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Sports Editor
Although USC's men's tennis
team is relatively young with just
two seniors returning from last
year's team, USC head coach Ron
Smarr is optimistic about the
spring season.
"We've got the potential to do
well this season," Smarr said. "If
we play like we're capable of
playing, we can play with
anybody."
RETURNING FROM last year's
team are seniors Phil Dukes and
Rip Trammell, juniors Jeff Hull
and Randy Osga, and sophomores
Chris Mayotte and Bob Kaplan.
Four new players include
sopnomores Steve Miller and
Ralph Walker and freshmen Arthur
Anastopoulo and Peter
Mac.Donald. Miller transferred
from Miami-Dade South Junior
College and Walker transferred
from Clemson.
Last year the Gamecocks
finished with a 31-2 dual match
record and finished in the top 26 in
the final intercollegiate Tennis
Coaches Association Poll. The
Gamecocks also finished 37th in
the NCAA Championship Tournament.
Smarr said set positions on the
team are Miller and Mayotte
alternating at first and second
singles.Dukes, MacDonald, Hull,
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positions, but Smarr said the order
is not definite yet.
THE THREE doubles teams will
consist of Mayotte and Hull,
MacDonald and Miller, and
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By RONNIE HUTCHINS
Asst. Sports Editor
Carolina's men's tennis team
defeated Georgia Southern 7-2
Tuesday in Statesboro, Ga.,
increasing the Gamecocks'
record to 3-0. USC won five
singles and two doubles
matches.
Steve Miller, Carolina's
number one player, scored the
most decisive win of the- meet
over Georgia Southern's Tim
Hinson 6-2, 6-0. USC's Chris
Mayotte defeated Dan Gladman
6-4, 6-4 at second singles.
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needed three-sets to win. At
third singles, Peter MacDonald
came from behind to
beat Andreas Koth 4-6, 6-4, 7-6,
while USC's Phil Dukes beat
John Hanke 7-6, 4-6, 6-3. USC's
Arthur Anastopoulo started
slowly but defeated Craig
Wheaton 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 at the
number six position.
Carolina's number one tennis p]
shot in Monday afternoon's mate
the Maxcy Gregg courts^JVlilier^
Anastopoulo and Dukes.
"Miller can play with anybody,
and Mayotte has improved a lot
since last year," Smarr said. "We
have about nine or 10 players who
can play, but we really can't afford
to lose anybody. The loss of one
player can mean the difference
between winning and losing."
. Mayotte finished last season with
a 26-3 record and Trammell
finished with a 19-6 record. Dukes
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Paul Groth 3-6,6-2,6-3 at fourth ,
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layer, Steve Miller, returns a
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a junior transfer from Miami
and Hull lost one match each last
year as Dukes finished with a 30-1
record and Hull had a 23-1 record.
USC may have a hard time
matching last year's record
because, according to Smarr, this
year's schedule is probably the
toughest in Carolina's history.
Some of the scheduled top teams
include Florida, Ohio State,
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team, Miller and MacDonald,
lost their match to Gladman
and Hinson, 7-6, 6-4. Carolina
won second and third doubles
as Hull and Mayotte defeated
Hull and Wheaton 6-2, 7-5 and
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outlasted Hanke and Koth 6-3,
3-6, 6-3.
Three members of the team
competed in the National
Amateur Indoor Championships
Feb. 14-20 at
Salisbury, Md.
THE TOURNAMENT draw,
consisting of the nation's top 32
college players, included
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and MacDonald.
Mayotte reached the semifinals
in singles competition
with wins over Pen Guerry
(Southern Methodist), Bruce
Kleege (Brigham Young all\merican)
and Robert Van
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Carolina State, and Alabama.
These teams were nationally
ranked last year.
THE SCHEDULE is very
demanding, but I think we can play
with anybody," Smarr said. "We
have 12 or 14 matches that are
tough and we can win or lose them,
depending on how we're playing
then."
USC opened its season Sunday
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FEBRUARY
25-27 Princeton Indoors
MARCH
2 (Wed.) Peon State Univ.
5 (Sat ) Duke
6 (Sun.) Swarthmore
I (Mon.) Purdue
10 (Thurs.) Florida
II (Frl.) Jacksonville Univ.
12 (Sat.) South Florida
14 (AAon.) Univ. of Miami
16 (Wed.) Kentucky
17 (Thurs.) Yale
18 (Frl.) Southern Illinois
21 (Mon.) Ohio State
22 (Tues.) Princeton
24 (Thurs.; Alabama
25-27 Alabama Tennl*
28 (Moo.) Classls
APRIL Auburn
2 (Sat.) N. C. State
4 (Mon.) Wisconsin
5 (Tues.) Harvard
9 (Fr' ) Clemson
* (Sat.) Wisconsin
11 (Mon.) North Carolina
14 (Thurs.) Furman
16 (Sat.) Georgia Tech
18 (AAon.) Georgia
19 (Tues.) Davidson
20 (Wed.) Georgia Southern
13 (Sat.) ' The Citadel
26 (Tu*s.) Appalachian State
29 (Frl.) Tennessee
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ii his match. (JSC won 8-1 and
with an 8-1 win over College of
Charleston. They won their second
match Monday with an 8-1 win over
Presbyterian and defeated
Georgia Southern Tuesday 7-2.
Mayotte, Miller, and MacDonald
will play in the Princeton Indoors
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
Mayotte will play singles while
Miller and MacDonald will team
up in doubles competition.
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