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S • Monday, f.: PORTS Page 9 » Monday, February 8, 1999 JLU (AP)- ^ John Elwi ent out i formance. a nine-time |r jilayed only I'M ay, but threii.|| s that startedS S3-10 victoty:^ ■as 4-for-5,k|«• ■ompletion ^ lit end BenC:;K^ irterback pasJRs le AFC’s opd 1 |H ERIC NEWNAMAi'hh Battalion xas A&M’s Matt Rice competes in the 100-meter breaststroke against ,'ear-old El luthern Methodist University Friday at the Student Recreation Center. I a pair of pa; I a 3-yard II back Sam G; ead to stay l’ of the Bro:; V&M dual-meet seasons vrap up with home wins BY MATT WEBER The Battalion ^■is weekend saw both the en ! s and Women’s Swimming id piving teams close out their alfmeet seasons at home. The omen wrapped up the season Fri- ly against Texas Christian Univer- y, while the men carried the com- \t !tit i Dn int0 Saturday against CL ' ' lUthern Methodist University, accounted o,m| e women > s team> w [ 10 defeat- 3owl poini> - 1TCU , 27 _ 90 tQ finish the season ! 7-1, was again led by freshman ‘ : g ara Ho, who took first in the 200- Lnguiu irc | treestyle with a time of one inute, 54.47 seconds and in the Jr I 1 , . 0-yard backstroke at 59.19. Fellow l, ‘ ul ;shman Laura DeCook also abbed a first with a time of 24.02 -averde thro the 50-yard freestyle. , al l in the fir- other first-place finishes for A&M 3 Randall t 3 re juniors Monica Stroman in the vo for the N o-»rd butterfly (59.13), Monica ta rookie 'illumis in the 100-yard freestyle une s top re. i 71) and Tracy Evans in the 500- on seven c< rd freestyle (4:57.48). ie’s being cc Women’s swimming coach Don of San Frat 'agner said the meet was a good s for 60 yard- neup for the Big 12 Swimming and te AFC, ving Championships Feb. 18-20. Johnson cai?! “This was a good meet for us,” B7 yards. said. “We are in a good place go- ■mber of the j into conference.” 25,000, will' On the men’s side Friday, the Ag- ling $12,500 >As recorded five top finishes in sir 125-86 victory. Senior Jerrod .ppler led the way with wins in 4 xJpSO-yard freestyle (20.31) and |l)o-yard butterfly (51.02). 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The A&M diving teams dominat ed Friday’s competition, taking every event. Freshman Meghan Zack won both the one- and three- meter springboard events for the women, while senior Mark Naftanel captured both events for the men. On Saturday, the men’s team closed out its dual-meet season with a 142-95 win against SMU. Before the match, the Aggie seniors were recognized for their contributions. Head swimming coach Mel Nash gave the seniors credit for the Ag gies’ recent success. “When these guys started, we were ranked 33rd,” he said, “and we have moved up to 14th in the nation.” Morrow turned in the most im pressive victory of the day, coming back from a late deficit to win the 200-yard freestyle by six hundredths of second at 1:38.98. Kappler closed out his season with victories in the 50-yard (20.19) and 100-yard (44.55) freestyle. Naftanel repeated Friday’s per formance, taking first in the one- and three-meter springboard events. “I think we are ready,” Nash said. “We went 8-1 (in dual-meet competition) when we were under the gun every meet, but our guys just refused to get beat.” CASS Aggie pair place first in tourney STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS The Texas A&M Men’s Tennis Team duo of Dumitru Caradima and Shuon Madden won the men’s doubles portion of the Rolex National Intercollegiate Indoors in Dallas this weekend. The sophomores, ranked eighth nation ally, defeated the tourna ment’s No. 2, 5 and 10 seeds on the way to Sunday’s final, which saw the Aggie duo de feat No. 3 seeds Jeff Laski and Gavin Sontag of the Univer sity of Illinois, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4. “What a tournament these guys have had,” A&M coach Tim Cass said. “It’s really a trib ute to the way they have been working all fall and this spring.” The Rolex Indoors is the third leg of the college tennis grand slam. The men play their first dual match of the spring in Houston Tuesday against Rice University. The A&M Women’s Tennis Team got off to a strong start at home on Saturday, dominating the Southwest Texas State Uni versity Bobcats en route to a 9- 0 sweep at the new Varsity Ten nis Center. The Aggie women (1-0) took six of six singles matches and three of three doubles matches, all in straight sets. Aggie netters Lisa Dingwall and Monica de la Torre each won their matches without allowing a point by their opponents. Women’s tennis coach Bobby Kleinecke said the match gave the Aggies a chance to iron out any problems in their games. “I think we got out what we needed from this match,” Klei necke said. “I am pleased that we are 1-0, and this match helps us work out some of the kinks.” The women’s team will next play Saturday against Louisiana State University. A Little Maroon to Spare, A Little Maroon to Share Pi i? Neil Davidson shared his spirit with The American Red Cross and so can you. 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