UO women’s tennis
opens Pac-10 play
■The Ducks host No. 7
Arizona State and No. 44
Arizona this weekend
By Peter Martini
for the Emerald
After going 6-1 in nonconference
play, the Oregon women’s tennis
team opens the Pacific-10 Confer
ence schedule this weekend.
The Ducks host No. 7 Arizona
State on Saturday and No. 44 Ari
zona on Sunday.
“Both are very good teams,” head
coach Jack Griffin said. “They are
solid from top to bottom.”
Arizona State is 2-0 this season,
beating No. 60 San Diego and No.
27 Pepperdine, The Sun Devils
will bring four ranked singles
players to the court, led by No. 17
Adria Engel.
Oregon lost its match to Arizona
State last season, 7-0.
“The loss to them last year defi
nitely gives us motivation,” Grif
fin said.
Arizona comes into the weekend
with a 3-0 record and four fresh
men. The Wildcats beat No. 59 New
Mexico, No. 60 San Diego and No.
50 Kansas State.
“They have four freshmen that
play for them right now, and that’s
why they are only ranked 44th,” as
sistant coach Nils Schyllander said.
“But they have beaten three ranked
teams and will probably eventually
be in the top 20.”
The Ducks have confidence after
performing well on the road against
three ranked opponents, but feel
they still have much to prove.
“Last weekend was really good
and it made us really happy to have
some justification for our improve
ment,” senior Janice Nyland said.
“But we still have a ways to go. We
are definitely capable of winning
either match if we play well.”
One thing that is still bothering
Oregon is its doubles play. The
Ducks lost the doubles point in
both the San Diego State and Loy
ola Marymount matches last
weekend.
“We were able to play tough last
week against Loyola Marymount
and comeback after losing the dou
bles point,” Griffin said. “But we
need to improve on it because we
will really be testedin the Pac-10.”
Oregon is still working toward its
main goal of improving every
match and earning respect along
the way.
“We’re off to a really great start,
especially after last weekend,”
SchyHander said. “But we are by no
means where we want to be. We
have to play better in doubles. We
need to work on the little things
and stay consistent in singles.”
The Ducks host Nevada on Feb.
21, but then play 12 straight match
es on the road. Their travels will in
clude Washington, California,
Louisiana and Florida.
Action against Arizona State be
gins 10 a.m. on Saturday and 11:30
a.m. on Sunday against Arizona..
“Everybody needs to step up for
us this weekend,” Griffin said. “We
need to be strong top to bottom.”
Peter Martini is a freelance reporter
for the Emerald.
Sports briefs
Oregon hosts Wushu
championships
The Oregon Club Sports Wushu
team is hosting the 6th Annual
Collegiate Wushu Championships
beginning 9 a.m. Saturday in
Room 220 Gerlinger Hall.
The event will include more
than 100 competitors from univer
sities across North America. The
Oregon Wushu team will be com
peting against UC-Berkeley, UC
Davis, Stanford and UCLA for the
team championship. There is also
a men’s and women’s all-around
championship competition.
Competitors from Arizona,
Washington, Simon Frazier Univer
sity, have registered for the champi
onships. The U.S. and Canadian na
tional teams will also be present.
Wushu is a contemporary, tradi
tional and internal Chinese form
of martial arts, according to the
Oregon club team.
Soccer signs 10 recruits
Ten high school student-athletes
have signed national letters of in
tent to play soccer for the Ducks.
Oregon head coach Bill Steffen
landed four players from California,
three from Utah, two from Oregon
and one from Hawaii.
“They will substantially raise
the level in which we will play
and compete,” Steffen said.
“We’re looking for these kids to
jump in and contribute quickly.”
The Ducks were 8-8-2 last season,
which was tied for the sixth best in
crease in wins from the previous
year out of 278 Division I teams. It
marked Oregon’s best record since
it added the sport in 1996.
The recruiting class: Katie
Abrahamson (midfielder, West
Linn, Ore.); Carlie Ashcraft (mid
fielder, Salt Lake City); Jessica
Fetzer (defender, Salt Lake City);
Mele French (forward, Mililani,
Hawaii); Caitlin Gamble (mid
fielder, Salt Lake City); Cristan
Higa (midfielder/forward, Dia
mond Bar, Calif.); Salina Karia
(forward, Portland, Ore.); Cas
sidy Kolb (forward, Camarillo,
Calif.); Valerie Mayer, midfield
er/defender, Pleasanton, Calif.);
Andrea Valadez (forward, Tor
rance, Calif.).
Oregon golfer tied for first
Senior Aaron Byers fired a 5-un
der 67 and was tied for the lead af
ter the first round of the Taylor
Made Waikoloa Intercollegiate,
played Wednesday at the 7,074
yard, par 72 Waikoloa Kings’
Course in Hawaii.
Byers had an eagle, four birdies,
13 pars and only one bogey as he
shared the first day lead with Troy
Matteson of Georgia Tech, who is
the No. 5-ranked individual in the
country.
As a team, the Ducks were tied
for ninth with Rhode Island after
the first day, carding a 3-over 291.
—from staff and wire reports
Lever
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Lever is also aware of his late
game capabilities.
“If (my teammates) get in foul
trouble down the stretch, or if
we need a deeper bench come
tournament time, I’ll be there,”
Lever said. “I know they’re out
there working hard, and if they
need a breather I’m ready to
come in there and do the same
thing.”
The senior has been a mature
role model, according to Kent,
who said that Lever’s enthusiasm
and work ethic rubs off on the
freshmen and sophomores. Lever
even rubs off on the older junior
college transfers.
“He’s an all-around great guy,”
junior transfer Robert Johnson
said. “He’s always there, like ‘If
you need anything, let me know.
If you’re having problems, tell me
or talk to this guy.’ He’s just
helped me stay on top.”
Lever’s enthusiasm for the
game goes far beyond the limits of
a bench or a starting lineup. His
desire to win eclipses his desire
for personal achievement, and
Oregon is finally winning. At 17
7, the Ducks are well on their way
to the postseason, where Lever
has had success in the past.
In a first round NCAA Tourna
ment game against Seton Hall two
seasons ago, Lever had nine
points coming off the bench. In
high school, he averaged 33
points in the combined postsea
sons of 1996 and 1997.
Lever’s postseason success mir
rors that of his father, who led the
Arizona State Sun Devils to two
consecutive NCAA Tournaments
in 1980 and 1981. Lever says that
since he met “Fat,” the two have
shared basketball joys and hard
ships together.
“He’s helped out as far as the
things I’ve been going through
with my hand and stuff like that,”
Lever said. “On the court, it’s like
he loves the game so much, he
loves to play, and it’s the same
way with me.”
Said like a true veteran, ready
for his final major-league at-bats.
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