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Page 10/The Battalion/Friday, February 22, 1985 jC. ca ^ * n: ^ 846-4234 V3 Where You Can Always See The Beef Fajita Special $3<8Sr $2.95 Pitcher of Beer Skaggs Shopping Center $2.50 Call in Order 846-4234 ' —> A WA Jcr-Ms, Tatum: a female Moses Malone mm. ESI mi, Breakfast at Wendy's 7:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Mon. - Sun. Ham and Cheese Omelet Platter Ham, Cheese & Mushroom Omelet Platter Ham, Cheese, Onion & Green Pepper Omelet Platter Mushroom, Onion & Green Pepper Omelet Platter Scrambled Egg Platter French Toast _ . , _ , . , (your choice of mayonaise, catsup, Breaktast Sandwich pickle, onion, tomato, or lettuce) Home Fries Bacon Sausage OJ. Sunday Morning Specials This week: All you can eat 'Trench Toast" Available at both locations Drive thru open till 12:00 a.m. weekdays & 1 a.m. Fri./Sat. 10% discount w/ Aggie ID. 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She is averaging 10.8 re bounds per gam'e in Southwest Con ference play, not to mention her 16 point scoring average. “Getting good position is all you have to do to get tne rebounds,” Ta tum said. “You just have to block out and know when the other players are going to shoot.” Tatum’s success has not come eas ily, however. In the Aggie’s second game this season against Sam Hons-, ton, Tatum suffered a knee injury which at the time seemed to signal an end to her A&M career. “I got hit from the outside and it pushed my knee inside,” Tatum said. “It tore my medial ligaments. It was just a freak accident.” Tatum heavily tapes her knee be fore games and practices, but has en countered a few problems. . “When it gets cold, it aches,” Ta tum laughed. “I was a little hesitant at first. (A&M) Coach (Lynn) Hickey worked me back into it slowly. “I was really just glad to be back, but it was hard to realize how many limitations I had. I have a lot of proving to do. I’m never satisfied.” During her Jacksonville High School career, Tatum earned All- District, All-Region anti MVP in 1981. She was recruited by most teams in the SWC and almost every junior college in Texas. The choice was easy for l atum af ter she visited the A&M campus. “I liked the corps,” Tatum said. “The people were so friendly. Every one said, ‘Howdy.’ I didn’t like the atmosphere of t.u.” The University of Texas was the first team to recruit Tatum. This season the Horns have a 24-2 record anti are ranked No. 1 in the nation. The Aggies are 12-12. Does Tatum have any regrets? "Winning isn’t everything,” she s^id. “I’m proud of being an Aggie and have enjoyed playing w'ith the people on our team. You never know what might have happened if I had gone there. “I didn’t want to jump into a win ning team. I wanted to go where I ■ iid con Id help out.” She has done more than just help out. As l aturn’s senior season draws to a close, she wants nothing more than to end it in a flurry. ry pleased with this d. ‘9 “I’ve been ver season,” she said. “We weren't ex pected to do much before the season began. We lost some close games we should have won, but we’re just thinking about the games we have left. “I think we’re starting to reach our peak now. We’re getting to know where our teammates are going to be on the lloor. We’ll probably get into the (Southwest Conference) tournament. We want to lx* the un derdog. We want to go in and sur prise some people. “That reminds me of North Caro lina State (when they won the Na tional Championship in 1983). That's what I dream about." Tatum, is currently the Aggies'ca reer scoring leader, having passed teammate Jenni Edgar Wednesday night. If her current rebounding av erage continues, she will leave A&M with an average of 13 rebounds per game, another Aggie record. ‘It’s always a good feeling to have tr name in the record books,” she youi said. “But, it won’t mean that much if we don’t do well the rest of the sea son. I couldn’t have done it without the four others on the floor and the six or seven on the bench.” Xub.WM Texas A&rM center Michell Tatum goes upforasboir’ Texas’C.J. Jones (32) in Wednesday night’s 101-73Iosif No. 1 Longhorns. Since returning from a knee injury«! jjjj this year, Tatum has led the Ags in rebounding and store ihe The women’s professional league or a coaching career await Tatum af ter graduation. “If all goes well with the knee, I’d like to give the pro leagur she saia. “I will graduate sometime next year and would like to coach and teach. I also want to own my own sporting goods store and health spa." However, when the w l<-.i\ mg A&M won'tbeeasr. "1 wish 1 had several mr 1 she said. ‘‘I t ante hereto pin h.ill and I will hate to lew time r omes." Ag neffers overcome problems, scalp IndMm By BRANDON BERRY Sports Writer The No. 14 Texas A&M men’s tennis team overcame wind, driz zling rain and the underrated Northeast Louisiana Indians' to re- cprd its eighth dual-match win of the year Thursday at the Omar Smith Tennis Center. “This is a great win for us,” said A&M Coach David Kent. “Northeast Louisiana has got a great team. You’re gonna really hear from them in the national rankings. We’re really lucky to have eaked out a win because it was close out there.” The standings were tied going into the doubles matches at three singles victories apiece. Marcel Vos, who hadn’t lost a match all season, was beaten in straight sets ami there were three three-set matches and four tie-breakers. In fact, the Aggies could have been down 4-2 alter singles play were it not for the comeback win by Kimmo Alkio in No. 2 singles. Alkio, trailing 5-4 in the third and final set, fought off (wo match points to win the game and went on to win die match on a passing shot. “I've seen him do it time and time again,” Kent said. “Kimmo has a heart this (stretching his arms w ide') big. And Marcel and Greg (Hill) came back from not playing ver\ well in singles to just play super in doubles. "1 his may he the lx*st doubles w c \ e played at A&M." 1 lie Aggies won th< the No. 2 doubles tea 1 (ill came through,6 winners for the Mai k Smith and Kuss No Cl<iiihlcs and DeanM No. >» singles.. ' •. rv- I /vwrjj, AmA] c, I< s |ila vet , had a hal'd ow* his service games, bin Wit! lot a 7-6, 6-3 victorygi4| g.u(led JonTrentlofNll M AM/PM Clinics 20% Student Discount SAT.-S MON.-I Timot HutU Family Practice-lnduslriai MedtCYTte Minor Emergencies 3820 Texas Ave. Bryan, Texas 77802 846-4756 401 S.Texa^ . 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