over last weekend. They had a good time, but the weather re- ally held them back." This weekend will be the first time that the Wolverines have faced any of the opposing teams sched- uled. "We're unsure of where we'll stand against them," Henry said. "We will definitely place at least first or second. I don't see us finish- ing any lower than that." NOW HIRING This one's for real for men's track by Chris Carr Daily Sports Writer This weekend will be an "opening day" of sorts for the men's track team when it travels to Alabama to compete in the Crimson Classic. The meet with Alabama, Kansas, and Mississippi will be the first scored outdoor event the Wolver- ines will compete in as a full squad. "Alabama and Mississippi will have an advantage because they have *had better weather to train," Michigan coach Jack Harvey said. "We are still looking to have some good performances because I have heard it is supposed to be sunny and 70 (degrees) down there on Saturday which are ideal weather conditions for a meet." This weekend's meet will be the first outdoor competition for many of the Wolverines. Senior Rudy Redmond and sophomore Bob Cza- chorski will compete in the hurdles while sophomores Van Cowan and Brian Bozo will run in the 400 me- ters. Bozo and Redmond will also run in the 4x100 meter relay with sophomore Michael Eccelston and junior Jerry Douglas. Seniors Jeff Barnett, Brad Bar- quist, and Neal Newman are ex- pected to compete in the distance events. Seniors Warde Manuel (javelin) and Brad Holwerda (high jump), along with junior Brad Darr (pole vault) and sophomore Dan Reddan (high jump), will anchor the field events corps. To their advan- tage, all of these Wolverines com- peted last weekend in an outdoor meet at Stanford. I LAAh-1&2 5TH AVE. 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