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NU women get two wins
Huskers triumph over
Wichita State, Montana
By Jake Bleed
Staff writer
The Nebraska women’s tennis
team overcame more than two vis
iting teams this weekend. Just able
to field the minimum six players
required, NU flirted with, but was
still able to avoid, major injuries.
With Riva Wig out for the
majority of the season after knee
surgery, another name on the dis
abled list would force NU to give
up points through default.
Wichita State, which fell to NU
(8-3 overall, 1-2 in the Big 12) on
Friday 7-2, picked up one of its 2
points after die No. 2 doubles team,
composed or Katarina Balan and
Amy Frisch, defaulted because of
injuries. Balan rolled her ankle last
week against Texas, and Frisch
developed knee problems earlier in
Friday’s match.
Wichita State’s second point
came after the No. 3 doubles team,
Gina Pelazini and Danica Hardy,
fell to Julie Perovic and Martins
Stojkic 8-1.
The Shockers had a bad week
end, losing to the Huskers on
Friday and Montana on Saturday.
NU beat the Grizzlies on Sunday 8
1.
“I knew coming into Sunday’s
match that we were going to have a
good one,” Coach Scott Jacobson
said.
The Grizzlies’ sole point came
in the No. 5 singles match, when
Heather Hannon beat Danica
Hardy 6-4, 6-2.
Only one match went to three
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I knew coming
into Sunday s
match that
we were going
to have
a good one ”
Scott Jacobson
NU tennis coach
sets: No. 6 singles Amy Frisch beat
Libby Catron 6-3, 2-6, 6-3 to
clinch the victory for NU.
Jacobson said he was happy
with the team’s performance and
optimistic about the Huskers’
health.
“Amy’s knee feels a little better,
and Katarina’s ankle has
improved,” Jacobson said.
Other, members of the team
have stepped up in the last month,
Jacobson said.
“Ndali (Ijomah) is playing at
the highest level that she’s ever
played,” Jacobson said.
Usually placed at No. 3 singles,
Ijomah is tied with Balan and
Frisch at 8-3 for the best record on
the team.
As a junior, No. 4 singles Gina
Pelazini (7-4) is one of the team’s
only upperclassman.
“I’m really impressed with the
leadership (Pelazini) has shown,”
Jacobson said. “It’s just been a real
joy to watch her grow.”
Verzi defeats
No. 6 player
at Kansas
By Jake Bleed
Staff writer
The Nebraska men’s tennis team
posted a narrow 4-3 loss to Kansas
Saturday in Lawrence.
The loss to the No. 40 Jayhawks is
No. 70 Nebraska’s sixth overall and
third in Big 12 Conference play.
A bright spot of the match came
from NU’s No. 1 singles Dinko Verzi.
Verzi beat Luis Uribe 6-1, 4-6, 6-4.
Uribe is ranked ninth in the nation.
NU (4-6 overall, 1-3 in the Big 12)
picked up the doubles point, winning
with the No. 1 and No. 2 teams.
No. 2 singles Lance Mills lost to
KU’s Kenny Powell 6-1, 6-3. The loss
ended Mills’ five-match winning
streak.
No. 3 Jorge Abos Sanchez won 6-3,
6-2.
Suddenly up 3-1, it looked like the
Huskers could pull off the upset.
But the bottom half of the Husker’s
lineup, usually a strong point on the
team, took a beating. No. 4 Roshan
Fernando lost to Barragan 6-2,6-2. No.
5 Kai Rieke fell to 6-4, 2-6, 6-4, and
Andrew Wiese lost 6-4, 6-2.
The loss at Kansas was NU’s third
away match in a row. But don’t expect
the team to unpack: The Huskers will
not play in Lincoln until April 2. By
then Nebraska will have zig-zagged
south to meet NE Louisiana, east to
face Virginia Commonwealth and
Richmond, and west to meet Yale and
NU signs
another
big man
■ Nebraska picks up
George Mazyck from
Coflfeyville, Kan.
By John Gaskins
Staff writer
The Nebraska men’s basket
ball team continues to beef up its
1999-2000 recruiting class,
gaining yet another formidable
force in the front court.
The Husker coaches received
a verbal commitment Thursday
night from George Mazyck, a 6
foot-9-inch, 270-pound center
from Coffevville (Kan.^
Community College; Mazyck
will sign a letter of intent in
April, according to Coffeyville
Coach Jay Herkelman.
Mazyck is the sixth player to
sign for or commit to Nebraska
for next year.
With Mazyck’s‘arrival, one
current scholarship player would
have to leave to stay under the
limit of 13, thanks to senior for
ward Larry Florence’s extra year
of eligibility, which he will prob
ably receive.
Mazyck will join a former
teammate Kenny Booker from
Mt. Zion High School in North
Carolina. Booker, a 6-foot-9
inch, 220-pound forward, and
five other Huskers have been
signed or committed. Three
players - Steffon Bradford,
Booker, and Brian Conklin,
signed in November.
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Track and field do poorly
at NCAA Championships
By Josh Camenzind
Staff writer
The Nebraska track and field team
returned from Indianapolis and the
NCAA Championships with numerous
disappointing performances behind it
Tlie team had high hopes going info
the competition, but managed to come
away with only one All-American in
high jumper Shane Lavy. Lavy jumped
1-33A feet to earn him sixth place.
Stella Klassen competed for the
Huskers in both the 800-meter and the
4x400 relay. Klassen failed to qualify
for the finals after running a 2:08.42 in
the preliminaries.
The 4x400 meter relay team also
had high aspirations for All-American
contention and possibly a national title.
Those hopes were dashed with a time of
3:37.33 and a ninth-place finish.
Joe Erdkamp represented the final
chance for NU to score on the men’s
side as he competed in the weight throw.
His throw of20.99 meters fell just short
of scoring as he finished ninth.
Becky Beachler finished 10th in the
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shot put with a throw of 50-02. Dalhia
Ingram also finished 10th in the triple
jump as she failed to make the finals
with her best jump of42-04.
The men’s team finished the meet
with three points earned by Lavy in the
high jump, while the women failed to
score. The men finished 44th, the lowest
finish since 1991. It is the first time
since the NCAA Indoor
Championships began in 1983 that the
Nebraska women have failed to score at
all.
The national champion for the men
was Arkansas, which won its 14th
national title in the last 15 years. Texas
won the women’s national champi
onships, a repeat from last season.
The team will have a two-week
break between now and the start of the
outdoor season which begins March 25
in Mesa, Ariz., at the Arizona State
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