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Page 12/The Battalion/Monday, April 30, 1984 McEnroe sweeps WCT By DAVE SCOTT Sports Writer DALLAS — In the beginning there were 12, but there might as well just have been one — John McEnroe. McEnroe easily defeated Jimmy Connors in straight sets Sunday to win the 1'2-man World Championship df Tennis finals in Dallas. McEnroe began the match by breaking Connors’ serve in the first game and then jumping out to a 3-0 lead. Both players felt that McEnroe’s fast start was a key in his victory. “He got started from the very beginning and went for broke right away,” Connors said. “And I just never got started.” Sunday’s victory was the fourth WCT championship for McEnroe — his second straight. “I got off to a quick start and that helped,” McEnroe said. “He (Connors) was a bit slug gish, I guess.” Although Connors did play better as the match progressed, he never challenged McEnroe. Connors never broke McEn roe’s serve and only forced eight games into deuce, of which McEnroe won six. Con nors has never had a big serve, but Sunday it was particularly ineffective. “I wasn’t getting too many first serves in,” Connors said, “and my second serve was fall ing short so I was giving him all the advantages he wanted.” And McEnroe hardly needed any advantages. He is at the top of his game right now, having lost only three sets all year, so it probably would have taken an extraordinary effort by Con nors to beat him. .n i .i. i .i. i i .i. Li^ I J^ i I A. I ».t. I .tj I XStm/ r CBnarwood Apartments Now preleasing for Summer & Fall • Summer & Fall Shuttle Bus • No Utility Deposit • Covered Parking • Two Pools • Hot Tub and Sauna • Weightroom • Basketball & Volleyball courts A College Station tradition in fine living Managed by Brentwood Properties 1201 Harvey Rd. 693-3014 Earlier in the week, McEnroe defeated Vitas Gerulitas in the quarter-finals, 6-3, 6-2, 6-3. And in the semi-finals he downed former University of Texas star Kevin Curren, 6-3, 6-3, 6-4. Neither Gerulitas nor Currin were able to break his serve. Because of the ease with which he won the tournament, McEnroe never got into any se rious trouble with the officials or the crowd. However, in the finals match against Connors, he was warned once for obscen ity and in the third set he kicked the scoreboard after missing a shot. The near capacity crowd of about 16,000 wasted no time in booing and harrassing him. Af ter the match, McEnroe voiced his displeasure about the crowd. “The crowd was on Jimmy’s side and they wanted to see the match last a little longer,” McEnroe said, “but when they try to bring me down, that’s a little ridiculous. I was playing well and they should appreciate that.” Casper, Brewer win at Legends United Press International AUSTIN — Gay Brewer birdied four of the first six holes Sunday and together with teammate Billy Casper hung on to record their most lucrative victory ever — a three-shot win in the Legends of Golf. It was the first title on the se niors tour for Brewer and his first of any kind since he cap tured the Canadian Open a dozen years ago. “It’s been a long time I’ve done anything like this,” said Brewer, who made all six of his team’s birdies Sunday and 16 out of 24 for the week. Casper, meanwhile, won for the second consecutive week, having claimed the Senior PGA v PizzaworksO Many people call me at DoubleDaves and they say "Hey, what do you have on special? I like to say "DoubleDaves is always special. Then they say something like "Why, you're a groovy kind of guy, DoubleDave. Since I can't argue with that, I smile meekly and take their order. The Always Special lettuce give you Free Salad Bar with any pizza purchase. 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They each won $28,500. Defending champions Rod Funseth and Roberto de Vicenzo finished in third at 16- under 264 after a 68 Sunday with each of them winning $16,500. There was a three-way tie for fourth at 15-under 265 among the teams of Don January-Dave Marr (who shot a 64 Sunday), Kel Nagle-Peter Thomoson (65) and Charlie Sifford-Bill Collins (65). Arnold Palmer and Dow Finsterwald, who were 5-over after the first two days, pro duced the lowest final 36 holes in the field and finished at 7- under. Brewer started the day by making an eight-foot putt for birdie at the par-5 opening hole and then curled in a 25-foot bir die putt at the third. He birdied the fourth and sixth holes as well to put his team in command. “He actually could have bird ied the first six holes,” said Casper, who had teamed with Brewer two previous years at the Legends. “All I did was ride around in the cart all day.” Aggie Olympic hopefuls Swimmers aim for trials By BARBARA BROWN Reporter In a sport where tenths of a second can be the difference be tween winning or losing, A&M has a lot of potential. Six Aggie swimmers — one woman and five men — have qualified for the Olympic Trials. And Coach Mel Nash - says others can still qualify for the trials. “There are several team members who are only fractions of a second away from qualify ing times,” he says. The trials for the United States Olympic team will be held June 25-30 in Indianapo lis. There will be three events each day and the top eight in each event will compete in the finals that evening. In the past, the top three made the Olympic team, but this year only the top two in the finals will be on the team, Nash says. Jody Tanner qualified for the 100-meter freestyle. Tanner, a 1984 All-America, says the main difference in preparing for the Olympic Trials is the shorter time to train. “Usually a season is from September to March and we only have from April to June to gel ready for the trials," she says. Kevin Londrigan qualified in the 100 meter backstroke and John Heldenfels in the 100-me- ter butterfly. But Heldenfels decided not to attend the the trials. “I don’t have a realistic shot at making the finals,” he said. “I need to get some experience working in my major this sum mer.”. Two Aggie swimmers will be competing for other countries. Mark Viminizt, a native of Vancouver, British Columbia, says competing in the Olympics has been his goal since he was a child. This is his third time to qualify in the 100-meter and 200-meter breaststrokes. Viminizt says there is a big difference in collegiate swim ming and Olympic swimming. “The difference in the 25-yard pool used in College competi tion and the 50-meter OM pool is the difference i and day, ” he says. “Thesim gies are totally differental»' Roberto Salas is alreadi member of the Venezuali Olympic team, where lie ranked second. Anativeofl tencia, Salas will be compem itynd in the 100 meter and 201)mti butterfly. Another All-America! mer, Chris O’Neil, willbeftl ling a childhood dream 1 he competes in the 100 mUf and 200 meter butterfly.“ftj United Press Illter 1 was a kid kl always dreaw about it and wanted to goli AMI — Middh when I dropped out of s»in 0 l' ave tireless ming for awhile, the dreJ mselves on the n kind of died out," he si pay suddenly d. “Then when I started bad,i stheir families tal dream picked up again. nle( J ~ a phen .. chialrist calls Just saying you’re goinji ^ the Olympic Trials is an hoH ,y. tickel symlr in itself. 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