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By Dallas Shipp
THE BATTALION
I After a relaxing weekend in
■awaii, both on and off the
fturts, the No. 19 Texas A&M
Bomen’s tennis team is looking
forward to spring.
The Aggies defeated The
■niversity of Hawaii 6-1 Thursday
Bid swept California State
■orthridge Saturday at the Turtle Bay
■ilton courts in Hawaii. Head coach
Bobby Kleinecke, in his 16th season
B the A&M women’s tennis coach.
Bid he is very encouraged with the
Barn’s perfonnance in Hawaii.
I “It is a great start to our season,”
Bleinecke said. “The team did a
Beat job of taking care of business
oi the courts while also enjoying
Beir time in Hawaii.”
I The Aggies, after a school-best
211-6 record last year, did not end the
season well. Four of the six losses
suffered by the Aggies last year
were to top 25 teams. After losing to
No. 15 Texas in the Big 12 tourna
ment, the Aggies advanced to the
NCAA Championship where they
were knocked out in the first round
by Tulane.
With the entire lineup returning
from last season, the Aggies will
have a strong amount of experience
and depth in 2002.
The majority of returning experi
ence comes in the form of five
returning seniors. Robyn Bassett,
Olivia Karlikova, Leah Killen,
Martina Nedorostova and Majorie
Terburgh all return from last sea
son's squad that finished ranked No.
19 and reached the NCAA Team
Championships for the seventh time
in school history.
See Seniors on page 3B
STUART VILLANUEVA • THE BATTALION
Seniors (clockwise from top) Robyn Bassett. Leah Killen, Martina Nedorostova,
Majorie Terburgh and Olivia Karlikova are all returning to the women’s tennis team.
Aggies stun Longhorns
King leads Ags
in 80-74 upset
By Dallas Shipp
THE BATTALION
AUSTIN — The last time the Texas
A&M men’s basketball team won at
the Frank Erwin Center in Austin,
most of the current student body was
still in grade school.
That dark cloud was lifted
Wednesday night when the Aggies
defeated No. 24 Texas, 80-74, in front
of 10,602 at the Erwin Center.
After struggling at the end of the first
half, A&M (8-11, 2-3 Big 12) came out
of the locker room and could not miss the
basket. The Aggies dominated, hitting
their first seven shots to take a 50-39 lead.
A&M never trailed again, hitting
crucial shot after crucial shot and
playing stifling defense against the
Longhorns (13-5, 4-1).
“It was really important that we
came back out in the second half and
didn’t fold under the pressure,” said
A&M head coach Melvin Watkins.
“The guys stepped up and closed out the
game in a positive way.”
Junior guard Bernard King came up
huge for the Aggies, hitting 13-of-14
from the free-throw line, with seven
assists and a season-high 30 points.
“To come in here and get the win
means a lot to this team,” King said.
“We’ve had some struggles this year
and to beat a good team in their own
gym means a lot.”
King had a lot of help from his
teammates as the Aggies shot 60 per
cent from the floor and hit 23-of-27
free throws.
“If we didn't turn over the ball 15
times in the first half, we would have
been up 10 points,” Watkins said.
As much as the Aggies are excited
about the victory, Watkins said there is
no time to relax.
“Our fans are probably dancing in
STUART VILLANUEVA • THE BATTALION
A&M junior forward Keith Bean, shown here against Baylor Saturday, scored three points
in the Aggies’ 80-74 win in Austin. The win was A&M’s first against Texas in 17 games.
the street. We have [No. 2] Kansas com
ing up so it shows you you can’t relax in
the Big 12,” Watkins said.
While Wednesday’s game was a
huge boost for the Aggies, it was a dis-
sapointing loss for guard T.J. Ford and
the Longhorns, who fell to 4-1 in con
ference play.
“Players will struggle,” Ford said. “It
is just a part of basketball. We just have
to rebound from this loss. [Texas A&M]
is a good team and played a great game.
They stuck together and came out more
fired up than we were.”
Wednesday night marks the first
win over a ranked opponent on the
road for A&M since 1982, which also
came against Texas, 70-59.
The last time the Aggies beat a
ranked opponent was two years ago in
Reed Arena, as No. 12 Oklahoma State
fell to A&M, 64-59.
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