After five straight home matches, the men's tennis team takes to the road this weekend, in search of Big Ten victories.

The Lions (10-2) travel to Evanston, Ill., at 11 a.m. tomorrow to face Northwestern (6-7) and take on Wisconsin (2-11) at 11 a.m. Sunday in Madison.

The Lions are 1-1 in the Big Ten and have won seven straight matches.

"These Big Ten matches are awfully big," Lion Coach Jan Bortner said. "The Wisconsin match is a toss-up -- on paper, it's even. When we go into Northwestern, they're going to be the favorite."

The matches this weekend will also be the Lions' first away matches in the Big Ten this season.

"If we can get two wins on the road," junior Doug Schoenly said, "it would be a big boost for the team."

. . . Two divers will travel to Maryland this weekend to participate in the U.S. Senior National Diving Preliminaries. Sophomore Seth Kane and freshman Drew Jackson will be diving for the Nittany Lions.

Senior Chris Devine has already prequalified for the U.S. Senior National Diving Championships, which will be held April 11-15 in Midland, Texas.

Diving Coach Craig Brown said that both Kane and Jackson have a shot at qualifying.

"There is going to be some really tough competition, and we are going to have to be really steady," he added.

Jackson dove at NCAAs last weekend, placing 29th in the 1-meter and 21st in the 3-meter. Kane did not qualify for the competition.

Brown also said Kane has been having good workouts, and described him as the most athletic diver that will participate in the meet. He added that Jackson's advantage will be in his consistency.

. . . The women's outdoor track team travels to Philadelphia for the Quaker Invitational at Pennsylvania on Sunday.

. . . The "A" and "B" sides of the women's rugby club are unbeaten during the spring season and will attempt to continue their dominating play tomorrow. The "A" side battles the Pittsburgh Angels at 1 p.m. and the "B" side plays Slippery Rock at 2:30 p.m. in back of the flower gardens near Beaver Stadium.

Coach Charlie Smith said the experience and maturity of the veteran "A" side was the key in its 20-5 victory against Nova and a 54-5 thrashing of an amateur team from Morris, N.J., last weekend.

The "B" side, Smith said, has also been playing well, with a 25-12 win against Juniata and a 37-0 victory over Drew.

The "A" side will have revenge on its mind. The Angels were victorious in a fall match.

"The girls are going to be very high for this one," Smith said. "They are looking very good."

The "A" side won the Midwest Tournament of the United States Rugby Association last fall and will play in the USRA Final Four in Princeton, N.J., on May 6-7.

. . . The men's rugby club begins its spring season this weekend in preparation for the United States Rugby Association Final Four May 6-7 at California-Berkeley as the "A" side visits Lancaster.

The Ruggers' "B" and "C" sides will also play, facing Carlisle and Lancaster's "B" sides. The Happy Valley Barbarians men's club will play Carlisle's "A" side. The games begin at 1 p.m.

The Penn State "A" side begins the spring without a key player in fly-half Kurt Shuman, who is studying abroad in Germany this semester and will be replaced by Hugh McGilligan, an Irish-exchange student.

But the Ruggers return a strong backfield with All-American scrum-half Ryan Nagle, center Brian Anson and wing Dan Brown. Lancaster should test the trio in the pack of second row Todd Metcalf, No. 8 Mike Feightner and prop Troy Bartley.

"They have a pretty big pack up front," Brown said. "Their props are really huge."

The Ruggers won last weekend after Loyola forfeited. The "A" side scrimmaged a motley crew consisting of the Chesterfield men's club, the Penn State "B" side and the Barbarians, forcing a shutout.

"We're definitely ready to play. We've been practicing since January and haven't had the opportunity to play yet," Brown said. "Now's really the time to pick up the intensity. Everything has to focus on the national championship."

. . . The Penn State Cycling Club will host the Penn State University Cycling Classic road race on Sunday.

The race is expected to attract approximately 150 riders from many collegiate teams from the East Coast. The race is sponsored by the National Collegiate Cycling Association.

The first race begins at 10 a.m. and the last race will end by 4 p.m. The course includes Benner, College and Patton townships, with the start/finish located on Curtin Road, followed by Park Avenue, Orchard Road, Puddintown Road, Houserville Road, Rock Road, Airport Road, Fox Hollow Road and Fox Hill Road.

Spectators are welcome on campus on Curtin Road or along the race course.

Compiled by Collegian sports writers.