Polkey named one of nation's top-five centers

UA women's basketball player Shawntinice Polk was named a "Top Five Center" by ESPN.com Friday.

A sophomore, Polk is the only non-senior to make the list, which includes Tera Bjorklund of Colorado, Nicole Ohlde of Kansas State, Stacy Stephens of Texas and Christi Thomas of Georgia.

Polk has already been showered with a host of preseason accolades. She has been named a preseason All-American by Street & Smith's, Athlon Sports and Women's Basketball News Service. She has also been named to the list of top 30 preseason candidates for the John R. Wooden Women's Award, and is a preseason candidate for the Wade Trophy.

Polk was also named to the five-member Preseason All-Pac-10 Team.

Hollands loses in quarterfinals of final fall women's tennis tourney

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Junior Dianne Hollands lost in two sets in the quarterfinals Friday at the University of Michigan in the ITA National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships. The championships are the second of three national championships for collegiate tennis this season and are the nation's premier collegiate indoor tennis tournament for Division I men and women.

Hollands advanced over Florida's Jennifer Magley in three sets in the first round Thursday. She defeated Zsofia Golopencza of Armstrong Atlantic, 6-4, 6-0 Friday to advance to the quarterfinals before losing to the No. 3 seed of the tournament, Cristelle Grier of Northwestern, 6-2, 6-1.

The Wildcats have completed fall tournament play with Hollands finishing 11-4 over the fall season. The Wildcats will open the spring season with the Pac-10 Indoor Championships in Seattle on Jan. 16.