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’■L• i-■ ■ L't"■;:/I,': • • - ~ :. ~ , :— 1 ::— j iilSl le Battalion ,V,,KE FUENTES/Thh Battauon Vice! ggie freshman Martina Nedorostova hits the forehand during singles rd re. ; lay against Baylor University’s Katja Kovac Tuesday at the Varsity tu : )nnis Center. Nedorostova won the match in three sets. tmentoiiH | Aggies beat Baylor 5 in fight for seeding ^ Womens tennis team closes in on 2nd place , direcio JY SANTOSH VENKATARAMAN The Battalion ■rsity A8r| : a ‘thernei While it is said that baseball /id fe t a game of inches, the Texas Women’s Tennis Team it of I 'ould probably say that tennis -d recipirlal well after Tuesday’s 5-4 vic- i seniority over Baylor University Draughi ears at the A&M Varsity Tennis Comp, enter. jdent . : :j In the featured match at No. adrnin ; sifegles, A&M freshman Marti- ngC.Et a Nedorostova benefitted from crucial shot R a jp hat dribbled off lie j ie|iet onto the . pth|r side to de- ERSit -jat B ears ’ iatla Kovac, 6- —^^316, 7-6 (8-6). After Kovac I ought off three I ^natch points to [_ ^ven the decid- gltie-breaker 6-6, Nedorosto- 'a’s shot hit the top of the net H fell over, giving her a 7-6 ead I Nedorostova closed out the naich on the next point to give l&kl a 4-2 lead after the singles >ortion of the match. I “This match is never over till he last ball is hit,” A&M coach lobby Kleinecke said. “We had hree or four of those (net cords) (b against us, but they all even Hltl” ^Jhe Aggies grabbed a 2-1 lead )ff the play of junior Kathryn {cott and sophomore Eva Mar tial, who each posted victories it fjo. 5 and 6 singles respec- KLEINECKE I tively, against the Bears. “They’re playing very well right now.” Kleinecke said. “Both of them kept their heads up and gave us a chance to win.” The Bears won at No. 2 sin gles to even the match 2-2, set ting the stage for the heroics of Nedorostova and freshman Leah Killen. The two freshmen were both on the court against their re spective opponents in the final two singles matches of the day. Killen defeated Baylor’s Horten- sia Hernandez 6-1,4-6, 6-4, mo ments before Nedorostova’s vic tory. “That was big to win both of those.” Kleinecke said. “We had two freshman on the court there so I wanted to win one. But win ning both was great.” Baylor won at No. 1 doubles to cut the Aggie lead to 4-3 but Killen and Marcial were domi nant in winning the last five games of their No. 3 doubles match for a 8-3 win that clinched the team win for the Aggies. “We had gotten a little flat in the doubles. “ Kleinecke said. “Sometimes at 4-2, it is tough to close these matches out.” After the game, talking about Nedorostova’s fortunate shot off the net, Kleinecke said he might soften his stance about the breaks evening out. “They may even out.” he said “But I’d give up all the ones that went against me for that one.” Food Frenzy/Restaurant Tour In Historic Downtown Bryan May 1st, 1999 11:00 am to 5:00 pm Have a Hearty Appetite? j Come Sample 6 Restaurants in Downtown Bryan for ONLY $5.00 i Presented by: •I’he Downtown Bryan Merchants ■and Business Association •l\lpha Phi Sorority •Bryan Coca-Cola For information: Corner of Time Antiques 822-7400 Alpha Phi 847-1931 Tickets Available at Participating Downtown Merchants. :e» PROFITABLE NUMBER! 845-0569 THE BATTALION CLASSIFIEDS Sports Page 7 • Wednesday, April 21,1999 Mistakes cost Ags versus Houston A&M Baseball Team commits six errors en route to 15-5 loss * - *i MIKE FUENTES/The Battalion First baseman John Scheschuk attempts the tag during the Aggies’ game against the University of Houston Tuesday at Kyle Field. The Texas A&M Baseball Team lost to the Cougars, 15-5. ter Greg Porter scored on a Scarbor ough sacrifice fly to slice the lead to BY DOUG SHILLING The Battalion Playing their fifth game in as many days, it was understandable that the Texas A&M Baseball Team came out a little sluggish against the University of Houston Cougars last night. The third-ranked Aggies never shook off the rust however, as they committed six errors, four by junior shortstop Steve Scarborough, to fall to the Cougars 15-5 in front of 3,615 fans at Olsen Field. The six errors by the Aggies were the most in a game since the 1995 Regional Tournament at Miami, Fla. against the Universtiy of Massachu setts. Houston also recorded 18 hits against the Aggies, a season-high for an Aggie opponent. Despite the long stretch of games, A&M head coach Mark Johnson said that fatigue was not a factor for the team. “I just can’t buy that,” Johnson said. “I told the guys we weren’t us ing any of those, excuses. I thought we were ready to play. 1 think we were over the Baylor series. We knew that we had.out hands full and that it was an important game for both teams.” Things started off rough right off the bat for the Aggies as freshman pitcher Khalid Ballouli gave up three runs in the top of the first. The Aggies broke through on the scoreboard in the bottom of the sec- ohd as senior designated hitter Eric Sobek led off the inning with a home run to right field to cut the Cougar lead to 3-1. The Aggies once again cut into the lead in the bottom of the fourth as senior first baseman John Scheschuk scored on a Scarborough sacrifice fly to cut the lead to 3-2. Errors plagued the Aggies in the top of the fifth as the Cougars scored four unearned runs with two outs on an error by Scarborough to pad their lead to 7-2. Despite the errors by Scarbor ough, Johnson said that he was not discouraged by his shortstop’s per formance. “We all have those games where nothing goes right,” Johnson said. “I’ll still pick Screech (Scarborough) over the other shortstops I’ve seen around the country.” The Aggies came back in the bot tom of the inning as sophomore right fielder Daylan Holt hit his team-leading 21st home run of the season to center to cut the Cougar lead to 7-3. But as quickly as the Aggies tried to comeback, the Cougars respond ed, as they scored three more runs in the top of the sixth to increase their lead to 10-3. Once again, the Aggies started their comeback in the bottom of the inning, as freshman designated hit- 10-4. Junior third baseman Dell Lind sey tacked on another run for the Aggies in the bottom of the eighth as he hit his 11th home run of the sea son to make it a 10-5 game. The Cougars exploded in the top of the ninth however as they scored five runs to put the game out of reach. Softball team hosts Bearkats in home finale MIKE FUENTES/The Battalion The Texas A&M Softball Team celebrates following sophomore Tiffany Ester’s game-tying home run against Oklahoma State University Sunday. BY BEN WESTBROOK The Battalion The Texas A&M Softball Team will close out its regular-season home schedule at 3 p.m. at the Aggie Softball Complex against the Sam Houston State University Bearkats. The Aggies are coming off a tough week end in which they dropped three of four games to Big 12 conference rivals University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University. However, the Aggies maintain their No. 19 na tional ranking despite falling to 4-6 in the Big 12. The women will look to end the home sea son on a good note by beating up on the Bearkats for a third time this season. The 35- 13 Aggies paired off with SHSU earlier this season in Huntsville, beating the Bearkats by scores of 5-0 and 12-1. The first game of that twin bill saw sophomore pitcher Amy Mining throw a career-high 12 strikeouts. Steering the Aggie offense for the women this season has been freshman Lisa Klam, who recently was named co-National Strength and Conditioning Association All- American Athlete for the 1999 sports season. Klam received the award for her performance in the weight room during the off-season. The freshman holds the all-time Aggie soft- ball records for the 20-yard dash (2.81), the 40-yard dash (5.04) and the vertical jump (25 inches). Klam leads the Aggies this season in seven offensive categories, including batting average (.373), runs (30), hits (57) and home runs (10). She also is only three steals away from set ting the A&M softball single-season stolen- base record, which has stood at 24 since the 1981 season. The rest of the Aggies are doing pretty well at the plate as well, outhitting their oppo nents, .289 to .221. 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