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Hours M -F 10-5 SAT 10 - 3 Clofm unttzu iJnc. G 7 Class of '79 J 'Ver Class of '79 Personal Investments' ry Rare Coins, Loose Diamonds, Precious Metal, Fine Jewelry & Watches 313B South College Ave. (Albertson's Center) 1 Located next to Hurricane Harry's An authorized TAG Heuer dealer. 846-8916 Page 6 The Battalion lay, A Pril22,J Top players to pace A&M at SWG meet By Jose de Jesus Ortiz The Battalion Texas A&M’s men’s tennis team will try to add to its South west Conference championship this weekend when it travels to Houston for the conference tour nament. The Aggies, ranked No.25, surprised two of the nation’s top Five teams - No. 3 Texas and No. 5 Texas Christian - en route to the championship and the top seed. But the Aggies’ top player Mark Weaver said he expects TCU and Texas to be ready for A&M. Texas was the only SWC team to hand A&M, 20-2 and 5-1 in the SWC, a loss. “They (SWC opponents) defi nitely have a lot more respect,” he said. “Even Texas has a lot more respect for us.” Weaver and A&M No. 3 player Bernardo Martinez paced A&M to the title, combining to win their second straight doubles champi onship. A&M head coach David Kent said players like Martinez and Weaver have been a rarity around Aggieland. Mark Weaver and Bernardo Martinez,” Kent said, "may be the best doubles players to play at A&M. They are very successful because they get along so well. “I have never heard any either one of those guys say a bad thing to each other. Ricardo Rodarte, who, like Martinez, is from Mexico, and Chad Raymond have also helped A&M with their doubles play. Three of the Aggies’ top six competitors are from out of the country. Juniors Martinez and Rodarte, from Mexico, and fresh man Robbie Krause, from South Africa have contributed key per formances for A&M this season. Krause has the best record on the team. “I think Robbie made the dif ference for us this season,” Kent said. “He is a freshman who is going to be a key for us in the fu ture.’ Blake Arrant is the Aggies’ No. 2 man and the star of the future for A&M, Kent said. Said Kent: “He may be the Mark Weaver of the future." Eric Horan has also been very successful from his No. 5 slot for the Aggies. Rice, TCU, SMU officially join WAC conference for 1996 season The Associated Press DENVER — The Western Ath letic Conference on Thursday for mally announced what has been rumored for several days, that it would add six new members in cluding three leftover members of the Southwest Conference. Dr. Kenneth P Mortimer, presi dent of the University of Hawaii and the chair of the WAC Council of Presidents, said the newly aligned conference will include Rice, Southern Methodist and Texas Christian of the Southwest Conference as well as Tulsa, Neva- da-Las Vegas and San Jose State. Former SWC members Texas, Texas Tech, Texas A&M and Baylor have aligned themselves with the Big Eight. The only other SWC member, Houston, wasn’t interested in joining the WAC. Along with the 1 0 present members, the WAC will consist of 16 members by 1996. It will cov er nine states, four time zones and stretch from Tulsa to Honolulu and Laramie, Wyo., to San Diego. Current WAC members are Brigham Young, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming, San Diego State, Colorado State, Air Force, Fresno State, Texas-El Paso and Hawaii. In a teleconference call, Mor timer said such details as division al structure, revenue sharing and scheduling options will be dis cussed by the Council of Presi dents in coming months. Mortimer said the selection of the six schools was based on each institution’s athletic history, acad emic reputation and television marketability. “It’s clear when you look at what we’ve done,” he said. “We now have a major presence in Texas, in the San Francisco area, and in Las Vegas that has substan tially improved our television presence.’ Tulsa, he said, “is almost a pure opportunity for college ath letics opposed to professional.” Biggest issues facing the ex panded conference, he said, in clude working out divisional alignments to ensure that regional rivalries will be maintained, working out a possible playoff game between division winners and scheduling. WAC Commissioner Joe Kear ney, who is retiring in July, said a playoff game could be scheduled as early as the end of the season in 1996. 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THAT'S At-t-! T) WHi L& pKcrreC ftJp.'cAT , 1 c Fab Five Continued from Page 5 with being an NBA lottery pick. They will follow this season’s potential Rookie of the Year Chris Webber into the dollar- laden world of the NBA, where rookies have been signing unbe lievably huge, long-term con tracts without even proving themselves past the college ranks. The impending stardom of Rose and Howard, and Webber’s storming of the NBA following an early departure from his coL lege career reminds me of an other great team that was once destined for greatness, but could never reach the top of the mountain. Three words, sports fans. Phi Slama Jama. Yes, Tm talking about that fast-breaking fraternity that changed the way the game was played 1 0 years ago. Down the road a-ways in Houston, Clyde Drexler, Larry Michaeux, Michael Young and a young raw center by the name of Akeem Abdul Olajuwon made waves with their high-flying, slam-dunking antics that turned Hofheinz Pavilion into the home of a fantastic circus show for 40 minutes a night.. Two seasons, a 63-8 com bined regular season record and two straight appearances in the NCAA Championship game, but nary a title. But, so what? Drexler and Olajuwon both exploded upon the NBA scene, both have been to the NBA Fi nals (although neither has gar nered a ring as of yet), and both are financially set for , oh say, the next 3 50 years. Things have changed in the last 1 0 years or so of college basketball. With more and more juniors and even sophomores declaring themselves eligible for tk draft, winning a national chin- pionship has taken a back seam putting up the big numbersth will impress the NBA scouts. Undoubtably, performiiij well in the tournament is a mis if a young player wishes toim prove his stock in the eyes of tk NBA scouts (see Juwan Howari in this year’s edition of Marc Madness). But the quality of beingi "winner” has been replacedb|i player’s vertical prowess, duet point proficiency and defensitt intensity. A prime example of this ne« breed of player is former Cali fornia star Jason Kidd. Kidd, who has been watched by scouts since he wasintk eighth grade, has already soil himself to the NBA, despite ik Golden Bears disappointtaf first-round loss in this yean tournament to lowly Wisconsin- Green Bay. Kidd, however, led the nalio; in assists as a sophomore, andn a freshman, won the “Changinj of the Guard" marquee maick up in the tournament againsi graduating point guard Mb Hurley and defending national champion Duke. It used to be that thetheheto of the national champion wn destined to be the next goldt! boy of the NBA. It was that way for Magi Johnson, Isaiah Thomas ant| Patrick Ewing. But the best teams arem longer comprised of the tel players, hut of the best teara players. Just ask Glenn Robinson Chris Webber or Shaquillt O’Neal. The significance of the iu- tional championship is goinj the way of the Heisman Tropin — a fleeting moment of famt and glory that does not mean diddly once you hit the big leagues. MSC Barber Shop Serving All Aggies! Cuts and Styles Reg. haircuts starting at $(: Eight operators to serve you Theresa-Ramona-Jemiifer-Mary-Yolanda Wendy-Troy-Hector 846-0629 Open Mon.-Fri. 8-5 VISA Located in the basement of the Memorial Student Center ► Kappa Alpha • FightNight ** Benefltting M.D.A. Friday, April 22nd 7:00 - 12:00 S aturday, Apri 1 2 3 rd 7:00 - 12:00 *30 minutes after Muster $7.00 at the Door • Beer will be sold L U.L.A.C. 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