April 1, 1999
Baseball squad wins two at home
With four of its six scheduled games rained out last week, the baseball team finished the month of March with a 17-6 overall record. Junior Mark Bruggeman drove in four runs in the opener and classmate Steve Steinbruegge homered and drove in a pair in the nightcap Saturday, March 27, as the Bears improved their record with a sweep of Benedictine University (11-1 in five innings) and the Milwaukee School of Engineering (6-2) at Kelly Field. Senior Scott Martinka allowed only four hits and a leadoff home run in the first game, while junior Quent Stenzel scattered eight hits in the second game as both pitchers improved to 3-1 on the season. The wins stretched the Bears' winning streak to six games -- one shy of their season high. The team hosts St. Mary's University (Minn.) Thursday, April 1, at Kelly Field.
Men's tennis picks up two victories
The men's tennis team (12-1), winner of nine consecutive matches, picked up two more victories last week at the expense of the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (7-0) and Millikin University (7-0). Junior Arun Nanjappa improved his record to 5-1 at number-one singles (5-2 on the season) since taking over the top spot in the singles lineup March 14 vs. Nebraska Wesleyan University. Freshman Mike Feldman is the team's lone undefeated regular at 11-0, including 5-0 in his new spot at No. 3 singles (he was 6-0 at No. 4 before moving up).
Women's tennis has 10-2 record
The women's tennis team improved to 10-2 on the season after posting a 2-1 record and a second-place finish last weekend at the Washington University Invitational. The Bears got things rolling with a 7-2 win over DePauw University on Friday, March 26, and, after dropping a close 5-4 decision to Wisconsin-Eau Claire Saturday morning, the Red and Green bounced back with an 8-1 win over Principia College Saturday afternoon. Freshman Robin Behrstock led the way with a 5-1 record. She posted a win at No. 5 singles against DePauw and a win at No. 4 singles against Principia. She also teamed with three different partners (Laura Marx, Katie Abrams and Shilpa Reddy) to go 3-0 in doubles play. Fellow freshman Kat Copiozo went 3-0 in singles action, picking up two wins at No. 4 and one at No. 3. Sophomore Keli Leaf also went 3-0 in singles play, adding a win at No. 5 to go with two at No. 6. Priya Vajani and Nandini Chaturvedula were 2-1 in doubles play, while Laura Marx picked up two victories in doubles action.
Runners strong at Early Bird Meet
The men's and women's track and field teams opened the 1999 outdoor season in strong fashion last weekend at the Washington University Early Bird Meet. Led by junior Richard Greene's two wins, the men rolled to the team title with 157 points, outdistancing second-place Lindenwood University by 45 points. Greene ran the 110-meter hurdles in 15.48 seconds to take the win and followed that with a victory in the 400-meter hurdles (55.88). David Krantz also picked up a win for the Bears as he cleared 14 feet in the pole vault. Tim Julien was second in the 1,500 meters, and Casey Stahlheber and Pat MacDonald finished second and third, respectively, in the 5,000 meters. The women's team took third despite several impressive individual performances. Senior Eileen McAllister was a double winner as she cruised to victory in both the 800 meters (2:19.81) and the 1,500 meters (4:46.82). Fellow senior Emily Richard make it a sweep for the Bears in the distance events as she took the 3,000 meters with a time of 10:31.59. Julie Nebel was third in the discus throw with a toss of 116 feet, 3 inches, and Natasha Richmond took third in the hammer throw with a distance of 114 feet.
Compiled by Kevin Bergquist, director, sports information, and Keith Jenkins, asst. director, sports information. For up-to-date news about Washington University's athletics program, access the Bears' Web site at rescomp.wustl.edu/~athletics/.
