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Women’s
tennis team knocks off Texas-Arlington
ARLINGTON
— The No. 24-ranked TCU women’s tennis team defeated Texas-Arlington,
6-1, Monday afternoon at the UTA Tennis Center. The Frogs advance
their season record to 15-4, 2-0 Conference USA, while UTA falls
to 11-7.
The
Frogs swept the doubles matches to earn the doubles point. TCU is
now 15-1 when winning the doubles point this season.
At
No. 1 doubles, No. 20-ranked Paty Aburto and Rosa Perez defeated
Marketa Cizova and Carolin Schappacher, 8-4. Saber Pierce and Leoni
Weirich, ranked No. 47, topped Katerine Warren and Jika Vetrocova,
8-4, at No. 2. Katrin Gaber and Karla Mancinas won a hard-fought
battle at No. 3 with their 9-7 victory over Marie Stepanova and
Nadine Dressler.
TCU
won five of six singles positions during the afternoon.
Katrin
Gaber earned a 3-6, 6-5, 7-5 victory over Marketa Cizova at No.
1, while No. 112-ranked Paty Aburto picked up the 6-0, 6-7, 10-8
win against Carolin Schappacher at number two singles spot.
Saber
Pierce earned her 12th straight-set win of the spring as she defeated
Marie Stepanova, 6-2, 6-4 at No. 3.
Playing
four singles, Rosa Perez garnered her 11th straight-set win with
her 6-1, 6-1 victory against Nadine Dressler. Karla Mancinas handled
Katerine Warren, 6-0, 6-3 at No. 5 singles.
Griffey
may be out for remaining season
CINCINNATI
(AP) — Ken Griffey Jr. stayed behind Monday to begin rehabilitating
his injured knee, and the Cincinnati Reds replaced him on their
roster as they began a road trip in Pittsburgh.
The
Reds are hoping Griffey can return to action in three to six weeks
if rest and physical rehabilitation can heal his right knee. If
he needs an operation, he could be out for the rest of the season,
team physician Dr. Timothy Kremchek said.
Former
Texas Ranger Ruben Mateo was called up from Triple-A Louisville
to take Griffey’s spot on the 25-man roster. Mateo was batting
.364 (4-for-11) with a run scored and two doubles in three games
with Louisville.
Griffey
partially tore the patella tendon and partially dislocated his right
kneecap during a rundown in Sunday’s game against Montreal.
Cincinnati placed the All-Star center fielder on the 15-day disabled
list after the 10-inning, 6-5 win over the Expos.
Earlier
in the game on Sunday, Griffey hit his 461st career home run.
Kent
Graham to join Houston Texans
HOUSTON
(AP) — Ten-year veteran Kent Graham signed a contract with
the Houston Texans Monday, giving the expansion team an experienced
quarterback to join rookie David Carr.
The
Texans have announced they intend to make Carr the first pick in
the April 20-21 NFL draft.
Graham
has played in 83 career games with 38 starts with the New York Giants,
Arizona, Detroit, Pittsburgh and Washington.
Graham
also played in three games for the Redskins last season in relief
of Tony Banks. In 2000, he played in 14 games with Pittsburgh including
five games as a starter.
He
was an eighth round draft pick of the Giants in 1992 and started
three games as a rookie.
Jeffries
leaving college to move on to NBA
BLOOMINGTON,
Ind. (AP) — Indiana’s Jared Jeffries is leaving after
his sophomore season to enter the NBA draft.
The
6-foot-10 forward said Monday he’s ready to make the jump to
the pros after leading the Hoosiers to the NCAA championship game,
where they lost to Maryland.
He
has been projected as a top-15 pick in the June draft.
Jeffries
was a second-team All-American and the Big Ten’s player of
the year after averaging a team-high 15 points and 7.6 rebounds.
He was the conference’s freshman of the year in 2001.
He
scored 999 points in his college career.
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