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Despite the UNL women's tennis team's 8-1 record.
Coach Gall Whitaker gives her squad little chance of taking
the top title when it closes out its season at the Missouri
Valley Tournament today through Sunday. , .
Whitaker's top performer will be unable to compete in
the meet at Columbia, Mo. Freshman Kathy Hawkins,
undefeated in regular season play, has a previous
commitment to serve as a bridesmaid this weekend.
"J don't believe we stand s chance," Whitaker said.
"Hawkins is a big loss.'
UNL will be represented by an entire team, however.
Cindy Gossarc!, Geri Fisher, Barb Scribner, Jerri Moyer,
Betsy Abbott and Mary Duffey, ranked in that order, ali
will play both singles and doubles.
Whitaker said 64 girls entered the meet last year and
about that many would be entered again this year. She
listed Central State College (Okla.), Stephens College and
Kansas University (KU) as teams likely to be in contention
for the'titb.
KU handed the Huskers their only loss of the season last
weekend, but Hawkins was able to retain a bit of Husker
prestige by winning the first singles match. The Kansas
player she beat has beaten the defending champion of the
Missouri Valley Tournament, which indicates Hawkins
could have done well in the meet, Whitaker said.
Among Husker victims this year were Concordia State
, CoHegf, Doane College and Creightort University, the only
oiher schools in the stats with women' tennis programs.
This year's scores indicate the rapid improvement of UNL's
squad, Whitaker said.
For example, the Huskers whitewashed Concordia 9-0
this year after losing to virtually the same team last season.
Despite the relative lack of competition within Nebraska,
Whitaker said UNL wiil continue to play the in state
schools.
"We have a commitment to try to contribute to the
building of the teams in the state," she said.
According to Whitaker, UNL's rapid rise to success can
be attributed to increased interest in the program. While
last season no cuts had to be made, this year she had to cut
to a squad of 16 from the original 40 who tried out. This
selectiveness has led to greater squad depth, the second year
coach said. '
"The program's had more publicity' she said, citing one
of the reasons for the increased interest. Another reason she
gave was the improvement of high school programs
throughout the country. Players from Iowa, Michigan,
South Dakota and Kansas are included on the Husker
roster. k
Whitaker's optimism is further bolstered by the fact that
she loses only one senior from this year's team. Sir
probably is also hoping for fewer weddings next year.
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Other sports languish
in football's shadow
Whenever one mentions Husker sports, the one that usually is
talked about is football. And much of the tremendous success
and interest in that sport on the UNL campus can be attributed
to one man, former coach and current athletic director, Bob
Devaney.
Now Devaney has found that the football mania he helped
create has ted to problems for him in his role of athletic director.
It seems that the overwhelming interest in football has helped
pjshxther sports into relative obscurity. ,
Despite free admission, crowds at wrestling mmtt this winter
were virtually negligible, for exampla. Ono wonders what would,
happen if admission wera charged.
Even when NCAA basketball semifinaiist Kansas University
journeyed to tb Coliseum, the Huskers were unablt to draw a
capacity crowd,
Devaney said a correlation exists between the success of a
sport and the interest the University shows in that sport. Besides
bringing in revenue, the successful sports perpetuate their success
by attracting the better athletes. . .
Devaney gave as examples the wrestling programs at Iowa
State University and the two conference schools in Oklahoma.
Perennial national powerhouses, they bring in about as much
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UNL is among the small percentage of schools in the country
that shows a profit from its ethlstic program. What is surprising is
that football is the only one of the 11 sports whicli thowf a
profit. The excess revenue from that spot is used to support the
other, less fortunate ones.
Despite UNL's good financial position, Devaney is quick to
point out that money does not necessarily lead to a successful
program. Baseball recruiting is hurt by the climate, for example.
An athlete, even if offered a scholarship, might prefer to go to a
school where warmer weather prevails; The team thus must relay
generally on players from Nebraska. Only four members of this
year's team are from out of state.
While the use of native Nebraskans hurts baseball cau&! of
the relatively weak high school programs, other sports fare
somewhat better. The golf and gymnastics teams rely almost
entirely on in state players, but they are competitive because of
the good high school programs. Both finished second in the
conference last year. . "
"We try to keep comparable with ether schools in the
conference," Devaney said when discussing the offering of
scholarships at UNL. "Our sports are close to what tho limit is."
Fu'I-tima scholarship in each sport are restricted in both tha
number - offered per year nd the nun.b?r of athletes on
scholar ships at one time. Yearly quotas rang from three for coif
and tennis to 30 for fooibatt.
Each year the Dj 8 awards an Ail-Sports Championship. Lv.t
year tha Huskers finished fourth, and they occupy that position
after the completion of seven sports so far this year. They could
very easily drop lower after spring sports are compiled.
' The ww Fleldhouse undoubtedly will Iw'p increase interest In
Husker sports end help propel UNL farther up the Ail-Sports
ladder. But as Devaney pointed but, Husker fans shouldn't expect .
Immediate national champions in every sport.
"It (interest) has to come over a period of tims," he said. 'Ta
have to la realistic"
daily nebraskan
friday, cpril 20, 1974
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