Tennis
continued from page 7A
of the tournament, defeating Char
lotte Vernaz of Pepperdine, 6-1, 6
4.
“She had a
real good sec
ond match,”
head coach
Jack Griffin
said. “She did
n’t play her
best at first, but
she learned
from it. A lot of
good players
are here, so
any time you’re winning matches,
it’s good.”
Geiczys was the only Duck to
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GEICZYS
participate in the prestigious tour
nament.
On Wednesday, Geiczys took on
Stanford’s No. 56-ranked Lauren
(( A lot of good play
ers are here, so any time
you're winning matches,
it’s good.
Jack Griffin
Oregon Tennis
head coach
Barnikow. The freshman from
Woodbridge, N.J., is a top-ranked
junior player and is Stanford’s No.
5 player.
Stanford’s top-ranked Laura
Granville is the favorite to win the
competition. The defending
NCAA champion should also get a
challenge from Georgia’s Aarthi
Venkatesan and UCLA’s Sara
Walker.
Results from Wednesday’s com
petition were unavailable at press
time. The All-American tourna
ment lasts until Sunday and has
pushed Geiczys’ overall season
record up to 3-2.
Up next for the Ducks is the
Stanford Rolex Regional Tourna
ment in Palo Alto, Calif., on Oct.
28.
The Pacific-10 Conference dual
match season begins Jan. 19 at
home against California.
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Dan Brunei! Emerald
Julie McLellan (22) has had one goal and two assists this season. Her goal came in Oregon’s first game against San Jose State.
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Ian’s scores have been few and far
between. She had two more goals
in the 1999 campaign after Oregon
State, and started off 2000 with a
goal against San Jose State. But the
well ran dry for McLellan after
that, and she hasn’t scored in 14
games.
Nobody is more aware of her
struggles than McLellan herself.
“I need to score more,” she said.
“I basically haven’t done my job.
I’ve played well on the field, but
I’m a forward and I’m supposed to
score.”
McLellan is one of a trio of play
ers that has had to fill gaps in the
Oregon offense in recent games, as
forwards Crystal David and Beth
Bowler have sat out because of in
juries.
“We’re playing Chalise [Baysa]
up front with us and Ann [Wester
mark] and I think that has helped a
lot,” McLellan said. “We’re playing
well together, the three of us.”
Forward has been a tough posi
tion to play for the Ducks this year.
Most of the Ducks’ goals have come
from the midfield and Baysa’s gold
en feet, and the two highest-scoring
forwards — Bowler and David —
have yet to play in a Pac-10 game
because of their injuries.
t ( Her speed is a really
strong asset, along with
her quickness to the ball.
Nobody really expects it,
so it's kind of a secret
weapon.
Beth Bowler
Oregon forward
“We have a lot to work on,”
Bowler said. “We’re not getting the
job done in the games.”
But Bowler has kind words to
say about the Ducks’ British
Columbian forward.
“Her speed is a really strong as
set, along with her quickness to
the ball,” Bowler said. “Nobody re
ally expects it, so it’s kind of a se
cret weapon.”
The secret weapon is surprising
ly insightful, despite her scoring
drought and her youth.
She is optimistic about her
team, but at the same time she sees
the reality of its 4-11-0 record. She
knows her role in the Oregon of
fense and happily accepts it, but is
hard on herself for not expanding
that role.
Oh, and she’s got a sense of hu
mor, too. Ask her about the rest of
the Ducks’ Pac-10 games, which
include powerhouses Washington,
Stanford and California. You, with
your hand in the air.
“We’re going to win the rest of
our games,” McLellan says.
“They’re pushovers... just kid
ding!”
There are a lot of hands still
raised. Is yours?
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