Sports
Tuesday, April 6,1993
The Battalion
Page 7
It has been a
good year for
one Lady Aggie
ipil^|j|| : #^y MATT RUSH
The Battalion
janine Bxirton-Durham came to
Texas A&M for many of the reasons
anyone would, even though she had
to travel across the Atlantic Ocean to
get here.
'Traditions, school spirit, facili-
f ties, the academic programs, and a re
ally nice scholarship," she said.
That, however, is not all the 23
year old from Henley~on-Klip, South
Africa has come to do.
She came from her small town to
pursue her love of playing tennis and
she has done fust that.
The junior Co-Captain, who is cur-
I rently the number one player on the
i women's tennis team, has chalked up
i a 21-13 record en route to her number
46 ranking nationally in singles com
petition. Her tennis excellence doesn't
stop there as she also is ranked 28th
| in doubles.
[ Burton-Durham describes her play
as unusual.
"I have kind of my own style of
play, but then again everyone's is
unique," Burton-Durham said. "(I'm)
an aggressive power player."
The team as a whole has struggled
I in recent weeks as they have lost their
last eight matches, dropping them to
6-11 overall. Burton-Durham's ex-
; plaination was that the team consists
i of predominantly young players and
that they must be given time to ma-
| hire.
"Obviously we must improve our
| win-loss record, but more important-
[ ly, we have to develop the ability to
! win key matches," she said. "Right
now we are really close to beating the
Notre Dame's, the Indiana's and the
Oklahoma's, but they have the confi
dence and experience to pull out the
See Burton-Durham/Page 8
Aggies set to tame Mavericks
A&M will put 33-3
record on the line
against UTA squad
FROM STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS
After sweeping Lubbock Christian last
weekend, the Aggies now have the sec
ond best start in school history with a 33-
3 record and are ranked the number two
team in the nation by Collegiate Baseball.
They find themselves in a lock for first
place with the Univeristy of Texas with
Texas Tech close behind, but they still
have to go on the road to play the Univer
sity of Texas at Arlington.
"We've done a good job of not over
looking our Tuesday night games," Head
Coach Mark Johnson said. "Sometimes
though when you're in the heat of a con
ference race you can look ahead and
maybe get beat."
The Mavericks are hoping just that
happens as they bring a 20-12 record into
tonight's game. Earlier this season they
beat 24th ranked Oklahoma State and lost
of couple of close games to Texas.
"They are a really good team and they
always play us tough," Johnson said.
"They have made it to the regionals the
last couple of years so we are not expect
ing anything easy."
The Aggies will start lefthander Kelly
Wunsch but other pitchers are expected
to see action.
"We're going to start Wunsch but we'll
get some looks at some other guys later in
the game," Johnson said.
For his performance last week against
Lubbock Christian Jeff Granger was
named the Mizuno National Player of the
Week by Collegiate Baseball. Granger
struck out a school and Southwest Con
ference record 21 batters while only al
lowing two singles. He struck out the
side in the third, fifth and sixth innings.
"I thought his performance was out-
See Aggies/Page 8
ROBERT J. REEDThe Battalion
A&M's Eric Gonzalez relays the ball to first base during the LCU series last weekend.
The Aggies will face the University of Texas-Arlington Mavericks today on t.he road.
Except for Bo,
Bush, Kevin
and The Express
B o is back;
Terry is
gone. A
Kennedy is
working for a
Bush. Nolan
will play his fi
nal season. The
Dodgers still
have not found
a shortstop.
The Braves
have every
thing but a
closer.
The annual
rites of spring
have come to
an end and the
words Play ball
rang throughout stadiums across the
country as baseball got under away
Monday. But there are still those
lingering doubts and questions that
must be answered.
Bo Jackson, with his artificial hip
in tow, has returned to the limelight,
thanks to the Chicago White Sox. Of
course, not everyone was pleased.
Sox designated hitter George Bell
demanded to be traded.
With George's diminishing skills,
his only real option is to be traded.
To a team in Mexico.
While Bo's comeback is uplifting
to Sox fans, the Texas Rangers made
one of the best moves in the history
of the organization that could only
pique the interest of a Rangers' fa
natic. They cut relief pitcher Terry
Mathews. Mathews was once de
scribed as a pitcher who could not
get anybody out...in batting practice.
The Kennedy is the Rangers' new
manager Kevin, who is employed by
the former president's son, George
Bush, Jr. What a strange world.
See Plumer/Page 8
MICHAEL
PLUMER
Assistant
Sports Editor
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