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Steve 0‘Brien
Sports Writer
Duke stands
no chance
against UNLV
The idea that Duke has
even a small chance to upend UNLV
reminds me of a Vanilla Ice song.
In "Ice, Ice, Baby", Ice calls
himself a "lyrical poet." After
looking at my CD case and seeing
names like Jim Morrison, Bono and
John Lennon, I have to say, "I don't
think so."
And after watching the Rebels
squash hapless teams in the NCAA
tournament this month, I have to
sayto Duke fans, "I don't think so."
The dincher for me was a high
school basketball game about tour
years ago in Dallas.
Larry Johnson, the current star for
UNLV, was a senior at Skyline. To
start this particular game, Johnson
hit the opening tip-off to a
teammate. Johnson bolted down
court and caught a return pass from
the player.
To stop him from getting an easy
layup, an opposing player tried to
intentionally foul Johnson by
grabbing on to his arm.
So Johnson calmly proceeded to
dunk the ball, and hang on the rim
with the opposing player still
dangling from his arm.
And some say Johnson isn't even
the Rebel's best player. Stacey
Augmon, Anderson Hunt, Greg
Anthony and George Ackles round
out the UNLV starring five.
If Rebels have an Achilles' heel it
is their bench. Head coach Jerry
See UNLV/Page 10
Doubles troubles doom Lady Ag netters
By Chris Whitley
The Battalion
The Texas A&M women's tennis
team blew an early lead and lost to the
University of Utah Wednesday.
After winning four of the six singles
matches, the Lady Aggies were swept
in the doubles matches by the 21st-
ranked Lady Utes in losing the dual
match, 5-4.
A&M head coach Bobby Kleinecke
said injuries have been a major factor
in the team's present four-match losing
streak.
"When you're not at full strength, it
makes it difficult," Kleinecke said. "But
we definitely had some bright spots to
day."
The Lady Aggies' bright spots in
cluded senior Tami Agassi who de
feated Utah's number-one seed, Alli
son Bradford, 6-2, 6-2. A&M's Jenny
Graf, who had not hit a ball in two
weeks due to injury, won her match
over Stephanie Ball, 7-6, 6-0.
The doubles contests, however,
were a different story.
Utah's tandem of Bradford and Ruth
Ann Stevens, the 13th-ranked doubles
team in the nation, was too much for
Agassi and Cindy Church well, 6-3, 7-5.
In the final and deciding match of
the day, Janine Burton-Durham and
Anna Schlumpf could not keep pace
with Utah's Suzi Costa and Sharia Bar-
one, 6-2, 6-1.
The Lady Aggies' record drops to 8-
10, but they are undefeated in confer
ence play.
Three of the Lady Aggies are fight
ing off injuries including the team's top
player, Lynn Staley, who sat out the
match.
The loss of Staley really hurts the
team in doubles, according to Klei
necke.
"She's a franchise player," Kleinecke
said. "When the number-one doubles
team is out, it puts pressure on the rest
of them. So we're struggling in doubles
right now."
In other matches, Churchwell lost to
Stevens, 6-4, 6-4. Burton-Durham de
feated Costa, 6-2, 6-7, 6-2. Joanne Maki
lost to Barone, 6-2, 6-4. Schlumpf de
feated Julie Kempin, 6-2, 6-1.
Also, Graf and Allyson Strauch came
up short to Kempin and Becky Huere-
que of the Utes, 6-1, 6-4.
Staley should be ready to play in
their next conference game against
TCU on April 6, but she will probably
sit out their next match against fifth-
cranked Pepperdine on Friday.
The Waves are the highest-ranked
team the Lady Aggies will face this sea
son and Kleineke said it will be a chal
lenge.
"They're as good as Oklahoma State
(eighth-ranked) who knocked us all
over the court," Kleineke said. "We'll
give it our best shot. That's all we can
ask."
DARRIN HILlVThe Battalion
A&M tennis coach Bobby Kleinecke talks
to Cindy Churchwell and Tammi Agassi.
Hernandez working on new role f repertoire
KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — Houston Astros pitch
ing coach Bob Cluck is trying to convince pitcher Xa
vier Hernandez he doesn't have to throw his sinker
every time to excel in the major leagues.
Hernandez listens to the speech right up to the
point he gets behind in the count.
Then he goes to his best weapon.
"He's not throwing his other pitches as much as I
want him to, but it's human nature if you're fighting
for a job, you'll go out there and throw your best
pitch," Cluck said.
Hernandez, the front-runner for the No. 5 spot in
the Astros' youthful rotation, survived last season in
the majors with his sinker ball, but he's trying to add
sliders and split-finger fastballs to his repertoire.
Cluck reviewed the dilemma after a recent spring
performance.
"He threw almost all sinkers the other day, it was
so good that he rode it for five innings," Cluck said.
"There's something to be said for that, but I'm try
ing to get him to throw a few more sliders and
sprits."
Hernandez appeared in 34 games as a reliever for
the Astros last season, his first full year in the major
leagues.
"I think I've thrown the ball well, but I haven't
mixed up my pitches," Hernandez confessed. "I just
need to work in my slider and forkball a little more.
My sinker is exactly where I want it to be.
"I'm pitching aggressively. It's just working in
those otner two pitches a little more."
Pitching aggressively was one of Hernandez's tra
its last season and he intends to continue pitching
inside to hitters this season.
"The biggest benefit playing for the Astros last
year was watching Danny Darwin (former Astros re
liever) pitch," Hernandez said. "He's a real aggres
sive type of pitcher. If you can work that inside cor
ner there's not too many people that Ctin hit that
pitch."
He was ejected from a game last June 17 when he
tied a club record by hitting three batters in a game.
Manager Art Howe protested the ejection and he too
received the boot.
"A lot of pitchers are afraid if they go for the in
side corner because if it gets out over the middle of
the plate, that's when you get hurt," Hernandez
said.
"I really felt that throwing inside this winter (Mex
ican League) was important for me and felt I came
back from Mexico more accomplished at it."
He still has to prove he can handle being the fifth
starter but he saw his chances improving during an
off-season of trading in which Darwin, Larry Ander
sen and Dave Smith all left the team by trade or free
agency.
"No doubt about it, whenever we got rid of the
bulk of the pitching staff it opened up a lot of spots,"
he said. "There's definitely a lot of competition in
this lockerroom."
Hernandez, a native of Port Arthur, Texas, was
drafted by Toronto in 1986 and came to the Astros in
December 1989. He had a 2-1 record and 4.62 earned
run average with the Astros last season.
The key for 1991 will be his inside pitching, Her
nandez said.
"I don't see how I ever got away from throwing
inside," he said.
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