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Page 12/The BattalionAThursday, January 30, 1986 Courtea Haircuts for Men and Women (includes shampoo and condition) $10.00. All perms $19.00. 846-2924 PICKUPS PLUS ★ 4 WHELL DRIVE ★ ENGINES ★ TRANSMISSIONS ★ DRIVE LINES ★ TUNE-UPS ★ AIR CONDITIONING ★ BRAKES ★ SPECIALTY WORK ★ SUSPENSION WORK SALES & SERIVE 1-DAY SERVICE Your Truck Specialists Affordable Used Trucks 775-6708 512 W. Carson Between College & Pinfeather Admission Testing Programs Have you Registered? Below is a list of the regular testing dates schedule for Spring and Summer 1986. If you are seeking admission to a program that requires any of these test scores you need to act soon! Test Test Date Application Deadline CLEF March 13 April 17 May 15 June 19 July 17 Feb. 13 March 17 April 15 May 19 June 17 GMAT March 15 June 21 Feb. 10 May 19 GRE April 12 June 7 March 7 May 2 MCAT April 19 March 21 PPST June 21 May 9 TOEFL May 10 April 7 For application brochures and further information come by Measurement & Research Services, Bizzel Hall West, Room 261. Kappa Sigma Fraternity Spring Rush Arabian Nights Thursday Jan P arty Kappa Sigma K.ipp.i Si^ma 28th St. Greenlcaf Hospital scxai S. College A&M Campus Business Career Fair Blocker Building Special Events February 3 Retailing Symposium(center for Retailing Studies 845-0325) Company Booths & Banquet Company Booths “Women in Business” Symposium & Luncheon(845-4712 for ticket info.) February 7&8 MBA Case Competitions February 4 February 5 February 6 Career Seminars Held Daily • All Students Welcome 845-1320 for Details SIGMA ALPHA EPSILON “No PARTY At The House For Obvious Reasons” party Tonight 8:00 p.m. The VFW Hall on 2818 For More Information Call SAE House r A&M men’s tennis read) to make ‘racket’ in SIVCI I ByKENSURV Assistant Sports Editor If optimism and enthusiasm were the basis for a Southwest Conference title, Texas A&M Men’s Tennis Coach David Kent already would be holding the ’86 trophy. But winning matches are the su rest way to gaining championships, and the Aggies will set out to do that in their first home matches of the spring against Pan American Friday at 1:30 p.m. at the Omar Smith Ten nis Center. Kent said he expects good things from his ’86 squad, although it will be difficult to match last year’s No. 1 1 national ranking. Gone from the team are Grant Connell, last year’s No. 6 singles player in the nation and now on the Canadian amateur circuit, and Greg Hill, the No. 2 sin gles player for the Ags last year. But Kent isn’t worried about his team, which is ranked No. 15 in the preseason H.I.T.S. (Head Intercol legiate Tennis Standings) List. “We’ve worked too hard and have too much talent not to play well (this year),” Kent said. A large portion of A&M’s talent is embodied in the Ags’ No. 1 player, Kimmo Alkio, a three-time SWC sin gles champion and ranked 37th na tionally among singles players. “Everyone who came out to see Grant Connell play, will bejust as ex cited watching Kimmo,” Kent said. “In a lot of aspects he’s as good as Grant. “He’s fun to watch and a great competitor. In his 3'/2 years at A&M, you can count his number of bad matches on one hand.” While Alkio fills the No. 1 singles spot for the Aggies, Kent said the key to being successful in the confer ence will depend on how well the No. 2 and 3 netters play. The No. 2 spot will be manned by team captain Russ Simmons, a senior from Spring. Simmons and junior Mark Smith currently are A&M’s No. 1 doubles team and have qualified for the ITCA Nationals tournament in Houston next week. Marcel Vos, a junior from Hol land, is the Aggies’ No. 3 singles player. Last year Vos and Hill tea med to win the No. 2 SWC doubles championship. This year he and Al kio will be A&M’s No. 2 tandem. Smith is A&M’s No. 5 singles player, but although Kent is count ing on solid singles play from the en tire team, he said Smith’s fort£ is his doubles with third-year partner Sim mons. “When he’s (Smith) at his best (in doubles), he is far superior to any one I’ve ever had,” Kent said. : Photo by TOM OWNBfl Mirk idtSar avs A&M’s Marcel Vos goes on the run to hit a backhand during work' | a v \ outs in preparation for Friday’s match against Pan American. B' 5 11 The No. 4 and 6 positions wall be filled by sophomore Dean Johnson, from South Africa, and junior Dean Goldfine, a Floridian. Johnson and Goldfine also are A&M’s No. 3 tan dem. Although A&M’s experience is based in those six individuals, Kent said there is some new r blood on the team that adds to its depth. One new recruit Kent said he’s ex cited about is Brent Haygarth, an other South African. “He’s a fine player, an outstand ing doubles player and he’ll help us considerably,” Kent said. Haygarth is no stranger to the game of tennis. His mother, Renee Haygarth, was i Eagles find a head coach Ryan predicts quick success in Philadelphio semifinalisl .| ‘ k ^ Wimbledon in 1959 and ilren(inac® ,eai a strong showing in the 1985JuniciB as a Wimbledon. c Freshman James Frank ofWit 3 ftari Falls and sophomore Chris Stanidl out of Houston round out the: mainder of the team. The road to a SW( ( h.imj)i<Mishij> will noi lx* a cakl walk, but more of a mountain cfeB since SMU is nationally-ranked N f (cor 2, Texas No. 8 and Arkansas No.!) Bl But Kent said he has three retBiec sons for his faith in the team. I|hk< “They’re used to it (playings*^ 1 presssure games), they’re goodplavB d ers and they work hard.” Bit e > bv 2: N 1(1 id Bnn Ber. n kr le to Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Buddy Ryan, architect of the Chicago Bears’ awesome defense, was named head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles Wednesday and promised to lead the NFL team into the playoffs within two years. Ryan, after toiling in relative obscurity for most of his 18 years as a defensive specialist, was given a five-year contract for his first try as a head coach. Eagles owner Norman Braman in troduced Ryan, 52, as the best coach in the NFL who would give the Ea gles “the winning consistency they lacked over the last few years.” Ryan promptly issued a predic tion as bold as the Bears’ attacking defensive strategy. “It will not take the (full) five years (of my contract) to go to the playoffs,” Ryan said. “I’m not going to wait that long. We’ll be contenders in a year or so.” Bears Coach Mike Ditka wasn’t upset by Ryan’s departure. “The Bears played challenging, aggressive defense in the 60s,” Ditka said. “It didn’t start when Buddy came here, and it won’t end because Buddy left here.” Ryan was the third choice in Bra- man’s six-week hunt for a successor to Marion Campbell, whom he fired less than a week before the end of the season. Braman first sought David Simla, 26-year-old son of Miami Dolphins Coach Don Shula, and an assistant to his dad with the Dolphins. Negotia tions collapsed when young Shula refused to accept a five-year option on a five-year contract. Then came Jim Mora, highly suc cessful coach of the United States Football League Baltimore Stars. Just when it seemed Mora would be the new coach, there was an unex plained hitch. Mora on Tuesday was named head coach of the New Or leans Saints. Braman said Ryan first caught his K an attention Dec. I in an article in New York Times. The subsequc P i < 1 feat of the Bears shutting out I*® ( playof f opponents vaulted contention for the Eagles’job. a Ryan’s selection was surprisitiB since Braman had been seekingvv; offensive-minded coach who con® 1 c< help the punchless Eagles put po:tp ecc on the board. He had said hedidiKB to < want a defensive specialist. j Braman said he wasn’t concern b 0rn c that Ryan’s status as a defens'T 111 tl coach would hurt Ins offensive plan. r 1 u “He offers something to thisga^i that is really unique,” Braman srflP U 7He’s an innovator. He’s an indivi® 0 ' ual who approaches this gamebyaB ai tacking it. He’s changed the wM concept of defense and what you' see in Philadelphia is a new contflll of offense as well. “1 expect (Ryan) will be ther.tV| ( Co Vince Lombardi of the Nation® Football League.” Ipti Ryan became known for his “kg evv defense, a 5-1-5 set named aftertl<Bto jersey number of a former player i. Ryan said the Eagles, who playdB^o fa a 3-4 under Campbell in postings aid 9 record last season, would switch 1 ' the “46,” and predicted it would®’ “35 minutes” to do it.