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,! V- sports Battalion/Pagf; September 2,1 Kent, Cannon anticipating in ’82 A&M tennis Soccer success by Joe Tindel Jr. Battalion Staff The Texas A&M men’s tennis team finished 18th in the nation last season, but Coach David Kent is looking to even greater heights this year. The women didn’t fare as well, but Coach Jan Cannon ex pects far better results from four fine freshmen and a possible all- America candidate. Both teams get their first chance to test their strengths this .'weekend in the Beaumont Labor Day Tournament. With talent like seniors Brian Joelson and Ron Kowal as well as sophomores Greg Hill and Kim- mo Alkio returning, it’s no won der Kent is excited about the new season. “We feel like we’re going to have a fine year,” Kent said. “We’ve got everybody coming back.” Alkio is a good example of the potential the men have. He and Mike Pazourek won the confer ence doubles championship last spring. Kent also has faith in singles standout Joelson, who was all-SWC last year and qual ified for the NCAA meet in sing les and doubles. Joelson and Alkio will not participate in the Beaumont tournament, but instead will take a breather from the sum mer tournaments they’ve been through, Kent said. Kent said he expects strong doubles play from Kowal and junior Van Barry in this weekend’s tournament. Kowal and junior Tom Judson, who won’t play again until spring, took first place in the Beaumont tournament last year. This fall also is the debut for Arnold Kettenacker, a junior from Vancouver. B.C., and nicely as a guage for the Aggie Ladies. “We’re going to play them ev ery chance we get because they’re a good measuring stick,” she said. “If we can do well against them we can do well against anybody.” Brian Joelson Liliana Fernandez Of course, “goodbye AIAW” means “hello NCAA” for the Aggie Ladies. Now that Can non’s team competes in the NCAA, it will face the same SWC foes the men face, and Cannon admitted the competi tion will remain tough. “The competition within a hundred miles of here is just so good,” she said. Kent said he’s looking forward to seeing the Canadian perform. Kettenacker was redshirted last year. Cannon eagerly anticipates the season, mainly because she’s recruited her best crop of fresh man ever and senior Liliana Fer nandez is ready for NCAA ac tion. Cannon said Fernandez may be the first Aggie netter to achieve all-America status. Fer nandez finished fourth last year in the TAIAW individual tour nament. In addition, Cannon said, she expects exceptional play from freshmen Vanne Akagi, Linda Scogin, Cathy Nutt and Meg Green. cause we didn’t lose any one of our top six except Pam Hill,” Cannon said. Cannon said she’s more confi dent about this year’s team not only because of the additional talent, but also because the dis solution of the AIAW takes perennial power Trinity Uni versity out of the women’s con ference. Trinity finished second nationally behind UCLA last year. Nevertheless, Cannon said her team will still play Trinity in non-conference action, a con frontation which should serve “Rice is good, the University of Houston is good, Texas is good and SMU and TCU are good.” She said the only weak link in the conference could be Baylor. But conference play won’t be gin until spring, and these first few months, both the men and women will enter a series of non conference tournaments which end Nov. 7 for the women and Nov. 22 for the men. Akagi, from Wahiawa, Hawaii, and Scogin, from Shreveport, La., are probably the best of the four, Cannon said, and they could figure heavily in the makeup of this year’s team. “We look for them to play in the top six in their freshman year, which is real unusual, be- DISCOUNT FIRST 30 MINS. OF FIRST SHOW EACH DAY. FRIDAY STUDENTS $2.00 WITH ID. fi i 'fi si c- iggs KTAM Mldnlte Shows Frl. & Sat. HANKY PANKY (R) ?ckv Horror Picture Show (R) Oj cinema hi Post O.ik Mall SAT./SUN.: 12:30-2:50 5:10-7:30-9:50 WEEK NITES: 15M Htrvty K«od 764-MC THE Terrestrial 5:10-7:30-9:50 He is ofroid. is orally alone. ' A UNIVERSAL PICTURE You don’t assign him. You unleash him. HE’S OUR GOVERNMENTS MOST GUARDED SECRET. hie SOLDIIER AN EMBASSY PICTURES RELEASE SAT. SUN. 12:45 2:35 4:25 6:15 8:05 9:55 2ND WEEK SAT./SUN.: 12:30-2:20-4:10-6:00-7:50-9:40 WEEK NITES: 6:00-7:50-9:40 A New Dimension in Terror... Delivers Free... Fresh! Fast! Hot Pizza! Plus Free Cokes! Call Now 846-3768 846-7751 We Guarantee 30- Mlnute Delivery Service! Both the men and women be gan practice as a team Monday, enduring the heat from 2 p.m. until 5 p.m.. Cannon said. After that, both teams have been lift ing weights and running. (continued from page 17) have been able to compete with the best (teams in the nation). We had the best team this year since I have been here at A&M. They are super. I’ve played pro fessional soccer before and I know what it takes to play, and I know that at least five players on this team have the talent to play professional soccer.” The women’s team is also star- studded. Team members in clude three recruits who were high school all-Americans, three players from last year’s national club champions, two more from previous national championship teams, one returning college all- American and five returning members of the all-Texas team. Paul Winston, captain of the men’s team, said all the players want to do is play matches as a varsity-level organization. “We’re not asking for money,” he said. “All we want is a chance to prove ourselves. If some of our recruits would have known that we weren’t going to be a varsity team, they never would have come here.” One of those recruits is Andrew Triolo, a high-scoring player from Huntington, N.Y. “I don’t really know what’s going on here,” he said. "One day I showed up for practice and no one was there so I called Coach to see what was going on, and he said soccer had been dropped. I had a scholarship lined up at Penn State but I de cided to come here after I found out what they had to offer. I thought we (the soccer team) were going to be treated like any other varsity playc" ” tnt ha 'ers. Triolo might have been given that impression through a pam phlet printed last spring by the Athletic Department in which, Winston saia, it’s clear the Athle tic Department was supportive of the soccer program. “There was a note in the back of that pamphlet where Wally Groff (associate athletic director the “All we want is opportunity. We were only varsity for the last six games last year. We don't think that is much of a chance. Last year we finished second in con ference and I know we were going to be better this year. ” — Soccer team member Richard Zimmerman. thing about that pamph he did the recruitingon too. He did it withoutd through the departmen The players contend! don’t want to burden tli tic Department, but the chance to prove theirot Returning starter Zimmerman said: “Alii is the opportunity. W’e» varsity for the last six n year. We don’t thini much of a chance. Last finished second in cot and I know weweregoi better this year. Oun was excellent. We had against some of thebetti in the country, indudinj on ESPN (cable spoi work).” Winston said theAth partment shouldn’t ha duled games against schools if it knewtnesoc wasn’t going to be recog a varsity sport this year ton said Franco did th; own, too. H ever appro' ornton sail st year Frar rrriU’s offt for Finance) talks about every thing the Athletic Department is going to do for the soccer prog ram. So if the Athletic Depart ment knew last spring that we were not going to be a varsity sport, why did they print that pamphlet?” The note that Winston is re ferring to states: 0 5TH FUNNIE WEEK. 3d ran Skaggs center 846-6714 SAT./SUN.: 1:45-3:55 s 6:00-8:00-10:00 WEEK NITES: 6:00-8:00-10:00 Wmrm% liw. ntw Mi, Hr Ojnqrou. I.,»,« Hunt- You May Neve Slop tauqNng 20th CENTURY- eyi FOX FILMS Bom with the courage of on eagle, the strength or a block tiger, and the power of a god. 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CALL: 693-2323 or 693-7815 Houston Chronicle “The Athletic Department of Texas A&M University proudly recognizes the newest member of its family — SOCCER ... The Athletic Department is dedi cated to providing first-class facilities, coaches and funding for ail the intercollegiate prog rams we sponsor. We look for ward to future seasons for this exciting sport.” Thornton said the Athletic Department had no idea the pamphlet was being printed. “He did all that on his own,” he said. “We didn’t know any- dule,” Th one day la Coach Sh him to sign a contrat year’s schedule, but Id Coach Sherrill knew situation. We wereju settled at the time ami (Sherrill) thought socc like all the other vani Winston said thewl tion was confusing start. “We thought all we was prove that we cou solicit donations so w port ourselves and l win,” he said. “We pi we could win. “We proved thalw emit by bringing in freshmen. And l km least five of those c played anywher** ^ (contin criteria Ip our resu haven’t h and have map to tl sponsible ram and measurat |v That i should ha al diffen from forr fepm the of it from said, the tered thi and presi the peopl Bright we’ve bee have not; football, t ity of fort should hi | Here wants for mi) For chain pior of every *2) Fo end for t :very 10 11 3) For tatinnal l r|5 (or 20 Howe :ent for: with Brig goals, In; oublicize iAconiu he roadi J Now i! he road. L ^ <> * ( ** 1 vho veer te made te aliena i: olh iwers They’re really blue but they came here thii we were going to be team. 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