March 30, 2000
Baseball drops 4
The baseball team posted three wins early last week to improve its record to 15-4, one of the best starts in team history, before suffering through an 0-4 weekend that left the Bears with a 15-8 mark. WU picked up a 19-10 win at Eureka College Tuesday, March 21, and swept past Illinois College, 14-9 and 13-6, Thursday, March 23. The Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) put a stop to the win streak with a 14-6 victory Saturday, and Illinois Wesleyan added an 11-1 win to finish the day. The Bears suffered two more losses Sunday, dropping a 10-7 decision to MSOE and falling 7-5 to Benedictine University.
Women's netters win
The women's tennis team won its fifth straight match and improved its record to 8-5 with a 5-4 home victory over NCAA Division II Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Friday night, March 24. SIUE jumped to a 2-0 lead with wins at No. 1 and No. 2 doubles, but the No. 3 doubles tandem of Shilpa Reddy and Jen Kivitz recorded an 8-1 win, and the Bears ripped off four straight singles wins to clinch the match. Kivitz won at No. 4 singles, Abbie Lockwood at No. 5 and Robin Behrstock was a winner at No. 6 singles. Freshman Steph Cook sewed up the win with a victory at No. 2 singles.
Men win pair
The men's tennis team posted two wins over the weekend to stretch its winning streak to four matches and the Bears overall record to 8-3. WU posted a 5-2 win over NCAA Division II Missouri-Rolla Friday, March 24, before sweeping past the University of Chicago, 7-0, Saturday. Mike Feldman (No. 2 singles), Pat Doyle (No. 3 singles), David Genovese (No. 4 singles), Max Schlather (No. 5 singles) and Jimmy Takeuchi each went 2-0, including their doubles wins.
Runners victorious
The men's and women's track and field teams got the 2000 outdoor season off on the right foot as both teams came away with victories at the Washington University Mini Meet Friday night. Nathan Herschberger, Tim Julien and Travis Deutman finished one, two, four in the 1,500 meters, and Julien, Herschberger and Deutman went one, three, four in the 5,000 meters. Richard Greene and David Popiel were first and second in the 110-meter hurdles. On the women's side, Susan Chou won the 1,500 and the 3,000 meters, while Claudine Rigaud captured the 100 and 200 meters and the 100 hurdles. Natasha Richmond won the shot put and the hammer throw, and Kristin Meade won the triple jump.
Compiled by Keith Jenkins, acting director, sports information. For up-to-date news about Washington University's athletics program, access the Bears' Web site at bearsports.wustl.edu.
