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The Battalion Sports
March 26, 1982 Page 15
SWC reaps rewards from UH, A&M successes
by John Wagner
Battalion Staff
When the Houston Cougars
I were fighting their way into the
Final Four of the NCAA basket
ball tournament, the other
members of the Southwest Con
ference had more than one
reason to cheer them on. Con
ference pride, certainly, but
there is another matter that
came into play as the Cougars
[advanced.
Money. Lots of it.
UH stands to make an esti-
I mated $600,000 from ticket
s^les and television revenues, as
will each of the other three final
ists. Of that money, UH is ex
pected to keep approximately
>225,000 to cover expenses.
That figure also includes some
[profit.
The rest of the money will be
[turned over to the SWC and dis
tributed to the nine member
schools. Because the tourna
ment isn’t over yet and UH’s ex
penses haven’t been figured, the
exact amount to be given to each
SWC school isn’t known. It
should be close to $40,000,
[however, if UH receives
|$600,000 and keeps $225,000.
Longhorns
play host
to men’s
tennis team
Wally Groff
Wally Groff, associate athletic
director for business affairs, says
Texas A&M won’t receive a
check specifically for the tourna
ment money.
“The SWC sends us two
checks, one in May and one in
June, that include all types of
surplus funds,” Groff said. He
said the money made from both
the NCAA tournament and the
National Invitation Tourna
ment will be added in with the
conference’s television money
and tournament money, so it is
almost impossible to determine
which money comes from which
sources.
Groff said he has asked the
conference several times why
member schools aren’t given a
breakdown of the money
sources and amounts.
“If I had five dollars for every
time I asked the conference why
they do it that way, we’d both be
rich.”
The Aggies’ participation in
the NIT is worth money also,
although the numbers aren’t
quite as large as those in the
NCAA.
The NIT gives each school in
the tournament two shares for
each game it plays. Since the
Aggies played three games, they
received six of the 126 total
shares. The NIT directors then
collect all the ticket money and
television money for every game
played throughout the tourna
ment. After keeping approxi
mately 25 percent for expenses,
they divide the remainder
among the schools in the tourna
ment, with the amount received
depending on the number of
shares a school has.
Groff said that in 1979, the
last year the Aggies were in the
NIT, each share was worth ab
out $5,500. That number
should be somewhat higher this
year, but, like the NCAA tour
nament, it will be several months
before the NIT determines how
much each school will receive.
The issue is further compli
cated by the fact that the NIT
pays for each school’s travel ex
penses and a percentage of the
miscellaneous expenses. Groff is
in the process now of filling out
expense reports that must be
sent to the NIT directors in New
York.
After receiving the money
from the NIT, which Groff said
will come “at the earliest, three
months from now,” Texas A&M
will take a percentage and send
the rest to the SWC, which will
distibute the money among all
nine schools.
T he Aggies’ only home game
in the NIT' means extra money
for the athletic cof fers also. Af
ter deducting expenses, the
Athletic Department sent the re
mainder of the money made
from the Lamar game to New
York. When the check from the
NIT arrives, it will include 20
percent of the money made
from that game. A sellout, then,
would have meant more money
for both the NIT and for Texds
A&M.
Only 3,217 spectators watch
ed the Aggies defeat the Cardin
als. G. Rollie White Coliseum
holds 7,500.
Groff said surplus money re
ceived from the conference
makes up about 15 percent of
the Athletic Department’s
budget.
Tennis victory satisfies Aggies
by Denise S. Sechelski
Battalion Staff
The Texas A&M men’s tennis defeated
the University of Houston 8-1 Tuesday at
the Omar Smith Tennis Center and coach
David Kent said the victory was especially
meaningful for the Aggies.
“There’s no love lost between us, that’s
for sure,” Kent said. “T hey don’t really like
us and we don’t really like them. They’ve
changed coaches and lost a few players since
last year, so the situation has changed
some.”
The Aggies won all the singles matches
and Kent said Brian Joelson played ex
tremely well in the number one match.
“Joelson’s been playing exceptional ten
nis of late,” he said. “He’s played really well
on our trip down to North Carolina during
the spring break.”
The number one doubles team of Joelson
and Tom Judson lost the only Aggie match
of the day.
The Aggies have an overall record of 19-4
but stand undefeated in their first three
Southwest Conference matches. Texas
A&M is ranked No. 19 in the nation, a move
up from the No. 20 position it held at the
start of the season.
Result’s against the University of
Houston:
— Joelson del. Mike Livshitz 7-6, 7-6.
— Mike Pazourek def. Steve Couch 4-6,
6-4. 6-4
— Kimmo Alkio def. Erik Eitzeh 6-0, 6-0
— Tom Judson def. Peter Parrel 6-3, 6-2
— Greg Hill def . Philippe Arnold 6-1,6-2
— Ron Kowal def. Ritchie Lanys 6-1,6-3.
In doubles action:
— Livshitz-Couch( Houston) del. Joelson-
Judson 6-3, 6-4
— Hill-Kowal def. Arnold-Farrel 6-2, 6-1
— Pazourek-Alkio del. Lanys-Bob
Damoff 6-4, 6-2
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by Denise S. Sechelski
Battalion Staff
Whenever the Aggies and the
| Longhorns meet in any sport,
the expected atmosphere is fil
led with tension and intense dis
like, right?
Wrong.
The Texas A&M tennis team
| will play to win in Austin Satur
day against the University of
Texas, but the rivalry is not un-
[ friendly, tennis coach David
Kent says.
“The Texas players and our
J players get along very well,”
I Lent said. “Texas is a lot like we
are in that they recruit good stu
dent athletes. Some of the
schools like Arkansas and Hous-
jpoitsB ion have so many foreign play-
. a getr. ■ ers and we mix just like oil and
\ water.”
Kent said the Aggies’ main
I concern, however, is winning as
many individual matches as pos
sible against the Longhorns.
"Every match we play against
| conference teams counts be
cause it’s those individual
matches of the team members
that determine your finish at the
fnd of the year," Kent ex
plained.
The Aggies have played three
Southwest Conference schools
and are undefeated. Kent said
his team is progressing as he
hoped it would at the beginning
of the season.
“I’m still excited about the
'ear," he said. “I’m very pleased
v, 'ith our freshmen. Greg Hill
has developed into a very fine
player, Mike Pazourek is doing
"ell in the number two matches,
and Kimmo Alkio plays well for
w every day.
“I’m even getting excited for
next year because these guys will
he sophomores with some ex
perience.”
Kent said he is disappointed
"ith the Aggies’ doubles play so
hr but feels that the team can
'urn it around" for the remain-
' uer of he year.
fhe Longhorns' top player is
Johnny Levine from Tucson,
Kent said, but the Lon-
Uoms have great depth and a
‘oiid team all the way around.
It will be a hard battle but we
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Jhe Longhorns are ranked
o ^nationally and the Aggies
^fd the No. 19 position in the
r r ’ u ntrv. Four of the top ten and
i; c of the top 20 teams in the
Wintry are in the SWC. South-
Methodist University is
.. .***1 No. 1, Texas Christian
jnnersitc u ranked No. 8. and
^nsas is ranked No. 9.
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w’ho really knows how r to return a
favor.
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