By CAM DONALDSON
Sports Editor
 

Estonian secret agent/Bates Men's Tennis player Dmitri Kudrjavtsev '02 was unleashed last weekend at the Middlebury Tennis Invitational, displaying considerable guile as he proceeded to win the whole schmere. Kudrjavtsev sacrificed his cover to decimate everything in his path en route to the Singles A title, losing just eight games in four matches. Is the civilized world ready for four seasons from such productive talent? Might as well etch his name into the record books of Bobcat lore right now. Kudrjavtsev, a transfer from the University of TennesseeChattanooga, comes from a school that is nearly as alien as his homeland to most Batesies. In doubles action, Milko Todorov '01 and Greg Norton '01 squeaked past Connecticut College's number one duo by a score of 9-8 before losing to Middlebury in the finals, 8-6...Women's Tennis (1-1) bowed to Middlebury, 6-3, but sucked the life out of the University of Southern Maine, 9-0, in last week's action. At Middlebury, Bates had the edge in doubles play, taking two out of three, but the Panthers dominated the singles courts, winning five of six. Against USM, Janice Michaels '00 and Laura Shearer '99 combined for just two losses all day, filling in at No. 3 doubles and Nos. 5 and 6 doubles, respectively. Top singles threat Suzanne Daly '01 lost her first set 6-4, but bounced back for decisive wins in the next two, 6-1, 6-1. Colby challenges Bates this Tuesday at 4:00...Mike Danahy '00 won his second straight meet for the Men's Cross Country team, now ranked 6th in New England, as they squared off against Tufts and MIT. Danahy again came out strong but could not help his team claw their way past No. 3-ranked Tufts (42 points) and No. 5-ranked MIT (35 points), which came out on top at Franklin Park. Matt Twiest '00 (7th) and Andrew Gruel '02 (8th) rounded out the top ten finishers for Bates (48 points)...Women's Cross Country posted a 10th-place finish, good for 252 points, in the UMass-Dartmouth Invitational last weekend. Adelia Myrick '99 jumped nine spots from her place in the season opener two weeks ago, posting a team-best time of 19:10. The NESCAC teams that finished ahead of Bates were Connecticut College (8th; 177 points), Colby (7th; 160 points) and Trinity (3rd; 128 points)...The hard-luck Field Hockey team (0-2) lost again last weekend despite playing a sound defensive game and putting in a considerable all-around effort. This time, it was Middlebury (2-0) who seized the day, scoring twice in the second half. Panthers goaltender Peg Ficks carried the brunt of the workload for Middlebury, as Bates managed 16 shots on the afternoon. Coach Wynn Hohlt wisened up to Middlebury All-American Heidi Howard, giving Molly McMahon '99 the checking assignment. McMahon was pesky enough to get inside Howard's head and hold her scoreless. Last year, Howard was allowed to roam free and scored five goals against Bates.