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Three women swimmers dive off the team's roster
Today's news concerns several develop
ments in UNL's women athletics.
The swim team was dealt a blow to the
chops when three members-two of them
national competitors-decided to hang up
their suits for next season.
Ellen Hollander, Jana Frymire and Sue
Lewis told coach Ray Huppert that they
will not return to compete. All three plan
to remain at UNL next fall.
Huppert said Lewis will be a student as
sistant next year and will not have enough
time for swimming.
Frymire, a freshman and a member of
the 200-medley relay that went to the As
sociation of Intercollegiate Athletics for
Women nationals, dropped swimming for
more study time.
An occupational therapy major, Fry
mire must maintain "very, very high
grades," Huppert added.
Huppert's biggest loss was junior Hol
lander, a school record holder in several
events and a member of the 200- and 400
yard medley relays that went to nationals.
Huppert, however, is trying to change
her mind.
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"Why she left is still a question mark,"
Huppert said. "I'm hoping she'll sit back
and re-evaluate her three years and look at
the awards she has attained."
"I'm hoping it's just spring fever,"
Huppert added. "I think she feels she put
a lot of hours in the pool and wants a dif
ferent atmosphere for next year.
"She's in a sorority and feels she's
missing out quite a bit on the social end,"
he said. "But right now, her decision is
made."
Hollander was unavailable Tuesday
afternoon for comment.
A few women gymnasts, who did not
want their names revealed, were somewhat
disgruntled with the past season-apparently
for good reason.
In one incident, some team members
were left home when the men and women
gymnastic squads went to the Rocky
Mountain Open in Colorado Springs last
December. Allegedly, there was not enough
room to allow the teams' non-competitors
to make the trip.
But there was enough room for one of
the women gymnast's relatives to make the
trip-an action that justifies a grievance. It
would seem an active member of a gymnas
tics squad should be given priority over
persons who have no official relationship
with UNL gymnastics.
About 13 high school seniors will audi
tion Saturday for the UNL women's bas
ketball team.
George Stryker, interim women's bas
ketball coach, said college students can par
ticipate in the audition which is designed
to determine winners of three remaining
full scholarships at UNL.
Stryker added that Lincoln East star
Kerry Karst apparently is headed to play
for the University of Wisconsin next year.
A decision on the head coaching job is
expected April 15. Stryker said he has ap
plied for the job. An Australian also has ap
plied for the head post.
Seventh inning rallies lift UNL to double-header sweep
By Jim Hunt
The UNL baseball team, now 22-13,
rallied twice in the bottom of the seventh
to sweep the Creighton Bluejays at the
UNL diamond, Tuesday.
Junior Tim Carroll slammed a pinch-hit
double to center field driving in two runs
in the bottom of the seventh inning to give
the UNL a 6-5 come-from-behind win over
the Bluejays in the first game.
Rasmussen singled and came home on a
single by Denis Novacek. The Creighton
fifth inning rally was aided by two Corn
husker errors charged to Val Primante and
Dixon.
The Huskers missed two chances to take
the lead in the sixth inning. After loading
the bases with one out, two fielder's
choices to the pitcher took UNL out of the
inning.
The Bluejays scored one more run in
the seventh before the Huskers made their
final rally.
Primante opened the Husker seventh by
hitting a pop fly to second, but was
awarded first base after the umpire ruled
catcher's interference on Steve Forrester.
Primante was fouled by Joe Scherger who
bounced an infield hit to third and O'Brien
who reached first on a bunt single.
Creighton pitcher Jerry North struck
out Dixon and second baseman Steve Oak
ley brought in Primante on a fielder's
choice. Carroll, who has been injured the
last two games, proceeded to line North's
curve ball to center field, driving
in the winning runs.
Sophomore reliever Gary Nolting picked
up his third victory against two losses for
UNL in the first game.
In the second game, Creighton jumped
out to a 7-1 lead after two innings, but the
Huskers rallied in the bottom of the
seventh to win the second game 11-10 on
a double by John Russo with two outs.
In the first game UNL jumped to an
early 3-0 lead after three innings. In the
second inning, left fielder Joe Scherger
opened the inning with a single and scored
on a double by Dan Dixon.
UNL netted two more runs in the third
when catcher Jon Henne was hit by a pitch
and moved to second on a sacrifice by de
signated hitter Bob Gebler. Henne went to
third via a balk charged to Creighton pit
cher Lou Halamek and scored on a wild
pitch also charged to Halamek.
The other Husker run in the third was
scored by outfielder John Russo. who
walked and stole second and scored on a
single by first baseman Pete O'Brien.
However, the Bluejays took the lead in
the fifth inning when they pounced on
Husker starting pitcher Tim Pettit (24) for
four runs.
Creighton 's shortstop hit a two -run
homer with two men out to move the Jays
back into the game. After Schwartz's blast
to center field, Chuck Marques and Dennis
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Creighton University and UNL. UNL won the first game 6-5 and took the second game 11-10.
Tennis coach Porter emphasizes strategy, not basics
By Mike Schmoldt
Jim Porter, UNL's men's tennis coach,
brought his 50 years of tennis experience
to UNL four years ago and has used it to
compete with his team as well as to coach
it.
But, Porter admits that competition
with his players was closer four yean ago
than it is today.
"When I started, I could beat most of
the varsity players, but they're all out of
my depth now," the 58-year-old said.
The reason behind this change is "a
combination of a great improvement in the
caliber of our varsity and a little bit in the
deterioration of the coach." Porter said.
Porter played for the University of
Michigan during his college career and said
he has won between 30 and 40 tourna
ments here in Nebraska including seniors
competition in the 45- and 5 5 -and over age
brackets. Porter has been ranked the
number one seniors player in Nebraska for
about 10 years.
Porter spends 10 to 12 hours a week in
UNL practices plus weekends on the road
or at tournaments in Lincoln.
Porter also teaches architecture fuD
time, but said he has not had any problems
dividing his time between teaching and
coaching. Porter said he likes teaching
better, but enjoys both jobs.
Porter said he stresses consistency with
this year's varsity which has been a
problem this season.
Disappointed in UNL's third -place
finidi in the Nebraska Invitational last
weekend, Porter said, "play was inconsist
ent, erratic. I was hoping we could have
played a little better'
l ennis can be frustrating when a player
does not play up to his capability, and he
said he hopes everyone on the team ""aches
his peak during the Big Eight Conference
championships.
Porter said most of his coaching is
comment on matters of strategy, not
basics.
"AH of them have sound strokes," he
said of the team members. "It's a matter of
keeping that ball in play and watching for
an opening. Then put it away. Most of the
younger players want to put it away too
fast."
He said smart tennis players do not
rely on a power game, but look for weak
nesses in an opponent and ways of wearing
him down .
UNL's number one singles player, Dan
Sloboth, said Porter assumes players have
enough technical skill and common sense
to know when they are doing something
wrong.
Most of Porter's advice is from a psy
chological point of view, not a technical
one, Sloboth said.
"What's really good is that he doesn't
put a lot of pressure on you," Sloboth said.
"A lot of the help is supportive, motiva
tional. Hell say, 'Let's really bear down
and get this next game' instead of 'You're
hitting your backhand too high'."
in the future, PorteT says he may go out
of Nebraska more often in recruiting tennis
players for UNL He added, however, that
one or two top junior players in Nebraska
also arc bein recruited.