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sports Horlain no' By MATT WARD Gamecock Staff Writer USC's men's tennis team was led by tl Hodgin and Barry Gilbert last weekend al Tournament in Vero Beach, Fla. Hodgin reached the quarter finals of before being defeated by Tennessee's nu Andy Kohlberg, 6-4, 6-2. Gilbert made th Hnfaatinn r?ll:-o n o /? *_ " uuvuung iuiii v-uinna, u-4, o-l. in ine ! defeated Paul Masters, in an upset, 2-6, 1 was 14th seeded in the tournament. " I THINK it was a really good tournam coach Ron Smarr said. "Hodgin and Gilb well and I only hope we can continue as a kind of tennis at the competitive level we'v the last couple of weeks." Four Lady Gamecocks also participat Clemson, Carolina to play lacrosse j By joli.ky ( aniccock Staff Writer | The ISC lacrosse club is preparing for its final fall match against traditional league rival Clemson Saturday at home on intr;imnr:il A 1" While last spring's team had a 13-2 record and won the league championship game, the Gamecocks dropped a scrimmage match to league champion Atlanta lacrosse Club last Saturday in Atlanta. Tin-: FA 1,1. SKASON is basically practice for the actual season in ' spring, consisting of scrimmage leag matches with other league clubs, mci USC is a member of the Mic Southeastern Lacrosse League, veai which includes Georgia, Georgia L Tech, Clemson, Atlanta, Ten- the: nessee, Yanderbilt and the is I University of the South in tear Sawannee Tennesse. USC also is si plays some North Carolina non- liocl Nfluu Iincnte as playoffs I By JOKY IIOI.I.KMAN Gamecock Staff Writer Maxcy defeated Columbia Hall, 20-0, upset Sigma Phi Kpsilon, 12-6, in two ovi the intramural football playoffs began IV Maxcy relief on long, breakaway scori and 54 yards. The first score followed a fu Frank Wessinger. Wessinger found the when Columbia Hall's Peter Ard fumbled the line. AFTKK AN incomplete pass, Jim Pitti touchdown pass to Eric Williams. Pitts t nncc r? IT/1 linhincAn fr\w* : - * " , wu I..FUXIOUII iUl IIIClAUtl g lead. letter in the second quarter, Maxcy stopped a Columbia Hall drive with a lea on his ten yard line. On the first play. Ma: This time, Pitts tossed a flair pass to Hoi yards down the sideline to the end /one. pass from Pitts to Jack Werder made the s In the third quarter, Pitts took in the fin He swept right, faked a pitch to his trail hack through the defenders. No one fro stopped him and 54 yards later Pitts was ir On Maxcy's next possession, Ard and ts to quarterfi tourilflment Hphrfl Hnftnor unrl the second round in singles bef< Malool and Cissie Melson lost in I le play of Chuck Cooper and Martin, and Malo t the Citrus Bowl doubles, but both teams were d The next Lady Gamecock toi the tournament Thanksgiving break at Lakelan mber one player In the Citrus Bowl amateurs e round of 16 by together. Smarr believes the second round he players have gotten from pla> 6-1. Masters helpful with the upcoming spr hannv In cpo nup nlotron-c >< ^Will 11 I top players they played, especi ent for us," USC defeated,0 Smarr said. "The p ert played really Barry were two top players. We team to play the tournament, it took good play bj e been playing at out." * TIIE NEXT TOURNAMENT ed in the Citrus tercollegiate, Nov. 4-6 at The Cii .7-ITM JSC lacrosse goalie Michael Kourke blocks a sh( ue teams and Midwest league the game to contr nbers Notre Dame and lacrosse ball is sir higan, whom they defeated last and size to a tenn [ mnriP nf solid r..hK acrosse is just catching on in at speeds up to a hui South, and most of the l:SC club hour. :rom the North where they There are 10 play ned to play the game. Lacrosse consisting of a | imilar in some aspects to both defensive players, key and soccer, the object of dies" and three i and Navy ROTC srtime periods as londay night. ng plays of :i6, 70 mbie recovery by ball in his arms as he ran through h 4l&lpi? ^ > threw a ;i6-yard hrew a quick out wmb ^BHH|KL^*>^jSjk , iving Maxcy a 7-0 i pi ng'int ercept'ion si8ma Chl and ,,eUa Si8m tcy scored again. )inson who ran 70 collided while going after a pas The extra point pass interference. Columbia H core 14-0. assessed with two unsportsma ial score himself. When they still wouldn't quit h ino h;ipl( nnil ?.? ? " ?? ~ "-J *" ? " u.iu vui ^unii- w?s Luiifii tmer mree quar m Columbia Hall final. ) the end zone. A.D. Underwood BKFORK the second game of I nalsof Cil Laura Martin advanced to USC ai >re being defeated. Missy Furma the first round. tercoll< ol and Melson also played "Anyoi efeated in the first round. has a c urnament will be during better i d, Fla. Jeff and professionals compete tercoll* t experience the Carolina Hull's ing professionals may be Smarr ing season. "I was very more 1 atches against some of the ally the professionals they The 1 eople who beat Chuck and Interco didn't beat ourselves in the singles ' the opposition to knock us fourth, Mayc IS Ihp .^nilfh ParnlinQ lLfln iu mt uuuui vpnmna?nr any \\ ..assu.-- i *1 )t in practice as the team prepares ol the ball. A tensive players). A j nilar in shape " jjoint, and games a is ball, but is scoring. ;r, and travels ndred miles an Club president (' said, "Lacrosse is a j Pre /m !i Inom /ml/.l/MAnn ? 'J "w!,li v. w ?mi i? ivuiii, ctllU tlgllK goalie, three keep the ball in the three "mid- have an opportunit attackers < of- game. We have a lot XjrTBSK***** ***< *' " "* ** *'*: +* ta I'i line up as the in- tranuu Sigma s, and Ard was called for had dr all complained and were made f nlike conduct penalties. passes arrasing the officials, the Neitl ters, making the 20-0 score quartei picked Ihe night, the temperature ^ r Irus Bowl id Clem son are co-favorites in the tournament with n a close third. "I oersonallv think th?? in. egiate at The Citadel is a toss-up," Smarr said, ne ofthe three teams (Carolina, Clemson, Furman) hance to win. It all depends on which team is playing and getting good steady play from all of its players." Hull will not play for Carolina in the S.C. Inegiate because of an injured wrist. Smarr thinks loss will hurt the Gamecocks in doubles play, but docs not want to bring Hull back too soon and risk njury. ine-up for Carolina in the singles division in the S.C. Uegiate tournament will be Chris Mayotte at first , Hodgin second, Gilbert third, Peter MacDonald Arthur Anastopoulo fifth and Bob Kaplan sixth, itte and Anastopoulo will play first doubles, Gilbert icDonald at second and Hodgin and Randy Osga in d position. > to play rival C lemson Saturday. i ?m ;ut?i couiiis one on me squad this year, and should re usually low have even more this spring, so I guess you could say this year will be a rebuilding one." cbe 1 labersky The club has no official coach but 4ameof speed, is coached on the field by players y. You have to Ilabersky and Ned Miller. Other air in order to club officers are Mark Sheridan, y to win the vice president, and Mark Maher, of new people treasurer. fegggrffi ^*8! fek. %i Stephen McCormack-THE GAMECOCK al football playoffs began Monday night. Chi won the game, 19-0. opped and a slight drizzle began. The conditions or a defensive battle. Cold hands couldn't hold on to and runners slipped on the damp grass. ler team even threatened until late in thn fourth r when Sigma Phi Epsilon's (SPE) Mike Richardson off a pass by Navy's Craig Wallace and returned in 4avy 18-yard line. SPE made nine yards in two plays See INTRAMURALS, page II (