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    Monday
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March 24,
Tennis
Continued from Page 5
“We started off good in doubles and even
though we lost the point, everybody was able
to get some confidence for the singles
matches,” Tori said. “It has been frustrating
for us to lose by a slim margin, but the guys
have been very mature about it and today
shows that we can still go out there and play
and win.”
The Aggies won four straight singles match
es to clinch the victory by a 4-3 count. This is
only the second of seven 4-3 matches the Ag
gies have been able to pick up.
“The win feels really good, it is going to
pick up our morale and since we have been
rather down because of the loses, it will get
us pumped up,” sophomore Brent Horan
said. “Everybody was able to come out and
play hard and show some real intensity. I
hope we are able to come out and play this
way the rest of the year.”
Cass said the win will do wonders for
“The win feels really good,
it is going to pick up our
morale. .. it will get us
pumped up.”
Brent Horan
Sophomore tennis player
the team as they face Missouri and Kansas
this week.
“I am really glad for the guys, because we
put a focus on conference, this win is going
to help the team’s confidence level,” Cass
said. "Winning solves a lot of problems and
this one takes us out of a five-match losing
streak. It has been tough so far and the rest
of the season will be no different. The guys
have been working really hard and they
need to learn how to win in this situation,
and they did.”
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Aggies drop thin
game to Oil, 124
NORMAN, Okla. (AP)-Aftf
feating the University of Oklas
Sooners, 8-7 and 5-4 this wet*
the Texas A&M Baseball
dropped the third game in 10m
Oklahoma hit six hornets
needed Harold Betts’ pinch siti
defeat Texas A&M 12-11 ini:
nings Sunday.
A&M (18-13, 5-7 Big 12)t(X
11-10 lead in the top of the 10
ning before the Sooners rallieo |
bottom of the frame.
Jose Montenegro reached
infield error to open the inninga pri
vanced to second on a sacArl
Pinch runner Chad CochellwM
third on a grounddut and after*v
Bookout, who homered earlier, in
tentionally walked Betts follow:(er
the game-winning single to righ!
Geoff Geary (1-1), Oklahoma
pitcher, picked up the victoryas|
Sooners improved to 16-8overt
in the Big 12.
Track and Field
home seven gold
The Texas A&M Track andl
Teams brought back seven goldtt
from the Dr Pepper Invitational intj
this weekend.
Seniors Anjanette Kirkland I
Rosa Jolivet highlighted the i
mances with a 1-2 finish in the 10(1
ter hurdles. Kirkland placed first»|
time of 13.21, which is an autoj
qualifying time for the NCAA Char
onships. Jolivet placed seconds
time of 13.68.
“Anjanette and Rosa aretwoof
top hurdlers in the nation," A&MK
Coach Ted Nelson said. "Thft|
putting themselves in a positia
both contend for the national titj
the 100 hurdles.”
A&M also took first in botti|
men’s and women’s 400-meteni
Also posting victories were Ril
Nuti in the discus. Mike Lowrancerl
shot put, Todd Fox in the 3000m|
steeplechase and Toya Jones i
lOOmeter dash.
Women’s tennk
perfect in Big li
The Texas A&M Women's Ter|
Team continued its domination o:|
12 opponents with an 8-1 victoryj
Iowa State Sunday afternoon. 1
The Lady Aggies, ranked 23nP
nation, improved to 3-0 in confer M
and 10-2 overall. They are)#®
a Big 12 singles match tfeswm
“We did what we h ad (o do town
the match,” Head CoachtotyWei-
necke said. “We did not play ox-
tremely well in all facets,but*got
another conference win." ty
A&M did not lose a set in sit# . Vei |
play, winning all six matches®
straight sets. y
With a 6-2, 6-3 victory over ISlis y
Angie Miller, senior Julie Beahmie J
mained undefeated on the se
extending her record to 12-0. loJ
Senior Nancy Dingwall defeats* le J
Erika Asmuss 6-2, 6-2, to go to Us t|
on the year.
The Lady Aggies also got victoni|J
from Vanessa Rooks, Monica $3^1
Miguel, Monica Rebolledo, aHtlf
Kathryn Scott. an|
“We are now 3-0 in conferee ]
play and have not lost a sir# !rV |
match," Kleinecke said. Todaytl) [, r j
forced us to hit a lot of balls, but' y
just played our game and didwl# !rv |
expected to do.” im
A&M travels to Columbia, %sii
souri, today, to take on the Univef
ty of Missouri. The Tigers are win!®
in Big 12 play this season.
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