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Central Baptist Chi
will host what maybe
local church service
Arena this Easter
The service, i
a.m., is free ofchai
ing will be available
dress is casual.
"We want this
where folks can coi
in a relaxed envirom
iting their friends and
and participate with usasi
ebrate the resurrectieii
Lord. Jesus Christ,’
Osborne said inapt
Osborne said all local,
are invited to celebi
Easter of the millennium.
"We think this first
new millennium is sp<
hope as many people as
will come and worship us.'
Central, which is
congregation in Bi
tion, invites all local
eluding students, who dc* sallie turner/ i m: battalion
ready have plans to ah- ^ j un j or Cody Hubbell hits a forehand during his match against Oklahoma State University’s Chris Bates
■' 11 !oro'ting the LrstEas ^ nescla y at the Varsity Tennis Center. The Aggies defeated the Cowboys 5-2.
new millennium.
This year's service will mi
first time in more than a3
that all members of Cento!
able to worship at one time
the same roof.
No. 7 Ags down Cowboys
A&M men’s tennis team improves to 13-0 at home :
BY AL LAZARUS
The Battalion
With the seventh-ranked Texas A&M
men’s tennis team clinging to a 3-2 lead
over No. 51 Oklahoma State Wednesday
night at the Varsity Tennis Center, all eyes
turned to court No. 1.
After breaking OSU’s Matt Prentice
to take a 5-4 lead in the third set, A&M
junior Dumitru Caradima had a chance to
serve for the match and clinch the deci
sive fourth point for the Aggies.
Then things really got interesting.
A Caradima shot that appeared to be
in was called out by Prentice. The chair
umpire overruled the call without the re
quired verbal appeal from Caradima,
sending OSU coach James Wadley into a
frenzy. Wadley jumped from a courtside
bench and threvV a crumpled water cup at
the umpire, drawing a point penalty.
A&M men’s tennis coach Tim Cass
soon joined in the fray, and the two
coaches sent verbal vollies back and
forth while the situation was discussed
by a contingent of umpires.
When the controversy finally was
sorted out after a seven-minute delay,
Prentice’s call was upheld, making the
game score 15-15.
“I was just trying to protect my play
er on the call, and so was Tim,” Wadley
said. “The official made a mistake, and
when I tried to correct him he didn’t want
to be corrected.”
A cool Caradima rendered the argu
ment moot by holding serve to win, 5-7,
6-1, 6-4.
The Aggies then tacked on the dou
bles point to make the final score 5-2.
“I’m extremely proud of Dumitru and
the way he handled himself,” Cass said.
“He certainly handled himself much bet
ter than I did.”
Oklahoma State was no stranger to
controversy heading into Wednesday
night’s match with A&M. Earlier in the
day, the Cowboys’ 4-3 victory ove£*
Kansas on Apr. 2 was overruled —>
knocking them out of a tie with the Ag>
gies for second place in the Big 12. . * %
The Cowboys’ victory was over-',
turned after Kansas accused them off
making an illegal lineup change. The ml-
ing sent the Jay hawks into a second-place
tie with A&M and set up a showdown be
tween the two teams Friday at noon at the
Varsity Tennis Center.
Playing singles first because of a
chance of rain, the Aggies jumped to a 2-
0 lead after quick victories from sopho
more Jarin Skube on the No. 5 court and-
freshman Ryan Newport at No. 4.
Skube handily disposed of OSU’s Je-;
remy Ewert, 6-0, 6-2. Newport then de-*
feated the Cowboys’ Frantisek Krepelka,'
6-4, 6-2.
Sophomore Keith From gave the.
Aggies their third point with a 7-6, 7-5,|
victory over OSU’s Chris Bates on the'
No. 2 court.
loftball travels to take on SHSU
BY BREE HOLZ
The Battalion
Correction Bfhe Texas A&M softball team w ill he
n action Thursday when it travels to
In Wednesday's‘Ma Huntsville to take on Sam Houston State
Prairie View student.se University at 4 p.m.
tide, the victim was nci; 'Saturd;i\. the \g-
as Kristen Tarver. Kr : |ies return home to
Tarver is the correctspe battle Big 12 rival
jraiversin of Nebras-
ka in a double-header
beginning at 2 p.m. at
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Complex.
kSThe Aggies
stormed into fourth place in the conference
after winning five straight games, includ
ing a sweep over the University of Missouri
last weekend.
y. A&M holds a 25-14 overall record and
r a5-4 record in the Big 12 Conference.
The Bearkats are at 15-31 overall, and
are in last place of the Southland Confer
ence with a 3-20 record.
A&M and SHSU met in the Aggies’
first game of the 2000 season in College
Station where A&M was victorious, 3-1.
Nebraska sits alone in second place in
the Big 12 conference with a 8-2 confer
ence mark. The University of Oklahoma
is currently in first place with a 12-1 record.
A&M and Nebraska met earlier this
season at the Capital Classic in Sacra
mento, Calif. The Aggies defeated the
Huskers, 1-0.
Sophomore second baseman Lisa Klam
said the Aggies’ recent offensive improve
ment is due to gained confidence.
“Everyone seems to be getting more re
laxed at the plate,” Klam said, “more com
fortable and not tense at all.”
Five of the nine Aggie starters are hit
ting above .300 with freshman catcher
Selena Collins leading the way with a
.368 average.
“Our hitters are confident, and it
shows,” said A&M softball coach Jo
Evans. “They’ve stepped up in the clutch
with timely hits when they’ve been down,
and that shows a lot of character.”
The Aggies struggled in the beginning
of conference play, dropping their first four
games, including a 8-0 loss to the Univer
sity ol'Texas.
“1 think that we hit our low spot at the
start of conference, and now we’re back
on our way up,” Klam said. “We’re con
tinuing to improve in all areas of our
game, and I think we’ll peak at just the
right time — in the heat of our biggest
conference games.”
Freshman pitcher Kara Weikel has giv
en the Aggies an extra boost on the mound
with a 7-5 record.
“Kara has redlly started to be consistent
with her pitching,” Evans said. “She has
handled the pressure very well and seems
to be settling in to the lineup.”
PATRIC SCHNEIDER/The BATTALior)!
A&M freshman shortstop Crystal Martin jumps to avoid a University of Missouri player during the *
Aggies' series against the Tigers last weekend.
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