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I am looking forward to getting back out on the court to redeem myself.” Junior Ashley Hedberg will try to extend her team-best win ning streak to 10 matches on Thursday after she was named the Big 12 Player of the Week. Hedberg and Roland are also leading the team in doubles as they moved into the No. 16 spot in the Omni Hotel women’s tennis rankings last week. The duo serves as a strong foundation for the doubles matches that have been impor tant to the Aggies’ success this season. A&M owns a 14-0 record when winning the dou bles point and is 12-1 when Roland and Hedberg win on the No. 1 court. Thursday will be an opportu nity the Aggies have been wait ing for since last year after los ing to OSU, which proved to be race and are looking forwardto the match.” I he all-time series is tied 7-7 with A&M winning seven of the last eight matches between the two schools, utpeople up.' Looking back on the loss, it kept us out of the champi onship at the end r i ” of the season. — Bobby Kleinecke women’s tennis coach on last season’s match with OSU the match that kept A&M from winning the Big 12 regular sea son championship. “The match last year was the difference in the season,” said A&M head coach Bobby Kleinecke. “It was early in the season, and looking back on the loss, it kept us out of the championship at the end of the season. The girls know the importance of the conference The Cowgirls will try to win their second consecutive match over the Aggies. The Aggies have won six straight matches and improved their school-best start to 14-1 The Aggies are undefeated in Big 12 play. Friday’s match up against the Oklahoma Sooners will be the Aggies’ first trip to Oil’s tennis facilities, which opened this season. “It will be exciting to see their new facilities,” Kleinecke said. “They are a much betiei team this year, and should havea new look.” A&M leads the all -time series with Oklahoma, 7-4, has won the last two contesis and six of the last seven. The Aggies will try lo improve to 16-2 and 5-0 in the Big 12 with wins over boil; Oklahoma Big 12 schools. The Aggies’ next match will be at the University of Houston on Wednesday. The Aggies do not play in College Station until April 13 against Kansai State. ATLANTA [ally won his 1 i82, no one w illiams. The North ,‘Tm so gl Rivalry Continued from page IB He has pushed aside every opponent except one. Longhorn sophomore lan Crocker. The rivalry between Rose and Crocker has been brewing for some time. On Jan. 25 during the teams’ annual dual meet. Rose out-touched Crocker in the 50-yard freestyle by .05 seconds. It was Crocker’s first loss of the season. One month later at the Big 12 championships, Crocker bit back as he took the 50-yard sprint by .03 seconds. The loss was Rose’s first loss of the season in the event. “lan is one of the great racers in our country,” said Texas head coach Eddie Reese. “Eighty per cent of good athletes like to win; 20 percent of them hate to lose. Ninety-five percent of the Olympic team is made up of that 20 percent, and [Crocker] is one of those.” Two days later. Rose came back by pounding Crocker in the 100-yard freestyle, winning by .30 seconds in front of a nationally-televised audience. Both Rose and Crocker are Olympic hopefuls. Crocker represented the United States in Sydney by swimming the 100-yard butterfly and hopes to go back again in two years. Rose hopes to repre sent Canada in Athens, Greece, in 2004. “For the last Olympics I was third in Canada, so 1 just missed that one, and it got the fire burn ing,” Rose said. “It's a long ways away, but it’s in the back of my mind.” At this week's NCAA Championships in Athens, Georgia, the Longhorns will try to raise another national championship banner. Even the Aggies do not have a chance to catch Texas. Rose plans on putting a large dent in Longhorns’ armor. “He’s just a name,” Rose said about Crocker. “I’m not out there strictly to beat Ian Crocker.’ In Georgia, both men have a chance to win either race. In the 50-yard, Rose is ranked No. 20 while Crocker is ranked No. 14. The leader board is tight — the top 25 are separated by only 2W-,. onds. In the 100-yard, Rose is ranked No. 15, and Crocker is No. 24. The two are separated in the rankings by only .3 seconds. This rivalry is just starting to heat up. Both swimmers have two more years ahead of them, and they will meet each other several times m those seasons. It looks like the beginning of a Texas classic. Williams is n and he certai it Smith endi ien the Tar Hi Final Four. “It’ssomethir lliams, seek in Jayhawks. “1 someone else :r me.” He is not alon year’s Final . Indiana coach ape the om ight. Davis a tting because lily the last tu Maryland and losing barrier ?ojir, but nothing ional title will Oklahoma ha hips on the f< lonstrate that ;ood basketbal Back to Roy \ ndof 16 in ei he Final Four success has mpionship. When it come ired by the rr nship came ii olina — on al Four. \ffer finally w verwhelm his 1 better coach t old Williams, (ansas is bacl time since hawks will m< Saturday befor Georgia Dorm kklahoma, wl liams) in the 19 adiana in the c [he hampio day night. Lliams want: tience more tl Once I get t “ests all taker fun,” th< ilnesday. “I’n ay it.” Davis is finally i iana. 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