Sports
Tuesday, March 1,1994
The Battalion
Page 7
Late-season
struggles to
cost A&M
T h e
pres
sure is
on the
Texas A&M
men's bas-
k e t b a 1 1
team.
In what
has become
a Cinderel
la season
for the Ag-
ies, mis-
o r t u n e
reared its
ugly head
in Moody
Col iseu m
Sunday.
Misfortune looked like
Southern Methodist freshman
point guard Troy Matthews,
who had 20 points.
Amid shouts of "SMU . . .
SWC!", the Aggies could have
played themselves out of con
tention for a NCAA berth.
By losing to the 5-19 Mus
tangs, A&M cannot reach the
mythical 20-win plateau that
virtually ensures a NCAA in
vitation.
Only the "top" 64 teams in
the country 7 get into the tour
nament and, because of the
poor reputation of basketball
in the Southwest Conference,
it is almost a necessity for a
SWC team to win 20 regular
season games. Or win the Dr
Mark
Smith
Asst.
sports editor
See Classic/ Page 8
Coming
Up
Aces
The No. 30 AdrM’s mens
tennis team struggles past
Tulane University
By Stewart Doreen
The Battalion
fhe No. 30-ranked
Texas A&M men's
tennis team de
feated Tulane Universi
ty 5-2 on Friday after
noon and raised their
season record to 6-0.
After taking a 1-0
lead after sweeping the
three doubles matches,
the Aggies used three
third-set victories to
defeat the Green Wave
in the singles matches
by a 4-2 margin.
The Aggies claimed
victory despite the
Mark Weaver's three-
set loss that ended his
10-match winning
streak.
The team was
pleased with the win
that they feel was due
to a display of fortitude.
"It was important
for the team, because
we didn't play w'ell,"
said Bernardo Mar
tinez, the Aggie's No. 2
ranked player. "We
pull it out by character
and we were really fo
cused. We never gave
up."
Head coach David
Kent said happy with
the experience that his
team received with this
character-building win.
"If ymu're going to
be a good team, you
have to win matches
like we did today,"
Kent said. "These
matches will give us
confidence and experi
ence. The bottom line is
we won the match."
Photography by Roger Hsich/ The Battalion
• Shelly Halsell, a member of the 30-
Loves, keeps score during the men's tennis
match against Tulane University on Friday
at Omar Smith Tennis Center.
• Mark Weaver, left, reacts to his first loss
of the season. Weaver, an All-American
and A&M No. 1 player, lost 3-6, 6-3, 3-6
on Friday.
A&M looks to
rebound against
Baylor Bears
By Drew Diener
The Battalion
The Texas A&M men's
basketball team returns
home to G. Rollie White
Coliseum tonight to face
Baylor University at 7:30
p.m.
The Aggies (17-7, 10-2 in
the Southwest conference)
will try to get back on the
winning track after falling
victim to Southern
Methodist University 64-57
in Dallas Sunday.
The loss forced A&M
into a tie for first place in
the SWC with the Universi
ty of Texas.
"We just didn't play
very well," A&M head
coach Tony Barone said.
"One of the things we try to
do is play to our ability lev
el and when we don't do
that, we're not going to win
most of the time."
A&M senior point-guard
David Edwards said that
the Aggies need to put the
loss to SMU behind them.
"You have nights like
that," Edwards said. "But
you don't dwell on it, you
can't afford to."
A victory over Baylor
See Baylor/ Page 8
Aggies lose another
coach to NFL ranks
From staff and wire reports
Texas A&M's defensive back Trent Walters will an
nounce today that he will leave the Aggies to coach the
same position for the NFL's Minnesota Vikings.
Walters came to A&M in 1991 to coach the defensive
backfield for the Aggies. During his tenure at A&M, the
Aggies have been among the premier pass defensives in
college football, finishing last season ranked No. 1 in pass
efficiency defense.
Walters previously coached at the professional level
with the Cincinnati Bengals in 1984. Walters began his
coaching career in 1968 with the University of Indiana/
where he received his master's degree in physical educa
tional administration.
Walters came to A&M after coaching at the University
of Louisville from 1986 to 1990.
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on the Right Track
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Since Judge Holmgreen
has been in office:
•The county constructed a new minimum security jail
• A Juvenile Detention Center was created to
separate juveniles from adult criminals
• Brazos County and the Cities of Bryan and College
Station formed a private corporation to create the
Brazos Animal Shelter
• Brazos County formed corporations to establish
the Brazos County Industrial Foundation, Brazos County
Housing Corporation and the Health Facilities Corporation
• A new facility was purchased and renovated to house the
Brazos County Health Department
•All of the above have been accomplished without the expense
of bond issuance
• The county tax rate has decreased over the past two years
Community Service:
• Juvenile Board of Brazos County — Chairman
• Leadership Brazos — Project Leader
• Brazos County Industrial Development Corporation, Brazos
County Housing Finance Corporation, Brazos County Health
Facilities Corporation — President
• 9-1-1 Board of Brazos County — Chairman
• Bryan/College Station Economic Development
Corporation — Member
• Metropolitan Planning Organization — Chairman
• Texas Association of Regional Councils — Past President
• MHMR Authority of Brazos Valley — Past Chairman,
Board of Directors
• Brazos Valley Development Council — Past Chairman
• Bryan Independent School Board — Past Secretary
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