Freshmen lead netters over foes By Joe Smith Daily Sports Writer Michigan women's tennis assistant coach Terry Ann Zawacki knows what it's like to be a successful freshman in a quality tennis program. She was the first tennis player in Wake Forest history to reach the NCAA Championships as a freshman, which she accomplished in 1992. Repeating this feat her next three years, she also was a two-time All-American. After watching two freshman phenoms in her team's victories over Western Michigan and Yale this past weekend, Zawacki knows she's got something special. Those freshmen, Joanne Musgrove and Jen Duprez, won seven out of eight matches. "The thing that stands out about the freshmen is their work ethic," Zawacki said. "Musgrove is the hardest worker I've ever seen. She always seems to be out on the court, and I think that influences others and motivates them to get out there. "They are both very coachable and extremely competitive. They don't like to lose, and they are often hard on themselves, with Duprez being more vocal about it than Musgrove," she said. With senior co-captain Danielle Lund still sidelined with a pulled stomach muscle, the Wolverines have used their depth to their advantage. And the two freshmen have been instrumental in picking up the slack. The Wolverines (3-0) swept this past weekend's competition with a 5-2 victory over visiting Western Michigan, followed by an 8-1 thrashing of Yale. Playing to suit the Ivy League format against Yale, the six singles matches went first, followed by the three doubles matches - which each counted for a point. "The freshmen have made huge contributions thus far, and really helped us out against Western Michigan by being the only ones to win all their matches," Zawacki said. Duprez was undefeated this weekend, with two victories at No. 4 singles and another two in doubles with Jen Vaughn. Meanwhile, Musgrove teamed up with senior co-captain Brooke Hart for two wins at No. 2 doubles. Her singles victory against the Broncos was her ninth win this year - second-best on the team. Michigan's impressive freshmen, along with strong performances by sophomore Jen Vaughn and junior Alison Sinclair, have solidified the Wolverines' lineup and have made them tough to beat. Sinclair, also undefeated this weekend in her singles matches, made a strong comeback against Yale after falling behind 5-2 in the second set against the Bulldogs' No. 6 singles player, Kirstin Gross. Marjorie Marshall/Daily Alison Sinclair fired off five-straight games to notch a comeback win. Originally on page 7B in the 1-31-2000 issue of the Daily.