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Tennis teams rated20th in nation all semesta toumameiii i among 81 id upon tit Texas, lui time by tit ght Class I ihroughtlt t at AM 'man Tern -et against ner Indoot 5mith. Reid. nith. pringfield, By RICK STOLLE Battalion Staff While the Texas A&M University tennis teams rested over the Christ- Imas break, the tennis ranking com mittee of College and Junior Tennis Magazine was busy. The publication rated the Ags No. 20 nationally as the spring season be- gins. “We are obviously pleased with our ranking, ” said head A&M coach David Kent, “but we realize we have a lot of hard work ahead of us. “And most of that work will be in our own conference. ” What Kent was referring to was the five other Southwest Conference teams that are ranked ahead of the Ags in the Top 20. Arkansas was rated fifth, Houston 11, SMU 14, TCU 15 and Texas 17. Trinity University, in San Antonio, was rated ninth nationally. The SWC and the Texas area is the strongest tennis area in the na tion, said Kent. The only other area that can compare is California with the top four tennis schools in the nation centered in that state as well as the number seven and 19 ranked. “Rice should be up there with us, too,” said Kent. "The Owls are as good as we are and should have been ranked so actually there are seven teams in the SWC that can compete with anybody.” Kent also said he was pleased with I the A&M schedule this year. The Ags have 19 home matches this spring including Arkansas, Texas, SMU and Arizona. Arizona was pick ed as one of the teams in the nation that could very well break into the Top 20 by the poll. The good thing about being pick ed high,” said Kent, “is that good teams are now willing to come to us to play here. I hope having all these good home matches will help us get r ortWortl | iation. Sir' 1 in roonr attend, in the new ill be dull trow, bet in Sail ; Racquet i the club. Sonja Hutcherson good crowds out to see some fine tennis.” Not only were the rankings going out to the teams, but to players as well. The Ags had four players rank ed nationally in the Top 101 18-year- olds. Sonja Hutcherson, from Mem phis, Texas, was ranked 71. She also won the Panhandle Sports Hall of Fame Tennis Player of the Year for the third straight year. “That is an incredible acheive- ment for a little of country gal from a town with a population of about 2,000,” said Kent. Amy Gloss, from Oregon, was ranked 79 and Laura Hanna was 99. Leonard Smith, the only member of the men’s team to be picked, was ranked 101. Kent said Smith has had wins over higher ranked players, however. He defeated Miguel Nido of Puerto Rico who was ranked 42, Doug Snyder of Austin, ranked 78 and Greg Hill of Kentucky who was ranked 83. “Leonard has really come on strong for us since fall and we are looking forward to him helping us in David Kent the future," said Kent. Kent said the future looks bright for A&M tennis with the addition of Van Barry and some hoped-for re cruits. “The recruiting war is in full swing now,” he said, “with everybody trying to get the best players they can. We are looking at players who will help us. It’s an investment in the future.” Leonard Smith Barry is a quality player said Kent and will sit out a year to gain eligibil ity. Barry transferred from South west Lousiana. “Their loss is our gain,” said Kent. “Anytime you can get somebody that has beaten you before, it’s a great help to the team.” Kent said he is looking forward to the season because it promises to be a good, exciting one. “This is one of our strongest teams ever,” he said. “With a lot of hard work, we can improve our standing in conference and nationally as well.” The season will begin Jan. 31 for the men’s team against Hardin- Simmons University in a home match at the Omar Smith Tennis Center on the campus of Texas A&M. The women’s season begins a week later on Feb. 7 when they take on Southwest Texas University in a home match. Home matches are scheduled to begin at 1:30 p.m. Tournaments are slated to begin at 9 a.m. and last throughout the day. The tennis cen ter is between the police station and Kyle Field. THE BATTALION Page 15 THURSDAY. JANUARY 22, 1981 1 The Bridal Boutique Announces Brazos Center 3232 Briarcrest Dr. jBrdal “Fair Sunday, Jan. 25th 2-5 p.m. Fashionshow: 3-4 p.m. Free Invitations Are Available at the Following Merchants: Aggieland & University Rowers The Bridal Boutique Central Texas Hardware CNC Photographies Diamond Brokers Future Heirlooms Medley’s J.C. Penney’s Petal Patch Plantation Catering Rosanne’s Skaggs Alpha Beta University Studio U Rent M Wallace's Printing World Travel Register to - win a FREE Honeymoon Trip to Las Vegas ; Future Brides, Grooms and Mothers come enjoy beautiful displays of 17 local merchants I Refreshments will be served. 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