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BY BLAINE DIONNE
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The60th-ranked Texas A&M women’s
inis team (6-7,4-1) is having a little dif-
dty finding their identity this season.
For example, they were able to come
ckftom their 9-0 defeat at the hands of
e University of Georgia by basically
feating the entire tennis-playing popu-
ion of Oklahoma, but then turned
:il lound and lost to unranked Rice Uni-
irsity yesterday.
The Aggies vented their frustrations
ructural and other elemti the University of Oklahoma and Ok-
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was a great team tennis match. In dou
bles, we played like we were capable. I
was a little nervous after singles, but af
ter sweeping them in doubles, it was a
great way to start the season. I think we
are back on track.”
Kleinecke’s theory turned out to be
erroneous after it was put to the test on
Thursday when they traveled to Houston
to face Rice University (7-7, 0-2).
“It seems like every time A&M and
Rice get together it becomes a battle,”
Kleinecke said. “The girls are anxious to
play again after taking some time off.
We’ll have our hands full and like the
other A&M-Rice matches, 1 expect it to
come down to the wire.”
Well, he was right, but unfortunately for
the Aggies, the Owls came out on top 5-4.
A&M has the opportunity to redeem
itself starting Saturday when they host
the 36th-ranked University of Miami
Hurricanes (8-7) at the Varsity Tennis
Center at 1:30 p.m.
BY AL LAZARUS
The Battalion
The University of Oklahoma’s No. 47 ranking did
not mean much to the 13th-ranked Texas A&M men’s
tennis team as it prepared to face the Sooners.
A more important number that mattered for the Ag
gies was 17, the current ranking held by the University
of Minnesota — a team Oklahoma handily defeated
earlier this month.
Prepared for a dogfight, the Aggies received just that
Thursday afternoon in their 4-3 victory over the Soon-,
ers at the Varsity Tennis Center.
After clinching the doubles point and jumping to
quick victories in the top three singles positions, A&M
was never in danger of losing the match. Oklahoma,
however, outplayed their No. 47 ranking, winning the
bottom three singles matches to make the final score re
spectable.
“Oklahoma is a very strong team,” A&M men’s ten
nis coach Tim Cass said. “That really speaks highly of
our conference. All in all, I was very pleased with our
performance.”
In what has become a regular occurrence this sea
son, A&M juniors Cody Hubbell and Shuon Madden
rolled to victories in their singles matches.
Madden, the nation’s third-ranked player, cruised to
a 6-1,6-0 victory over OU senior Dusty Beard at No. 1
singles. Madden has now won five matches in a row
and is 7-3 on the season.
“1 think we competed a lot harder than they did,”
Madden said. “We really pride ourselves on that.”
Playing No. 3 for tlie Aggies, Hubbell overcame a slow
start to beat Oklahoma senior Charlie Roberson, 6-4, 6-2.
Ranked in the national top 100 for the second time this sea
son, the 90th-ranked 1 iubbell upped his winning streak to
eight with the victory and improved to 8-2 overall.
Junior Dumitru Caradima also won easily for the
Aggies, posting a 6-2, 6-0 victory over OU senior Je
remy Dunham at the No. 2 position.
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Texas A&M junior Shuon Madden defeats Oklahoma’s Dusty Beard on the No. 1 singles court.
Madden is currently ranked No. 3 in the nation.
Splitting six singles matches with OU highlighted
the importance of the Aggies’ dominating doubles per-
fonnance to open the match.
The 15th-ranked tandem of Caradima and Madden
won, 8-3, as did seniors Gonzalo Anderson and Juan
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Aramburo. Hubbell and sophomore Jarin Skube com
pleted the A&M sweep with a 9-7 victory.
“Our goal has always been to win every doubles
point,” Madden said. “We’ve really been working hard
on that, and I think it really paid off today.”
Baseball travels
to Iowa State
The Texas A&M baseball team
returns to Big 12 play for the first
time in two weeks as it travels to
Ames, Iowa for a three game series
against the Iowa State University
Cyclones this weekend.
A&M is 14-15 on the season
and in a five-way tie for third in the
Big 12 Conference with a 5-4
record.
Iowa State is 5-14 on the sea
son and is in 10th
place in the con
ference with a 1-5
record.
The Aggies are
coming off a poor
performance in
the Continental
Classic Aggie
Baseball Classic.
The team finished
in last place for the first time in the
tournament’s history.
The first pitch is scheduled for 3
p.m. Friday in Ames.
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A&M softball looks
to upset Sooners
The No. 25 Texas A&M softball
team opens Big 12 action this
weekend against the sixth ranked
Oklahoma University Sooners.
The-two will face-off in a pair of
games at the Aggie softball com
plex at 1 p.m. on Saturday and
Sunday.
The Sooners enter the match
with a 34-5 season record com
pared to A&M’s 20-10.
The Aggies hope that freshman
catcher/designated player Selena
Collins will continue her perfor
mance at the plate.
Collins was named Big 12 Player
of the Week, the first A&M player to
receive the honor this season.
The announcement came after
Collins hit .389 to drive in 9 runs
in the Capital Classic Softball tour-
hament where she earned all-tour
nament honors.
Collins is hitting .329 on the
season with 23 RBIs.
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Sunday March 26, 10:30am, Unitarian
iJniversalist Fellowship (UUF) - Kickoff Service
Monday, March 27 through Friday March 31,
U:00am-1 :OOpm, ALLIES, in front of Rudder
Fountain by the MSC -Set your rainbow
ribbons here. Wear them all week!
Monday, March 27, 3:00 - 6:OOpm, Gender
Issues Education Services Office, 2 11A YMCA -
Check out a book, eat, and read for GA W!
Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays
(PFLAG) at Friends Congregational Church
Come join us for fun and conversation!
Tuesday, March 28, 10:00am-2:00pm, Gay,
Lesbian, Bisexual d Transgendered Aggies
(GLBTA) in the MSC - Information and fun.
Come on out and say "Howdy!"
Tuesday, March 28, 7:00pm, Gay, Lesbian,
bisexual d Transgendered Aggies, location TBA
Showing of the film "Before Stonewall. "
March 26 - April 2
Wednesday, March 29, ALLIES in The
Battalion - Listing all of our A3M Allies!
Wednesday, March 29, 12:00 noon, ALLIES
Continuing Education, Rudder 404 -
History of GLBTRights
Wednesday, March 29, 5:30pm, Friends
Congregational Church - BBQ binner, with
ecumenical worship service at 6:30pm
Thursday, March 30, 6:45pm, GLBTA, "15
Years of Recognition " Koidus 146 - The
highlight of the week, looking back at the
historic decision to recognize Gay Student
Services at A3Mi
Friday, March 31, l:30-4:30pm, ALLIES
Advance, RSVP allies@tamu.edu - If you aren't
an officiai Ally, RSVP today!
Sunday, April 2 8:15/10:30am, Friends
Congregational Church - Closing Service
For more information on the week's events, check out the website:
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