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The Aggies are coming off a season in which they advanced to the round of 16 for the third con secutive season and finished the season ranked No. 8 nationally. More importantly, the A&M men’s tennis team, which has had three straight 20-win sea sons, is out to make a bigger statement on the court this year. “Last year we were under pressure to reach the tourna ment,” Cass said. “We had to replace five out of our top seven going into last year. For us to retain a top-16 level. I was relatively pleased.” This year the men’s tennis team is returning four out of its top six players, including All- American Ryan Newport, who is currently No. 24 in the nation in singles play. Last year Newport reached the round of 16 in the NCAA singles championship knocking off the No. 2 player in the nation along the way. Newport is only the fifth player in A&M history to be named All-American, and the third under Cass. “Ryan is one of the top guys in college tennis,” Cass said. “Twenty-four is a low ranking for Ryan in my opinion. He should be in the top 10.” Also ranked in the national top 100 are sophomores Lester Cook and Ante Matijevic who are ranked No. 78 and No. 83, respectively. “Those two came in January and made an immediate impact on the team.” Cass said. Cass will send three players to compete at this weekends tournament . Cook, junior Khaled El Dorry, and freshman Matt Loucks will represent A&M at the 19-team field which includes players from other Big 12 teams such as Baylor, Colorado, Texas J Texas Tech. There will be ni« players from the nation’s t s 100 competing. El Dorry led the Aggies 8 singles victories last seas# when he compiled a 31-9 ove. all record and finished 16-6i; dual match competition. Since the team season does: begin until the spring semesie Cass said he will use these L tournaments as a way forfe players to stay sharp, work® their game and even practice nr. tactics that they don’t norm: implement. “This is a good way for os guys to begin collegiate pi? and to work on their collegL ranking,” Cass said. “Thes! tournaments aren’t as imp lant as the spring matches." The tournament cham: onships will take plan Monday afternoon. Cass will begin his fifth at the helm and in just fot years has guided the Aggiess four visits to the NCA. 1 Tournament. Last year he »i named Big 12 Conferece Coach of the Year and v selected as the Intercollegi Tennis Association (fft HI Sesa Region VI Coach of the Year Women’s tennis opens season By Jeff Allen THE BATTALION A unique aspect of the collegiate sport of ten nis is its division into two distinctive seasons: one in the fall, another in the spring. When the Texas A&M women’s tennis team takes the court this weekend at the Cissie Leary Memorial Invitational in Pittsburgh, Pa., it’s going to be a case of each woman for herself. “Everybody’s put in one draw,” said women’s head tennis coach Bobby Kleinecke. “It’s a matter of ending up with whatever draw you get. You might have a tough or easy one...(regardless of the outcome of the match) you're never really out of the tournament. The players are always getting to play somebody, which is what we want at this point ... to get as many matches under our belt as we can.” The tournament, which marks the beginning of competitive play for the women’s team in the 2002-2003 season, will last three days and will present a new challenge for the young team. The Aggies will be taking on some tough competition coming from Ivy League and East Coast schools such as Ohio State, Penn State and Harvard, whom they seldom see during the team match schedule coming up next spring. Even though the official team schedule does not start for the Aggies for a few more months, the fall portion of the schedule is not to be overlooked. “Even though it’s more on an individual basis, we’re trying to get the individual better,” Kleinecke said. “Then the team gets better* each individual player gets better." After losing five seniors off of last year’sse ond place Big 12 team, the women are looking this weekend, and the remainder of the M schedule, to evaluate where the team standsiniB preparations for the spring schedule awaitingit “We use it like a test,” Kleinecke said. Tk we go back and find out what we needtospeir: more time working on.” Going into this weekend’s toumameni it Pittsburgh, the Aggies will carry with themw players bearing national rankings earned froir their performance during last season. The highest nationally-ranked individual L junior Jessica Roland. Roland is ranked No. Y in singles competition while she is coupled with ^ senior Ashley Hedberg in doubles. The pains ranked No. 12 nationally as a doublesteam This fall carries a little more weight than usual for the women’s team as it has brought in eight new players on its 12-women roster. Itvil be forced to look toward some young talent throughout the long year to help put it back ti the top of the conference. “We’ve got a good team...the chemistry >- really good. I think that can propel us farthet than we normally would,” Kleinecke said. The 6th-Annual Cissie Leary Memorial Invitational will take place today until Sunda; on the campus of the University ^ Pennsylvania. Championship matches will tak place on Sunday afternoon. The Vintage House at JMessim JHof Introduces Three Great Weekday Evenings Enjoy three special menus served in the most romantic restaurant in the Brazos Valley. Wednesdays... An Evening In Tuscany Every Wednesday evening, it’s just a short drive to Tuscany. 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