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Show THE DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE TUESDAY, MARCH 5. 2002 7 SOFTBALL continued from page 6 ' "The team was just hitting the ball like crazy...It's nice to have the kids start to feel exactly what we thought we were capable of at the beginning of the year" she said. "We're really looking forward to see what happens because of that." This confidence and energy which eluded the team for much of the Olympic break road trip will help with the upcoming schedule. No. 2 Arizona k comes this weekend to play games and the Utes are excited to be able to play on their home field for the first time this year. That is, if the game isn't canceled because of poor weather. The outlook for this week is wet and cold and Stevens doesn't want Arizona to have to travel if the field is unplayable. "If it's looking really iffy, I may call and see if we can them for "I said. she don't want to next year," lose this scries with them. It's a whole lot of money to come up here and not play, and then we wouldn't get them back." t no f j IhGDu fin iffi cD back-to-bac- J V Melissa Stahnke and I; 1 1 " - V ' I" the Utes hung tough versus some top-1- 0 teams. ! : l J f "' Portland . : I j jU.m.Ti,j'JUlJi,t-t"- ... !; c Ay.- - V 'W "' H'M'tMMWJ'WMW IBM .Ijfj -- 1 & n 5 "e Learn how you can make Because the 2002 Paralympic Games have overrun the Utes' usual home, the Eccles Tennis Center, they were forced to play at the Sports Mall, where they were reduced to playing on four courts instead of their usual eight. As a result, the match was twice as long as normal, and it forced the team to survive some scary moments with the Pilots. The Utes admitted the match shouldn't have been that close, but they're happy with the win anyway. "I think we could have played better, but a win is a win," said fTZ eft i Peace Corps. a difference. four-and-a-h- 5-- 2. i -" .- KCMeiiiiffie your world. Sports Writer F D. if ) ( After being on the road for a record amount of time and coming home with a .500 record for the year, the U men's tennis team defeated Portland last Friday after a grueling hour coach - Igamerochronicle.utah. edu LANCE GAMERO match, J 1 .. Men's Tennis Gets Marathon Chronicle ' v U Win Vs " nui p 8 1 slajiP 0 a Table Information November 12 - 2:30 pm 8 00 am Building Olpm Union Shovv FilmNovember 12 Monday, 3:00 pm 202 OSH Room riiimiriirn--iniB'am,Mi kMfft...'.:.-- . Tinier iiiniM mm innniiM UHl' Robbins. Senior Corric Scheepcrs defeated Peter Malacck in three sets, 3 under very difficult circumstances, as he recently found out that his mother, who lives in South Africa, was very ill and nearly died because of blood clots in her head. "It was hard. I don't think I should have been playing," Scheepcrs said. "It was something I had to do, not for me, because today wasn't my day, but for the team and the University of Utah." "It's hard to imagine what he feels. It's a hard situation," Robbins said. "I didn't know if he could focus either. To his credit, he hung there. He's a real fighter." Schecpers said he spoke to his mother prior to the match and she told him to "just win it for me." "I don't know if she even knows what she said because of the medicine she's using," Schecpers said humorously. Meanwhile, Tobias Tangberg's three-se- t win over Ty Garrison (4-was the clinching victo' for Utes. the ry "They didn't tell me, but I knew the team was down and I had to win," Tangberg said. "I had some lucky shots when I was down. I came back and then I could relax." The Utes host Robert Morris College on Wednesday at 4 p.m. at the Sports Mall, which is located at 5445 s. 900 East. igamerochronicle.utah.edu 6, 6-- 3, 6-- 6. 6-- 4, 6-- 1) KPNZ 1 J Channel 24 Cable 8 1 uww.peacecorps.gov n S3 Mil Perl had her bubble burst one too many times with ISP mergers, busy signals and rate hikes. Then she found X and was blown away by their service. Mention this ad and we'll waive ail set-u- p KXSOStSPBM J fees, and with your first month of service, we'll gfva you a second month free. AFTER - V V 1 INTERNET - X- A BETTER FORM OF TRANSMISSION II r T cum ism. XlAw--XMISSIDN M. ' Jr 801.539.0852 T? www.xmission.com 51 East 400 South, Suite 200 Salt Lake City, UT 84111-271- 1 " . : Nxvv - .,V. , , ' A |