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By Kyle Davoust
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The No. 25 Texas A&M
men’s tennis team has already
battled through a tough non
conference schedule, with
matches against teams such as
No. 1 University of Illinois and
No. 6 Duke University.
Now that conference play has
begun, it doesn’t look as if life
will get any easier for the Aggies
(16-6, 3-0 Big 12). In fact,
Saturday’s 1:30 p.m. home match
at the George P. Mitchell Tennis
Center against No. 2 Baylor
University could be the toughest
test for the Aggies thus far.
To win the Big 12, a team has
to play to perfection, literally.
This is true, at least, for the last
five regular season champions,
as each went undefeated during
its respective title year.
The Aggies and Bears (17-
2, 1-0) certainly understand
this point. The two teams have
won the last four regular sea
son Big 12 Championships,
with A&M winning in 2001
and the Bears claiming the rest,
including the past two.
Despite the recent dominance
by Baylor and A&M, there are
several other teams with a
chance to win this year’s title.
“It's a tough conference. Last
year we weren't thinking about
teams like Oklahoma State and
Texas," said A&M junior Lester
Cook. "There are some tough
teams, so we can't just think
about Baylor."
Baylor head coach Matt
Knoll said he understands the
challenges of playing in the Big
12, regardless of the sport.
Texas A&M senior Khaled El Dorry hits
El Dorry and the Aggies will take on No.
a backhand in A&M's 6-1 win over the
2 Baylor University Saturday at 1:30 p.m
University of Oklahoma last &
at the George P. Mitchell TernsG
“The Big 12 is a great confer
ence, obviously the best confer
ence in the country" Knoll said.
“We always have teams complet
ing for the national championship
in every sport. As far as tennis,
we had four teams in the Sweet
16 last year. It’s just a tough con
ference all around."
Baylor has had few missteps
thus far. as it looks poised to
capture its third consecutive
conference title. With a tough
conference schedule ahead,
however, Baylor knows that it
won’t come easily.
"We have a lot of difficult tests
ahead." Knoll said. "Besides hav-
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ing to play (the University of
Texas) and A&M, we still have to
go up to Stillwater to face
(Oklahoma State University), so
nothing is set up for us. There is
still a lot of tennis left.”
Knoll also warns that his
team can’t concentrate on A&M
just yet. It first has to worry
about the University of
Nebraska, which will visit to
Waco on Friday. Even though
Knoll claims to have not over
looked Nebraska, he knows
what to expect from the Aggies.
"When you play a team like
A&M, you’re playing a pro
gram." Knoll said. "When you
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Track and field
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By Craig Martin
THE BATTALION
A week after an outstanding
performance in El Paso, the
Texas A&M track and field
team will travel to Austin
Thursday to compete in the
Texas Relays. The annual event
showcases 75 to 100 schools
with more than 5,000 individual
entries, including tough confer
ence rivals Baylor University
and the University of Texas.
A&M head coach Ted
Nelson said this weekend’s
meet will allow his team to pre
pare for the NCAA meet at the
same venue later in the season.
"This weekend will allow
the team to adjust and become
more familiar and comfortable
with Austin,” Nelson said.
Twenty-one A&M athletes
qualified for regionals and
seven athletes received gold
medals at the University of
Texas-EI Paso Invitational last
Saturday. Freshman sprinter
Monique Lee qualified in the
200-meter dash only days after
qualifying in the 100-meter.
Other regional qualifiers
included junior Justin Sutton
in the pole vault, freshman
Ashley Robbins in the high
jump and sophomore Anthony
Alfier in the javelin throw.
Alfier said he is especially
looking forward to this meet
because it will be his first meet
competing with the A-Group.
Alfier said he is looking to
rebound from his poor perform
ance at last year's Texas Reliw e ' el
"This is one of our first I#®
meets of the season?ksail 1 ' 1 ®
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will face at regionals.”
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feels that this meet has
as somewhat of a an obst
for his team in the past,
Junior discus and ham
thrower Jamie Riojas
attempting to put the ]
behind her and have ant
standing meet.
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against the best of the bestatfj
meet,” Riojas said. “It
great experience because of!)
high caliber of the athletes."
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Moore really loves playing in front of arguably the most ardent
in college baseball.
“It’s awesome,” Moore said. “It’s such a help when I’m
on the mound. We go places and we have fans everywhei?
UCLA this year, there were more A&M fans then UCLAfi
There’s just Aggies everywhere, and it’s great having thatsup[> (, ^
Playing a sport at A&M doesn’t mean that you are totallysli« :
from a social life. It’s not uncommon for a number of baseball ph!
to go out with some girls from the soccer team. One of Moore’s^ lativ
from high school, junior wide receiver Jesse Woods, gets to haul
with Moore quite a bit, mainly because they are both
‘I see him at the Tap, in the weight room and in Cain Hall' ettei
ing," Woods said. “We’re both business majors and I’ll see 1
some on West Campus. But, I don’t see him as much inthesp 1
because of baseball.
Finally, Moore admits that it’s a little easier to meet girls beet
he’s on the baseball team.
“I’m not sure if it’s the right type of girls though,” Moor
“Some talk to you just because you play. It works more in your
Regardless, student athletes have a stressing lifestyle, ft
Moore, though, would not trade it for anything.
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