University of Utah Student Newspapers--The Chronicle | 2013-02-05 | Page 8

DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE 8 Tuesday, February 5, 2013 MEN'S TENNIS GYMNASTICS Utes defeat Falcons in singles play Continued from page 6 Team holds steady in overall scoring, struggles in doubles Carson Huiskamp STAFF WRITER Looking at the final score, it might seem the Utah men's tennis team coasted to a win over Air Force. But although the Utes won 5-2 overall, many of the matches went all the way to the wire, as Utah was barely able to hold off the Falcons. "Air Force is the best team we've faced this year," said assistant coach Roeland Brateanu. "They were disciplined, and they were focused. We were lucky to come out with the win." Even though Utah's No. I singles player, Dmytro Mamedov, was defeated 6-3, 6-3 early on in the match, the rest of the team was able to pick up the slack. The Utes were led by Devin Lane and Alejandro Medinilla. Both players were able to win their matches in their respective singles and doubles positions. "Devin has been tough," Brateanu said. "He has been battling with the flu, and he just came out and played great. He wasn't zoo percent and yet he still was able to win his three-set match." Lane defeated Alex Grubbs (6-7, 6-4, 7-6) the fourth match in the morning session. It was one of the closest matches of the day. "I felt I had a lack of energy throughout, but you just have to dig deep and push through it," Lane said of battling the flu during the match. "I just knew I could beat the kid. I [had] lost the first set, but I felt I had figured his game out and I just stayed with it." Meanwhile teammate Medinilla trumped the Falcon's Steven Young in a 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 match. Of the six singles matches, Utah won five. Doubles once again proved to be an issue for the Utes, though. The Utes lost two of the three doubles matches. "This team has had a lot of good practices, and each week we get better," Lane said. The Utes return to the court next Saturday when they face Montana State and Utah State in their second double header of the year. [e-mail] Twitter: @CarsonHuiskamp BULLINGER Continued from page 6 Most of his groupies were based in Provo, but there was a fair share of Salt Lakers who loved watching him play. I'm a Utah student who was raised in Wyoming. I participated in my fair share of "f--- you BYU" chants as a youngster. But when Fredette was on the court, I might as well have been a blond-haired, blue-eyed son of a Mormon bishop. I was enthralled. The Jimmer effect even spilled over SCORE Continued from page 6 matchups. Unfortunately, that strategy hasn't happened for Utah, as star forward Taryn Wicijowski went down with a torn meniscus in her right knee last weekend at Stanford. There is still no timetable for her return, and the Utes can't count on her to be back in time to play against teams they should be able to beat. DIVE Continued from page 7 JONATHAN ROYCE/The Daily Utah Chronicle Utah's No. 1 singles player, Dmytro Mamedov, was defeated 6-3, 6-3, but the Utes were able to recover and edge the Falcons of Air Force Academy on Feb. 1 in the Eccles Tennis Center. to the U. Sure, students here wouldn't cheer for him, but they would surely watch every one of his games. It was hard to hear a college basketball conversation on campus that didn't mention Fredette. He was a reprieve for most fans, allowing them to enjoy and be captivated by basketball while their own team limped through a miserable season. Things haven't been the same since he left. BYU is still good, but not a title contender like they were with Fredette. Utah is, well, you've seen the Huntsman Center on gameday. Scratch that — like most right-minded basketball fans, you've probably avoided Utes games over the past two seasons. What's most disturbing, though, is that Fredette isn't the same. He's not a gunslinger in the NBA. He hardly sees the floor while playing on the NBA's worst team. It's easy to look at Jimmer and call him a flop. But when I look at Fredette, I will always see a time when basketball in the state of Utah was fun. 1J WRITING AS UP TO PARos, AS YOUR _ AIM For more information contac [e-mail] NEED FUNDING FORA STUDENT PUBLICATION? minor things — like how low to tuck your chin when diving in or for the butterfly and backstroke swimmers letting the wall come to you — can shave seconds off your time. The men's next contest is against a nationally ranked USC team that has several medal winners from the World Championships. The women have an easier challenge ahead with a meet at Washington State. c.anderson@ chronicle.utah.edu Twitter: @Chriss_Am I STUDENT MEDIA COUNCIL THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH Contact Jake Sorensen at [phone] or [e-mail] for more information or to obtain an application. Completed applications are due Friday, March 15 by 4 pm. Contact Jake Sorensen, Director of Business, at [e-mail] to receive an application. Completed applications are due Thursday, March 7, 2013 before 4:00 pm. otP I G 0 tz THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH m.smith@ chronicle.utah.edu Twitter: @smithmichael8 The Board of Trustees is now accepting applications for members of the Student Media Council. Student publications are eligible to receive funding from the Student Media Council for the 2012-2013 academic year. STUDENT MEDIA COUNCIL Levrets said he was proud of his players for the way they handled themselves on Friday and beat a tough USC team on the road — their first road win in the Pac-12 this season. Based on how they played on Friday, the Utes should have more confidence when they head down to Arizona in a couple of weeks for two more road games. CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: GAME 411111■ really brings a different mind set and level of experience "spoiled" U.S. swimmers usually don't get. "It's really easy for Americans to get good and stay at home and have good competition ... Kron and Kira'ly have been all over Europe," Winslow said. With the last couple of meets approaching, it's time to focus on the small techniques, Winslow said. Even [e-mail] Twitter: @mattellis utah [e-mail] Twitter: @jakebullinger Is YOUR 6, is still dealing with lingering effects of the injury. She was slated to be an all-arounder for Utah and, once her calf is fully healed, she could be vital to the Utes' success. In the meantime, co-head coach Megan Marsden said they are not necessarily looking for one athlete to be an all-arounder in Lothrop's place. She and the other coaches will be evaluating the gymnasts' routines and will use the strongest lineup for each event, meaning that Georgia Dabritz may be the only all-around competitor for the near future. Fortunately for the Utes, they have had multiple gymnasts perform exhibition routines in the last two meets, and the coaches will consider those in their evaluations. Against Arizona State on Fri- day the Utes had two exhibitions on vault that scored a 9.8 or better, as well as two 9.755 on bars. Beam and floor have seen little exhibition action, but Marsden has an idea of what direction the team will go. "On beam, Haley Lange has been competing and has been my alternate since we got started this year," she said. "On floor... MB [Mary Beth Lofgren] and Lia [Del Priore] have taken turns in those spots, so they'll both be in." Much like Damianova, Dabritz is undaunted by the new challenge for the team and remains confident the team can succeed. "I think absolutely we can [step up]," she said. "I think we showed [Friday] that our alternates are ready, and that even with Corrie out for the season we can still make a statement." k ‘((