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‘May, February 2, 2001 Sports Page 5 THE BATTALION 'ter, kgs open up spring slate -itizen, us® attention to; . hrTiun Brown T t()M< Hat tali on ^ Vrhc Texas A&M women’s len gth centunis tearn w il' kick off its spring sea- g animal ® w ' t * 1 a double-header Saturday ore predomi h takes on Stephen F. Austin Itatc University and the University / has bepor 'f ^ exas-San Antonio at the Varsity i and Phi 1 " erm ' s Center in College Station. involveda!l The A 8§ ies are No - 36 in the meseason Wingspanbank.com Ills. The ranking is up two , n daces from the team’s final rank- Wlth Pf ngs last season, me a velio','. Three of A&M’s doubles teams •he Ame:|Jranked in the top 35. The tandem 1 *981 and >f freshman Jessica Roland and ase 60 wee .ophomore transfer Ashley Hed- ibition ifkoei g, who advanced to the semifi- of the Intercollegiate Tennis will cover■sociation (ITA) All-American in as the 200l3ctober, are ranked ninth, ouncedinlf Juniors Majorie Terburgh and ‘d live on:.; it clear tkpr ny type, re ; ere mascoii live and im I red by thevfc 1 a local tre® ) mind tha:^ ation bet«|? hog and t';3 rin Man'. 1:^ 2 memorJI :. save alii 1 weather ing. Notii n thai Martina Nedorostova are sitting at No. 17, while the duo of junior Leah Killen and senior Eva Marcial is ranked 32nd. Killen and Marcial reached the semifinals of the ITA Regionals in College Station in November. “This is a very good year for us in doubles,” said A&M women’s tennis coach Bobby Kleinecke. “We look to have some good success.” Freshman Roberta Spencer is the team’s only ranked singles player, coming in at No. 66. A&M finished the 2000 season with a 9-2 record in Big 12 play, good enough for second place. With 12 players on this season’s roster, the Aggies look to use depth to their advantage. “They are not only quantity, but they are quality, too,” said Klei necke. “Our depth is our biggest strength. Everyone on the team not only can play, but deserves to play. All up and down the lineup, we are a very solid team.” Last year, the Aggies defeated SFA7-2, sweeping all three doubles matches and winning four of the six singles contests. A&M and UTSA did not face each other last year. Kleinecke said the team is not underestimating its Southland Con ference opponents. “These are matches that we are going to have to come out and play,” Kleinecke said. “In matches like these, there are always players who struggle and have to dig down deep and come back, and we have to be ready to step it up and take care of business.” First serve is at 9:30 a.m. against SFA and 3p.m. against UTSA. FILE PHOTO/The Battalion A&M junior Leah Killen and the rest of the women's tennis team will open the season Saturday against Stephen F. Austin State University and the University of Texas-San Antonio at the Varsity Tennis Center. Aggies head to Lubbock to face Raiders S: _ -^ai FILE PHOTO/Thf. Battalion iovie, wh fhe A&M men's swimming and diving team will close its dual meet season on Friday. lat the t, never- vear.O “Men’s swim team closes season joyed by nw . ■estivities jByJi rfmv Brown C Battalion /eiy year: The No. 4 Texas A&M continue nen’s swimming and diving dOT beam will try to avoid an upset etc - against No. 22 Southern Pe: vMethodist University in its last Airr-Tual meet of the season Friday, peoplt “Without a doubt, it will be sucke he most competitive dual meet watd-we have all year,” said A&M animalFtn^n’s swimming coach Mel an impi'Nash. “They match up against ask. Or r us rea iiy well.” is just to* a&M is 7-1 in dual meets, ixsutawne)2.] j n the Big 12. Its only loss Day entl®j||to the No. 1 University of bring usffjrjxas. a&M defeated Arizona ix to him.' last weekend in Austin. SMU is 3-2 in dual meets with losses to Arizona and No. 10 Florida. In the DallasMorning News Classic, SMU finished second behind No. 3 Tennessee. In the meet, SMU defeated No. 5 Auburn, No. 10 Florida, No. 16 Minnesota and Nebraska. “We know that they will come gunning for us like they did the teams in the Dallas Morning News Classic,” Nash said. “If they knock us off, they go into the top 10.” SMU scheduled a tough road trip this weekend. After competing against A&M, SMU will travel to Austin to face Texas Saturday. Sinnott said that this week end’s competition will be a good dress rehearsal for the Na tional Independent Conference Championships. SMU is join ing the National Independent Conference after winning four straight Western Athletic Con ference Championships. The meet will be A&M’s last competition at home until the NCAAs March 22-24. The Aggies’ next competition will be the Pre-Big 12 Invite in Austin on Feb. 28. The meet will begin at 6 p.m. at the Rec Center Natatorium. By Brian Ruff The Battalion The Texas A&M women’s basketball team looks to put a halt to a two-game losing streak Saturday night when it travels to Lubbock to take on the No. 12 Texas Tech Lady Raiders. The Aggies are coming off a 93-70 loss to the No. 10 Ok lahoma Sooners on Wednes day at Reed Arena. The Texas A&M squad was hurt by 18 turnovers in the first half that set the tone for the remainder of the game. A&M senior forward Jaynetta Saunders leads the Aggies into Lubbock averag ing 23.2 points per game. Saunders dropped one spot to second in the Big 12 scor ing race, behind Baylor’s Danielle Crokrom who aver ages 23.3 points per game. The Lady Raiders defeated the Kansas State Wildcats, 72-41, on Wednesday night in Lubbock. Freshman guard Jia Perkins led Tech scoring at tack with 27 points, including six 3-pointers. The Raiders jumped out on the Wildcats with explosive shooting and strong defense, and set the pace for the rest of the matchup by carrying a 28- point lead into halftime. The win over KSU was the Raiders’ 40th straight win at home. The streak is tied for the longest current home win streak in the nation. On Jan. 13, the Lady Raiders came into Reed Are na and handed the Aggies an 85-78 loss. Tech pulled away from the Aggies in the second half, aided by a 20-6 run. The Aggies rallied, pulling within four points with less than a minute to play, but Perkins drained a 3-pointer to seal the Tech victory. The Aggies have not de feated the Lady Raiders since March 1996 when A&M beat a No. 7 Raider squad to win the final Southwest Confer ence Championship. “We have got to to get up and be ready for these top 10 teams,” said A&M women’s basketball coach Peggie Gillom after Wednesday night’s loss to the Sooners. “We have to go into Raider country, and that’s not going to be easy.” The Raiders will be the fifth ranked team the Aggies have done battle with in the last six games. Tip off is set for 7 p.m. FILE PHOTO/The Battalion A&M freshman guard Toccara Williams goes up for a shot against Texas Tech in the teams' last meeting on Jan. 1 3. DS May Graduates The Official Texas A&M Graduation Announcements Order via the web! http://graduation.tamu.edu All orders and payments must be received by March 2, 2001! MSC Box Office M-Fl lam-8pm 979-845-1234 1-888-890-5667 The University of Arizona, QUADALAJARA SUMMER IN MEXICO SINCE 1952 (fotden Qainiuescscvuf. Gaming. 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If you have any questions, you can contact Jeff Patterson at 680-1864 orjeffdpatterson@hotmail.com NDS itch#/ Daniels Mid/auf/ i ADM will be hosting an information night to discuss internships and career opportunities! Careers Highlighted: Commodity Trading Majors Welcome: Agricultural Business, Agricutural Economics Freshman, Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors are all welcome! I # Refreshments will be served - Door prizes will be given Dress: Casual I ADM Tuesday, February 6th at 7:00PM AIM Harrington Education Center (HECC) Room 200 Host a Company Mays College of Business Spring Career Fair Feb. 20-22 Host Sign-Up Come early to reserve a spot for the company you would like to host! Sunday, Feb. 4 12:00-5:00 p.m. Wehner 116 Career Fair Website: http://wehner.tamu.edu/bsc