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Page Id Monday • March 3,199J Aggies drop to TCU, 5-2 Rony Angkriwan, The Battalion Freshman Brent Horan prepares to serve during practice at the Omar Smith Tennis Center. By Dennis Ramirez The Battalion The Texas A&M Men’s Tennis Team is still in search of their first dual-match win and the team hopes it will come from Southwestern Louisiana University (SWL) today at the Omar Smith Tennis Center. This match is not only the make up for the rain out on Feb. 7, but it will prove to be a good match as both squads are off to shaky seasons. After this weekend’s loss to Texas Christian University 5-2, the Aggie netters look again to scramble through the leftovers and pick up the positive pieces. “After being pounded for two- and-a-half hours, we fought back and put ourselves in a position to win,” assistant coach Kel Lange said. “That is the third match in a row we do that and now we need to do it.” The Aggies did keep their compo sure after being swept in the doubles matches. The TCU assault kept on coming in as TCU singles play took 4 of 6 singles matches from the Aggies. Brent Horan and Juan Aramburo were the only Aggies to pick up wins, the rest of the squad came up short. Freshman Tony Young said the match was decided in the doubles portion of the match. “We didn’t do as well at doubles as expected and that was the key to the match,” Young said. “Even though we were down, we knew we could pick up four singles matches, but that didn’t come through. For now we just need to stay positive on the court and try our hardest to win.” Now as the Aggies set their sights on SWL, they are expecting a tough match, especially since SWL has defeated one of the teams that beat the Aggies. “Southwestern (Louisiana) is looking for a win because they are struggling, so it should be a close match,” Lange said. “They are a tough team with a lot of heart, which feature some talented international players. If we show that same heart, and some strong points, and exe cute, we should come out on top.” Facing this squad will be a test. In the past two matches, A&M has lost the doubles point and as Young said, the test will lie in the doubles play as well as the heart of the squad. “I think that if we win doubles it’ll be big for us and allow some of the guys to step it up in the singles matches,” Young said. “So far, we have been taking the loss with stride and for those new to the line up, they have been good experience. We know a win will come with time, and hopefully it will been against them.” As far as changing the game plan for today, Lange said A&M will stick to the strong points. He said the key to winning will be stepping up their play. “The guys are disappointed that we haven’t won, but they realize they are trying hard and that is a big motivator for them,” Lange said. "We have to win though, we can not just play decent, we must play great in order to pick up that win, and so far nobody around here is dropping their head.” Lady Aggies Continued from Page 7 Despite the fourth-place finish, the Lady Aggies are not disappoint ed with the meet’s results. “Many of us swam our lifetime bests,” Karnes said. “This was a good preparation for next year.” For Kames, the season is not over yet. NCAA competition is next month, and until then Karnes will be training for the meet. TWo other Lady Aggies hope to be training with her. Stroman and Evans turned in times that fall into consideration for the NCAA meet. However, they will have to wait until all of the other confer ence meets are over before they find out if they will be making the trip to Indianapolis in March with Karnes. 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Aggie senior Wade Diedericli took fourth on the platformSatu:- day night, easily edging out Nebras ka’s Darren Thornbrugh. “Wade did very well on tower tonight,” Wright said. “He is the first |ii diver since I came here in 1992 togo through the entire program forai four years — I’m proud ofhim. 1 ' The points Naftanel and Diederich earned on the diving boards helped push the Aggies to the team bronze, which mademosi of the team happy. “We’re in a good place going into NCAAs,” Pantano said. “I’m really proud of where we are.” Pantano said his perspective has changed in the four years he has been on the Aggie team. “As a fish, I did not know what to expect,” Pantano said. “Now,as a senior, I feel more enthusiasm and pride. 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