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… Basketball Writer When Michigan got its bid to the NCAA Tournament, Wolverine fans breathed a sigh of relief. Not only was their squad headed to the 'big dance', Michigan vs. Western Kentucky Thursday, 10 p…

…. Georgetown 19-9 24 23. Missouri 19-8 17 24. Iowa St. 22-10 - 25. Syracuse 19-9 21 MARK FRIEDMAN/Daily The Wolverines will have their hands full with 26-3 Western Kentucky. Women split against Big Ten foes…

… weekend. The Wolverines rebounded, earning a split in two Big Ten matches in Columbus. Michigan shut out Ohio State by the score of 9-0 Friday. The Wolver- ines lost only one set in singles play and three…

…. 12 Indiana, the defending conference champion. The Hoosiers, who. handed the Wolverines their only two losses last year, continued to be a nemesis for them, as Indiana nipped its confer- ence rivals…

… close scores. "It was just a matter of a couple of points here and there that proved to be the difference," Michigan coach Bitsy Ritt said. Afterlosing four of six matches in singles play, the Wolverines…

… Wolverines face Vanderbilt and William & Mary in Williamsburg, Va. CCIA Playoffs at the Joe Olympia Arenas, Inc. and the Daily are holding a contest with prizes for the CCHA Playoffs March 18, and 19 at Joe…

…'s ten- nis team destroyed Minnesota by a score of 6-1 ending the Golden Go- phers' 40 match win streak in the Big Ten. The Wolverines played flawless tennis, winning every set in all of their singles…

… matches, with the excep- tion of first singles, en route to their stunning upset in Minneapolis. No. 20 Minnesota, the Big Ten Champions for the last three years, have given the Wolverines a lot of trouble…

… in the past. "I would say that it's an obstacle that we've been trying to get over for a long time," Adam Wager said. The Wolverines began the match by seizing two of three doubles matches and…

… capturing the doubles point. At first doubles, Michigan's John Constanzo and Peter Pusztai defeated Lars Hjarrand and Erik Donley, 8-5. The other doubles vic- tory came at third doubles. The Wolverine's David…

… the match." Wolverine freshman Arvid Swan lost to John Jay O'Brien, 6-4, 6-2, at No. 4 singles, while senior Grady Burnett dropped his match at No. 6 singles to Steve Flanigan, 6-4, 7-6. Eisner sees the…

… against all teams in this part of the country." Michigan now turns its focus to this weekend when it has the chance to earn its first Big Ten regular season title in five years. The Wolverines take on Ohio…

… very, very good team," Eisner said. The Wolverines are competing against the Buckeyes and Minnesora for the best record in the conference. All three have one loss apiece. The top team will be the No. I…

… Ten Tourna- ment. The Wolverines (6-2 Big Ten, 12-6 overall) take on Illinois today and Pur- due tomorrow, with both matches slated to begin at 1 p.m. at the Liberty Sports Complex. Michigan, Illinois…

… conference. "Even though we only lost to Indiana 5-4, we'd much rather face Northwestern (second place) in the semifinals," Wolverine coach Bitsy Ritt said. For now, Michigan occupies third place and controls…

… its own destiny. The Fighting Illini (5-1, 11-6), Boilermak- ers (4-2, 11-6), and Badgers (4-3,6-10) all trail the Wolverines. If Michigan fails to sweep Illi- nois and Purdue, its fate will be out of…

… its hands as most of the Big Ten teams will finish their seasons next weekend when the Wolverines are idle. For now, Michigan will have to focus on the strength of the Illini's doubles play. "Illinois…

… consistent Boilermaker squad. "Purdue is the most improved team in the Big Ten," Ritt said. "They have more depth then they've ever had." Nevertheless, the Wolverines re- main confident. "The consensus is that…

… Wolverines are currently In third place in the conference and can secure the No. 3 seed in the Big Ten tournament. Men 's golf looks for continued success in Indiana tourney By James Goldstein Daily Sports…

… Writer Someone from high above is toying with the Michigan men's golf team. Justwhen the Wolverines were gain- ing momentum, three inches of snow and cold weather sent the golf cart and the squad in…

… teams in the country. The Wolverines were not expecting to play teams that they have played already this season, especially conference foes Michigan State and Wisconsin. Saturday, Michigan reached the…

… three tight games. The tournament consisted of 20 teams, mainly from the Midwest and the South. Four pools of five teams each were split up for round-robin play. The Wolverines wound up with a relatively…

…. Roberson kept watching Carr and the players, and his decision was made after seeingthe effortthe Wolverines put forth in Saturday's 5-0 win over Purdue - tffort that came a week after a tough loss to…

… in Kansas City. They decided that hiring Carr was the ight move; they just didn't know when the right time to announce it would be. The fact that the Wolverines beat the Boilermakers made yesterday the…

… sopho- mores, that Wolverine lineup would be the youngest since five famous freshmen played together four years ago. IfFisherdefers to seniorcaptain Dugan Fife, and Travis Conlan still starts, Fife will…

… be the shooter. "When Travis and Dugan are on the floor together, Travis will be the point guard," Fisher said. Fisher's not tipping his hand as to which of the Wolverines will see the first court time…

…." Smith isn't completely satisfied with the Wolverines' performance thus far but feels Stanford can serve as a confi- dence booster. "Bree Derr said in the meeting that we've got to get out of the comfort…

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