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oattalion Sports Page 9 • Thursday, April 29, 1999 'enversh 'eempts 'tercom louts, 4P) - Da ii made wisi Columbine acre, a Deny erupting the rday night sin )n the rampaj:; t’s not disci,a e,” said Mi C-TV’s vice ral manager. Howard Stei y here in ommunityisti is appropriatt: to address thf ms and quer lunity.TheC lean while, pas Wednesdays tor his comme e day after tlif reportedly on his naticr. radio show v en tried "tok : the good- ed the scho ■ radio show r on KXPK i 5 K spokespi id Wednesd ■t dropped i apologies He also sa: ?rn's produi "were inapj live to thee Vednesdav: lid he had (a about thee st said, 'You y of all this id. "Andthi 'hat? So wh ke you off t I'ho cares? i Vgs host Big 12 tennis tournament BIG 12 CONFERENCE FILE PHOTO/The Battalion (freshman IVIarttna Nedorostova and the Texas A&M Women’s Tennis Team will face /vinner of the Baylor-lowa State match Friday at the Varsity Tennis Center. Vomen to face winner fBears-Cyclones match BY SANTOSH VENKATARAMAN The Battalion whose synd < distribut television i comment, olorjdo Sena 34-1, called! ■rn’s show, ■n passed t by 57-4. Opp in First Ai Waive teams, one goal. ’hat is the scenario for the Big 12 nen’s Tennis Championships, which be played today through Sunday at the is K&M Varsity Tennis Center, bribe A&M Women’s Tennis Team, the mpionships will serve as a tune-up for NGAA Southwest Regional Tournament 114-16. A&M finished in a tie for third leBig 12 with the University of Kansas, thb Jayhawks claimed the No. 3 seed virtue of their 6-3 win over the Aggies Sunday. An A&M victory would have giv en the Aggies the No. 2 seed. A&M women’s tennis coach Bobby Klei- necke said the Aggies finished well despite the loss. “Kansas played us very well.” he said. “They came out and beat us. But we did finish tied for third in the league.” As the No. 4 seed, the Aggies will face a difficult path to the finals. A&M will open Friday at 3:30 p.m. against the winner of today’s first-round match between fifth- seeded Baylor University and 12th-seeded see Tennis on Page 12. Big 12 Championships Tennis Championships Texas A&M University April 29 — May 2 First-round matches: Men's April 29 No. 8 Colorado vs. No. 9 Oklahoma St. April 30 No. 2 Baylor vs. No. 7 Oklahoma No. 3 Texas A&M vs. No. 6 Kansas No. 4 Nebraska vs. No. 5 Texas Tech No. 1 Texas — first-round bye Women's April 29 No. 5 Baylor vs. No. 12 Iowa St. No. 6 Oklahoma St. vs. No. 11 Missouri No. 7 Oklahoma vs. No. 10 Texas Tech No. 8 Nebraska vs. No. 9 Kansas St. No. 1 Texas — first-round bye No. 2 Colorado — first-round bye No. 3 Kansas — first-round bye No. 4 Texas A&M — first-round bye FILE PHOTO/The Battalion Sophomore Shuon Madden, ranked 34th nationally in singles play, and the Texas A&M Men’s Tennis Team will face the University of Kansas Jayhawks Friday afternoon. Aggie men to battle KU BY TRAVIS HARSCH The Battalion After posting one the best years in pro gram history, the Texas A&M Men’s Ten nis Team will look to defend its Big 12 Conference title this weekend at the A&M Varsity Tennis Center. The Aggies will take on the University of Kansas Friday in a first-round match. Oklahoma State University and the Uni versity of Colorado will open the tourna ment with a match at 3:30 this afternoon. The Aggies bring the No. 1-ranked dou bles team in the nation, sophomores Shuon Madden and Dumitru Caradima, into the match with Kansas. The pair has gone 20-2 this year. Madden also is ranked 20th nationally in singles and was select ed as conference runner-up at the No. 1 singles position, losing his only confer ence singles match to champion Johann Jooste of Baylor University. Junior Juan Aramburo put up a 7-1 record in the No. 6 singles position for the Aggies to win the conference championship, and A&M’s No. 2 doubles team of senior Brent Horan and freshman Jarin Skube won the title at their position. The conference honors marked the end of a long regular season for A&M which featured the premiere of the new Varsity Tennis Center. The Aggies opened the building in style, defeating conference foe » see Kansas on Page 12. LIKE THE OUTDOORS? WANT TO MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE? Consider a Career in Natural Resources. ie four departments of the Institute of Renewable Natural Resources offer the following: partment of Forest Science. The department offers a degree in forestry that prepares students for careers with public agencies or Mate industry to ensure the sustainable management of forests for such uses as recreation, wildlife habitat, and Crest products important to everyday living. 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