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So far this season, the UNL tennij team lias been
winless. If it's any consolation to Husker Coach Jim Potter
and his team, they may be one of the most intelligent ,
collections of tennis players in the nation.
"Our top six men have a grade point average of 3.8,"
said Porter. "We're a group of scholars who play tennis as a
sideline, whereas we seem to be competing against tennis
players who study as a sideline."
John Duncan, the No. 1 man for the Huskers, is
attending UNL on a regents scholarship. He said that a
person's intelligence doesn't have much bearing on one's
ability to play tennis.
"The problem is we've got some good players, but don't
have a bunch of guys who've been around playing as much
as the other teams do," said Duncan.
"Tnere's only one m3n back from last year's top six," he
continued. "We don't have the scholarships to go out and
get tennis players, so it's just who happens to be around
that plays."
Porter said the major problem for his team is
consistency. "We're hitting the ball well but making too
many errors," he said. "We're improving, but competition is
too tough."
The weather also has failed to cooperate with the
Huskers. The cold, wintry climate of last week infringed on
practices and postponed a dual meet with the University of
Kansas from April 3 until last Monday.
After a match with Doane Coflegs Wednesday, the
Huskers will be looking for a win Friday against Drake
University, Washburn University end Iowa Stats University
next week. Duncan said the team has a good chance against
Iowa State because "they're in the same situation we are."
"I don't think we have anybody on the team that has
really worked hard at tennis over the summer. We won't
improve until more of the guys get out in the summer,"
Duncan said.
When asked if there was any incentive to work at
improvement, Duncan said, "Going out and getting
clobbered is motivation enough for me."
Rowers hopeful about tri-mee
After postponing last Saturday's meet in
Topeka with Washburn University because of
bad weather, the UNL crew team will open its
spring season Saturday in a triangular meet at
Manhattan, Kan. Opposition will come from
Kansas State University and the University of
Minnesota.
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Crew is a 2-season sport. In the fall, races
vary anywhere from 2 to 20 miles in length; in
spring however, all races are 2,000 meters
(slightly more than a mile).
Competing largely against varsity
intercollegiate crews, the UNL crew team dees,
not feel hindered by its club sport status. (A
dub sport is not financed by the Athletic
iiept.).
Zandbergen said most funds for the team"
come from the ASUN Senate and the
Recreation Dept.
"This year we potentially have a greater
chance for competitive success than any other
previous year in our history," Zandbergen said.
"We represent one of the physically strongest
teams in the Midwest. All our varsity oarsmen
have rowed at least two years, thus we are in
addition experienced."
High among Zandbergen' 3 list of priorities is
allocating additional funds for new equipment
"We recently bought a new set of oars, our
first new piece of equipment in years. Teams
we compete against yearly receive new
equipment. I hope to acquire some new shells
by next fall. Our present shells are not only
over 50 years old, but they have received heavy
usage over the last few years," he said.
The UNL Rowing team's first home meet
will be April 20 against conference rival
Oklahoma State University at Branched Oak
Lake.
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By Steve Taylor . . . ,
There are several similarities between a defensive back and a
fire-eater. Both perform in front of large crowds. Both can be
devastated by a single mistake. Both live in constant fear of being
burned.
"Getting burned" in football jargon means being beaten on a
long pass. It's not a very healthy practice for defenders allergic to
benches
Last year, UNL's defensive backs were burned less than any
group in the college ranks. They allowed fewer than 40 yards a
game and led the nation in pass defense.
Though most of u at unit will be graduated, Husker coaches
are hoping to du'icate the efforts of last year's defensive
One of the keys .to this difficult task will be Ardell Johnson,
the fastest man on the team.
Two years ago Johnson came to UNL to study architecture.
Though a standout high school athlete in Chilecothe, Mo.,
Johnson received no scholarship offers for football. So the
20-year-old junior decided to head north to Nebraska. It was
almost incidental that he chose to go out for freshman football.
Since then, Johnson has rid himself of two things. One of
them was his architectural ambitions (ha switched to business
administration). Johnson has also shirked his walk-on status. Now
a full scholarship athlete, he will likely be a starting cornerback in
September.
Johnson feels it's too early to speculate on the chances of the
1 974 Husker football team.
"We have a lot of vacancies to fill, and most of them won't
really be filled until fall," ha commented. "We don't know who
will break a lg over the summer or who will develop, so it's just
too soon to tell."
Can next season's defensive backfield match the success of last
year's?
"There was noihing exceptional about last year's backfield
except the way they played together," Johnson said "It's just a
matter of finding the right combination."
Johnson reports that the defensive strategy employed this
spring hasn't been to complicated, but that it's likely to become
much more refined.
Does Johnson think it's worth it to go through winter
conditioning, tpsh practice and fall practice for or 12 pmes
a year?
"in the long run, I really do," he said. "It keens your body in
shape all year round. It's also an open door to opportunity. All
that, and an education too."
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Intramural entries for three
sports are due Friday to the
Recreation Dept., 1740 Vine.
Eight-man soccer will begin
Monday. Co-rec golf entries
will be posted Monday, and
teams have until April 29 to
complete their matches. Each
team consists of one male and
one female. The third sport is
NBA-style one-on-one
basketball. For more
information, contact the
Recreation Dept., 472-3467.
The UNL women's softball
team will host the University
of Nebraska at Omaha on the
Women's Physical Education
BkJg. field at 5 p.m. today.
Huskers golfers travel to
Wichita, Kan., to participate in
the Great Plains Invitational
today and Friday.
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