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Contact CRT Rich Lewis tor more information 346-ROTC army@oregon.uoregon.edu FIND THINGS IN ODE CLASSIFIEDS (BICYCLES, PETS, CARS, JOBS, ROOMMATES, APARTMENTS, CONCERT TICKETS, PLANE TICKETS, STUFF YOU LOST, TYPINC SERVICES, ON-CAMPUS OPPORTUNITIES) Gieczys continued from page 5A gee-shiz) has switched off with Wygonowska as Oregon’s No. 1 player. Last week, Gieczys became the second player in Oregon history to be nationally ranked. The pollsters were so impressed by the freshman’s upsets against ranked opponents, they ranked her 65th. The trip to the top hasn’t been easy for the Sopot, Poland native. Four of the eight oppo nents Gieczys faced in singles competition have been ranked. The highlight of her season came on Jan. 22, when Gieczys upset then-No. 9 Amy Jensen of California. “Monica had been on the edge of making an appearance in the national rankings,” Grif fin said. “So that was a huge win.” Two of Gieczys’s five losses have been heart-breaking, third set, tie breakers to top-10 oppo nents. “It’s been tough,” Gieczys said. “I knew there would be some tough games, but not so many.” Part of the reason why Gieczys chose Oregon was the quality of the competition that she knew she would face. “She just had to move away from Poland because there was no competition left for her,” Griffin said. While in Poland, Gieczys was a three-time champion at the junior level. “It [heightened competition] has helped my game,” Gieczys said. “I needed more matches and I think it’s good that we have so many matches each weekend,” music nai l said Gieczys. Another reason Gieczys chose Oregon stemmed a little closer to home. Wygonowska, the Ducks’ team captain who played at the same tennis facili ty as Gieczys in Poland, recom mended Oregon. “Only because of [Alina] I am here,” Gieczys said. “She has helped me out so much. She told me about the coach [Griffin] and helped me register and everything.” “I thought that she was the perfect person to come here,” Wygonowska said. “I’m really proud of her and proud that there is another Pol ish girl on the team.” As impressive as Gieczys has been in singles play, she has been equally, if not more, effec tive in doubles action. Together with redshirt sophomore Sarah Colistro, the two have compiled a 5-2 record and risen to Ore gon’s top doubles position. Colistro and Gieczys have left a wake of destruction behind them. The duo knocked off the / thought that [Gieczys] would be the perfect person to come here. I’m really proud of her and proud that there is another Polish girl on the team. Alina Wygonowska ■ team captain T No. 34 team of Abigail Spears and Elizibeth Schmidt of UCLA, and No. 38 Kara War ketin and Tiffany Brymer of USC on consecutive days. Geiczys “never lets down, never gives up,” Colistro said. “I know she’s going to be there and that she’s going to get the next point. She’s solid and doesn’t make a lot of mistakes.” Geiczys has benefited from the pairing as well. “I really like to play with [Sarah],” Gieczys said. “Her attitude is always great. She motivates me and I moti vate her back. We’ll be down 6 2 or 5-2, and we’ll still come back to win. It’s great.” Griffin can’t say enough about the freshman phenom. “She’s an unbelievable asset to the team and a very hard worker. You couldn’t ask for a better kid.” And Gieczys has flourished among her new teammates. “In Poland, tennis is really more of an individual sport,” she said. “Here, we are so close. I real ly like my team a lot. They are good to practice with; they have really helped my game.” While Gieczys has received praise for her athletic ability on the court, one of the motivating factors in her decision to come to Oregon was academic. “America is the only place where you can go to school and play tennis at the same time,” Gieczys said. “I really want to study well and get good grades on top of playing tennis.” Along with goals of graduat ing with a degree in business administration, Gieczys wants to follow Wygonowska and be come the second player in Ore gon history to qualify for the NCAA tournament.