NU tennis
heads to
tourneys
By Vince D’Adamo
Staff Reporter
The Big Eight farewell tour
continues this weekend with the
end of the conference tennis
tournament.
The Nebraska men’s squad
will get its weekend under way
today at 10 a.m. as the No. 5 seed
against fourth-seeded Oklahoma
at the Plaza Tennis Center in
Kansas City, Mo.
The winner will face top
seeded Kansas.
“We feel as though we have
nothing to lose and everything to
gain,” Nebraska coach Kerry
McDermott said. “This is it. If
we can win a round, it would be
a gold star.”
Nebraska dropped its last
match 4-3 against Colorado last
weekend. The No. 1 doubles tan
dem of Adrian Maizey and
Dinko Verzi rolled up another
win, however, improving their
record to 8-2.
“The amazing thing is that
they are still getting used to one
another,” McDermott said.
“They rank right up there with
the best doubles teams that I have
coached.”
Thomas Wheat and Verzi
have been the Comhuskers’ most
consistent singles players this
year.
Nebraska lost to Oklahoma
two weeks ago in Lincoln, but
McDermott said he thought his
team had a slight edge heading
into today.
The Husker women, who are
5-15 this season, are the sixth
seed in the women’s tournament,
which begins at 1 p.m. today in
Kansas City. Kansas is favored
to win the title.
NU won’t overtook
4-38 Texas Tech
By Jason Brunz
Staff Reporter
The Nebraska softball team’s fight
to the Big 12 Tournament continues
this weekend in Lincoln.
The
Comhuskers, 33
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play the third and final game of the
series at noon Sunday.
Coach Rhonda Revelle said Ne
braska wasn’t underestimating the
Red Raiders, a first-year program that
has lost 24 of its last 25 games.
“They’re a scrappy, never-say-die
type of team,” Revelle said. “We’re
going to come out and be aggressive.”
The Huskers began the week after
losing five straight games last week
to Oklahoma and Oklahoma State.
On Wednesday, Nebraska regained
its winning ways, sweeping a double
header from intrastate rival Creighton,
5-1 and 3-0.
The Huskers hope that by sweep
ing the series with Texas Tech and
winning their final four conference
games, they will receive a favorable
seeding in the Big 12 Tournament,
May 10-12 in Oklahoma City, Okla.
Senior infielder Gloria Von
Rentzell said winning three games this
weekend was the first step to achiev
ing a good seed.
“It’s really important that we win,”
Von Rentzell said. We’re really confi
dent after these last two wins.”
Nebraska is excited tp play the Red
Raiders, pitcher Cody Dusenberry
said, and face the challenges that will
follow.
“We’ll do what we need to get the
outcome we want,” Dusenberry said.
“We want it all, but we need to play
each game as if it’s our last.”
The Huskers are trying to remain
focused for the rest of the season and
avoid another losing skid, Von
Rentzell said.
After the three-game set with Texas
Tech, Nebraska will play a double
header at Iowa State on May 4, and
end the regular season with two games
against conference-leader Oklahoma
State in Lincoln, May 6.
“My goal is from here on out to win
every game ” Von Rentzell said, “and
let the end take care of itself.”
UNO
Continued from Page 11
“He’s a real gutsy pitcher,” Sand
ers said, “he gives a real good effort
every time out.”
The Mavericks rallied in the fifth
inning, thanks to a Joe Cunningham
grand slam to cut the Husker lead to
10-9.
Sanders said he was impressed with
the Mavericks. The games were
UNO’s first against a Division I op
ponent this year.
“I tip my hat to UNO,” Sanders
said. “Credit UNO. They did a good
job.”
Nebraska responded with a four
run sixth inning. Sears led off the in
ning with a walk and later scored a
Craig Moore RBI double. Sears fin
ished the game 1 for 1 with five walks
and five runs scored.
The Huskers batted around in the
seventh as senior Mel Motley was hit
by a pitch to start a five-run rally.
Motley later scored on a Pete Jenkins
sacrifice fly. t
The Huskers will have nine days
off before facing Wayne State in a
doubleheader May 5. The Big Eight
prohibits teams to play during finals
week.
UNO coach Bob Gates complained
of arm pains after game two. He was
sent to Lincoln General Hospital by
ambulance.
Christie
top NU
finisher
From Staff Reports
Although the Nebraska men’s
gymnastics team did not com
pete as a full team at the NCAA
Championships in Stanford, Ca
lif., that did not stop it from hav
ing some success.
In five of the six events, a
Comhusker finished in the top
four at Maples Pavilion Thurs
day night.
N Senior Jason Christie gave a
good showing for Nebraska, fin
ishing fourth or better in four
events.
Christie finished third in the
vault with a 9.85, fourth in the
parallel bars with a 9.725, scored
a 9.85 in the floor exercise and
placed second in the high bar
with a 9.875. In the all-around,
Christie was 10th overall with a
combined total of 56.6.
Junior Ted Harris scored a
9.85 on the still rings, finishing
second behind Ohio State’s
Blain Wilson, who scored a
9.875.
Freshman Marshall Nelson
placed third, scoring a 9.825 in
the pommel horse. Nelson ended
up 20th in the all-around with a
score of 54.35.
Other Husker finishers of
note were Don Kinison (eighth
on the floor with a 9.75), Ryan
Me Ewen (37th in the pommel
horse) and Bill Mulholland (19th
in the parallel bars.)
In team scoring, host Stanford
won the competition with a
231.150. California scored a
231.00 and Ohio State scored a
230.875 as the three teams ad
vanced to the finals.
Gym
Continued from Page 11
193.975-193.95. No. 2 seed Georgia
won the even-seed bracket with a
196.4 as No. 6 UCLA finished sec
ond, scoring a 195.3.
In the evening session. No. 1
seeded Alabama (196.325), No. 3
Utah (196.00) and No. 9 Oregon State
(195.7) finished in the top three, reach
ing the finals.
Those six teams make up this years
Super Six and will battle for the na
tional championship tonight at 7 p.m.
Nebraska’s goal of making the Super
Six looked reachable all day long. The
Huskers led Michigan after each rota
tion up until the final event. But both
teams scored well below their season
averages in each event.
“We had a rough day at the office,”
Michigan Coach Bev Plocki said. “My
heart goes out to Nebraska. They did
a great job today.”
The Wolverines had falls on the
balance beam, uneven bars and in the
floor exercise before going a perfect
6 for 6 on landings in the vault. The
lowest Michigan vault score was a
9.825.
Junior all-arounder Wendy
Marshall scored a 9.925 on the vault.
Marshall finished sixth in the all
around with a 39.350. “I’ve never
worked that hard for an event in my
entire life,” Marshall said.
Kendig said he felt confident when
the Huskers rotated to the beam.
“I thought we could hold on,” he
said. “I guess I was equally surprised
at our low score and their high score.”
Nebraska did not have any qualifi
ers for the individual finals, which will
be held Saturday at 6 p.m.
The best score of the day for the
Huskers was a 9.85 on the uneven bars
by junior Kim DeHaan.
Despite a participating with a bro
ken foot, freshman Laurie
McLaughlin scored a 9.75 on the un
even bars.
Joy Taylor tied Shelly Bartlett in
the all-around with a 38.875. The two
finished in seventh place.
Despite the loss, Kendig remained
positive about making the NCAA fi
nal 12 for the second consecutive sea
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