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Monday, April 22, 1985/The Battalion/Page 9
SPORTS
It was ‘Advantage Ags’
during netters’ roadtrip
By MARYBETH ROHSNER
Sports Writer
Home court advantage?
There’s no such thing.
Over the weekend, the Texas
A&M men’s tennis team proved it by
overpowering both TCU and Texas
Tech on their own green concrete.
“Everyone likes to end the season
on a good note,” said A&M Coach
David Kent. “We’ve had our ups and
downs this year. We’re on an ‘up’
now.”
The “downs” took place during
the last few weeks when the Aggies
lost three consecutive Southwest
Conference matches to Texas, SMU
and Arkansas.
The No. 10 Aggies’ turnaround
began with a win over Rice last Sat
urday, followed by the 6-3 wins over
TCU and Tech. A&M took four of
the six singles matches against both
teams. And, much to Kent’s delight,
the Aggies won two of the doubles
matches against both the Horned
Frogs and the Red Raiders.
“We’re finally starting to have a
little confidence in doubles,” Kent
said.
“Everyone likes to end the
season on a good note.
We’ve had our ups and
downs this year. We’re on
an dp’now.”
— A&M tennis coach
David Kent
This weekend’s victories brought
the Aggies’ SWC record to 5-3, good
enough for fourth place in the con
ference standings. The final SWC
rankings won’t be decided until the
conference post-season tournament
this weekend in Corpus Christi.
“Things are looking bright for
us,” Kent said. “We’re just within
striking distance of No. 2 in the con
ference.”
The No. 1 spot in the conference
goes to the nation’s No. 2 team —
SMU. The Mustangs are undefeated
in SWC play and boast two of the
Top 10 singles players in the nation,
John Ross and Richey Reneberg.
If the Aggies keep the weekend’s
momentum going in Corpus Christi,
they could finish second in the con
ference and be virtually guaranteed
of an NCAA team at-large bid I
“The wins this weekend will really
help us get in the NCAAs,” Kent
said.
The Aggies’ No. 1 player, Grant
Connell, should have no problem
landing an NCAA bid. Connell fin
ished the regular season undefeated
in the SWC and has carried the na
tion’s No. 9 singles player ranking
for most of the year.
“Grant is one of the premier play
ers in college tennis today,” Kent
said. “His record is as good as any
body in the nation.”
The sophomore from Vancouver,
Canada is a prime candidate for the
All-America singles title. He has con
sistently defeated older, more expe
rienced players, even those ranked
higher than himself.
But Connell is not Kent’s only su
perstar. Senior Greg Hill and junior
Kimmo Alkio are also nationally
ranked. The season’s surprise super-
star, though, is freshman Dean
Johnson, a native of South Africa.
“Dean Johnson has really come on
strong,” Kent said. “He’s going to be
a world-beater.”
Weekend wins prepare
netters for SWC tourney
Texas A&M’s Gaye Lynne Gensler belts a
passing shot from the baseline during her
No. 4 singles match Friday against Texas
Tech. The Aggies (40-32, 4-4 in the SWC)
Photo by MIKE SANCHEZ
won both their dual matches during their
homestand at the Omar Smith Tennis Center
over the weekends A&M defeated Tech 5-4
and then downed Houston 6-3 on Saturday.
By MARYBETH ROHSNER
Sports Writer
In more ways than one, the Texas
A&M women’s tennis team rained
on Houston’s parade this weekend.
First, Saturday’s showers brought
about a move from the Omar Smith
Tennis Center to the indoor courts
of the Royal Oaks Racquet Club in
Bryan. Then, A&M defeated Hous
ton 6-3 in dual-match play, taking
two of the three doubles matches
and four of the six singles matches.
“The team played with incredible
intensity through the whole match,”
said A&M Coach Jan Baldwin. “I’m
very proud of all of them.”
The defeat over Houston fol
lowed the Aggies’ win against Texas
Tech Friday. The Aggies’ 5-4 victory
over Tech was an especially satisfy
ing one — the Red Raiders had
edged the Ags 5-4 just one week ago
in the New Mexico State Tourna
ment.
“It was great to beat (Tech),” said
senior Nandini Rangarajan. “We lost
a close match to them before. There
was a revenge motive.”
Rangarajan, the Ags’ No. 2 singles
player, won her singles sets against
Tech, 6-2, 6-4. Though Rangarajan
lost her doubles match against Tech,
she ended her career at home with
victories in both singles and doubles
play against Houston.
“(The team) did really well,”
Rangarajan said. “We got everything
together. I think we were really tired
oflosing.”
The Aggies hope to keep that atti
tude going at the Southwest Confer
ence post-season tourney next week
end in Corpus Christi.
“Beating Houston was a big boost
for the team,” said tehnis trainer
Chris Blurne. “They’ll ride that boost
on into the tournament.”
Though the team has suffered
several close defeats against confer
ence opponents, Blume is confident
of the team’s strength.
“The team has the ability to beat
anyone in the conference except
maybe Texas,” she said.
The Lady Ags, now 40-32 in over
all play and 4-4 in the SWC, will do a
little “psyching up” before the SWC
tournament.
“Everyone’s so close,” Rangarajan
said, “It’ll all depend on who’s men
tally toughest and who wants to win
the most.”
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