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qualifying ricia Ubeda-Diaz and Megan Rus-
the U.S. 0.4 defeated A&M’s Monica San
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|iate, theBut freshman Martina Nedoros-
^uld drawn: a pulled down a big win over
e Dee Herring in straight sets by
core of 7-6, 6-3. Nedorostova’s
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^111 jCdtring in previous seasons.
“I’ll take a 6-3 win over SMU
_ today,” A&M coach Bobby
^Itlpinecke said. “I’m still not com-
tely satisfied with the way we’re
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"wantin^w DAL1 ' AS (AP] “ Tom Hicks did
personallv,:;: b f. cn,ne 1 a billionaire without de-
. I nding value for his investments.
, Now, he begins his first full sea-
. ; ; t as owner of the Texas Rangers
, . ( ; . king for a return on his $250
1 ,, 1V . lion purchase and on players’
iries likely to exceed $80 million
> seaison.
1 !! on .j r . And expectations are high as
aHuo Gordf ;her s / nd catchers r 6 rt to
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in marker '■ Rogers spring-training
U ,1 n P in Port Charlotte, Fla.,
1 ^ ]cn T ursday. No one’s expectations
playing but we played well enough
to win and had some people step
up.
“We’re climbing up there a little
bit. The team is really making im
provement and we just need to keep
building momentum as we’re going. ”
Also bringing a win for the Ag
gies was Leah Killen, who defeat
ed Lindsey Bruce in straight sets by
a score of 6-4, 6-0. Kathryn Scott
and Eva Marcial also won in singles
with straight sets, as Marcial de
feated Sarah Love Swaney by a
score of 6-1, 6-1, and Scott won by
a score of 7-6, 6-3 against Chrissie
Werdinig.
The win over SMU provided the
Aggies a win over a more poised
team than the Louisiana State team
they defeated Saturday. While the
Mustangs did not have the overall
depth down the line, they provided
a type of seasoned competition the
Aggies had not seen before.
Marcial said it was a good expe
rience playing a team similar in style
to the better teams in the NCAA.
“I think this is good practice be
fore conference, especially after a
big win over LSU,” Marcial said. “It
shows a lot about our character as
a team and that we can still put
things together. This is just a really
good test for us as a team, playing
a different kind of players that test
our patience, and our ability as ten-
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Freshman Martina Nedorostova
defeated SMU’s Dee Dee Herring
in singles play to help the Aggies
to a 6-3 victory.
nis players to see what we can do
individually to win the match.”
The women’s team will resume
play on Saturday looking to build
on their momentum and hoping
to continue their early-season im
provement.
exas Rangers owner expects big results
jeryone
are higher than Hicks’.
Those expectations are becom
ing known to Rangers watchers as
“the line in the sand.”
“They know I support them and
give them the resources to do their
job,” Hicks said recently. “I expect
reasonable performance in return.
People will be held accountable, as
they should be, and they are in the
real world everyday.”
And the first to be held ac
countable are likely to be general
manager Doug Melvin and manag
er Johnny Oates, who are begin
ning their fifth seasons with the
Rangers.
Hicks is looking for the defend
ing American League West cham
pions to improve on last year’s first-
round playoff performance, when
they were swept in three games by
the New York Yankees’ juggernaut.
As always with the Rangers, the
doubts start with pitching. Last
season, Rick Helling won 20
games, and fellow right-hander
Aaron Sele won 19.
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