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MONDAY, MARCH 9, 1981
Baseball team plays at 1 p.m.
Men’s tennis team beats
No. 10Michigan Saturday
By RICK STOLLE
Battalion Staff
Going into the biggest tourna
ment of the year, the Texas A&M
men’s tennis team had little to lose
and a lot to gain.
The team responded with a 3-2
tournament record and a win over
the highest ranked opponent in
coach David Kent’s three years at
Aggieland.
The Ags defeated lOth-rated
University of Michigan 6-3 Satur
day in the last day of the H.E.B.
College Tennis Team Tournament
in Corpus Christi.
“The team played well
throughout the whole tourna
ment,” said Kent. "We should de
finitely move up in the rankings.”
Kent said the team played well
as a unit with individuals coming
through in the clutch.
"Brian Joelson’s win in the
number three singles was the key
to the victory over Michigan,” he
said. “He played one of the best
matches of his career.”
Kent also said Max King and
Tom Judson had a good tourna
ment. They played consistently
and well, he said, and came up
with some very big wins for Texas
A&M.
Michigan is the defending Big
10 tennis champions and this was
the first meeting between the
Wolverines and the Ags.
In singles: Reid Freeman lost to
Mike Leach 2-6, 2-6; Trey Schutz
lost to Matt Horwitch 7-6, 6-3;
Joelson beat Mark Mees 6-4, 5-7,
6- 4; Max King defeated Ross Laser
7- 6, 6-2; Tom Judson beat Ihor
Debryn 2-6, 6-2, 6-2 and Ron
Kowal defeated Dan McLaughlin
6-3, 6-4.
Freeman-Joelson lost to Leach-
Horwitch 4-6, 4-6; Kowal-Judson
beat Laser-Mees 6-4, 6-4 and
Schutz-Leonard Smith defeated
Bebryn-Mclaughlin 6-3, 7-5 in
doubles.
In the tournament, the Aggies
defeated the University of Arkan
sas at Little Rock 8-1 in the first
round. The team then lost to
eigth-ranked Clemson 6-3.
Against number 19, University of
San Diego, the Ags did very well,
taking the match 5-2.
But, the Ags faltered a bit
against Wichita State University
ranked number 18. They were
beaten in a tough, long match, 5-2.
The Ags went up against Michigan
next for the 11th spot in the final
placings of the tournament.
The wins bring the Ags record
to 12-3 on the season. But a rough
spot on the schedule will be com
ing up as the Ags take on a tough
University of Oklahoma team
Wednesday at 1:30 at the Royal
Oaks Raquet Club in Bryan.
Then, the Ags have to travel to
Houston to take on both the
Cougars and the Rice Owls Fridays
and Saturday.
By RICHARD OLIVER
Sports Editor
On a day when hot coffee was a
more precious commodity than
base hits, the Texas Aggies be
came a complete baseball team.
Saturday the Aggies swept a
twilight doubleheader from St.
Mary’s University, 12-2 and 5-4.
The day started out wet and
cool, and ended up dry and cold.
The first game was delayed for an
hour and a half by occasional show
ers, but after the cold front passed
over game one began with the
temperature 51 degrees.
The Ags capitalized early, rack
ing Rattlers pitcher Bill Shock for
five runs. Shock entered the ball-
game with a 1-2 record and a fine
1.33 ERA, but J.P. Bramhall sing
led and the righthander dished up
a fat fastball to Aggie second base-
man David Kennard who slam
med it over the left field wall, the
fourth home run of the year for
Texas A&M.
The 12 runs scored jumped the
team’s run production total to 51
in five ballgames.
Righthander Rick Luecken, 2-
0, got the win for Texas A&M,
going five innings and giving up
five hits, five walks and two runs
before surrendering to Perry
Swanson.
Kennard ended up four-for-five
with four RBIs to lead the Ags.
Bramhall was three-for-four and
Rodney Hodde was three-for-
three with two RBIs.
Texas A&M carried a 4-1 lead
into the seventh in game two, but
starter Robert Slavens tired after
pitched 5% innings in the chilly
weather, giving up six hits and one
run — a fine performance after a
rocky game against Northeast
Louisiana a week earlier.
The Rattlers managed to tie the
game 4-4, racking reliever Jack
Miska for three runs.
In the bottom of that inning,
Aggie Clint Heard opened with a
single and was moved to third on a
hit-and-run single by Hodde.
Grant Priess walked, and short
stop Billy Cannon slapped a single
to win it.
Bobby Taylor, 1-0, got the win
for the Ags.
“The kids had a pretty good
day,” he said after the game.
“Luecken pitched a good ball-
game.”
The Aggies have a busy week
coming up, as they take
din-Simmons today at Pal O';
Field in a doubleheadet
ning at 1 p.m. Tuesdayli
A&M will travel to San Anton;-'
a doubleheader against
Mary’s, then Friday it’
Houston to play Rice in the
west Conference opener.
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MORNING
Now at Manor East Mall
IM Game Plan
ENTRIES CLOSE: Tomorrow (Tuesday, March 10) will be
the final day to enter the Intramural Badminton Singles and
Doubles Tournament. Participants are reminded that schedules
will be posted after 2 p.m. on Thursday, March 12 and that play
will begin on Monday, March 23 (NOT MONDAY, MARCH
16). Practice time can be reserved in 351 G. Rollie White by
coming in the Intramural Office. Available practice time will be
this week from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday.
ENTRIES CLOSE: Tomorrow is also the last day to enter the
Slam Dunk competition which will begin on Tuesday, March 24
at 7:00 p.m. on the Main Floor of G. Rollie White. The finals will
be conducted between games of the All-University Cham
pionship games.
ENTRIES CLOSE: Innertube Water Polo will be accepting
entries through tomorrow. Competition will be Co-Rec only and
there is a $5.00 entry fee per team. Schedules will be available at
the Team Captains Meeting which will be held on Thursday,
March 12 at 5.T5 p.m. in Room 267 of G. Rollie White. Play will
begin on Tuesday, March 24.
ENTRIES OPEN: Everyone is reminded that entries will be
opening on Monday, March 23 for Handball Doubles, Pickleball
Doubles, and the Track and Field Meet. This date is the first
Monday after spring break so make your plans before you leave
so that you are prepared to enter upon your return.
INTRAMURAL WRESTLING FINALS: Action will be
underway tomorrow evening in the IM Wrestling tournament as
the final match in each of the weight divisions in both Class A &
B will be held. Matches begin at 8 p.m. in Room 260 of G. Rollie
White.
TENNIS RAIN-OUTS: If rain halts or postpones any Tennis
Doubles action, individuals are asked to check in the IM Office
the following day after noon to see when the matches have been
rescheduled. EVEN IF YOUR MATCH WAS NOT RAINED
OUT, PLEASE CHECK THE SCHEDULE SINCE A RAIN-
OUT MAY CAUSE OTHER ROUNDS TO NEED RE
SCHEDULING AS WELL AS THE RAINED OUT ROUND.
Penberthy
Celebration of
Sports 1981
Entries for the Second Annual 11
Penberthy Celebration of Sports
are now being accepted. Softball
action will highlight the 48 hours!
of continuous sports action over
the weekend of March 27 - 29. A
$40.00 entry fee will be charged
to every team in each of the three jj
divisions — men’s, women’s,
co-rec.
Thousands Enjoy
The month of February saw
68,892 people enjoy the A&M
recreational facilities which in
cluded East Kyle, DeWare, G.
Rollie White and the pools.
David Wright and “Bert” Hanson prepare for tonight’s Class A Tennis Doubles match.
This figure nearly doubles any
previous month’s usage count.
The healthy increase is due in
part to the opening of the new
East Kyle facilities which en
abled thousands of more stu-
Spring
Break
Hours
The recreational facilities
will be open during the upcom
ing Spring Break according to
following schedule. This sched
ule will be in effect from Tues
day, March 17 through Sun
day, March 22, inclusive.
Outdoor pool
Tue.-Fri.
Sat., Sun.
G. Rollie White
Tue.-Fri.
Sat.
Sun.
East Kyle
Tue.-Fri.
Sat.
Sun.
12-2p.m.
l-5p.m.
10a.m.-10p.m.
10a.m.-10p.m.
8a. m. -midnight
10a.m.-10p.m.
10a.m.-10p.m.
8a.m.-midnight
DeWare Fieldhouse
Tue.-Sat. CLOSED
Sun. 8a.m.-midnight
A Typical
IM Champion?
If Texas A&M University was
to name an outstanding female
athlete for the past five to 10
years, Vicki Markowsky would
be in the running.
Markowsky, a physical educa
tion major working on her mas
ters, has excelled in every stage
of the University’s athletic pro
grams.
“I love competition,” she said.
That may well be understate
ment.
Markowsky lettered in softball
with the Lady Aggies while win
ning five Intramural titles. Her
achievements include: women’s
A Football champions the last
two years; women’s A Flicker-
ball; women’s B Tennis Doubles;
and her last triumph, women’s A
Pickleball Doubles last
semester.
Acknowledgements
This ad is sponsored by your
local McDonald’s ® Restaurants at
University Drive and the Manor
East Mall. Stories by John Bramb-
lett. Photos by David Einsel and
Robert Sebree.
She is teaching tennis, bowl
ing, and flickerball for the Uni
versity as a Graduate Assistant
now. When she finishes school,
she would like to coach tennis or
softball at the high school, junior
college or college level. She has
already spent a semester teach
ing and coaching tennis at Bryan
High School.
Some of us are compulsive ea
ters, others like to drink; Vicki
Markowsky is a compulsive com
petitor and a perpetual winner.
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