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he Battalion Sports Page 5 • Monday, April 12, 1999 -amply cut a ci _7 are usua ot hair is trim ami! Peking on their ther hand, sprini jhair and insistsi r lirstborntoPol choices that mi get a haircut, (it establishments which stylist to stay home and I ic must also dec; iwer over all the a frvslum TERRY ROBERSON/Thi; Battalion kM junior Kathryn Scott lunges for the backhand ground stroke in her singles play against Vanderbilt niversity Saturday at the Varsity Tennis Center. The Texas A&M Women’s Tennis Team dropped the team atch to Vanderbilt, 8-1. Aggies fall to Vanderbilt Women's tennis team readies for match with ‘Horns n IRK MCPHERSON BY SANTOSH VENKATARAMAN The Battalion Must collegiate tennis teams :hedu\e non-conference match- , 3 fate in the year with the idea of 1 ining up for up- l oming confer- 'nce matches. n Saturday, owever, the No. ■Texas A&M /omen’s Tennis ?am was tuned p i by No. 12 anderbilt Uni- I'arBity, 1-8, at e|A&M Varsity Tennis Center. “E&M, which failed to win a tlgot on the scoreboard when airlerbilt’s No. 3 singles player, risty Blumberg, injured her an ile. Aggie sophomore Lisa Ding- Vall, who trailed 2-4 in the first et, picked up the victory when ilufnberg was forced to default. “that’s an unfortunate break or them,” A&M coach Bobby [leinecke said. “She’s an impor KLEINECKE ntsem Is go back lo s. tggies take three )ig winners ai" is continued!) rom Kansas State Best picture.' Elected$2.2ill T e sixth-ranked Texas A&M ipi language ase 13311 Team swept the Kansas 'grossed$2m ta | e University Wildcats this award’s c«4 e r end ' n 12 Conference has shaped ta y- jgest disappoitta The Aggies (32-8, 14-3 Big 12) part from too: onfthe first game of the series 3- to last year’s) m Show. ED: il to collectSl ilry per-locaf 1 tant player for their team.” Vanderbilt rebounded by sweeping the rest of the singles matches to clinch the victory, as four different Vanderbilt players recorded 6-0 set victories in straight-set wins. A&M’s best efforts came at the No. 2 and No. 4 singles. Fresh man Leah Killen, playing her first career match at No. 2, extended Vanderbilt’s Callie Creighton to a first-set tie-breaker before suc cumbing, 7-6, 6-0. At No. 4 sin gles, senior Monica San Miguel fell at No. 4 singles to Vanderbilt’s Kate Burson, 6-1, 7-6. The showdown at No. 1 sin gles between A&M freshman Martina Nedorostova, ranked 54th in the nation, and No. 12 Julie Ditty of Vanderbilt, the Na tional Player of the Month, never materialized as the more experi enced Ditty pulled away for a convincing 6-2, 6-0 victory. The poor showing in singles set the tone for the match, Klei- necke said. SPORTS IN BRIEF 0 behind a masterful pitching per formance by junior pitcher Casey Possum. Possum (7-3) tossed a complete game four-hitter with 14 strikeouts, tying his season high. A&M clubbed the Wildcats (13- 21, 5-12 Big 12) in Saturday’s game. Sophomore right fielder Daylan Holt led the way for the Ag gies going 3 for 5 with five RBIs, three runs scored and two home SEARCH CONTINUED The Texas A&M University Student Publications Board is accepting applications for The Battalion — Including radio and online editions — Fall 1999 (The fall editor will serve from Aug. 16 through Dec. 10, 1999.) 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Hove completed or be registered in JOUR 301 (Moss Comm Low), or equivalent; Have at least one year experience in a responsible editorial position on The Battalion or comparable daily college newspaper, -OR- Have at least one year editorial experience on a commercial newspaper, -OR- Have completed at least 12 hours journalism, including JOUR 203 and 303 (Media Writing I and II), and JOUR 304 (Editing for the Mass Media), or equivalent. -all forQuaiA' Application forms should be picked up and returned to Francia Cagle in the •lens andStudent Publications office, room 012 Reed McDonald Building. Deadline for Sony non' submitting application: 5 p.m. Wednesday, April 14, 1999. Applicants will || interviewed during the Student Publications Board Meeting beginning at ||15 p.m. Monday, April 19, 1999, in room 221F Reed McDonald. REll 1 An Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer. Committed to Diversity. runs to push his team leading to tal to 18. Holt is closing in on the A&M single-season home-run record of 25 set last year by former A&M third baseman Craig Kuzmic. The Aggies capped off the se ries Sunday with a 7-2 win. The Aggies return home Tuesday to take on UT-San Antonio at 7 p.m. at Olsen Field. Ags sweep weekend foes Men’s tennis team defeats Colorado, Kansas BY AL LAZARUS The Battalion The Texas A&M Men’s Tennis Team’s match Friday night against the University of Colorado marked the first of four consecutive con ference matches to close out the Aggies’ regular season. After trouncing the Buf faloes, 6-1, and defeating the Uni versity of Kansas, 5-2, Sunday in Lawrence, Kan., the No. 15 Aggies appear determined to go out with a bang. “We’re good enough to win the Big 12,” A&M sophomore Cody Hubbell said after Friday’s victory. “We’re believing it now, and there’s no reason why we can’t do it.” The Aggies, who improved to 14-3 overall and 6-0 in Big 12 play, accomplished their weekend sweep without the help of their No. 2 play er, Dumitru Caradima, who was out with a sore elbow. A&M coach Tim Cass said the MADDEN Aggies responded well in Friday’s match to the task of playing with out Caradima, who is part of the na tion’s No. 1 doubles team. “Without Caradima in the line up, the team rose to the occasion,” Cass said. “We kept control of the match, and I think that this was one of our better efforts of the season.” The Aggies fell to the Buffaloes, 5-2, last season in Boulder, adding a little more emotion to Friday’s at mosphere. A&M junior Juan Aramburo, who won in singles competition against the Buffaloes, said the Ag gies were motivated Friday by last season’s loss to CU. “Revenge is always sweet,” Aramburo said. “It brings out a lit tle bit more excitement than usual.” Caradima’s doubles partner, Shuon Madden, teamed with fresh man Keith From at No. 1 doubles. The duo lost to CU’s Doni Papadia and Boris Sepesi, 8-6. The Aggies responded, though, with victories in the No. 2 and No. 3 spots to win the doubles point. In singles play, only the top two matches were close, as both went to three sets. At No. 1, Madden dropped the first set before buckling down to win, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3. Senior Brent Horan then dropped his three- setter at No. 2, 7-6 (7-5), 3-6, 6-4. Hubbell, playing at No. 3, won easily, 6-3, 6-0. Also notching deci sive victories for the Aggies were From and freshman Jarin Skube, playing in the No. 4 and No. 6 spots, respectively. In Sunday’s match against KU, the Aggies had to be careful not to look past the 40th-ranked Jay- hawks to Saturday’s showdown with the University of Texas. “We were a little worried about Texas,” Cass said, “but I thought the guys showed maturity and com posure out there, and we got out of here with a win.” With Caradima out again, the Aggies fielded the same lineup that had worked so effectively Friday night. Highlighting the victory over the Jayhawks was No. 34 Madden’s victory over KU’s Luis Uribe, ranked 18th in the nation in singles play. The Aggies’ match against Texas will take place Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at the Varsity Tennis Center. “I was a little disappointed we made a lot of errors early in the singles.” he said. “We need ed to hang in the points in the beginning, and that’s where we lost it.” A&M rebounded for a better performance in the three doubles matches. Nedorostova and Ding wall lost, 8-5, at No. 1 doubles to Ditty and Burson, while A&M sophomore Eva Marcial and ju nior Kathryn Scott’s spirited rally at No. 2 doubles fell short, 8-4, to Vanderbilt’s Creighton and Anne Plessinger. “We held our heads a little higher in the doubles.” Kleinecke said. “They came up with some good shots.” A&M will return to Big 12 ac tion Tuesday when the Aggies travel to Austin for a 5 p.m. match against conference-leading No. 13 University of Texas. “It will be a tough match.” Kleinecke said. “But in an A&M- Texas match, anything can hap pen.” Second verse, same as the first No. 15 Longhorns again edge Aggie Softball Team, 1-0 BY BEN WESTBROOK The Battalion The 19th-ranked Texas A&M Soft- ball Team dropped another close game to the 15th-ranked University of Texas in front of 1,252 fans at Red and Charlin McCombs Field in Austin Saturday. The 1-0 loss marks the second time in two weekends the women have dropped a game to the Long horns by one run. With the defeat, the Aggies fall to 33-10 overall and 3-3 in the Big 12. The Longhorns moved to 28-12 on the year and into sole possession of first place in the Big 12 with a 5-1 conference record. Picking up the win for the Long horns was All-American Christa Williams, who raised her season record to 14-4. Taking the loss was A&M sophomore Amy Vining, who dropped to 18-8 on the year. Vining had yet another good day on the mound, giving up just six hits and one earned run, but the Aggie bats failed to provide any run sup port, as Christa Williams held the Aggies to just three hits while the UT defense committed just one error. Sophomore second baseman Rachel Lewis, freshman catcher Lisa Klam and sophomore right fielder Tiffany Esters recorded hits for the Aggies, and freshman center fielder TERRY ROBERSON/Thl Battalion A&M freshman center fielder Tammy Donnell stretches for the stop during the Aggies’ game against the University of Texas Saturday in Austin. The Texas A&M Softball Team dropped a 1-0 decision to the No. 15 Longhorns, their second 1-0 loss to UT this season. Tammy Donnell reached base on a walk. But the Aggies would leave all four runners stranded on base. The winning RBI came in the third inning when Texas center field er Autumn Eastes knocked a triple into right-center field to score Tiffany Valdehueza from first. The run would be all the ‘Horns would need as William’s dominated the rest of the game from the mound. The loss marks the second straight year A&M has been swept by Texas in the season series. The Aggies’ next matchup is a non-con ference doubleheader against South west Texas State University Wednes day at the Aggie Softball Complex. 1999-2000 Student Organization Funding $$$ Applications now available in Student Finance Center (217 MSC) or Student Activities (125 Koldus) for 1999-2000 Student Organization Funding. 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Delta Xi Nu Multicultural Sorority presents its Second Annual Unity Dinner “A Kaleidoscope of Cultures” The Unity Dinner is a chance for all Aggie students, faculty, and staff to come together and celebrate unity. We would like to challenge you to celebrate your culture while celebrating others. This year’s motivational speaker is Joyce Brisco from Austin. Friday, April 23, 1999 • 8:30 - 10:30 p.m. • REC Center Archery Room s 10 per person * Tickets available at the MSC Box Office Dress is semi-formal or business casual • Limited seating Catering provided by Olive Carden Orders for food must be placed when purchasing tickets. Special dietary needs can be accommodated and scholarships are available. For more information contact Rena Kharbat at (409) 694-2069. "Remember!" Holocaust Memorial Service Tues., April 13 - All Faith's Chapel 7:00 p.m. Sponsored by the Campus Association of Student Ministries Participants include: St. Mary's Catholic Center Unitarian Universalis! Baptist Student Ministries Methodist Student Association (Wesley Foundation) Hillel Jewish Student Organization The Church of Latter-Day Saints Organization Episcopal Student Center