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Friday, February 13, 2004
THE BATTALIA
Lady netters face Rice in first home match of 2004 season
By Jon Gilbert
THE BATTALION
Most coaches wouldn’t be
thrilled with a 2-4 season
record, but Texas A&M
women’s head tennis coach
Bobby Kleinecke grins when
asked about his team’s record.
“We’re 2-4, but I’m pleased
about where we are,”
Kleinecke said. “They’ve been
through a tough road, and we
passed that test. They came
away believing in themselves.”
A&M can relax a little after
playing No. 9 Duke University,
No. 5 University of Southern
California, No. 3 University of
California and No. 8
Northwestern University. The
Aggies lost three of those
matches but reversed their luck
when they upset USC.
“(The win over USC) was
big,” Kleinecke said. “(The
team) came through in some
tough matches and got a win.”
Rice University visits the
George R Mitchell Tennis
Center on Saturday to take on
No. 19 A&M. First serve is
scheduled for 1:30 p.m.
Rice is ranked No. 62 in the
nation. The Owls upset then-
No. 40 Minnesota earlier this
season. Owl sophomore
Lauren Archer is the team’s
top player and is nationally
ranked in singles.
“Rice has a good team,”
Kleinecke said. “They will give us
a good test. It’ll be fun to be home,
not just home, but outdoors.”
A&M has not played a match
outdoors this season, and the
team expects the return to the
outdoors to play to its favor.
“For sure,” said senior Roberta
Spencer when asked if playing
outdoors would help. “We’ve all
grown up outdoors. Indoors might
have been a little bit of the reason
why we struggled.”
Overall, Kleinecke said he is
pleased with the team’s progress
and expects to see its play
improve late in matches.
“We are playing with high
intensity, along with great heart
and courage,” Kleinecke said.
“We were playing key points a
little better on that last day
(against Northwestern). You get
just one chance to take charge,
and when you have that chance
you need to take it.”
The Rice match this
Saturday will be the team’s first
against a non top-10 team this
month. However, the team
knows it cannot afford to take
Rice lightly.
“We’re ranked high now and
people are going to want to
come in and beat us,” Spencer
said. “We’re confident, and con
fidence is going to help us in
how we play.”
John C. Livas • THE BATTAUI
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SPORTS IN BRIEF
Aggies take to
the track in Iowa
The Texas A&M track anj
field team will travel
Ames, Iowa, to competed
the 14th annual Iowa
Classic at Iowa I
University’s Lied Recreatm
Center this weekend.
The meet will kick off at
3:30 p.m. Friday and a
elude Saturday evening.
Several Aggies ranking
top 10 of their events in (lie
conference. Sophomofe
Fabrice Lapierre is current'
ly No. 1 in the Big 12inttie
long jump with a distanceof
24-8.50.
Senior Ronnie Jimenezis
No. 2 in the shot put
throwing for a distanced
60-9.25. Senior ,
Ralston has also shown
incredible strength as
has yet to be defeated
the weight throw throng!)
three meets.
On the women's i
sophomore Abby Ruston
leads the way by rar
sixth in the Big 12 in the
shot put after a throw of 49-fr
Freshman Kasey
Onwuchekwa is No. 9 withe
throw of 47-5.75.
Junior Jamie RiojasisAfo
6 in the Big 12 in thewep
throw by throwing a dis
tance of 56-3.50.
The Iowa State Classic is
the Aggies’ last meet before
the Big 12 Indoor
Championships Feb. 27-28
in Lincoln, Neb.
Equestrian team
tries to qualify
for nationals
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The Texas A&M equestri
an English team heads
West Texas A&M in Canyon
this weekend for a chance
to qualify for
Intercollegiate Horse
Association
Championship.
The Aggies go into
show holding a 193-
lead over two-time defend
ing regional champim
Oklahoma State.
A&M is led by seniff
Meredith Houx who
been rewriting the Agg*
record books so far
season. In 10 regional rides
Houx has placed first!
eight rides, and second!
the other two.
A&M will compete in t#
shows Saturday at 8 ai
and 3 p.m. The Aggies w*
compete in a third she*
Sunday at 9:30 a.m
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Reed Arena are eligible to win
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