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■ Duck tennis Swinnen, Panova head team efforts in championships Men's 'mixed bag' of performances leaves questions concerning their upcoming Michigan tournament BY ALEX TAM FREELANCE REPORTER The Oregon men's and women’s tennis teams will compete in their re spective regional championships with an opportunity to move on to one of the nation’s premiere collegiate indoor tennis tournaments. The Oregon men will travel to Berkeley, Calif., to play at the Wilson/Intercollegiate Tennis Asso ciation West Men’s Regional Cham pionships that runs through Tliesday. Oregon men’s interim head coach Ross Duncan said he has been pleased with some of his players’ efforts in the first couple of tournaments. However, he said there have also been some disappointing performances from some players, whom he would not identify. “We’ve been a mixed bag, but we have had a lot of promising results,” said Duncan. “There were (also) guys who haven’t done as well.” Senior Sven Swinnen is one of the Ducks looking to bounce back after being upset by Boise State’s Luke Shields in straight sets at the 1TA All-American tournament earlier this month. Duncan said Swinnen had been battling a cold the past couple weeks, which could have slowed him down. A surprise in the early going for Oregon has been the play of Vladimir Pino, who is entering hissecond season as a Duck. Pino, a native of Stockholm, Sweden, made it to the quarterfinals at the Bronco Classic tournament in Boise two weeks ago. “He’s been practicing really well,” Duncan said. “He has a good idea what he’s doing. He showed up in a little bit better shape. 1 think that’s been a major factor.” The Ducks will be without the junior Arron Spencer. Duncan said Spencer, who had shoulder surgery this summer, will not play due to precautionary reasons. On the women’s side, the Ducks will make the trek to Palo Alto, Calif., for the Wilson/ITA Northwest Women’s Regional Championships. Oregon senior Daria Panova isslated to hold one of the top singles seeds in the tournament. In doubles,Panova and sophomore Dominika Dieskova will pair up as the No. 3 seed. Alex Tam is a freelance reporter for the Daily Emerald Black Student Union 2004 Fall Reception October 22,2004 7:30pm - 9:00pm in the EMU Fir Room Everyone is invited to come eat support and celebrate the 2004-2005 school year. For more information: f 346-3479 of everything you desire in an adult store! / TOYS'LINGERIE •MAGAZINES* •VIDEOS* •DVDs* 1166 South A • Springfield 726-6969•Open 24 -7 (Almost) N write for the Oregon Daily Emerald For more information about freelancing call 346-5511. \/ [ Erik R. Bishoff | Photographer Oregon junior Cristan Higa will shoulder most of the offensive load this weekend in lieu of Mele French, who received a red card against Oregon State Friday. French will return to the line-up to face Washington. Soccer: Oregon battles Washington teams Continued from page 9A conference poll but currently sit in a tie for third with Southern California. The Cougars are coming off their first sweep in school history of the two southern California schools, USC and No. 6 UCLA. Washington State’s junior goal keeper, Katie Hultin, shut out both schools, posting nine saves against UCLA, which has already recorded 35 goals this season. The shutouts earned her Pac-10 Player of the Week honors for the second time this season. Hultin is currently ranked second among Pac-10 keepers in shutouts (6), shutouts per game (.46), saves (65) and saves per game (5.00). “They have had some mixed results,” Steffen said of the Cougars’ up and down season. “They have a great goalkeeper and a good defense.” Oregon (3-9-1, 0-3) vs. Washington (10-3-1, 1-2-1) No. 7 Washington’s 1-2-1 record in the Pac-10 is deceiving. The Huskies are in the top five in the conference in nearly every major category, and one of their losses was a drumming against No. 6 UCLA last weekend. The Huskies completed non-con ference play with a 9-1 mark, tying the 2000 school-best non-confer ence record. Washington is fifth in points (68), goals (26) and goals per game (1.86). “They have one player, Tina Frimpong, who is very dangerous,” Steffen said. “But we need to be aware of the entire team, not just Tina.” The senior is on the verge of becoming the most prolific offensive player in school history. Frimpong scored her 35th career goal last week against USC to move past current UW assistant coach Tami Bennett, who had 34 from 1997 to 2000. She also holds the school record in game-winning goals with 15. Frimpong, the 2003 Pac-10 Co Player of the Year, has 79 total points in her career. Oregon will open the weekend today at 7 p.m. against Washington State. briansmith@dailyememld.com Baseball: First World Series since 1987 Continued from page 9A Biggio made contact with Suppan’s fourth pitch, hitting a no-doubt drive to left. At 38, it was the kind of big hit he hoped for much earlier in his career. Jim Edmonds of St. Louis prevented a big inning with the type of catch that's made him a six-time Gold Glove winner. Shaded toward right-center, he raced back into the left-center alley and made a headlong dive to rob Ausmus with two runners on. Clods of grass kicked up as Edmonds' knees hit the ground, and he slid several feet on his stomach. When Edmonds came up in the bottom of the second with his grass-and-dirt stained uniform, he had a few fun words with Ausmus at the plate. After taking away a couple of runs, Edmonds was charged with an error that gave back a run in the third. Beltran walked with one out, stole second and tagged up on Jeff Bagwell's fly ball. Edmonds' strong throw arrived simultaneously with Beltran at third base, and the ball skipped into the dugout. Edmonds was charged with the error that allowed Beltran to trot home. It was a tough error, ending St. Louis’ record streak of 12 straight postseason games without a mistake, dating back to 2002. Suppan put down a perfect suicide-squeeze bunt that pulled the Cardinals to 2-1 in the third. Womack hustled for a lead-off double, running at will on Biggio’s weak arm in left, and moved up on a grounder. On the first pitch, Suppan bunted to the right side and the Astros' only play was at first base. 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