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Show Men's tennis beats Weber Bv WES MECHAM Staff Writer In February of this year, the Weber State Wildcats beat the Aggies in a close match, 4-3. Wednesday, the Aggies evened up the score, dominating the Wildcats 5-2. The USU men's tennis team won in a convincing manner Wednesday as they beat Weber State. The match was held down at Weber. The Aggies took all three doubles matches, earning them the doubles point, lyden and Ericsson won 83, Young and Schenk won 8-7, and Banks and Ballam won 8-4. It was a solid performance for the Aggie doubles. The Aggies, who have struggled this year with consistency throughout their team, put together a solid match. Each doubles group played hard and consistent throughout their match, which is something that their coach has been looking for. "I like the effort from everyone," Head Coach Christian Wright said of Wednesday's match. "We are finding the consistency that we needed." In the singles matches see page 10 From page 8 Francom." As the room erupted in cheers, Francom came back up to receive the trophy on behalf of his mom. "This is the best trophy I have ever received in my life," he said. Leo said it was something he felt he had to do. Western Wats has increased wages and we are still willing to work around your schedule.^s.tilj.p.ftei:.weekly pay, a fun ^-Wo'rR environment and we'll give you time off for school events, tests and holidays. -Call Cody at 753-1303 or stop by 80 Golf Course Drive, . Suite B {behind Wendy's on the south of Logan). Apply online: surveynetwork.com/application. * • MEN'S TENNIS UNFINISHED person can get the Coaches Award. It's neat to be appreciated for working hard the last five years." As a hush fell over the banquet room, senior Roberto Leo stood in front of the team with a trophy for "a real special lady, Joan WEJTERN WAT/ Sign up for Updates all summer long from The Utah Statesman. www. utahstatesman .com "I felt that I needed to bring the trophy to the awards ceremony and give it up to Joan Francom because she's the greatest hockey mom in the universe," Leo said. -graham@cc.usu.edu Hey Cinderella ... Slip into Platinum! RED BULL From page 8 some filming, LaBar added. they are snowboarding and a trophy, which was a keg getting paid for it," LaBar Location wasn't the only with a nice green paint job, said about the photograand they earned a trip to the contributing factor. phers. "Everybody's happy. Cresswell, president of college nationals in Lake It's not like you've got to deal Tahoe. Red Bull will pick up USU s Freeride Club, said it with some customer service was almost 60 degrees and the bill for hotel and gas for guy at Wal-Mart, or somethe bottom of the mountain their trip. thing. All these guys are was just dirt — no snow Weber came in second, really happy where they're cover at all. BYU was fourth and UVSC at because it's a fun thing to LaBar said the snow was finished the day in last do." very slow, wet and slushy, place. It may have been fun, but and the jumps weren't very "I thought we did decent, there was still some presbig, which limited the types so it wasn't like we were sure. of tricks the riders could shaming our school. If we "There's always pressure," pull. The biggest tricks that would have got last place Ruggles said. "You gotta were being pulled were it would have sucked," land it. To make the points variations on 540s, or 540Ruggles, a freshman in count you gotta land it, and landscape architecture, said. degree spins. you've gotta style it out. The Everyone wrecked at Although they didn't pressure's always on when least once, he added. LaBar shame USU with their the judges are watching." said he had one fall on an third place finish, the team LaBar, who has competed attempted 720, where he hit thought they should have at twice now, also felt like his head hit pretty hard on least taken second. there was some pressure. the snow. Luckily, he was "Under different circumUnlike Ruggles and wearing a helmet. stances we probably would Despite the assortment of LaBar, Cresswell didn't feel have been (the winners)," any pressure, even though falls and the less-than-ideal LaBar, a freshman in busittiis was her first competiconditions, everyone still ness, said. "If we had been tion. She is a senior in prehad fun. snowboarding in the past Ruggles, who has.been to physical therapy, and she month, and if we'd been to Park City more than once all five or six competitions, said said she just wanted to do something like this once this was really "chill," probyear." before she graduated. ably because everybody was Since Beaver Mountain But any pressure that has been closed, most of the on a team. they felt was a departure There was even a relaxed team didn't have an opporattitude between the teams, from a normal day of riding. tunity to practice, or ride instead of the ultra-competi- All three said snowboarding at all, for that matter, for tiveness that is often seen in is a release. almost a month. "It's like my little drug," other sports. But there was LaBar said some of the other teams had been able to one exception, Ruggles said. Ruggles said. "I relax when I do it. Any problems that The U of U's team took practice at Park City for two I have, I don't stress out or days before the competition. the competition more serianything. If I snowboard, I ously than everyone else, he The lack of practice, or just relax. Even if I'm having said. LaBar said they were walking up the hill, left a bad day on the mountain, complacent. Labar, who is from New it's better than if I wasn't." For the most part, everyJersey, a little sore. LaBar agreed. one was hanging out and "Everybody talks about joking around, he said. "You know you've got at basketball shape and foot"I went out to have a good least four hours where you ball shape. There's definitely time, so I did," Ruggles said. don't have to worry about a snowboarding shape," he "I didn't really take it that anything but making turns said. "You use muscles in seriously. Usually when I and maybe hanging out with your legs and abs and stuff. take it seriously I do worse, some buddies," he said. When you don't go for a while, you can tell. The first so I just went and chilled." Cresswell said snowLaBar found himself mix- boarding lets her get away. time you go in a season the ing with other teams on a next couple days are bad." She takes it easy and doesn't But a lack of practice wasn't frequent basis — but not do it for an adrenaline rush. the only problem they faced. totally on purpose. LaBar is more of an A lack of good snow was He is colorblind, and adrenaline junkie. He wants more of an issue. didn't really know his team- to go skydiving and buy a The event was held at a mates, so he said he often street bike. lower, smaller snowboard got confused and ended up They all agree that compark that had smaller jumps talking to the other teams. petition, and snowboarding, than the upper park, LaBar The teams were even jok- is just fun. said. 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