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Saturday & Sunday Hot 8 in: 1711 Willamette (next to Blockbuster) 343-33$0 ■The No. 16 Oregon wrestling team looks to start another winning streak in California By Robbie McCallum Oregon Daily Emerald With a biting loss still fresh in their heads, the Duck wrestlers look to get back on track with a road trip to Cali fornia. Last Friday, No. 16 Oregon absorbed its first Pacific-10 Con ference loss of the season, to No. 11 Boise State. “I hope that [the loss] will in spire us,” Oregon head coach Chuck Kearney said. “We’ve got a lot of work to do before the Pac-10 Championships.” “A loss like that stays in the back of your head,” sophomore heavyweight Eric Webb said. “But at the same time, you’ve got to put it behind you, move on.” The Ducks make their last trip outside Oregon until the NCAA Championships take place in March with a swing through Fres no and San Luis Obispo, Calif. Oregon takes on Fresno State today and Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo on Sunday. “[Fresno State and Cal Poly] have very good squads that we’re going to need to look out for,” Kearney said. Fresno State is ranked No. 22 by the National Wrestling Coaches Association and features three top 25 wrestlers. tt A loss like that stays in the back of your head. But at the same time, you ’ve got to put it behind you, move on. Eric Webb sophomore heavyweight Stephen Abas is a unanimous pick for No. 1 wrestler at 125 pounds. Abas won the 1999 NCAA crown at 125 pounds before com peting at the 2000 Olympic Trials. Webb will have his hands full against No. 2 Billy Blunt at heavy weight. Nathan Vasquez is ranked No. 15 at 157 pounds and will face No. 19 junior Eugene Harris. The Bulldogs are 3-3 on the sea son and will face UC-Davis at noon today before taking on the Ducks at 7 p.m. The Ducks will be looking for re venge against Fresno State, which upended the Ducks at home last season, 25-12. Cal Poly (1-6, 0-4 Pac-10) is un ranked but received nine votes by the NWCA. Cedric Hayman leads the Mustangs with a No. 11 rank ing at 149 pounds. Cal Poly’s Steven Strange is ranked No. 17 at 174 pounds. Senior All-American Doug Lee (20-7) looks to win his sixth straight match against the Mus tangs’ Charles Sandlin (13-7). Sophomore Tony Overstake has also won his last five matches at 149 pounds and will take on Hay man. Webb (21-4) will be looking for his 11th dual match victory in 12 tries against Dan Leahy. Oregon defeated Cal Poly last season at the Oregon Classic Duals, 29-15. Following this weekend’s matches, the Ducks are at home for matches against No. 17 Ari zona State and No. 11 Oregon State, and to host the Pac-10 Championships. Tennis looks to shine at home ■The Oregon tennis teams take on top Pacific-10 and non-conference foes By Robbie McCallum Oregon Daily Emerald It’s pretty safe to say that for the first time, Oregon will be the place for tennis on a given week end. Seven matches will be played in three days at the new Student Ten nis Center, which will be host to some of the top teams on the West Coast. The men kick off the weekend to day at 2:30 p.m. against top-ranked Stanford. The Cardinal has five players ranked in the top-100, led by No. 14 Dave Martin and fol lowed by No. 43 Scotty Scott, No. 46 Scott Lipsky, No. 83 Ali Ansari and No. 86 Carter Morris. Ansari and Scott make up Stanford’s top doubles team, which is ranked No. 32. 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Last weekend, Oregon was swept by No. 1 Stanford and No. 5 Cal. Boise State and UC-Santa Bar bara will play each other at the Student Tennis Center on Friday before games with Portland and Oregon. UC-Santa Barbara is led by junior Cindy Ammann. On Sunday, the Ducks complete the weekend with a match against Boise State. The Broncos are 2-1 this season and are led by sopho more Renate Stoop. Leading Oregon into action are sophomores Monika Geiczys and Jeanette Mattsson. Both have picked up five wins apiece while splitting time at the No. 1 singles position. Geiczys and freshman Courtney Nagle comprise Oregon’s top dou bles team. Last weekend against Cal, the duo came within two points of upsetting the No. 17 dou bles team of Nicole Havlicek and Jieun Jacobs. Admission to the Student Ten nis Center is free.
