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SPORTS [THE BATTALION Tuesday, April 6, 2004 k&M men’s tennis faces No. 7 Rice Tuesday By Kyle Davoust THE BATTALION Coming off his team’s first con- tlence loss and with an important ijatch against No. 7 Rice diversity at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the i :orge P. Mitchell Tennis Center, C ixas A&M men’s tennis head J ach Tim Cass has called on the J&M student body for support. ■ “We need the student body to liter June out and support us,” Cass lid. “That’s a call out, and n," June wearing maroon shirts.” km Cass understands what this ioJatch means as far as momen- jm and confidence and si Rlieves his team would benefit me Som the extra support, i] The Owls (18-2) tore through leir early season schedule com- I i I ling a perfect 18-0 record. Ire'Elnce then, however, the Owls ton live dropped two straight, losing ear l No. 28 Oklahoma State it lej niversity and No. 58 University NC-Alabama. With their postsea- rs, as on tournament starting in less letnej ana month, the Owls have not ecidd eked the best time to hit a skid, sifl Rice hopes to change its down- despt ard swing as the team heads to I Lilli allege Station to take on the No. 25 lout ggies. A loss against A&M (16- 7) would be its third straight head ing into a tough home match against the No. 33 University of Texas. The Owls have not dropped three straight since last April, when they coincidentally lost to A&M, Texas and Oklahoma State. “We lost some close matches that came down to the last point, but hopefully we’ll refocus for tomorrow night,” said Rice head coach Ron Smarr. “We’ve always had good matches against A&M, and I don’t see why this one would be any different.” When asked about Rice, A&M junior All-American Ante Matijevic said his team need only worry about itself. “(The losses) could mean that they’re losing their confidence, but it could also mean that they’ll come in more focused; 1 don’t know,” Matijevic said. “But it doesn’t matter for us, we’re still going to have to play our best to beat them.” Like Rice, the Aggies enter the match on a down note, as their five-match win streak was halted Saturday in a 5-2 loss to No. 2 Baylor University. It was the Aggies’ first conference loss and only their second loss at home. SPORTS IN BRIEF lull iage! Aggie baseball faces off against Sam Houston E A. The No. 15 Texas A&M base- all team will finish a three- game series with Sam Houston State University at 6 p.m. liesday at Olsen Field. The Aggies (26-8) beat the Bearkats (14-20-1), winners of seven of their last eight games, in the first two games between the teams, 15-1, in Huntsville, Tex., on Feb. 17, and 15-2 at Olsen on March 17. / will start freshman Iptefier Austin Creps in his collegiate start. Creps has pitched 20.2 innings of alief work earning one win nd holding a 2.61 earned runs average. The Aggies lost two of three ames last weekend at Archery grabs gold, bronze at Arizona Cup Oklahoma State University. This past weekend the Texas A&M archery team trav eled to Phoenix, Ariz., to com pete in the Arizona Cup. The tournament was sched uled to take place over the course of four days, but inclement weather shortened the competition. A&M senior Mary Zorn earned the No. 1 seed in the compound division, but because of the weather, Zorn and the 300 other entries were only allowed to shoot six arrows as opposed to the scheduled 70. Zorn and A&M junior Amber Dawson finished the weekend with gold and bronze medals, JfvEC. HOSPITALITY WeVe got your stuff. Come buy it back! Lost & Found Auction April 7th 1 lam2pm MSC Hagroom Come early far the good stuff!! ^ For more infcm-rtfon^l ^-l£l£ tfvkithC4fi!uliy.brYiM/£lu ^ Thursday, April 1 • : .i in Post 6ak E 50< Lotignecks S-llli : : s |.0p[ ;: jCall-lts i|| 21 afoel up ladies $ 1 m Evan O'Connell • THE BATTALION Texas A&M senior Mohamed Dakki reaches for a backhand during A&M's 5-2 loss to Baylor University Saturday. A&M faces Rice University Tuesday. “We clearly need to get a good win, and Rice provides that opportunity tomorrow night,” Cass said. “This team needs to experience a good victory.” The most intriguing match up will be in doubles, where the nation’s top two doubles teams, A&M junior Lester Cook and Matijevic and Rice senior twin brothers Richard and William Barker, will face off for the third time this year after splitting their other two matches. “If we play the Barker brothers, we just have to play the way we usually play - with a lot of freedom,” Matijevic said. “I think we’re a better team than they are, so we have Murphy Continued from page 8 athletic ministry of Campus Crusade for Christ. Roselius said he and Murphy meet once a week or once every other week to study the Bible together and talk. “(Murphy and I) have a pret ty close relationship,” Roselius said. “I’m kind of a spiritual mentor for him.” Roselius said Murphy is always looking out for others in his life. “(Murphy) really wants to be a leader on the the team,” Roselius said. “He’s really con cerned about the well-being of the other guys on the team.” Other than the Bible and time management, Murphy said he learned a lesson that every stu dent should take the time to learn. “I’ve learned to be nice to everybody and treat people how you want to be treated,” Murphy said. “Take advantage of the opportunities you get because if you don’t, they could pass you by.” NCAA Continued from page 8 grade-point average. He’s expected to be among the top picks in the NBA draft in June. Still a junior, Okafor was met by chants of “One more year! One more year!” by Huskies fans when he stepped up to cut down the net. After growing up in war- torn Nigeria, Pius Okafor said he was most proud that his son needed only three years to earn a college degree. As for his son’s bas ketball talent, “I knew he’d be good, but not that good,” he said after the game. Confetti cannons shot off after the game and Okafor made his way to the podium to collect his prizes. In the stands, his dad was finally beaming. “This is the American dream come true,” Pius Okafor said. Have you received a DWI, DUIj, MIP or Public Intoxication? 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