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* tJSC wins two looks ahead to road trip By RICK MOHN Gamecock Staff Writer Carolina rebounded - from a disappointing 6-3 loss to North Carolina Wednesday witty a pair of triumphs over Southeastern Conference opponents this past weekend. Alabama and Kentucky fell to the Gamecocks by respective scores of 6-3 and 7-2 on Friday and Saturday at the Maxcy-Gregg Courts. Friday the Gamecocks used a quick start to gain an advantage in singles competition. After gaining the upper hand the Gamecocks proceeded to take two of three doubles .matches bo hand the defeat to the 14th-ranked Crimson Tide. USC took singles wins at positions one, four, five and six with Chris Mayotte, Barry Gilbert, Arthur Anastopoulo and Jeff Hull providing the victories. IN DOUBLES competition the USC teams of MayotteAnastopoulo and Chuck HodginJeff Hull won their matches in straight sets to provide the final margin of victory. The Gamecocks improved their record to 13-1 and showed something important to their coach Ron Smarr. "I was afraid the players might get discouraged after losing to North Carolina earlier in the week, but they bounced back real well against a solid team. If we hadn't recovered mentally we would have been blown away today," Smarr said. "We lost our matches against UNC's top three singles players and Alabama's top three players are better than UNC's, so you can see what might have happened today. Just about everybody played better than they did on Wednesday." fr A * RA and A By MATT WARD Sports Editor For the second consecutive week Kappa Alpha and Alpha Phi Alpha are co-ranked in the number one position in the intramural basketball poll. Both teams went into their Sunday semi-final clash with undefeated records of 10-0. The winner of the Kappa Alpha-Alpha Phi Alpha gajne will meet the umega Psi Phi-AFRO winner tonight for the men's intramural championship. Moving up three spots from the sixth position to the number three spot is Omega Psi Phi and AFRO from eighth to fifth. The Ques defeated number four Maxcy in the first round of the playoffs and won their quarterfinal game over economics honor society Omicron Delta Epsilon 49-39. Afro won its first two round playoff and is 9-1 for the year. Maxcy wasn't the only team to drop in the poll as previously fifthranked University Union lost to Kappa Alpha Psi in the first round of the playoffs. University Union falls to the seventh snot and ended . its season with a 8-1 record. IN THE EIGHTH spot is Columbia Hall. They also lost in the first round of the playoffs as ^ u^jife. m ^i*v - ./i USC's Chris Mayotte dumps a return over th net in doubles action, Saturday. The SATURDAY THE GAMECOCKS played host to the University of Kentucky and easily defeated the Wildcats 7-2. Once again the Gamecocks won four singles matches from Mayotte, Hodgin, Hull and Bob Kaplan. USC then swept the doubles matches from the visitors from Lexington despite a pair of injuries to two of its top |;iajr^i s>. PA still share Alpha Phi Alpha claimed a 14 point victory 57-43. Columhia Hall dropped a spot from seventh to eighth. Two teams dropped from the poll. Chi Psi and Sigma Nu had previously been ninth and tenth ranked respectively but both teams suffered opening round defeats in the playoffs. Filling the vacated spots are Newman in the ninth spot and Kappa Alpha Psi has the tenth position. Newman almost pulled off the biggest upsets of the season when they took Kappa Alpha, the defending intramural champions to overtime before losing 44-43. Kappa Alpha Psi also played well as they handed University Union its first loss in the playoffs. Kappa Alpha Psi also made a big come ack in its second round game with AFRO. At the half Kappa Alpha Psi trailed 30-9. Kappa Alpha Psi tied the game twice but in the last twenty seconds could not score to tie the game and AFRO managed to win by five points 4944. FRANK POLLOCK, Kappa Alpha's star center said after Ane Newman game, "We've been awftil lucky to win some of the (tames that we've played. If we play the same game we did tonight against Alpha Phi Alpha then our chances * *; .^^flnpi^ " - . :IMp8aipjw : cw<>- ': IBHHHMN^H Britton AnOrew -THE GAMECOCK l ^ ? - - -- A A 1 uitmecucKN won iwo maicnes this weekend as they defeated Alabama and Kentucky easily. Peter MacDonald was hurt in losing his match against Alabama and sat out the entire match against Kentucky. Hull hurt his leg during his Kentucky victory and played doubles at less than full speed. Hodgin was pleased with Saturday's results. The number two seed defeated Scotty Webb of Kentucky 6-2, 6-2 Saturday. See TENNIS. Daee 15 top spot of winning are going to be very tough. Alpha Phi Alpha is the team to beat." The final intramural poll will come out on March 30th. Tonight's final game for the intramural championship will be aired by WUSC-FM at 7:30 p.m. Intramural poll l.K A 10-0 1. A Phi A 10-0* 3.0 Psi Phi 8-2 4. Maxcy 7-2 5. AFRO 9-1 6. ODE 8-1 7. Univ. Union 8-1 8. Columbia Hall 7-3 9. Newman 7-3 10. K A Psi 6-4 -(Does not inelude yesterday's semi-finals) m m 1 exas trip to Carolina One of the most successful teams ir six years has been the men's tennis te coach Ron Smarr, the men's team ha Ho nam/J - ? - iv vuinv iu v^muiiua in lVf/Z. This year is no exception as the I successful seasons ever. The Gameco< defeated highly ranked Duke and G< HOWEVER, the key to Carolina's possible bid to the NCAA tennis char Athens, Ga. rest on how well USC do< trip begins today. The Gamecocks will meet four University, second-ranked Trinity a Smarr is fully aware the trip to Texa has ever faced. "In going to Texas we know what > said. "I would be very happy to win fi by playing the best teams we'll find c against the powerhouses in collegiat INDEED, CAROLINA will have matphoc of e-? 1 ' ...?w..vo ui itioav,^ vji is iine, dui u trip will force the Gamecocks to play But, USC was able to defeat the Georg is something which only five teams ha' A year ago the baseball team went road trip. The Gamecock baseball straightened out and play in the seco spectacular as they finished second in The same applies to the tennis teai make or break the season. If Carolina major powers and pick up victories in is a distinct possibility they may rec pionships. THOUGH CAROLINA tennis has fa have been against average to above a Texas will show the NCAA tennis s< consistently play with the best teams ii If Carolina can defeat at le ] _?_! puwcrs iillU piCK Up VlCtOTK matches, there is a distinct ] receive a bid to the NCAA c The Gamecocks have occasionally committee because of the caliber c Southeast. The trip to Texas may be ji been waiting for. Victories against th give Carolina the added boost it ne< publicity it deserves. Part of the success of the men's tenr Ron Smarr. Before he came to Care tennis program was mediocre at best, tennis to the point where it is respected "THE TOP teams in Texas are awar the nation," Smarr said. "They know them and you can bet they won't take u Smarr has a good line-up with Ch Hodgin, Barry Gilbert and Arthur An on Carolina's opening road match wit! are one of the nation's finest teams. AI well against SMU and building mome matches. Keeping this momentum u| Gamecocks on their make or break r Basketball violence ge In watching collegiate and professior opinion that the game of basketball is < permits teams to throw elbows and wei thegame of basketball is letting hockej Basketball is no longer the non-cc designed to be by Dr. James Naismi > crucial j j s.tennis : i i i Carolina athletics over the last i ;am. Under the direction of head I is acquired a 148-29 record since .earn is having one of its most 2ks are 14-1 on the year ?nd have Borgia. chances of finally receiving a npionships, again being held in 3s on their Texas road trip. The th-ranked Southern Methodist nd fifth ranked Texas. Coach s may be the toughest Carolina ve're going up against," Smarr ve out of our nine matches. Yet, >ut h w good our team really is e temds." I its hands full. Playing home 3 win in Texas on an 11-day road probably their best tennis ever. ;ia Bulldogs in Athens. And that ve done in the last 14 years. to Florida to play an extended team was able to get its act j >nd half of the season was truly the College World Series. j ????????? Sportalk j Matt W ard n's trip to Texas. It will either can defeat at least one of three their other matches, then there j :eive a bid to the NCAA chami I red well, a majority of its wins iverage teams. The road trip to ilection committee if USC can n the nation. j ^ 7 ast one of three major j in their other i possibility they may ihampionships. i I been overlooked by the NCAA >f competition existing in the i ist the thing Carolina tennis has ; e top teams in the nation may ids to finally get the national lis team has to go to head coach >lina six years aeo. the men's Smarr has built up Gamecock | by all the teams it meets. I e of who the better teams are in / we have the ability to defeat ! slightly." ris Mayotte, freshman Chuck astopoulo. Everything depends 1 powerful SMU. The Mustangs key for Carolina will be playing ntum for their remaining road p will be a big factor for the oad trip. i i tting out of hand 't ial basketball, 1 am left with the definitely a contact sport which I ght around at random. It seems , r antics infiltrate the game. mtact sport it was originally I ith. After observing numerous See SPORTALK, page 16 t I