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… the Wolverines to victories over two top 25 teams. She beat Jaimie Fouret from No. 24 Wisconsin in singles before teaming up with fellow Wolverine Jamie Fielding to beat Fouret and Stephanie Benz in…

… Canadiens i WBy RAVI GOPAL DAILY SPORTS WRITER What do Nadia Comaneci, Don Larsen and the Michigan men's rugby team all have in common? They all know how to be perfect. Saturday, the Wolverines proved…

… minutes. *After the Saints missed a penalty kick minutes into the game, the teams en- gaged in a see-saw battle over posses- sion of the ball. Then the Wolverine backstook over. Michigan out-center Ashby…

… the Wolverines led, 7-0. A TENNIS Continued from page 12 three wins. She eased past the Wild- cats' top player, Elisa Kim, 6-4, 6-2. Bojana Jankovic squeezed out a nuch-needed win at the No.2 singles…

…12A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, April 18, 1996 Michigan men look to Lilk the Kepler Wolverines hope to guild off 5th-place finish at Legends of Indiana tourney By John Friedberg Daily Sports…

… Writer It is a good news, bad news situa- tion for the Michigan men's golfteam. The good news is their performance last weekend. The Wolverines' fifth- place showing at the Legends of Indi- ana tournament…

… impressive showing in Indi- ana. Dobbs finished the two-day event in a second-place tie, the best finish of any Wolverine golfer this season. The junior looks to continue improv- ing on his last two efforts…

… Invitational, he had been the most consistent golferin the spring season. Keith Hinton moves back into the No. 3 slot for the Wolverines. Hinton is looking to rebound from his 235 in the Legends tournament. The…

… senior cap- tain Chris Brockway and juniors Jus- tin Hicks, Brent Idalski and Adam Anderson. .3 TONYA BROAD/Daily Scott MacDonald's Wolverines will be split three ways this weekend. 'TWmen to runi 3 ways…

… team last weekend. Yesterday, the Wolverines ateam with three times as mu rience and Michigan play times better. in their sweep of yest doubleheader with Purdue, t Wolverines (13-2 Big Ten overall) had…

…, good pitch- ing beats good hitting. The Wolverines are second in the conference to Iowa in pitching with a 1.45 team ERA. And Michigan coach Carol Hutchins has said all year that she has two top…

…14 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, April 18, 1994 Lions no match for Wolverines SOFTBALL NOTEBOOK 1 'M' takes three from lowly Penn State, moves to 9-3 in conference By MARC DILLER and MELANIE…

…, drove in shortstop Mary Campana in the top of the first for the sole Wolverine run. But Penn State tied it up in the bottom of that inning when Val Serpico drove in catcher B.J. Davidson. The Lady Lions…

… hitting hurt us there," Kovach said. "You have to give Penn State credit. They took advantage of our lapses." Kelly Holmes took the mound in game two, a contest in which the Wolverine defense supported its…

… Lang went three-for- three with two RBIs and scored a run. After splitting Friday's contests, the Wolverines wanted to carry over the momentum from the previous night's second game. Kovach took the mound…

… first, with hopessthat the hitters would provide more support. Kovach helped her own cause when she knocked in three runs on two doubles and pitched a complete game shutout in the Wolverines' 9-0 victory…

… bats came alive this weekend as the softball team continued its climb to the top of the Big Ten standings. Prior to this weekend's matchup against Penn State, the Wolverines were No. 3 in the conference…

…, riding high after last weekend's sweep over Northwestern and Wednesday's split with Eastern Michi- gan. STREAK JUST BEGINNING?: The Wolverines continued their winning streak this weekend with only a brief…

… interruption. After dropping the first game in Friday's doubleheader against Penn State, 2-1, Michigan Went on to defeat the Nittany Lions in a decisive manner, 7-2, 9-0, 7-2. In Big Ten play, the Wolverines are…

… afternoon against Toledo at Varsity Diamond. In the first game of the twinbill, the No. 14 Wolverines' (4-6 in the Big Ten, 21-15 overall) shaky defense in the early innings and lack of clutch hitting down…

… speech at the end of game one. In the second game, the Wolverines thwarted two early offensive threats by the Rockets, while pounding out several key hits in the late innings that guided Michigan to an…

… Despite numerous opportun Michigan could muster on the scorebc fifth inning unearned run in wh Campana scored from second base ona the shortstop Klose. While Wolverine Julie Clarkson' was inconsistent…

… through five innings ally killed the Wolverines was their come through in the clutch. In both the fourth and fifth Michigan had runners on first and se with no outs, but could only cross once. "(Toledo…

… an apparently early deficit. All it took was their first at bat for the er two in- Wolverines to erase any doubt that their habit 3I single in would resurface once again. ouble that After Julie Cooper…

… Patti Benedict fly out with a RBI single that an error by brought in Heams. The score remained 2-1 in Michigan's favor s pitching until the fourth, when the Wolverines tagged s, what re- Rocket starter…

… Rhoda Hurr for four base hits, ac- failure to counting for two runs, and took a commanding 4-1 lead. innings, The onslaught continued in the fifth when cond base the Wolverines banged four more hits off…

… Wolverines' doubleheader with Toledo yesterday. Michigan dropped the first game, 4-1, and then trounced the Rockets in the second, 7-1. Men golfers seek stability in Akron Blue hitters by Adam Lutz Daily…

… savings on color printing forall clubs, businesses, and organizations. Wolverine catcher Todd Winston makes contact with a pitch Saturday versus Illinois-. Michigan crushed Ferris State yesterday at Fisher…

… the Wolverines' last six games. Weaver has hit safely in 11 straight Big Ten games and has four game-winning hits on the season. The Academic AllAmerican candidate has at least one hit in 77 of his last…

… Wolverines (6-8 Big Ten, 15-21 overall), the rest of the season will be an uphill battle. Michigan has only three more weekends of Big Ten action to get itself back into the race for the conference crown…

…. Wolverine coach Bill Freehan's ballclub is currently in last place in the Big Ten. But before dueling within the Big Ten, the Wolverines have non-conference opponents to deal with. Today Michigan faces…

… Central Michigan 3 p.m. at Fisher Stadium, The Wolverines are hoping to rebound against the Chippewas after a weekend split with Michi- gan State. "The game will mean a lot because any in-state game is big…

…. April 29-30, the team travels to Minneapolis for a four- game set with Minnesota. May 2 the Wolverines tangle with Notre Dame at Old Kent Park in Grand Rapids. "We wish we could play them up here…

… Arenas will host the first ever Great Lakes Invitational for baseball. The four-game tournament will take place at Tiger Stadium in Detroit. Michigan State faces Dayton 3 p.m., May 9 and the Wolverines…

… doubleheader, forcing the title to come down to the final game. The Wolverines fell in the second match-up however, evening their season record to 29-29. DOUGLAS KANTER/Daily First baseman Chad Chapman eats…

… crown on hold for awhile. Tomorrow, the Wolverines play Mid-American Conference member Central Michi- gan. Following that, the Wolverines have a 10-day break for final exams. Despite the fact that…

… makes the rivalry intense. "The intrastate rivalry is pretty good," Kovach said. "These games are always huge." The Wolverines have had a strong season so far. They are currently ranked ninth nationally…

… Chippewas, when she- went four-for-seven in their doubleheader. "Obviously, we're losing a big glove out in left and she (carries) a big bat," Taylor said. "It's a loss." However, the Wolverines have been…

… Michigan women's tennis team has a tendency to start off slowly, a bad habit thatmay have cost it some key matches. The Wolverines are already banged up. Adding their recent doubles woes puts them in a tough…

… for a team that doesn't thrive on its tremendous depth. Wolverines coach Bitsy Ritt has de- cided to make some lineup changes to jump-start Michigan. The Wolverines (5-3 Big Ten, 6-9 overall) are…

… Saturday and Wiscon- sin yesterday, both by the final count of 5-2. Entering the weekend, the Wolverines held a Big Ten record of 3-1 and second place in the conference behind Minnesota. The Wildcats and…

…-0 shelling of Michigan State, keeping itclose in third place. Michigan never allowed that momentum to help the Badgers. The Wolverines won the doubles point and taking an early one-point lead. The Wolverines…

… reach an apex as five of Michigan's male gymnasts begin competition in the NCAA Championships held at Penn State. While Wolverine participants will ,ot be a new sight at nationals, this will be the…

…'s five, and it's only going to get better." On top of that, besides the * schools that qualified for team competition, the Wolverines have the most individuals going to na- tionals of any program in the…

… nation. Preliminaries for both the team and individual competitions will be held this evening, with team finals Friday and individual finals ,aturday. The Wolverines venturing into the den of the Nittany…

… Wolverines taking part Jn multiple events, qualifying in loth the floor exercise and vault, while Jorge Camacho joins Verrall on the floor and Royce Toni will perform on the parallel bars. Darden noted that it…

…. Michigan's No. I singles player Christine Schmeidel (1-3, 6-7) missed her third straight match due to illness, but should return this weekend for the conclusion of the Wolverines' regular season. Senior co…

… the day came at No. 4 singles, which pitted Wolverine Amy Malik (0-3, 10-4) against Spartan Molly Poffenberger. Malik took the first set, 6-2, but the second set went to Poffenberger, 6-3. Malik twice…

… said. While the Wolverines hid struggled in doubles play early in the season, yesterday's doubles cop- tests were icing on the cake, .as Michigan took two of three to seal the victory. Berg and Lev…

… Hurrelbrink and Molly West in straight sets, 6-4, 6-3 at No. 2r the Wolverines' other doubles vic- tory. Malik and Adam lost -to Hilbert and Leone at No. 3, 6-4, 6-3. "I thought our doubles were real strong…

… Schmeidel hits a backhand in a previous match against Purdue. The Wolverines defeated Michigan State yesterday, 6-3, without Schmeidel, who is out with an illness. 'M' tennis blanked byFighting Irish, by…

… occasion in which the Wolverines failed to capture one victory. The team had arrived in South Bend on Monday evening in order to get accustomed with the tennis courts, but in all, they managed to capture…

… . Columnists bid farewell . JUDITH PERKINS/Daily Rodney Goble was one of the few Wolverines to reach base in Sunday's second game, as Michigan was held to two hits. BASEBALL NOTEBOOK Despite suspensions, 'M…

… Wolverine hurlers- including start- ing pitcher Heath Murray - were suspended for the series, the perfor- ,mance of the staff was downright superb. Michigan coach Bill Freehan sus- pended pitchers Murray…

… think the wind affected the hitters more than itdid the pitchers." The Wolverines and Hawkeyes combined for only 53 hits in 31 in- nings of play -- an average of less than a hit per half-inning. Of the 53…

…'s sec- ond game, a 9-3 Michigan win. The Wolverines' nine-run outburst in the nightcap Saturday was the only game either team scored more than six runs in the entire weekend. PITCHING DUEL: Saturday…

… with five RBI and two runs scored in the 9-3 Michi- gan victory. His three-run triple was the big blow in the five-run third inning that gave the Wolverines a 7-0 lead. In Sunday's doubleheader, Weaver…

… the Wolverines is now 128- 127-1. He is 4-8 against Iowa. Over- all, the Wolverines hold a 67-30 lead over the Hawkeyes. ACADEMIC ACHIEVERS: Wednes- day, eleven Wolverines were hon- ored for having a 3…

…, most of the Wolverine athletes we've met have been cordial, willing to speak with us even under difficult circumstances. On the night of what was supposed to be the final men's gymnastics meet in…

… was still in limbo. There are some other things, but after four years we've troubled you enough. The memories we've come away with from all of Michigan's sports - like the championships the Wolverines…

… Championships this weekend in Co- lumbus. The meet shall be the final competition for Michigan seniors Royce Toni and Brian Winkler. After a season of ups and downs, five Wolverines traveled to regionals at Penn…

…. The Wolverines are coming off some strong performances at regionals including Winkler's first-place 9.925 on the floor and Toni's fourth-place 9.675 on the parallel bars. After the showing at Penn State…

… MARC DILLER DAILY SPORTS WRITER For the first time in school history, the 34th-ranked Michigan women's tennis team jumped into first place in the conference this weekend. The Wolverines defeated 24th…

… beat two top-25 teams back to back in the same weekend," Michigan coach Bitsy Ritt said. "This is the best tennis we've played all year as a team." The Wolverines (9-1 Big Ten, 15-6 overall) solidified…

… dis- tance, allowing eight hits and three earned run for his fifth win of the year. Ron Hollis continued his impressive pitching in the Big Ten in Saturday's cap- per, a 9-3 Wolverine victory. Hollis (3…

… finished with five RBI on the day, with two runs scored. JUU Il E aiy Mark Temple delivers during the Wolverines' 6-0 loss to Iowa. Hollis returns to form after bout wit Test prep is a big Investment…

… also interested in Spanish. Michigan felt like home already, and the Wolverine squad had a scholarship to offer. "Coming into an upcoming program and really making an impact was a challenge," Ritt says…

…. So after graduating from high school in September 1993, the younger Cyganiak squeezed her way into the Wolverine line-up midseason at No. 2 singles behind Bojana Jankovic, bumping Liz down to No. 5…

…. The sisters teamed up in the No. 2 doubles spot, where they decided many matches for the Wolverines. Collegiate dual matches consist of six singles matches and three doubles matches, so the overall meet…

… matches against Notre Dame and Wisconsin - who the Wolverines beat last year after losing the previous eleven meetings against the Badgers. "The fact that we were sisters - there was a lot of heart in the…

… matches," Sarah says, recalling in particular the match against Wisconsin, when the Cyganiak doubles team was the only one left playing and the rest of the Wolverines were cheering from outside the fence…

… looking at the personnel of the team, we decided to make a change." Sarah has taken over the No. I singles spot for the Wolverines, She has a 31-12 record, and is undefeated in the Big Ten. Liz is still in…

… comes in stages - score after score, leap after leap, or in the case of the Michigan women's gymnas- tics team, day after day. Last night, the Wolverines success- fully completed stage one in their quest…

… for a national championship, finishing second in the evening round of prelim- inary competition in Gainesville, Fla., though they narrowly advanced to today's finale. The Wolverines were only 0.225 away…

… -Reunions - Rock-N-Roll, New Wave, Oldies, and More! critical situation." The Wolverines (18-17 overall, 4-8 Big Ten) had just taken the lead in the bottom of the sixth on back- to-back home runs by Matt…

… one-third innings for Central to earn the victory. The Wolverines continue their hectic schedule tomorrow with a doubleheader at home against arch- rival Michigan State. After taking three out of four…