The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, March 27, 1975, Page Page 12, Image 12
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BY BETSY WILCOX
Of The Gamecock staff
In men's tennis action Tuesday,
the Gamecocks dropped the match
to a nationally-ranked Georgia
team, 6-3.
It was USC's second loss in
seventeen outings, putting their
record at 13-2, with two can
cellations.
The Gamecocks took two single's
matches, with the number two
player, Jeff Kefalos, defeating
Fordon Smith, 3-6, 6-0, 6-2. Fresh
man Jeff Huff defeated Rickey
Diaz, 6-3, 2-6, 6-3.
Carolina's number one player
Clyde Skaflestad was defeated by
Manuel Diaz, 6-4, 7-5.
In the double's competition
USC's team of Geller and Dukes
downed that of Van Dohlen and
Delaney, 7-6, 3-6, 6-4, for Carolina's
only other win against Georgia.
Georgia's double's team of Diaz
and Smith downed Skaflestad and
Hufschmid 6-3, 7-6, while USC's
Jeff Kefalos and Jeff Hull fell to
David Dick and Joe Gettys, 6-1, 6-1.
In tennis action on the road, the
Gamecocks won eight of eight,
defeating some top-ranked teams,
beginning with Jacksonville, who
went down 6-3, to the Carolina
visitors.
USC then took on Florida State in
what was termed by Coach
Smarr," a surprising match."
Florida had previously defeated
Duke, 7-2, while the Gamecocks
had fallen to the Blue Devils, 5-4.
The Gamecocks pulled out a 5-4
win over Florida State, with the
number two player, Jeff Kefalos,
downing an undefeated Cleve
Rothwell, making Kefalos un
defeated in singles. It was also the
first time USC had defeated
Florida State.
Carolina also defeated the
University of Tennessee
Chattanooga, 5-4. USC's Andreas
Hufschmid downed Tony Webb 6-0,
6-2 and Jeff Kefalos defeated Park
Lockrow 6-3, 6-4. Phil Dukes put
down Rob Castorrie 6-3, 0-6, 7-6 and
Jeff Hull defeated Gary McIntyre,
6-1, 6-1.
Carolina's only double's win was
the team of Dukes and Geller over
Bermal and Adam, 6-1, 6-4, to
clinch the match.
"I'm very proud of my team,"
said Coach Smarr. "It was the
first time we had played on clay
ccourts this year, and I'm proud of
them. That game could have gone
either way," he said.
USC also defeated So. Alabama,
8-1, Tulane, 7-2, So. Mississippi, 9-0,
Mississippi, 8-1, Memphis State, 6
3, with the LSU match rained out.
"I'm real pleased with the team
record. Jeff Kefalos is 15-0 in
singles, and freshman Jeff Hull is
13-2. He has improved the most in
thinking on the court," Smarr said.
Smarr also said, "There are
some who could improve. Clyde
Skaflestad has lost a couple of
close matches and his record Is 9-6,
with Andreas Hufschmid at 10-5."
Over all Coach Smarr feels that
he has great talent. "I could take
my first four players, Skaflestad,
Kefalos, Hufschmid and Dukes and
play them any where. They are
that good. But I don't believe in
stacking to win. Western Kentucky
does it and we don't play them any
more," Smarr said.
Coach Smarr feels that the
double's team of Steve Geller and
Phil Dukes is one of the best.
"They give It their all. Against
Georgia they never gave up. Even
logs
6-3
though the match was lost, they
kept on trying and pulled out a
tough win. That is a sign of fight.
Their record ,is now 13-2," Smarr
said.
"Out of the next twelve matches,
eight of them will be tough, really
tough," Smarr commented. "We
play Ohio State Saturday, here.
They are the number two or three
team in the Big Ten Conference,
and we are expecting an excellent
match," he said.
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Basketball
The Gamecocks basketball
season mercifully came to an end
ii Madison Square Garden' at the
hands of Princeton in the quar
terfinals of the NIT 86-67 last
Thursday.
Carolina's loss 'meant the
Gamecocks missed a 20 win season
for the first time since the 67-68
season. Carolina has never ad
vanced past the second game in
any type of post season play, NCAA
or NIT.
Volleyball
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practice will begin Monday, March
31 at 5 p.m. in the PE Center. All
women who are interested in
playing on the Chick's volleyball
team in the fall come dressed to
play.
Cheerleader
tryouts
Workshops for preparation for
varsity cheerleader tryouts will
take place April 1, 2, 3 and 7 at 5
p.m. at the PE Center. These
workshops will prepare the novice
for the tryouts. No experience is
necessary to try out for the
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cheerleading squad. The official
tryout will take place April 8 at 6
p.m. at the PE Center.
Gymnastics
Carolina's women's gymnastics
team placed eighth in the AIAW
Regional Intercollegiate Gym
nastics Meet at Appalachian State
on March 14 and 15. Fourteen
schools reoresenting five states
participated with Western Ken
tucky taking first place with a total
score of 83.3 and Memphis State
following closely with an 82.5
finish.
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