October 6, 2006

Missouri State U. Settles Gender Claim

By BRAD WOLVERTON

Missouri State University has settled a federal gender-discrimination lawsuit filed in April by four former women's tennis players.

Under the terms of the agreement, the players — Maja Stanojevic, Paty Manzur, Nora Kuruc, and Monika Musilova — will receive $1,000 each, and the university will ensure that its athletics program continues to comply with federal gender-equity law.

After the university announced last December that it would discontinue five of

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