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* SPORTS cfay. April 27.2()<)() THE BATTALION Page 9 No. 7 Ags head to Big 12 tourney !j na State Treasuttil It your rich unclei 6 billion, you wouli] lorris stock; you’d! 1 ery day we waiti 'mesout about the id - price goes down." ire a touicw » '•swr SALLIE TURNER/I III Battalion |M junior Eva Marcial hits a backhand during the Aggies’ match ainstthe University of Kansas April 21. tomen’s tennis hopes shine in postseason STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS The final two rounds of the 1999 Big 12 men’s tennis tournament featured the conference’s top schools battling for the title at the A&M Varsity Tennis Center. But one tiring was missing. Specifically, erne team. Texas A&M, the host and defending champion of the tournament, was re duced to the role of bystander after a shocking 4-3 quarterfinal loss to Kansas — a team the Aggies defeated, 5-2, less than three weeks earlier. Instead of using their home court to make a run at a second-straight tourna ment title, the Aggies were part of the crowd that watched Teixas roll past Bay lor, 4-0, to win its sepond tournament championship in threeiyears. The seventh-ranked Aggies (19-5, 7- I Big 12) are the second seed of this year’s tournament and will take on No. 7 seed and 52-ranked Oklahoma Friday at 4 p.m. at the Plaza Tennis Center in Kansas City, Mo. A&M defeated the Sooners, 4-3, March 23 at the Varsity Tennis Center in a match that was not as close as the final score indicated. The Aggies clinched the match quickly by jumping to a 4-0 lead before losing the final three matches to OU. The Aggies are 12-1 against OU since 1980. Their only loss came in 1997, the inaugural season of the Big 12, by the score of 4-3 in Norman, Okla. In winning 1998’s tournament held in Lincoln, Neb. — the Aggies did not surrender a point on their way to the title. They beat Oklahoma (5-0), Kansas (4-0) and Texas (4-0). In other action on Friday, No. 1 seed and regular-season champion Baylor will face the winner of today’s Col orado/Nebraska matchup. Third-seeded Texas will play No. 6 Texas Tech, and No. 4 Kansas will take on No. 5 Okla homa State., The winners of Friday’s matches will meet in Saturday’s semifinals at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. The championship match is set for Sunday at 1 p.m. With a win Friday, the Aggies would face the Texas/Texas Tech winner in the semifinals. A&M defeated Texas, 6-1, SALLIE TURNER/Thk Battalion A&M freshman Ryan Newport hits a forehand during the Aggies’ match against the University of Kansas April 21. two weeks ago in Austin. The Aggies topped Tech April 7 in Lubbock. After the Big 12 tournament, A&M is expected to be selected to host one of 16 NCAA regionals starting May 13. The Aggies posted a 14-0 home record in the regular season and would need just two victories in the regional to make it to Athens, Ga., and the final rounds of the NCAA championships. BY BLAINE DIONNE The Battalion Ayear's worth ofhard work and sac- rilce will come to its crescendo this ■ekend in Kansas City for the Texas AtM women’s tennis team. ■ Kansas City is the location of this Bar’s Big 12 Tournament, where the pies are the third seed and looking to memories of last year’s early exit tournament play. Junior Eva Marcial said the team will ically need to start over in the post- son to do well. "We are going to have to regroup,” Marcial said. “It’s a new season, and we’re the third seed, so hopefully everyone can refocus because it’s such a [short time, if everyone can stay in- l?5e for about four days, we should do ettygood.” Last year, the Aggies were evidently It able to regroup in time. A&M was the fourth seed and host of the event at the Varsity Tennis Center. As a result of their seeding, the Aggies were given a first round bye but were quickly ousted by the fifth seed, Baylor University, 5-2. The Bears went on to lose in the next round to eventual cham pion Texas, 5-2. Singles play turned out to be much more successful for the Aggies as they took two championships and one run ner-up. Sophomore Martina Nedoros- tova took the No. 1 singles champi onship from Nebraska’s Sandra Noetzel to become A&M’s first No. 1 champion since Vanne Akagi in the 1985-1986 season. Marcial won the No. 6 singles cham pionship over Kansas’ Lisa Mallaiah and sophomore Leah Kiilen was runner-up at the No. 5 spot, losing in the finals to Col orado’s Sandra Fischer. See Shine on Page 12. King of the Court Madden places team goals ahead of personal ones S STUART VILLANUEVA/Tin- Battalion A&M junior Shuon Madden is currently ranked No. 4 in the nation and has a 15-3 record this season. Fie is qurrently on a 13-game winning streak. BY AL LAZARUS The Battalion huon Madden likes to dispose of his opponents quickly. For the Texas A&M men’s tennis team junior and two-time All American, each extra minute on the court means one less spent encoiiraginjg his teammates. ; - 11 ^ The owner of a vicious serve and a No. 4 national ranking, Madden could hardly be blamed for treating college tennis as nothing more than a springboard to the professional ranks. Few would fault him for worrying only about his re sults and his rankings. ' . After all, at its core, tennis is still an individual j sport, ngnt / ? ^ : .; j Not to Maddeh. '*mtn- -"Mi#ivjiim? ? See Madden on Page 12. 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