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1 COLLEGE STATION. TX >1 311 UNIVERSITY DRIVE 846-3030 i ■■»■■■ mrwmm *mmmm mmmmmwm'mwm mwwmmm mmmww m mm mww ■ ■ ■ ■■■ ■ GET BACK IN THE SWING OF THINGS AT INTERURBAN We’ve got a great happy hour lined up for you and your party this fall FEATURING Interurban Happy Hours 4-7:00 Mon.-Thurs. 4-6:30 Fri. 10-Close Mon.-Sat. 2:30-1 1:00 Sunday Free Munchies 5:30-6:30 Mon.-Fri. And don’t forget about our $l .00 FROZEN MARGARITAS (served between I and 5 p.m. Every Day!| IIVTERURBAIV E a 11 n Page 2S7The Battalion/Monday, August 27, 1984 Athletics vs academia an often debated issue By Leslie Heffner Reporter The debate over whether Texas A&M University Athletic Depart ment puts more emphasis on athlet ics rather than academics started long before the million dollar coach, Jackie Sherrill came to Texas A&M. But since his arrival to Texas A&M the debate has become more heated. Reporters, broadcasters, critics and spectators criticize the money put into Texhs A&M athletics. The hiring of Sherrill as football coach and athletic director seem to re inforce the criticism. Sherrill signed a 10-year contract worth nearly $3 million. The Express-News, a San Antonio newspaper, says Sherrill’s contract makes him the highest paid univer sity employee of any kind anywhere in the nation. Freshman athletes have it even tougher. They must adjust to playing their Fa vorite sport under a kind of pressure they have never experienced before. Intercolligiate athletics is a big business. But it’s ironic, the same people who constantly criticize the emphasis Texas A&M puts into athletics are usually the same people who pay $15 to spend a hot sweaty afternoon in Kyle Field, cheering the Aggie foot ball team on to victory. It’s like the man who condones the behavior of Vannessa Williams but is the first person at the newsstand to buy the current issue of Penthouse ^ azine. If there is a problem with In A&M’s athletes struggling to sutij in the academic world, pastandj; sent athletes don’t acknowledged An over-all opinion of the atklf; seems to be that those whom wan succeed in academics will. Pastj; letes as well as present onesap, | that most of the coaches stress demies as much as they stressatfe ics. Dr. Steven O’Neal, Texas All football team star punterfrontlS to 1968, says, “It’s not only uptoj athlete to handle athletics ands I, demies, but it’s also up to them | to stress athletics and academia: f and off the field.” Having good intercolligiate? (See ATHLETICSpagefi) j Ag tennis team ready for’81 By JUDY OLIVER Reporter The Texas A&M men’s and wom en’s tennis teams have about 13 re turning players for the 1984-’85 sea son as well as some promising new ones. David Kent, head coach for the men’s team, says he looks for the best team Texas A&M has ever had. He says they have upped the quality and quantity of the team. Kent says the two goals of the men’s team are to win the Southwest Conference title and to place in the top ten in the nation. Returning players will include Greg Hill and Grant Connell. Hill and Connell were the first Aggies in history to make the All-American list. Connell, a sophmore from Can ada, was a finalist in the Canadian Men’s Championship this summer. He placed 47th in the nation last year. “Grant Connell’s future is unlimit ed,” Kent says. Hill was a 1984 All-SWC team member and placed 31st in the na tion last year. This summer Hill played in three large tournaments in Kentucky. Alkio Kimmo, who played for A&M for two years, will be returning after spending a year serving in the Finnish army. Kimmo is the national tennis champion of Finland. Other returning players include Russ Simmons, who won the Lake Conroe tournament; Mark Smith, who won the National Amateur Tournament in Tyler; as well as Dean Goldfine, from Florida; Vos Marcel, from the Netherlands; and Rafael Delgado, from Mexico. The men’s team will have three new freshmen this year — Matt Ak- Grant Connell man, of Canada; Chris Stanich, of Houston; and Dean Johnson from South Africa who arrives in January. Kent says he is excited to have Johnson joining the team because he is a super player. He says Johnson played well this summer and im proved his volley. “There will be good intra-rivalry on the team,” Kent says. “It will be a dog-fight to see who will make the top three.” “Our goal is to crack the top 20 this year with the women’s team Kent says. Three new players are Gretchen Torres, Shelly Spiller and Stacey Noles. Torres, of New Mexico, won the State Championship of New Mexico. Kent says she is a terrific athlete in tennis, as well as volleyball and softball. Spiller, of Junction Texas, won the Class 3A singles championship in Junction. Kent says she has had much success this summer. Noles, of Chicago, was among the Greg Hill top Juniors in the Chicagoareai I is on academic scholarship k I Kent believes she will be a Digfla [ for the girl’s team. Three new players coming in Je ! nary are Helen ChristiaanseandH nata Arnold, of Canada; andfci Labuschangne, of South Afria j; Nandini Rangaraja of Indiad l>e returning. Kent says she wasif I number one player last year. Vanne Akagi is returning alir winning six major tournamenu:' Hawaii this summer. “We look for Akagi to reallyki | threat this year," Kent says. Other returning players are Cait Nutt, of Missouri City; GayeL® Gensler, of Houston; and LauraL ong, of Singapore. Kent says the men’s and womti teams have a good mixture of ft riegn and American players. 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