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In a game of inches, Teig falls just short of win ■Oregon’s Oded Teig reaches the fifth round of singles play, but barely loses to a rival Husky By Jeff Smith Oregon Daily Emerald It’s a cliche to say, but in this case it really holds true. Tennis is a game of inches. Oregon men’s tennis player Oded Teig experienced first hand Monday how closely separated vic tory and defeat are. The sophomore had advanced to the Round of 16 at the ITA Regional in Berkeley, Calif., but was eliminat ed in a hard-fought match to Wash ington’s Matt Hanlin 4-6,7-5,7-6 (4). Teig, who was the No. 10 seed in the tournament, had a match point jainst third-seeded Hanlin, but couldn’t convert. Hanlin stayed in the game due to a favorable bounce of the ball off a drop shot. Hanlin’s ball hit against the top of the net, and in stead of coming back onto his side, rolled over to Teig’s side for the point. With new life, Hanlin went on to beat the last surviving Duck in the tournament. “Oded had his chances and was literally an eighth-of-an-inch from winning,” head coach Chris Rus sell said. “The guy came up with a real big shot.” ( 4 He's playing at a much different level this year. He's been extremely com petitive in every match he;s played. Chris Russell head coach, men’s tennis Russell wasn’t surprised at all to see two Pacific-10 Conference ri vals go down to the wire. Pac-10 continued from page 7 on a run and only Williams stood in the way of a Cardinal touchdown. Williams went in for the tackle and the two made the always dangerous helmet-to-helmet contact with each other. Williams immediately fell to the ground, and Carter was shaken up and taken down by Washington’s assisted tacklers. When everybody stood up from the pile, Williams was left lying motionless. Play was stopped for 15 minutes while the medical staff from both teams rushed to Williams’ side. Both teams’ then huddled around each other for a prayer while Williams was being treated. “I saw him stay down,” Husky linebacker Darrell Daniels told the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. “I knew something was wrong. A lot of guys were saying, ‘Can you hear us? Wig gle your toes; move your hands if you can hear us.’ He didn’t do any thing. It’s scary.” Williams was eventually taken away on a stretcher and put into an ambulance, where he was taken to the hospital. . It was the type of scene that no player wants to think about it, but when it happens before their eyes, it is tough to ignore. Many Husky players found it tough to keep play ing after seeing one of their team mates carried off the field in such a way. “For your brother to go down, how would you feel?” said Wash ington noseguard Larry Tripplett, while fighting back tears after the game. “You want to yell at him, and tell him to get up. But we had to keep on playing.” Washington did just that, but had to fight through the emotional pain to hold off a pesky Cardinal team. The Huskies led by as many as 18 points with less than six minutes to play in the game, and seemed on their way to victory. { {/ knew something was wrong A lot of guys were saying, ‘Can you hear us? Wiggle your toes; move your hands if you can hear us.’ He didn’t do any thing It’s scary. Darrell Daniels Husky linebacker But Stanford scored 22 unan swered points to grab the 28-24 lead with a mere 53 seconds left. It appeared to be the end to Washing ton’s Rose Bowl dreams, but some how, the Dawgs fought back. Quarterback Marques Tuia sosopo led the offense 80 yards down the field, and threw a 22 yard touchdown pass to Justin Robbins for the game-winning score. Yet, even despite the amazing comeback, the mood was solemn in the Husky locker room. “You’d think after a game like that, we’d be happy and upbeat,” Tuiasosopo said. “We’re happy. But our thoughts are with our teammate and warrior, Curtis Williams.” Teammate Wilbur Hooks added, “That’s probably one of the first times in Husky history when there’s a quiet locker room after a win.” The entire Washington team held an emotional meeting Sunday night and Neuheisal told his team about his conversation with Williams. “We, as a football team, are go ing to do the best that we can in or der to press on and play with the same passion that Curtis Williams played with,” Neuheisal said. “When I mentioned [to Curtis] that our team was going to press on for him, it was evident that that was what he wanted.” The coach admitted that this week’s preparation for the team’s big home game with Arizona will be a taxing process. “I don’t think there is any ques tion that is going to be difficult,” Neuheisal said. Honor Roll The second set of Bowl Champi onship Series rankings were re National Polls continued from page 7 actly, voted for that? Now the Blazers will have all the pressure on their shoulders. Couldn’t SI have picked the Lakers? Oh, I for got, there’s nobody else in profes sional basketball. Since the fantastic Subway Se ries just wrapped up, do you re member Si’s baseball preview? They had the Red Sox winning the World Series over Atlanta. Hmmm. Actually, SI only got three playoff teams right — the Yankees, Atlanta and the Mariners. That’s a .375 slugging percentage. All right, all right, I’m going to pack my bags for the North Pole. I would have to say that my fa vorite of the lot is the “Fan Poll.” This wonder of technology comes to you through the Internet and lets the average fan determine what’s right and wrong. Last week, the average fan decided that Sun Devil Stadium was the toughest place to play in the Pacific-10 Con ference, on the Pac-lO’s Web site. I think a 19-game winning streak at a certain nearby stadium might prove the average fan wrong. The fans think the Rams will win the Super Bowl. The fans think the Ducks will go to the Rose Bowl. The fans think tonight’s Sportscenter Showcase should be a hockey game, Detroit at Washing ton (well, I do, anyway.) On educk.com, where hot-head ed Duck fans go when they want to vent, the fans thought Oregon was a “team of destiny” as opposed to “more lucky than good” or “a dis aster awaiting.” Someone had fun coming up with that poll. The Internet gave online trading to Wall Street, online shopping to business and the fan poll to sports. God bless technology. So, when all is said and done, the polls really don’t mean that much unless you’re a sportscaster or a sportswriter. Fughettaboutit. I’m staying right here in Eugene. Peter Hockaday is a sports reporter for the Emerald. He can be reached at phocka day@yahoo.com. Golf continued from page 7 player this week. White was the only junior to start on a team of seniors last season, but this season has failed to turn in a complete tournament. Her 78.3 scoring aver age is second on the team, and she lasn’t finished higher than 26th at i tournament. Seniors Claire Hunter, Dawn Berry and Julia Smith, along with unior Kathy Cho, will round out :he Ducks’ squad. Senior Kimi Cunningham will also compete, Dut as an individual, so her scores will not count towards the team’s Dverall tally. Cho has the most emotional stake in this week’s tournament. The Honolulu, Hawaii-native com peted with the University of Hawaii team for two years before coming to Oregon this season. Hawaii will host this week’s event. Oregon will tee off with two rounds of 18 holes today and one 18-hole round Wednesday. FIND THINGS IN ODE CLASSIFIEDS (BICYCLES. PETS. CARS. JOBS, ROOMMATES, APARTMENTS, CONCERT TICKETS, PLANE TICKETS, STUFF YOU LOST, TYPING SERVICES, ON-CAMPUS OPPORTUNITIES) “It was a classic Oregon-Wash ington battle,” Russell said. “We’ll probably see those two play a few more times this year.” Teig reached the Round of 16 af ter cruising by two opponents Sunday. He began the day with an 8-4 victory over Sacramento State’s Kevin Vieira, and finished up with a 7-5, 6-1 win against Boris Vallejo of St. Mary’s. “He’s playing at a much differ ent level this year,” Russell said. “He’s been extremely competitive in every match he’s played.” Jason Menke and Buck Mink also performed admirably through out the tournament. Menke, a sophomore from Portland’s West view High, outlasted Santa Clara’s leased Monday, and Oregon moved up a spot to No. 7. Wash ington is close behind at No. 8 and Oregon State joined the BCS party at No. 11. Also Monday, the Pacific-10 Conference named its players of the week. Oregon’s Joey Harring ton received his second such hon or for offense, while California’s Andre Carter and Jameel Powell were recognized for defense and special teams, respectively. Matt Cox, 9-7, in the second round. He was knocked off in the next round, however, by Washing ton’s Jason Berman 6-1, 6-1. Mink squeaked by Adam Artun ian of Santa Clara, 9-8, but had no answer for California’s Balazs Ver ess in the second round, falling in straight sets, 6-2, 6-1. Mink and Teig also teamed up to play in the doubles competition, and advanced to the second round before losing 8-0 to the Gonzaga pair of Timo Barry and Shawn Whitney. Oregon has the rest of the week off before hosting the Duck Classic Nov. 10-12 in its new indoor facili ty behind McArthur Court. All Ways Travel • Winter Sale • London -$399.00* Frankfurt - $425.00* Tokyo -$525.00* Beijing -$555.00* •tax not included, restrictions may apply. Subject to change without notice. Serving UQ since 1990!!! 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