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(and a little sore public, too.) * Write the most creative Heart Beat and win a $20 gift certificate to Jo Federigo's. example (not actual size) ONLY $3! • Call 346-4343 to place your Heart Beat today, or fill out this form and stop by the Emerald classified office: Suite 300 EMU. • Heart Beats will run in the Emerald on Monday, February 14. • Deadline: Thursday, February 10,1p.m. name_ phone_ address cash/check/credit card #_ write message to appear in ad here (if more than 25 words type may be small and hard to read) "ODE employees not eligible to win EMfald Ducks set for weekend play ■ Both the men’s and women’s teams are in action against opponents of varying levels By Matt O’Neill for the Emerald The season begins in earnest this weekend as both the men’s and women’s tennis programs see action. The women kick-off Pacific-10 Conference play with two road matches in the Bay Area. They’ll face the No. 4 Bears of California today and Stanford, the No. 1 team in nation, on Saturday. According to head coach Jack Griffin, this weekend’s ac tion is going to be a difficult, yet good way for his team to start the Pac-10 season. “Playing these two schools is always going to be a tough way to open the season,” Griffin said. “But everything after this is going to seem easier for us.” While Griffin sees this season’s squad as one of the best in school history, the team must still play its best tennis to compete with both Bay Area programs. “We are going to have compete our butts off down there,” Griffin said. “There are not going to be many free points for us. We’re go ing to have to play tough both mentally and physically.” While Griffin is aware of the quality of the players that both Stanford and Cal possess — the Cardinal’s No. 1 singles player re cently lost to Lindsey Davenport in a closely contested match at the Australian Open — he is not concerned with his newcomers’ the lack of experience. Freshman Monika Gieczys and Jeanette Mattson are used to competing against a high-caliber of competi tion from having played in Eu rope. “Jeanette has definitely played at this level before,” Griffin said. “Playing Stanford and Cal won’t be so amazing for her. She expects this level all the time.” Griffin is not sure what his sin gles lineup will look like for the two matches, but he is certain that Mattson and Gieczys will join se nior Alina Wygonowska in the top three slots. There will also be three dou bles teams for the Ducks. Mattson and Wygonowska will pair up, while Gieczys will play with Sarah Colistro and sophomore Janice Nyland' will play with freshman Amy Juppenlatz. While the women travel to Cali fornia, the men will head to Cor vallis to compete in the Corvallis Open. The tournament, which be gins today and runs through Sun day, will feature some of the best players in the Northwest. Because the tournament is an open draw, the Ducks will find themselves competing against op ponents that could range from older men to young teenagers, something that head coach Chris Russelldoes not see as a disadvan tage for his team. “Getting good matches is the key for us right now,” Russell said. “This tournament gives a chance to put them in a scenario where they can play a match that matters.” The Ducks go into the open We are going to have to compete our butts off down there. Jack Griffin Oregon head coach jj with only one singles player and one doubles team seeded. Guillermo Carter returns to ac tion for Oregon as the No. 3 seed in singles. He will pair up with freshman Leslie Eisinga as the No. 3-doubles seed. “It’s good to have a least one seed, although I would have liked to seen more,” Russell said. “Some of our guys match the tal ent that’s seeded ahead of them, so that should give them confi dence to beat some of them.” Sophomore Thomas Schneiter returns for Oregon as well. Along with Carter, he took the fall sea son off to play on his own. Russell expects Schneiter to fall right into place at the top of the singles line-up. “Both [Schneiter] and Memo have played more high-caliber matches in the fall than anybody on the team,” Russell said. “So they should be able to step right in and compete at a high level.” in association with Oregon State University Student Health Services and Peer Health Advocates 3J Visit the von and meet KNRQ personalities! . 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