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Opener to provide challenge for men’s tennis By Derek Samson Senior Keporter The Nebraska men’s tennis team isn’t taking the easy way out to start off the fall season. The Comhuskers opens their sea son this weekend at the Notre Dame Invitational in South Bend, Ind. Coach Keiry McDermott said the result of the invitational, which runs from Friday through Sunday, should tell him a lot about his team. “There are so many different oppo nents that it is sort of the highlight of the fall,” he said. “It’s a great tourna ment to get in. We get to see our piayers perrorm ana get a better idea of where we stand.” The 16-team tournament will feature such schools as Notre Dame, Michigan, I Michigan State, Ohio State, Ball State and Wake McDermott Forest. “We’re ready to get into some com petition, especially those freshmen,” McDermott said. “With all the NCAA rules, it really makes you enjoy play ing someone else. We can only prac tice 144 days out of the year and compete in 25 matches. “They do so much conditioning before anything even starts, and all they can do is look forward to compet ing with someone else. I think every one is looking forward to it.” McDermott is looking forward to seeing how his three highly-regarded freshmen — Marcus Bergerheim, Chad VanHom and Thomas Wheat — will fare in their first action. Bergerheim, who is from Gdteborg, Sweden, will “probably hold down “Ifeel like we’re going to have a better team than last year. We re all ■ looking forward to getting into some competition to see where we stand. ” m KERRY MCDERMOTT Nebraska men's tennis coach the No. 1 spot,” according to McDermott. “He’s a very good player,” McDermott said. “I think this week end will open his eyes to what college tennis is all about.” McDermott said the eyes of all the freshmen would be opened early in the season. “So many of those freshmen are used to playing No. I on their high school teams, and they have a hard time once they get to college,” he said. “It’s hard for them to adjust to fighting just for a spot on the team. They have to realize not everyone can play the No. I spot.” Although it is still early, McDermott said he was confident the Huskers would improve their last sea son record of 7-20. “I feel like we’re going to have a better team than last year,” he said. “We’re all looking forward to getting into some competition to see where we stand. We’re taking eight or nine guys down there (to South Bend). I’d like to see us get some guys in the semis or finals, but I don’t really know where the guys are just yet.” riday Soccer Baker College at Whittier Fields, 4p.m. Men's Tennis Tom Fallon Invitational, South Bend, Ind. Volleyball itational, Baton Rouge, La. ^ Saturday Volleyball LSU Invitational Football \ at Memorial Stadium, 2:34p.m. Men's Tennis - | Tom Fallon Invitational Cross Country Invitational at Pioneer's Park Softball Fall Classic at NU Softball Complex CS nnda» Softball Husker Fall Classic Men's Tennis Tom Fallon Invitational Soccer Park College at Whittier Fields, 1p.m. Last day! Check out the prints on the Plaza by the Union Fountain. For more information call 472-8146 or call the UPC Events Hotline at 472-8150 Prairie Stomp A Country Western party on East Campus. The stomping starts tonight, Sept. 16 at 8 pm, and it's FREE to everyone. ” Our Young Blac k Men A re Dying But Nobody Seems to Care This is a play like no olher you have seen before1 Sept. 23. 7:30 pm al Ihe Nebraska Union Tickets avail able at the door_ International films fall 1994 The Wedding Banquet is showing at the Mary Riepma Ross Theatre Sept. 25. 3,5,7 & 9 pm. Tickets at the door. Willie & Jackie A comedy duo with Willie Barcena and Jackie Guerra. Sept. 27,7:30 pm at the Nebraska Union. FREE for UNL Slmimis a Jack Thompson This lecture will be on Gay Rights & Censorship in Music Sept. 28,7:30 pm at the Nebraska Union. FREE for UNL Students w/ID _ Say So Artsy Pop Music For People Who Aren't Mad About Much Come and see this musical duo Sept. 29, 7:30 pm at Ihe Cullure Corner FREE 1o UNL Students w/ID The Eagles Monday October 3,7:30pm at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. Contact TicketMaster for ticket information University I Program I Council |Event^Iotline^472-8150 Edwards Continued from Page 13 won’t lack any emotion. “You can’t help but like playing in those hostile environments,” he said "It’s fun to go into someone else’s place and take the fans out of the game. A lot of us on the team knew we had the opportunity to win last year, and we didn’t get the job done. "We’re very excited about this. Per sonally, I’ve never played a No. I team before. Its a great opportunity for us to go in there and prove our selves.” LSU Continued from Page 12 Kruger, who lettered for the H,»skers in 1975 and 1976, coached at the University of Nebraska at Omaha be fore taking over the Terps’ program in 1988. Pettit said he is not concerned over how long Nebraska’s win streak con tinues. “We know the level we have to play at the end of the season,” Pettit said. “We work toward that. Obvi ously we have to win our matches along the way, but ultimately we are dealing with the big picture, not pre paring for the next opponent.” As the current Nebraska team has gained experience, Pettit said, it has been able to work towards more long term goals. The Huskers' lineup consists of five returning starters and Christy Johnson, who is considered by the coaches to be just as experienced as the returning starters. “It goes in cycles,” Pettit said. “The more inexperienced your team, the more you have to prepare on a week to-week basis for who you are play ing. When you have a more experi enced team, you can focus on things that will get you where you want to be at the end of the season. ‘Teams usually move in three- or four-year cycles and, we are now moving toward a more experienced unit”