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By Jamie Burch
The Battalion
Host coaches say the fastest way
young players to grow and ma
ds through game experience.
Texas A&M Men’s and Women’s
inis Teams are subscribing to
[theory for the Pre-Big 12 Mixed
mament Friday and Saturday in
ovich said he:,®>us Christi.
ley at pointguati The Aggies will face former
others ithwest Conference opponent
as Christian University, current
12 rival Texas Tech University,
the nationally ranked Universi-
fTexas. The Aggies will compete
six-member team with three
Iresentatives from both the men’s
women’s squads.
he men’s squad will be com-
led of sophomore Brent Horan
nd freshmen Juan Aramburo
Associait:Id Gonzalo Anderson. The
last setiftnen will send senior Michelle
"WhenMean, sophomore Monica San
mam - announctftuel and an undetermined
starting;: ;d candidate.
ally my minds ac h match will begin with
te and notk-
three mixed doubles matches.
Then the men and women will
split up into singles competition.
Several of the Aggie netters
competing have experience play
ing in Corpus Christi. Prejean, a
native of Corpus, played on the
coast through her senior year at
King High School. Horan won the
Corpus Christi Major Zone tour
nament when he was 16 years
old, as well as the Buck Days
event when he was 6 years old.
Horan said his prior playing
experience will give him an ad
vantage over his opponents.
“A lot of people don’t know how
the wind works,” Horan said. “It’s
windy pretty much the whole time.
I think I’ll have an advantage be
cause I’ve played there once or
twice a year since the age of 6.”
Men’s Assistant Coach Kel Lange
said the experience the players will
gain this weekend is invaluable.
“I don’t think there is any substi
tute for going out and playing
matches,” Lange said. “The oppor
tunity to get out there and play, to
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Thursday • October 31, 1996
Rony Angkriwan, The Battalion
Senior Julie Beahm practices
her backhand at Omar Smith.
take the things we have worked on
in practice and translate them into
a competitive situation in an envi
ronment that is not pressure-
packed will help immensely.”
The Corpus tournament will
serve as the final tune up for the
ITA Southwest Regional Rolex
Championships Nov. 8-10.
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ut ” ' \USTIN (AP) —The University of Texas has
ithe Big 12 Conference and NCAA it is investi
ng reports that at least three football players
e nlcU/fll k havemetwithan agent.
UlCijvl We are launching a complete investigation
■ ' Heports that some of our players allegedly had
17RBIsin42gaite leeting with an agent this weekend,” Texas
side was 0-1 vit ichjohn Mackovic said Wednesday.
1A in Mappeaffi At this point, we cannot make any determina-
ieason. ion the players. We will try to get to the bot-
Hennemen 4 i of the report as quickly as possible, but can-
Vaffe becofflfi 'make any decisions until we complete the
agents withthtl fistigation,” Mackovic said.
m while Whiiti ^cording to a source close to the university,
iins on theJM P nvest ig at i° n centers on a reported meeting
. u iday at an Austin luxury hotel that included
is an unsig i asrece j ver Mike Adams, safety Tre Thomas and
tor armtrati. . nerback Bryant W'estbrook.
The source told The Associated Press that more
, . none report began to surface Tuesday that the
mere is sw i ie players had met with a man in the hotel’s
with A&.KH [aurant who discussed such topics as the NFL
ry cap and how contracts in the NFL work be-
! handing them some papers.
“The University of Texas has notified the Big 12
nference and NCAA that we are investigating
[allegation,” Texas assistant sports information
'ctorjohn Bianco said.
ackovic said the players would remain eligi-
jut things toge® to play in Saturday’s game against Baylor in
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tin while the investigation proceeds,
avid Berst, head of the NCAA’s enforcement
ision, said, “Student athletes are permitted to
et with agents but are not permitted to agree
JUy or in writing to be represented by an agent,
dthey may not receive any cash or material
efits from agents.”
fhere was no answer at phone numbers listed
ifCarter and Westbrook. Thomas didn’t immedi-
ely return a message left on his answering ma-
^jljne and Adams’ number is unlisted.
A&M golfers take
Roadrunner title
Staff and Wire Reports
The lOth-ranked Texas A&M Women’s Golf
Team captured its second tournament title of
the season by shooting a final round 305
Wednesday at the 20th annual Diet Coke/Road-
runner Invitational hosted by New Mexico State
University.
A&M, which shot rounds of 325, 310 and 305,
finished three strokes ahead of the host team to
capture the crow. Big 12 opponent Oklahoma
State (336-305-309 — 950) trailed New Mexico
State by seven shots to finish third, followed by
fourth-ranked Tennessee (328-318-305 — 951).
No. 25 New Mexico (342-305-308 — 955) round
ed out the top five in the final team standings.
“I was really proud of the team and how they
played today,” A&M Head Coach Jeanne Suther
land said. “We were really focused and everybody
was really positive all day. The pin placements
were a little tough today, but we hung in and
putted well.”
New Mexico State’s Sarah Comstock (78-77-73
— 228) brought home the individual champi
onship with a final round of one under par. Three
Aggies finished among the top 10, led by fresh
man Anna Becker (80-75-76 — 231) who tied for
fifth, junior Aurora Kirchner (81-77-74 — 232)
who finished one stroke back for a tie for seventh,
and junior Isabelle Rosberg (80-77-76 — 233) who
finished 10th.
“I was pleased for Anna in her first career top-
five finish,” Sutherland said. “Aurora played real
ly well, too. Her tournament went as her sum
mer went —- she played well and stayed focused
and had fun. Having three players finish in the
top 10 is great, and I am really pleased.”
The Lady Aggies will have a three-month
break before starting a six-tournament spring
schedule beginning in February.
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