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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.
Regardless of whether they do
qualify, Wagner said the girls will
keep improving and will be ready
for next year’s meet.
“In my 20 years of coaching, I have
never had harder working, more
committed athletes,” Wagner said. “I
really enjoy working with them.”
Aggies
Continued from Page 7
“He had a rough start in the finals,”
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Wright said part of the problem
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formance reflected it.
“Now we have to go back to the
drawing board,” Naftanel said.
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Rogge Heflin, The Battalion
junior Stacie Karnes (right)and
freshman Tracy Evans (left) finished
1 -2 in the 500-yard freestyle.
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. We’ve come a long way
in four years.”
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