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SPORTS
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Tuesday, September 25,1990
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Chang wins to
lead U.S. to
Davis Cup finals
VIENNA, Austria (AP) — Mi
chael Chang overcame leg cramps
and a hostile crowd Monday as he
completed a two-day comeback that
lifted the United States to a Davis
Cup semifinal victory over Austria.
Chang, trailing two sets to one
when play began on a cold and rainy
day, broke Horst Skoffs serve seven
of 10 times in the final two sets to
win the series 3-2 for the Americans.
His 3-6, 6-7 (4-7), 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 vic
tory propelled the United States into
its first Davis Cup final since 1984. It
will face Australia on Nov. 30-Dec. 2
at the Suncoast Dome in St. Peters
burg, Fla.
The 18-year-old Chang, known
for his perserverance, gained a psy
chological advantage over the erratic
Skoff as the match progressed. But
he also knew the bitter weather —
and the intensity generated by
17,000 fans that cheered wildly for
Skoff and whistled in derision at
Chang— was making his leg cramps
worse in the final games.
“Even when I was up 5-3 I felt the
cramps,” Chang said. “If I had lost
that game I don’t know what would
have happened. It would have been
difficult to continue.”
The victory was reminiscent of
Chang’s upset of top-seed Ivan
Lendl in the 1989 French Open, in
which he overcame a two-set deficit
and leg cramps to win.
Chang became the first American
in 53 years to win the fifth match of
a Davis Cup series after being down
by two sets. Don Budge last accom
plished the feat in 1937 against
Gottfried von Cramm of Germany.
While Chang now has won seven
consecutive five-set matches, Skoff
has lost three of his four career five-
setters. He self-destructed Monday
with weak serves and wild returns.
“Michael beat me in the most im
portant match of my tennis life. The
loss was extremely bitter,” Skoff
said. “It is not as if I have just lost for
myself. It is tough to lose for the
team.”
Skoff was virtually unstoppable
while winning the first two sets Sun
day bu.t, nev^r found.THs, rhythm on
Monday. r Q[
Ags jump to No. 11 in AP Poll
Photo by Huy Nguyen
A&M’s Darren Lewis breaks for a seven-yard gain against North Texas. The Aggies moved up one spot to No. 11 in the AP Poll.
From Staff and Wire Reports
Texas A&M inched closer to a
Top 10 ranking Tuesday as it
prepares for its showdown with
Louisiana State this weekend.
The Aggies (3-0) moved up
one spot to No. 11 in the Asso
ciated Press college football poll,
released Monday. In its first three
games, A&M has outscored its
opponents 131-35.
After crushing Southwestern
Louisiana two weeks ago, A&M
head football coach R.C. Slocum
was worried about a dropoff in
intensity against the Eagles. But
the Aggies continued to play well
offensively. The Aggies are No. 3
in the nation in total offense.
Elsewhere,Southern Cal and
Arkansas plummeted in the rank
ings after losing their first games,
and Virginia jumped to its high
est spot ever in the poll.
Southern Cal dropped 13
places to No. 18 after getting
blanked by Washington 31-0 and
Arkansas fell 10 notches to No.
23 following a 21-1-7 loss to Mis
sissippi.
Virginia’s 59-0 thrashing of
Duke moved the unbeaten Cava
liers up three spots to No. 7. The
best previous ranking for Vir
ginia was No. 9 in 1949 and 1952.
Notre Dame remained No. 1
for the third straight week after
edging Michigan State 20-19.
The Fighting Irish received 43
first-place votes and 1,478 points
from a nationwide panel of sports
writers and broadcasters.
Florida State is second, fol
lowed by Auburn and Brigham
Young. Florida State, which beat
Tulane 31-13, got 1 1 first-place
votes and 1,397 points.
Auburn and BYU each re
ceived three first-place votes, but
the Tigers outpointed the Cou
gars 1,384-1,261. Auburn had
the week off, and BYU beat San
Diego State 62-34.
Tennessee is fifth, followed by
Michigan, Virginia, Nebraska,
Oklahoma, Miami, A&M, Wash
ington, Houston, Illinois, Ohio
State, Arizona, Florida, Southern
Cal, Glem’son and Colorado.
Missi Young
A&M softball
wins weekend
tournament
By DOUGLAS PILS
Of The Battalion Staff
Texas A&M’s Lady Aggie softball
team brought home another
championship this weekend, win
ning the Third
Annual Coors
Light National
Invitational
Championship
in Macomb, Ill.
A&M d e -
feated Colorado
State 5-1 Sunday
to claim top hon
ors in the tour
nament that Ag
gie head coach
Bob Brock calls
the ‘World Se
ries of fall
softball.’
“We tried to treat the tournament
as the real thing,” Brock said. “We
used the tourney as sort of a mock
run for the spring season, and I ba
sically stayed with the same lineup all
See Softball/Page 8
Ag rugby team
hosts Cambridge
From Staff and Wire Reports
Pembroke College’s touring rugby
team of Cambridge University plays
Texas A&M at 6 p.m.
The game will be played at the
polo fields between the Zachry park
ing lot and Texas Avenue.
Cambridge is in the middle of a
tour of Texas and has already
beaten the Dallas and Austin Rugby
Football Clubs.
A&M’s rugby club is undefeated
in Texas Rugby Union Cup matches
this fall. The team is 2-0 with victo
ries over St. Thomas University
from Houston 47-3 and Rice 20-4.
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