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| Smith says Rice loss due to attitude THE BATTALION WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 1974 Page 9 By TONY GALLUCCI I’Staff Sports Writer HOUSTON — A lack of win- Mning attitude, said coach Omar H Smith, cost the A&M tennis team B its second straight match in con- ■ ference play. Host Rice Univer- ■ sity demolished the Aggies in ■ singles play en route to a 5-2 ■ victory. Smith was sorely disappointed iJuuw" 1 I at outcome of the match, es- !S H#t pecially in singles where the Ag gies won only one set. “There was just a lack of winning attitude, no determination.” The loss, echoing Saturday’s shutout loss to Houston, is quite a turnabout from the first half of the season which saw the Ags dispose of nationally-ranked opponents right and left. In the No. 1 singles match, Bill Wright began with two double faults and before regaining his composure found himself behind 2-0. Wright battled back and broke highly-touted Emilio Mon tano’s service twice to forge ahead, 4-2. Montano broke back and forc ed the set into a tie-breaker which he won for Rice. Wright then fell apart and failed to hold serve in the second set as Montano shut him out, 6-0. Hot CWokii *fruit Jm tie, Fmit it Juice ELECT SUSIE BREWER Vice - President for Rules and Regulations Ad. Pd. by Susie Brewer Dan Courson took on Rice’s Alan Boss in the No. 2 match, but Boss took Courson to lunch to the tune of 7-6, 6-3. Courson battled Boss in the first set but lost the tie-breaker. Smith was semi-complimentary of Courson, “Dan is probably the most consistent player we have, but even he has lost the desire in the close ones.” Courson explains, “Everybody’s gotten a little stale, we’ve gotten “t Tea, Cota D ™k.C'<i< ink Lemawi , ’Milk. Ik at )«. Hot Tta Drink ■t Tea, M, Drink, 0n» ink Ltimik :h, Hot Ck» apefnik Jun <k, I’intaptr and LowFl Sprito, Gn( 1 Juico, Tit* !, Chocoialt, fruit J«i«, le, Fruit t Juice ich, Hot To. Grape Oral ola, Pink ruit Juice, !k at Kipple ik, Pinei Hot Tei 1 Tea, Hot ape Drink, ila, Pink ruit Juice at ChocoM ruit Juice. Pineapple- Milk and iff" yt Choc° l,tl ' ■uit Juice, , Fruit Juice ,t Choco>»“, ■uit JaP*’ juiee, Mill. lit Jui«> Tea Chocol* , Pink m rOTICE TIERS. Day By Day BAPTIST STUDENT UNION RETREAT FRIDAY - SATURDAY APRIL 5 AND 6 Speaker — Barry Woods From California Cost: $8.95 Contact Toni Massey Contacts Finalized By April 3 Coach Omar Smith into a groove. Playing is just a habit now.” Bill Hoover was smashed 6-2, 6-2 in the third match. “Today I don’t think it was the desire,” said Hoover. “I didn’t have the mechanics and when the mechan ics don’t work, you don’t play, you can’t win.” Charles Emley, in the fourth singles match, was the only Ag gie to win a set in singles com petition. Emley knocked off Rice’s Swede, Anders Johansson, in the first set, 6-2. Johansson came back to overtake Emley in the second set, 6-4, and before Emley could get untracked Johansson had him for the match, 6-1. Looking back at the match. Smith said, “Charles (Emley) played a very courageous match, he showed a lot of character. He buckled down in a tight situa tion. “I think Charles is the key to the team just now and if he can start pulling out the close matches we may start winning again.” In the fifth match, John Kir- wan was defeated by Rich Silver- thorn, 6-1, 6-1. THE AGGIE CLUB Joe Arciniega '74 Campaign Chairman Student Membership CAMPAIGN ADVISORS GRIFF LASLEY '74 Head Yell Leader BOBBY SYKES '74 Senior Yeti Leader MARK McLEAN '74 Senior Yell Leader RON PLACKEMEIER '75 Junior Yell Leader JOE HUGHES '75 Junior Yell Leader THE AGGIE CLUB STUDENT MEMBERSHIP A student program of The Aggie Club has been established to furnish students who are vitally interested in supporting Texas A&M athletics with an additional avenue to express their support. Membership is open to any currently enrolled student at Texas A&M University. The nine month school year membership is $12.00. Students who join this spring will receive full benefit for the remaining spring semester and for the entire 74-75 school year. Students who will graduate before the fall sem ester are invited to become a member of The Aggie Club in one of the other membership categories. A separate brochure outlining these programs is available at the club office. "$12.00 FROM A 12th MAN" NINE MONTH SCHOOL YEAR MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS: *Club Decal . . . *AGGIE SPORTS/CLUB NEWS *Bar-B-Q with seniors - all sports (beginning spring '75) Certificates of Membership . . . *Press Guides (picked up at the club office) *Bus and airplane charters to out-of-town athletic contests "Come by the Aggie Club Office on Joe Routt Boulevard between G. Rollie White Coliseum and DeWare Field House or contact any of the Campaign Personnel listed above to become a part of this dedicated group. " In the No. 1 doubles match, Courson teamed with Hoover to meet Rice’s Montano and Boss. The Owls took the first set 7-5 producing a turnabout in Aggie play. Courson and Hoover retal iated with a barrage of shots just out of the reach of the shorter Montano and Boss and took the second and third sets both at 6-4 to win the match. Hoover facing double match point in the last set, pasted his first serve into the upper reaches of the net. Nonplussed by the chances of a double fault, he aced the second serve along the middle stripe to finish the match. Wright and Emley just missed the first set of the second dou bles with Silverthorn and Alex ander in the tie-breaker but re turned to take the match in the final sets, 7-5, 6-4. The Aggies will be hosting North Texas State Thursday at the varsity courts at 1:30 p.m. Smith indicated that the Ags should be favored over NTSU but with the players in their current slump he doesn’t know what the results might be. Smith did say that he would scramble the lineup some though. “We’ll be trying some new faces. We’re gonna get some guys who really want to play like Kermit Smith or Scooter McMeans. “Our trademark was courage at the beginning of the season and I can’t explain the lack of it now. We need some determination.” The NTSU match begins a long series of matches for the Aggies which sees dual matches and a tournament in ten days including trips to Oklahoma and Dallas. The team then has a two-day layoff before competing in four straight matches followed by the conference meet. 15% OFF On Purchase of $50.00 or Over 10% OFF On Purchase of $50.00 or Less FOR YOU AGS WITH YOUR STUDENT I.D. Douglas Jewelry 212 N. Main Downtown Bryan 822-3119 TMl'ACF, Super Disney Family Fun! TODAY SUPERDAD—5:30 - 9:15 FLUBBER—4 p.m. - 7:30 SOUTHGATE VILLAGE APARTMENTS Family size apartments with lots of closet space. Individually controlled refrigerated air. Cable TV connections. Complete laundry facilities. 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