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Tournament hopes washed away with football probation cutbacks By Paul Domeier Senior Reporting The shock waves from probation in football have washed away some of the long-distance tournaments for the Nebraska men’s tennis team, which opens its spring season Saturday at Southwest Missouri State. The Cornhuskers were scheduled to play in the San Diego Intercolle giate Tournament this weekend, but Coach Kerry McDermott and the coaches of the other non-revenue sports have been ordered to reduce their budgets because of the football pro bations of Oklahoma State and Okla homa. “That’s my job, I guess, to do what I’m told,” McDermott said. Without television or bowl reve nue from the Cowboys or Sooners, McDermott has had to eliminate the tourney in San Diego and another in Irvine, Calif., and change the Spring Break trip from California to Ala bama. In place of those tournaments full of lop-20 teams, the Huskers have duals against Graceland College of Lamoni, Iowa, Kearney State, Ne braska Wesleyan and Southwest Missouri State. The Huskers defeated Southwest Missouri State 5-4 last fall, though McDermott was not pleased with the performance. “I felt like we played a horrible match, and still won it,” he said. With an average outing, he said, the Huskers should win 7-2 or 8-1. McDermott said Nebraska’s lineup will include Matthias Mueller at No. 1 singles; Ken Feuer, No. 2; Steve Barley, No. 3; Scott Randolph, No. 4; Joseph Rahme, No. 5; and Dave Moyer, No. 6. Moyer is the only change irom the fall. , ‘ ‘Dave Moyer, who was playing at a No. 7 or 8 spot, has been playing really well since the second semester started,” McDermott said. Part of the change, the coach said, came from the surface. Moyer’s serve and-volley game is better suited for playing indoors, he said, than the style of last fall’s No. 6 competitor, Troy Larsen. Newcomers Anthony Kotarac and Todd Broaderick also are battling for the last spot, McDermott said. Ko tarac, who was going to school in Australia last fall, will sit out this weekend because of a paperwork delay - no transcripts. “We kind of expected that,” McDermott said. “We didn’t know when his transcripts would come in. ” Davit/ Hef.ofciv Datfy Nebrsskan Nebraska’s Kim Yancey drives past her namesake - Missouri’s Carla Yancey. Team to take on Kansas; Beck expects improvement By Paul Domator Senior Reporter When it rains on the Nebraska women’s basketball team, it pours. For Nebraska women’s basketball coach Angela Beck, it’s also sleet ing, hailing and beginning to stow. The Carnhuskers were devour'd Wednesday, 95-64, fcy the Okla homa State Cowgirls in Stillwater, Ok la. The loss was the biffeest for Nebraska since its last meeting with the Cowgirls. “It was kind of vintage Ne braska basketball at OSU,’’ Beck said. “Irememberfeelingthisvery thing with the other teams before this.’’ In Beck’s four yeare at Nebraska, the Huskers have lost on the trip down south by an average of 25 points. Beck said her team played un emotionally on defense, and 95 points for the Cowgirls corrobo rated her claim. At the same time, she said, Oklahoma State coach Dick Halierman said it was his team’s best game of the season. That's the situation for the Kansas Lady Jayhawks, the team Nebraska, 10-14 and 2-9 in the Big Eight, will play Saturday at 8 p.m. in the Bob Dcvaney Sports Center. Kansas, 18-7 and 7-4, won at Missouri on Wednesday night, 60 159, for Coach Marian Washing ton’s 300th career win. The Lady Jayhawks were down 19-4, Wash ington said, and battled back to win on a last-second jumper. “We haven't played anybody at a good time in the league, so it’s not surprising that they’re hot,’’ Beck said. Kansas, like Nebraska is a young team, though the I^dy Jayhawks have been able to scrape together the wins, including a 71-60 win over Nebraska on Jan. 10. Washington said the Buskers’ untapped potential is scary. “You always have to be leery of that kind of team,’’ she said. “What I’m most impressed with is - they’ve never given up.’’ Two more of the Buskers’ young sters showed their potential against Oklahoma State, Beck said. This time the players were Sara Offringa and Karen Jennings. Offringa, playing at point guard most of the time, scored a career high 14 points on 7 of 13 field goal attempts. Jennings scored 15 points and had a career-high 12 rebounds. “She crashed the boards, and I mean crashed,” Beck said. “She physically banged some people out of there.” After losing to the Cowgirls on Wednesday, the Buskers lost to the weather. The Buskers were snowed in until Thursday afternoon. But those losses are the types of things Beck expects this season. “I’m not necessarily upset,” she said. “I have this feeling that we’re going to play well.” ■ I I I I I I I I I j 475-6363 i 500 off S Any Pizza | Name__ | Address_ Limited delivery area Expires June 15, 1990 I — — — —— ;-n 475-6363 $1.00 off Any Pizza 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Name_ Address_ Limited delivery area Expires June 15, 1990 —————— UNL tennis team ready for three duals despite injuries, illnesses, conflicts By Paul Domeier Senior Reporter Nebraska women’s tennis coach Gregg Calvin said he hopes to have all hands available for his team’s three duals this weekend in the bubble courts at the Woods Park Tennis Complex. The Comhuskers play Creighton at noon and Northern Illinois at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, and face Gustavus Adolphus, a Division III school from St. Peter, Minn., at 9 a.m. Sunday. Calvin said all eight of his players have been at practice only once in the four weeks since the Huskers last played. Nancy Tyggum has been strug gling with a cracked rib and should play this weekend. Two Huskers have conflicts between practice and class. And most of the team has been bat tling the flu, according to Calvin, who also has been sick. “I’m happy with how the kids approached these four weeks,’’ he said. “Even though some of them have missed, they’ve gotten them selves ready for this tournament.” Earlier this semester, Calvin said, Northern Illinois edged Marquette, a team Nebraska defeated 8-1 last fall. Gustavus Adolphus has one of the top teams in Division III tennis, and Calvin said he knows little about the Blue jays. “We’ll have to play well to have some success,” he said. Calvin said he will be switching his lineup this weekend to give all of his players some experience. With members missing from practice and the individuals playing each other over and over again, he said, the prac tice sets and challenge matches only do so much. “You really can’t duplicate what it’s like playing against another team,” he said. Calvin said he will play his regular lineup against Northern Illinois and probably will keep his doubles pairs the same throughout the weekend. The Huskers arc looking forward to playing at home, Calvin said. This meet, the last action in Lincoln for Nebraska until the Big Eight season, may become an annual event, he said, with more than four teams competing in the future. “I know our athletes like to have a home meet, so their friends can come out and sec them play,” he said. | Walton expects challenging competition; primary focus on continued progress By Jeff Apel Senior Editor The Nebraska women’s gymnas tics team will travel to Corvallis, Ore., on Saturday to compete in the Shan nico Invite. And if Nebraska women’s gym nastics coach Rick Walton has his way, it won’t be the last time his team competes in the Beaver State. Walton said he wants Nebraska to use its performance this weekend as a springboard to the NCAA competi tion. This year’s NCAA champion ships will be held in Corvallis, the same site where the Comhuskcrs will face Oregon State, Washington and Minnesota. The meet, which begins at 9 p.m., will be shown on a tape-delayed basis by ESPN (channel 23). ESPN’s broad cast will be aired at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Walton said he is looking forward to competing in the four-team meet. “This meet will give our team the opportunity to compete where the i NCAA meet will be held,’’ Walton I said. “It will help us at nationals because the arena won’t be a surprise come April. “This is going to be a good oppor tunity for our team to compete and turn in some good routines before a good crowd.” Walton said he is expecting a lough challenge even though Nebraska, 7 0, easily defeated Washington earlier this season. Nebraska whipped the Huskies by over five points -- the equivalent of a blowout in basketball — at the Masters Classic on Feb. 4. Walton said Nebraska’s main goal entering the meet is to continue to progress. “We arc just looking for another good road score,” he said, “because at this point in the season we seem to be scoring better on the road than at home.” Nebraska took a positive step for ward last Sunday by scoring 192.60 points to defeat Oklahoma and Mary land in a triangular meet at Norman, Ok la. The Huskcrs were led by senior Angie Burdette, who recorded a ca reer-high 38.85 mark in the meet’s all-around competition. Junior Lisa McCrady joined Bur dette in the scoring spotlight, as she tallied a 38.35 mark in the all-around — her season high. Walton said he was pleased with Nebraska’s performance at Oklahoma even though the Huskers had several missed routines that prevented them from scoring higher. “Anytime you can go up and win, whether your routines hit or not, it’s a good win for you,” Walton said. Nebraska’s lineup on Saturday likely will include Burdette, McCrady, seniors Tami Bair, Jane Clemons and Michele Bryant. Bair has a season best of 38.10 in the all-around this season, while Clemons’ best mark in that event is 37.75. Bryant has not competed in the all around this season, but has recorded season-best scores of 9.75 in the uneven bars and balance beam and 9.70 in the vault. I lirfbrief_~ Lincoln East’s Strieker commits to NU I Nikki Strieker, a two-time all state selection from Lincoln East High School, has signed a national letter of intent to play volleyball for Nebraska. Strieker, originally committed to the Comhuskers late last year, was prohibited from signing a let ter of intent nnril I Nebraska takes third in season opener The Nebraska women sgolf team opened its spring season by finish ing third at the North-South Invita tional at Jacksonville, Fla. South Alabama won the i 7-team competition by tallying a 957 total. Texas A&M finished second with a 967 mark, followed by Nebraska with a973, Jacksonville with a9 74 and Mississippi with a992. Illinois Suite finished sixth with a 999 mail, while Ohio State was seventh with a 1,012, Central Florida eighth with a 1,021 and Wichita Stale ninth with a 1,064. Western Kentucky, Bowling Green, Charleston (S.C.) College, Northern Illinois, Boca Raton (ria.) College, Coastal (Volina, Texas e-Plaso and Baptist Coik;ge rounded out the invitational's field. In the individual race, South Alabama's Lea Minovich claimed the tournament’s title by finishing with a 228. Nebraska was led by Ann Guiberson, who tallied a 234. INU crew team records high marks I rive members of the Nebraska women’s crew team recorded top 16 finishes at the Kansas Sprints in Lawrence, Kan. in the novice lightweight division in 10:27.8 minutes. Vicki Shoe maker was fifth in the same divi sion in 11:15.9. In the novice heavyweight divi sson, Kate Cooley placed lCih in 10:39.8. Amy Green and Jackie butfin, two more novice heavy weights, finished 13th and 16th,
