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I'll score points this ~ term when I use Eugene's Flower Home's . Duck Buck coupon, a Women’s tennis team picks up first win since February ■Oregon tennis teams hit the road and go 1-7 over break By Robbie McCallum Oregon Daily Emerald When you go for almost two months without a win, frustration can mount. After 11 straight losses on the road, the Oregon women’s tennis team got downright angry. The Ducks took their built-up frustra tion out against 3-12 Pacific on Sunday, routing the Tigers 6-1. “I’m very pleased with the effort today,” Oregon women’s coach Jack Griffin said. “They are still fighting, digging and believing that tomor row is going to be a better day. It’s nice to get a team victory. This will help us going into a long road trip.” Junior Jeannatte Mattsson led five Ducks to singles victories, giv ing up no points to Pacific’s Melin da Koscis in a 6-0, 6-0 win. Fresh man Courtney Nagle was nearly perfect, defeating the Tigers’ Sandja Zarina 6-0, 6-1. The Ducks got the match off to a good start with an impressive showing in doubles. In three matches, Oregon gave up only four points. The women take a two-week break before traveling to Tulsa on Friday, March 13. Road trip no vacation for men There was no fun in the sun for the Oregon men’s tennis team this spring break. The Ducks’ road trip began like most vacations, with trips to sunnier parts of the country, but ended with three devastating losses. “It was kind of disappointing,” Oregon men’s coach Chris Russell said. “We took a step back, we just didn’t compete as well as we need to nor did we play as well as we need to.” The Ducks concluded their non conference schedule with three losses, falling to 8-9 on the season. Oregon’s loss Tuesday, March 27, to No. 13-ranked South Alabama kicked off the road trip in Mobile, Alabama. The 19-2 Jaguars gave no sets in the dominating 7-0 win. Two days later, the Ducks dropped a 5-2 decision to No. 19 Fresno State on the same courts. Freshmen Martin Pawlowski and Greg Dubordieu picked up Ore gon’s lone wins. The road swing ended with the closest match of the week, a 4-3 loss at Louisiana in Lafayette, La. on Saturday. The Rajin’ Cajuns capital ized with wins in the doubles and top three singles matches. Dubordieu ended the weekend 2-1 in singles, while the doubles team of Oded Teig and Chris King won twice. The Ducks continue their road swing with Pac-10 matches in Ari zona this weekend. When you lose cash, it § gone. So do this, Next time you carry American Express' Travelers Cheques. They fe safer than because they can be replaced. Cash can t. And right now they fe fee for all students at participating AAA locations. Hurry to this AAA location by June 30th! 983 Willagillespie Road American Express Travelers Cheques. Don’t leave home without them? Travelers Cheques Legal Terms and Conditions: Offer is valid through June 30, 2001. Student must present valid student ID. 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The Oregon women’s basketball program has been thrown into tur moil since March 4 when eight players met with Moos to voice their displeasure with Runge’s coaching tactics. Now, it seems, the winningest coach in Oregon women’s basketball history may be placed on probation or even lose her job. Since that meeting, the Ducks won their final regular season game against Oregon State, but lost to fa vored Iowa in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. It was the eighth straight Big Dance appear ance for Runge and the Ducks. Runge has led the Ducks to a 160-73 record in her seven seasons at Oregon. She has won two Pacific 10 Conference championships and has twice been named the Pac-10 Coach of the Year. Yet Runge has clashed with Ore gon’s administration, as well as her team and the media, at times dur ing her seven-year tenure. Just this season she had a contract dispute with KEZI over a weekly television show, suspended Wolvert for not shaking hands after a game and wouldn’t let the Ducks wear their uniforms at a practice. Earlier in her career she clashed with admin istration over her contract and her coaching staff when she let an as sistant coach go. Still, it is unknown which play ers met with Moos three weeks ago. Wolvert, for one, isn’t taking sides. “I am very neutral,” Wolvert told The Oregonian last week. “I don’t have an opinion on what is hap pening, and I don’t want to fuel ei ther side’s fire.” Moos will most likely announce a decision on the future of the women’s basketball program some time this week.
