Thursday. Apni;; — SPORTS iursday, April 6,2000 THE BATTALION Page 11 Oparlc eemed trisk Women’s tennis heads to Lubbock names BY BLAINE DIONNE The Battalion ASH1NGTON (AP)- s facing national parks urban sprawl and vandalis dried five new ones, bn said attacks on the parks;; tot eased. line of our national parks®! he Texas A&M track and field i announced the Spring 2000 uobilos. a private park*: 1““* ‘^ Wednesday, highlight- aup said Wednesday,as I 1 ?.*' ^ d,, , 10n ?' lour ° Texas real the 10 lederai narb "P hl « h scl ’ 0 ° l spnnters and a state most endangered. i m P ,on "'rower, c National Park and CoiJr^ am ' V * v00lcn ol Boncanvillc is cur- twsocialion removed fi. *n> K 1116 Class 5A state leader in both irom Iasi year’s imperil. ^ 100- (10.1 seconds) and 200-meter ‘^|hes (21.10). Wooten is also a mem- of Duncanville’s 400 relay team, b hold the state’s sixth-fastest 5A ie this year. He is currently undefeat- a disgrace,'’ complainec'sl this season and is expected to con- m, president of the group, vj|ute immediately to the Aggie men’s \ purpose is as a pnvatevdeani when he arrives next year, rthe federal park system. HtiS“ Adam (Wooten) can flat-out run,” jaid associate head coach Ed Marcinkiewicz. “He has great range and he will help keep A&M a national force in both relays.” ■ Jonte Buhl of Pllugerville Connal- js currently number one in the coun- ■ in the outdoor 400. He also ran the fastest indoor time this year and won — Tom Ki« National Scholastic Indoor Cham- ident of The National pfcmship in the 400. Buhl is also signed I Conservation Associc as a football recruit to play as a defen- live back for the Aggies. “Jonte Buhl is a great quarter- me of our m ml parks are ting a STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS s system’s biggest me a shortage of money to massive backlog of repairs king die list for a second yei*i (the most popular and well lav 1 J parks: Yellowstone, Mountains, and the Ev ■ parks that were replaced a included Gettysburg Nat lument in Pennsylvania#t®he Texas A&M men’s tennis team has bro- ements were made in a :en into the top lOofthe national polls for the first Msitors center; the Giime in school history as they move up three spots i because steps are being too No. 8 in the WingspanBank.com Collegiate congestion; and Voyage® Tennis Rankings and up three spots to No. 10 in I irk in Minnesota because he Daily Tennis Coaches Weekly Top 25 poll, II uni on Jet Skis. ioth released Wednesday. , the group said a gamm This week’s ranking shatters the Aggies' previ- jeopardize the p:uk ' lUS best in both polls which was No. 11 inthecom- ticludes more than WingspanBank.com poll last week and un the w idely known pai® .lone to historic battle. lonuments, seashores;- , iS. owstone in northwest ng was the nation's firsts, k, created in 1872, buttoi, . s as one of the mostenfe j said the association.O'.; ng with motor vehicles:' recreation, including | snowmobiles, is “pumpif; pollutants into the air,"i aid. m stone was featured in 4 ist when concern wasraisi > “crumbling sewage syst®] sly a huge proposed gold®| park caused concern,!: mine have been abandoned iting class miler,” said Marcinkiewicz. “I le will be playing football here, but he will definitely impact our sprint crew next season. I am anxious to see what he can do for us, because he is one of the top sprinters in the nation.” Nick Nichols of Fort Bend Austin is the top returning sprinter in the Houston area this season. He placed fifth in the 100 at the 1999 Class 5A State Championships and third in the 200. The men are not the only ones who will be able to welcome highly-touted newcomers next season, the Aggie women will have Adrian Albrow of Houston Westbury and Karen Honea of Ingram Tom Moore. Albrow is an integral part of West- bury’s relay teams and is one of the best female sprinters in the state. She has been part of three state champi onships in relays over her past two seasons. Honea is defending her Class 3A state title in the discus, and has been a three-time regional qualifier for In gram Tom Moore High School. “I’m very pleased about all our signees,” said head coach Ted Nelson. “We are really excited about the addi tions to our program, and I’m looking forward to seeing them contribute to Texas A&M track and field.” BY BLAINE DIONNE The Battalion This weekend will be hectic for the Texas A&M women’s tennis team (9-8, 5-1). Two Big 12 Con ference matches are on tap for the Aggies. The first is on Friday in Fubbock against the Texas Tech Lady Raiders (2-12, 1 -7) and the second is on Sun day in Boulder for a match against the Colorado Buffaloes (6-6, 3-4). The Aggies take a 5-1 conference record into the road trip and, according to women’s tennis coach Bob by Kleinecke, a high level of confidence as well. “You always get a little bit of confidence after a close win (5-4 against Nebraska on Sunday),” Klei necke said. “I feel like the girls are ready for this trip.” They may be ready for the trip, but what is wait ing for them once they get there is still somewhat of a mystery to Kleinecke. Although both Tech and Colorado have losing records, they have the po tential to be dark horses of a sort because of their individual player strengths at the No. 1 and No. 2 singles positions. “We don’t know much about either team,” Klei necke said. “Colorado may be little bit stronger than Texas Tech, but both teams have high quality top-two singles players.” The Aggies have seen their share of high quality singles players as of late, most recently last Friday when they were able to pull out victories in two match es against then-second ranked Pepperdine University, and in each loss they pushed the Waves to three sets. Kleinecke said he thinks the team should be able to pull on that experience for the rest of the season. “It’s always difficult to lose like that, and we strug gled a little bit after Pepperdine (against Nebraska),” Kleinecke said. “But if we just take care of business, SALLIE TURNER/I hi: Battalion Texas A&M sophomore Martina Nedorostova looks to lead the Aggies into a vital weekend on the road against Big 12 opponents, Texas Tech and Colorado. we’re right where we want to be.” Two more conference victories would certain ly help the Aggies in the rankings. So far this sea son, they have not been able to build much of a winning streak, and this upcoming road trip may be their best opportunity. Kleinecke agreed. “The effort has been there all season, we just haven’t been getting many breaks,” Kleinecke said. “Like at the end of the Pepperdine match when it could have gone either way. Eventually, we’re going to be able to pull those types of victories out.” men’s tennis team breaks into top 10 for first-time ever at No. 8 when they were ranked No. 11 on May 5,1998 fol lowing their big 12 Tournament Championship. It also surpassed the modem mark achieved by the 1985 Aggie squad that advanced to the first- round at the NCAA Team Championships final site. The Aggies also set a new mark in the coach es poll by reaching No. 10. They were No. 11 for two weeks in March. “I’m excited about our progress this season and we recognize that the rankings are an indica tion of that,” A&M men’s tennis coach Tim Cass said. “At the same time, we are sort of at the mid way point in the season and hopefully this gives us confidence.” In the WingspanBank.com poll, the Aggies are the second highest ranked team in the Big 12 Con ference, behind only No. 7 Baylor University (14- 4). The only other Big 12 team in the top 25 is the University of Texas (15-3). In the Daily Tennis Coaches Top 25, the Ag gies are also the second highest ranked Big 12 team behind only No. 8 Baylor. The Aggies’ recent surge is due in large part to their 4-3 victory over No. 2-ranked Pepper dine University last Friday night at the Varsity Tennis center. It was the biggest win over a ranked opponent in school history, and the highest ranked opponent any athletic team at A&M has beaten since the football team topped No. 1-ranked Kansas State University in the 1998 Big 12 Championship in double overtime. “I think our strength of schedule is very appar ent,” Cass said. “You never know what people will be ranked when you make the schedule, but I look at it now and see that we have five wins in the top 25 with wins over the number two and three teams.” A&M has posted wins this season over cur rently ranked No. 2 University of Florida, No. 3 Pepperdine, No. 17 University of Miami, No. 19 North Carolina and No. 22 South Alabama. They still have regular season matches scheduled at No. 13 Texas, and with No. 37 Tulsa University at home. All five of the Aggies’ losses have been on the road to currently ranked No. 5 Duke University (4- 3), No. 6 University of Illinois (6-1 ),No. 7 Baylor (4- 3), No. 10 Louisiana State University (5-2) and to No. 15 Texas Christian University (4-3). 's University] • Medicine Caye, Belize BEEN THERE PLAYED "hat? Finally, a way to swap all those CDs 111 rm I • you DON’T want for CDs you DO want. Or, just purchase from the LARGEST selection of used CDs on the Web. All Swap It CDs are quality guaranteed, ^ J and shipping to Swaplt is always FREE. HEY! Remix your music. Swaplt! All new members who register by May 30th will receive 15 FREE Swaplt Bucks for use on swapit.com! Simply enter registration code 4066 when you join, i and 15 Swaplt Bucks will immediately be credited to your account! f-0569 FIEDS [swapit.eom] 1