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By MIKE BOR RICHTER
Sports Staff
Texas A&M tennis coach David
al of 1 } Cent said his team has two goals to
Mite) ichieve this year; finishing among
he top twenty teams in the nation
md becoming more of a factor in the
ough Southwest Conference race.
In his first year at A&M, Kent led
Wcfaj he team to a 1979 season record of
ofitslij .1-11, The Ags finished sixth in the
an An Southwest Conference, compiling a
ecord of 3-5.
“Even then, we almost finished in
he top twenty,” Kent said, sitting
lehind a desk in his office located in
he two-year-old tennis facility in the
I outhwest corner of campus.
This year, Kent is confident his
earn will finish in the top twenty.
‘ “Ohyeah, we’ll be there, ” he said.
We didn’t make it in the preseason
loll, but that’s because of our record
ist year. ”
Moving up in the Southwest Con-
rence is another matter. Six teams
om the SWC are ranked in the top
in the coaches’ preseason poll.
MU is fifth. Arkansas, which Kent
id is underrated, has been picked
| 5nth, UH is 12th, Texas is 13th and
^ 'CU is number 17.
1 “The Southwest Conference is
easily the toughest in the country,
laid Kent, whose team must also face
lumber two Trinity University. “We
Ire markedly improved though. Last
lear it was so cut and dry — we’d
Ise, This year we re going to have
|)me close matches and score some
Ipsets.”
I I The team played in six tourna-
pents last fall, which Kent called a
lood tune-up for the upcoming sea-
fcn. Play opens at home against Har-
B lins’ Simmons University on Feb.
^ I “We heat Texas in a tournament in
0000 on roc for the first time since 1966,
esaid. “We beat them 5-4. I hope
e don’t have to wait that long to
eat them again!
Another bright spot on the tennis
am s fall season was the emergence
Trey Schutz as a power among
outhwest Conference tennis
layers.
“Trey Schutz has made a tremen-
rms improvement over last year,
ent said. “He’s our number one
layer right now. He was number
mrorfive last year. He worked very
ard last semester and got himself
lentally tough. He’s also got the
est serve Tve ever seen.
Schutz started out the new year by
inning the Cotton Bowl Tennis
bampionship in Dallas on Jan. 1. He
ipped a field of 64 collegians to win
lat event. Schutz attributes his suc
ks to hard work and a new mental
ttitude.
“I went to every practice in the fall
ith the goal of getting something
ut of the workout, " Schutz said. “I
ist went out and busted my butt.
Kent said that Schutz, a junior Fi
ance major from Galveston, lost
ome matches last year because of his
nental attitude.
“He used to rant and rave all over
Se court sometimes,” Kent said.
Now he knows he must keep his
lind on the game to win. He doesn’t
et bothered anymore.
Schutz said he realized the im-
ortance of being mentally tough
nd worked on it.
“When you get to this level, it’s all
the head,” Schutz said. “Every-
ody can hit a forehand and every-
ne can hit a backhand. It’swhen you
it it that counts. Matches are won
nd lost on mental weaknesses.”
Kent says his team this year had
omething that has been missing
om Aggie tennis for quite some
me: depth.
Behind Schutz are Alberto
imenez, a senior from Bogota, Col-
mbia, Dallas junior Reid Freeman,
an Antonian Max King, another
mior, freshman Brian Joelson from
ortland, Oregon and Dallas junior
im Grubert. These six make up the
tarting lineup for the Ags. Three
eshmen, Boyd Allen Bryan from
leaumont, Ron Kowal out of Naper-
111. and walk-on Fort Worth
esident Tom Judson are the back-
ps. Kent called Judson ‘a real sur-
rise’ and ‘the best number nine
layer in the league’.
“These freshmen will get more ex-
erienced as the season rolls along, ”
lent said. “’They are really pushing
| be older guys and are going to be a
® eal plus for this year’s team. Of
ourse it even makes our future look
bat much brighter. ”
Jimenez, the number two player
n Colombia, played along with
ichutz in the NCAA indoor invita-
ional in Houston last week. Jimenez
in the early rounds, but Schutz
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Coach David Kent
won four matches to reach the final
16 before bowing out.
Reid Freeman played in that tour
nament last year. Kent said Freeman
is capable of playing great tennis.
“When he’s on he can play with
anybody, ’ Kent said. “Schutz,
Jimenez and Freeman are all capable
of playing number one on this team.
Schutz just has the edge right now. ”
Kent, the first full time coach
A&M has ever had, has done some
thing that no other Aggie tennis
coach has had the time to do: recruit.
Kowal won the 1979 Illinois state
boys singles championship. Joelson
won the 1978 and 1979 Oregon high
school championship. Bryan was
ranked in the top five in Texas in high
school singles last year.
“I’ve had plenty of time to get out
and recruit, Kent said. “We have
new facilities and the weather is
great so more people are interested
in playing here. But A&M doesn’t
have a winning tradition in tennis
like it does in football or basketball,
so some are apprehensive about
coming here. I want to build a win
ning tradition.”
Kent says he is trying to get the
student body to back the team.
“The students are great here,” he
said. “They have such apositive atti
tude. This is the best place I’ve
coached in 22 years.”
Kent, 44, coached at West Texas
State University for nine years prior
to A&M coaching job. Before that,
he coached high school tennis in
Midland and Amarillo.
“Once we get some students out
here, I’m sure they’ll come back, ” he
said. “I want to get the corps in
terested. If they get involved, it’ll be
successful. We’ve printed posters,
put up signs all over town and even
given out 5000 free tickets to match
es, which are free anyway! When
Trinity comes to town (Feb. 19) Tve
even thought about standing out by
the MSC and telling people about it.
I’ll try anything .. . Maybe parachut
ing a guy onto campus might work. ”
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