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C-USA names Frogs’ Gordon Player of the Week CHICAGO — Junior Toni Gordon of the No. 31 TCU men’s tennis team (5-3) was named the Conference USA Player of the Week for the period ending March 3. Gordon finished last week with a 2-0 record at No. 2 singles and No. 1 doubles. Last week the unranked Gordon shocked No. 13 Kosta Zinchanka of No. 42 South Alabama 6-1, 5-7, 6-2 on February 25. Zinchanka is the highest ranked player Gordon has ever defeated in his career, topping his previous best of then-No. 21 Andres Pedroso of Duke last season. Gordon and Sestini also upset the 40th-ranked duo of Zinchanka and Vincent Baudat 8-6. After posting another upset with Sestini over the No. 15 doubles team of James Cameron and John Chesworth of 67th-ranked Furman on March 1 by an 8-5 count, Gordon continued his hot streak by defeating James Cameron 6-3, 6-2. Gordon and Sestini are unranked as a doubles team. This is the second time that the Barcelona, Spain-native has captured player of the week honors this year, and the fourth time a Horned Frog has been recognized this spring. The other two Frogs were freshmen Fabrizio Sestini and Daniel Scholten. Men’s tennis team to face Miami FORT WORTH — The No. 34 TCU men’s tennis team (5-3) will complete its five-match homestand Friday when they take on the 39th-ranked Hurricanes of Miami (4-3) on the Bernard J. “Tut” Bartzen Varsity Tennis Courts at the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center in Fort Worth. The Frogs are coming off a 6-1 victory over No. 67 Furman on March 1, while Miami cruised to a 5-1 win over No. 61 Wisconsin. This will be the first meeting between the two teams since March 10, 1998 when the Hurricanes edged the Frogs 4-3 in Fort Worth. Richardson’s sub will have tough shoes to fill ATLANTA (AP) — Nolan Richardson’s replacement at Arkansas still refers to him as “daddy.” Clearly, the Razorbacks haven’t had ample time to get over the sudden, shocking departure of their longtime coach. That said, it’s time for the Southeastern Conference tournament. Arkansas must win at least one game to qualify for a postseason invitation - or four in four days to earn an improbable trip to the NCAA tournament. “This gives us a chance to escape some of the negative things,” senior guard Brandon Dean said Wednesday. “We can get on the floor and do what we enjoy doing.” Richardson won’t be forgotten when his former team takes the court Thursday for an opening-round game against Tennessee at the Georgia Dome. In addition to working on game plans, interim coach Mike Anderson and the remnants of Richardson’s staff were trying to figure out how to honor their former boss. “He was our leader the whole year,” Anderson said. “He was the daddy of this family. We want to make sure he’s paid a tremendous tribute.” Richardson, who coached at Arkansas for almost 17 years, was forced out by the school on Friday after he criticized fans and the media. He also bemoaned his status as the only black head coach at the school. While the Razorbacks played their final regular-season game Saturday with Anderson running the team, Richardson’s presence was everywhere. On the sideline, an empty red chair was left in the middle of the players. Draped over the chair was a red towel with Richardson’s name in white — a gift for his 500th Division I victory. Arkansas (14-14, 6-10 SEC) will probably unveil a similar tribute when it meets Tennessee (14-15, 7-9). |
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