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A&M head basketball coach Tony Barone assists Justin from
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Barone, A&M basketball
team take it to the ''House'
By Matthew J. Rush
The Battalion
The Texas A&M men's basketball team spent Saturday practic
ing its free throws - but not just for the upcoming season.
The Aggie basketball team and Brazos County law enforcement
agencies participated in "Hoops for the House," a fund-raising
event for Scotty's House.
Scotty's House, a child advocacy center, provides a neutral loca
tion where child victims and non-offending family members can be
interviewed in comfortable surroundings and begin receiving treat
ment.
Senior guard Chuck Henderson said he thought the event was
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Sports
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Martinez leads Aggie netters at home tourney
By Nick Georgandis
The Battalion
Texas A&M junior Berney Martinez led the A&M men's tennis team
as he strung together four straight victories before losing 7-6, 6-5 to top
seed Marcus Hilpert in the final round Sunday of the Texas A&M 5-
Way Invitational.
The University of Arkansas' Hilpert, the 17th-ranked player in the
nation, knocked off four A&M players in a row to claim the title.
Along with Martinez, junior Rico Rodarte and sophomores Ed Mar
tinez and Blake Arrant all made the quarterfinals. A&M men's tennis
coach David Kent said he was very pleased with the team's perfor
mance in the singles competition.
"We had some good singles wins; we probably did as good in this
tournament as we ever have," Kent said.
"This tournament is definitely something to build on."
Despite finishing second, Martinez said he felt the tournament was a
learning experience for him.
"Playing in the finals is the greatest feeling," Martinez said. "(But) I
didn't take advantage of my opportunities.
"I had (Hilpert), I really did. But that's why he's ranked 17th in the
nation. He takes care of the big points and those big points are always a
difference."
The A&M men's tennis team kicked off their 1993-94 season with the
invitational, hosting the three-day tournament with players from
Arkansas, Rice, Texas Christian and Texas Tech. There were 32 players
competing in the singles division along with 16 doubles teams.
The Aggies achieved their success in the tournament despite the ab
sence of the team's number one player, senior Mark Weaver. Coach
Kent explained Weaver's absence from the team's opener because
Weaver would be needed for crucial tournaments later in the season,
such as the Rice Tournament scheduled for November 12-14.
"You can only play in four tournaments in the fall and we want
Mark to play later on in the season so it will be closer to the duel match
es," Kent said. "In the fall, the tournaments are more just for practice."
The doubles semi-finals and finals scheduled for Sunday afternoon
were called due to rain.
The unseeded duo of Rodarte and freshman Chad Raymond were
one of the four semifinalist teams and said they felt good about their
play in the tournament despite its abrupt ending.
"We played good considering it was only our first tournament," Ro
darte said. "Once you start playing with a guy, you have to get used to
Mike Steele/The Battalion
A&M junior Berney Martinez concentrates on a return Saturday at the
Texas A&M 5-Way Invitational. Martinez lost the singles final 7-6, 6-5.
the way he plays. Then after a while it gets to be kind of mental; like
you always know what he's going to do."
Despite losing his first singles match, sophomore Eric Horan
stormed back in the consolation bracket, winning three matches total on
Friday and Saturday before losing to the tournament's number five
seed, Willie Dann of Rice, 6-3, 7-5.
Dann said he felt the Aggies would be a team to watch this season.
"A&M is going to be solid," Dann said. "They gave us a real battle
last year and I expect more of the same."
A&M Sports Briefs
Lady Aggie volleyball breezes
through Southern Premiere
The Texas A&M women's volleyball team
won four straight matches in the Southern
Premiere this weekend, improving to 13-3,
their best start since 1986.
A&M defeated Alabama, Stephen F.
Austin, Arkansas State and Southwest Texas
State, losing only one game in their initial
match to Alabama.
A&M defeated SWTS in the championship
game Saturday 15-11, 15-11, 15-7. Senior out
side hitter Sheila Morgan and junior outside
R-9 1
hitter Jennifer Bronner each had 17 kills in the
match, pacing the team's blistering .368 hit
ting percentage to SWTS's .149.
Morgan and senior utility player Genny
Wood took all-tournament honors.
Ground level seats go on sale
for Texas-Texas A&M game
Ground level seats located on the track for
the Texas-Texas A&M game on November 25
will go on sale today at 8 a.m. at the athletic
ticket office inside of G. Rollie White Colise-
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um. The tickets cost $25 and can be ordered
by phone with Visa or Mastercard.
Southwest Conference signs
two-year pact with ESPN2
The Southwest Conference announced that
eleven men's basketball games and two
women's basketball games will be televised
this season on ESPN2, and a minimum of 50
SWC games will be televised on other net
works, up 56 percent from last season.
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