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Monday, February 7,S | ; : ^ j (ffict Sports in Brief lAgs lose two out of ickct sales for Fni at North Americans -toi.xhibuoriitiajfjrst three games ibiias were o I y| le Texas A&M baseball team started off the 2000 season losing two of three [games at the ■ Spalding Fiesta Tournament in Al ane, $4.9 mifa|buquerque,N.M. le, $4.8 million y, $4.3 million, e Beholder, $4X: < Office , $35.2 million. vv The Washing- Iton State Cougars [handed the Ag- Jgies their first ( lloss of the sea son, 5-3, on Fri- H0LT [day. Sophomore [pitcher Grant Gregg (0-1) took the upted $2 6 millio’J loss for A&M g ivin g U P four runs on rted Mr Ripley $J 10 hits in 5 2 / 3 innin 6 s P itched - i The Aggies bounced back Sat- |urday as they downed the Oregon State University Beavers 9-4. Fresh man pitcher Todd Deininger (1-0) al- |lowed one earned run on five hits and struck out seven in 5 2/3 in nings pitched. Junior rightfielder Daylan Holt led A&M from the plate going 3-for- 13 with a double and a triple and one RBI. A&M dropped the last game of the tournament Sunday, 14-4, to the Cougars. Sophomore pitch c Ikhalid Ballouli (0-1) took the loss ■ for the Ags, giving up five runs on AP ) Thomas l seven hi1:s in five innings pitched. ,e leadership pci The A &' es return home t0 host erwise right on Vfl the University of Texas-San Antonio B ’ ^Tuesday at 3 p.m. at Olsen Field. e didn't fully ur:| women in buildra British prime rj jrday at the coix sth straight game vas a little bad.# 0 0 ed in 1994 as icellor. iree life terms c chair. >n portrays Cartei life, "The HumcaJ > Jeffersoi sd womer A&M women drop Dims Song Jd Feb. 7-11 I Hallway 5974 for rmation bruary 1 !■]( The Texas A&M women's bas I ketball team lost their eight straighl Igame Saturday with an 82-54 deci Jsion to the Uni- Mversity of Texas at ■ the Frank Erwin I Center. After trailing by |13 points early to (the Longhorns, [the Aggies [chipped away at • the deficit and |took a one point SAUNDERS lead, 33-32, to the locker room at halftime. Junior forward Jaynetta Saun ders paced the Aggies wit 16 points, eight rebounds, two assists and a school record seven blocked shots. Saunders' seven blocks shat tered the previous A&M mark by two, a record she tied earlier in the season. In the process, Saunders broke the school single season record for blocks that was 40 set by Kelly Cerny in 1995-96. Saunders now accounts for 42 of the Aggies 103 blocked shots. A&M will return to action Wednesday when they face Baylor University at 7 p.m. at Reed Arena. A&M men fall to Cowboys, 87-55 The Texas A&M men's basket ball team fell 87-55 Saturday af ternoon to the 13th-ranked Okla homa State University Cowboys before 6,309 fans in Stillwater, Ok. Senior forward Aaron Jack led the Aggies with 14 points and 10 rebounds, while freshman center Andy Slocum chipped in 10 points. The Aggies return to the court on Saturday, Feb. 12, when they host the University of Colorado Buf faloes at 5 p.m. at Reed Arena. Aggie duo defeated in quarterfinals Junior Shuon Madden fell in the round of 16 in singles Friday in the Rolex National Intercollegiate In door Championships. Madden, a two-time All-America honoree who is ranked no. 11 na tionally, fell to the University of Vir ginia’s Brian Vahaly, the third-seed, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3. Late Thursday, Madden and dou bles partner junior Dumitru Caradi- ma faced No. 12 Michael Blue and Nick Crowell from the University of Texas in the quarterfinals and fell in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4. SPORTS 1 HEBATTA LION Page 7 Women’s tennis starts off season with victories against SFA, SHSU BY BLAINE DIONNE The Battalion The Texas A&M women’s tennis team took both of their matches on Saturday against the Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks and the Sam Houston State Bearcats, 7-2 and 8-1, respectively. The victories enabled the 34th-ranked Aggies to open their spring season with a 2-0 record against what was a stiller than anticipated competition. Going into the matches, the Aggies were confident they would not have too much trouble defeating both their opponents. While this proved to be true with SI 1SU, SFA turned out to be a more than worthy opponent. A&M women’s coach Bobby Kleinecke was im pressed with the way the Ladyjacks played. “They were a pretty solid team,” Kleinecke said. “It was a good type of match for us to play first. We worked through some nerves and held our composure well.” It seemed that senior Kathryn Scott was the only play er who did not have a bout of nerves in that first match, defeating her opponent Katie Christensen, 6-0,6-0. Perhaps the brightest spot of the morning was that the Aggies were able to perform well in their first match w ithout the services of their top two players, senior Lisa Dingwall and sophomore Martina Nedorostova. Dingwall and Nedorostova were slotted to be in Dal las at the Rolex National Intercollegiate Indoor Cham pionships. but in their first day at the tournament they were knocked off by the number one doubles team in the country, Zuzana Lesenarova and Katarina Valkyo- va of San Diego State University. In the second match of the day, the Aggies played closer to form, only dropping one game to the Bearkats. Junior Lva Marcial was pushed to three sets by Sam 1 louston’s Robyn Based but was able to pull out the vic- tory despite cramping in her leg and admittedly being off her game that day. “I feel like Tin Cup, you know how he was shoot ing shanks? That’s how I feel right now,” Marcial said. “I was off. though. 1 think everybody knows, that saw the match, that this was not a good day for me.” As for the rest of the Aggies, though, they were most definitely on their games. Particularly freshman Cassie 1 lass, who after having a little trouble in her morning match against Amanda Tabisz of SFA, came back in the afternoon to shut down Stun 1 louston’s Ivette Andrade 6-1,6-0. See Tennis on Page 8. SALLIE TURNER ! in Hu i\i iTn A&M freshman Oliva Karlikova returns the ball in her match against Sam Houston State University. The Aggies defeated SHSU and Stephen F. Austin University on Saturday. off campus elivery with ;; pemtission) that includes: four songs: Iniramurals Rec Fitness Aquatics Golf Course TAMU Outdoors Sport Clubs Instruc. dical Engineering | -ife :soc. ing J Jmissions ; Advisor :nt Affairs rvices r and were have made amp would ication. TAMU Outdoors Event Date Registration Rec Fitness Intramurals Registration Lead Climbing at the Rec Feb. 12 Jan. 18- • Reebok Final Cuts—Sat., Feb. 12 from 1 2:00-3:00pm. in the Slow Pitch Softball Jan. 31-Feb. 8 •Feb. 9 Student Rec Center. This no nonsense strength program that Valentine's Day Fun Run Jan. 31-Feb. 8 Intro to Rock Climbing Feb. 13 Jan. 24- defines and refines the latest in strength training. $45 before Feb Wallyball Jan. 31-Feb. 8 Feb. 9 8, $50 after Feb. 8 and $55 at the door. For more information Table Tennis Jan. 31-Feb. 8 Backpacking Pedernales Falls Feb. 25-27 Feb. 7-22 call DeAun Woosley at 862-3995. Basketball Skills Challenge Feb. 7-15 Intro to Rock Climbing Feb. 26 Feb. 8-23 • F.I.T. Fitness Instructor Training—March 21-April 27, Tue. & Team Bowling Feb. 7-15 Lead Climbing at the Rec Mar. 4 Feb. 9-Mar. 1 Thurs. from 7-8:30pm. in room 304. This program is designed Tennis (league play) Feb. 7-15 Horsepack the Texas Frontier Mar. 15-19 jan. 24- for the fitness enthusiast with limited or no experience instruct Kyle Field Ramp Romp Feb. 7-25 Mar. 1 ing group exercise classes. Cost is $50 for A&M affiliates with • Intramual sports registration closes at 6:00pm. on closing date. Sea Kayak the Texas Coast Mar. 16-19 Jan. 24- Rec Memberships, $60 for Affiliates without Rec Memberships Mar. 1 and $70 for the general public. Register before March 1 7. Job Opportunities Rocky Mountain Climbing May 20-27 Jan. 24- • FREE! Healthy Living Lecture Series-Wed. Feb. 16 from Apr. 25 5:30-6:30pm. in room 281. Chris Blume, physical therapist will Photographers—Typical duties include photographing Rec Sports discuss aerobic exercise, weight training and flexibility. events and activities and some studio work. 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