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Sport* Editor Ollt of a 10-10
The Carolina Gamecocks remaining in the i
overcame their customary slow with the same it
start Wednesday night, and finally been evident sine
laid it on an opponent, as they game, the Gamec
coasted to a 96-66 victory over an to their fourth cor
outmanned Maine squad at the Although he w;
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Tennis season opens
Gamecocl
By Kick Mohn
Gamecock Staff Wrlttr
With Anderson Junior College visiting the Sam Dai
Tennis Stadium to open the 1979 USC tennis schedule
Wednesday afternoon, it was generally expected that
match would be a slaughter. After all, Carolina is return
five of the top six players from last year's 26-7 team wli
placed in the top sixteen teams in the nation. Even thoi
Anderson has one of the best junior college teams
America, the Gamecocks wouldn't even have to brea
sweat, right? Wrong. Playing what USC Coach Ron Sm
called "absolutely the best tennis they are capable c
Anderson gave Carolina^* battle before the home te
finally prevailed, 5-4.
Despite the fact that only one of the top six Gameco<
(All-American Chris Mayotte) played singles, Sm,
reiusea to cite mat as the reason for the close final see
"Anderson has some very good players, and they
played just as well as they could. It wasn't who we playi
it was how they played," Smarr said.
Strangely, Mayotte was one of the Carolina losi
>urth straigh
)lumn, USC broke happy about their inability over
tie witn 13:35 past few weeks, to get into the I
first half. Playing of the game right from the opei
itensity that has tap.
e the Notre Dame "We have been starting s
ocks then coasted and that's not good. We've got t
lsecutive victory, ready from the locker room. I d
as pleased about know what it is, whether i
victory, coach physical or mental, but it's
was less than good," he said.
"There's no sweating or
tensiveness in the beginnii
|l * '' ' v': ; ' McGuire added. "When you pi;
jg good team and you get beh
you're in trouble. We've got to
up and move."
; SLOW STARTS have indeed I
pg' a problem for USC. Against
IpljM top-ranked Fighting Irish, they
behind 10-0, and against Willia;
Hpllf;! Mary this past week, they scon
Iflllal mere 19 points in the first half.
j?|gjp while Carolina has been star
/ ';vfl slowly, they have finished tl
games with a flurry. That
mm again the case Wednesday.
USC used its three-guard off(
to outscore the visitors 58-34 <
H the final 20 minutes. But in
locker room after the game, tl
seemed to be a mood of com
WmvM among the Dlavers.
"I guess it takes us a little 1
MlMaF Jg to warm-up," junior guard Ke
Reynolds commented. Reyn
thot hand from the
' f ;j throw line against Maine, as
PHIIWmMB scored 10 of his 14 points from
j[Jpfr .Mjjm gift lane. He also contributed
assists and had four steals.
"We're working hard to o
come our slow starts. We seer
.tifc? : be a second half ballclub.
i#?1hPi we've got to get ready to play a
' % ** minutes," Reynolds said.
&M i GAMECOCK CAPTAIN N
I Doyle also had a good game.
the 6-4 guard from the Bronx,
vp had 19 points, agreed with
backcourt mate Reynolds that]
A nuo nau a pi UUIC1U Willi MOW SU
' J| However, he said that he sees
team breaking out of the patter
ver^ near ^utureV
"I don't know what the prob
, * % is," he said. "But tonight,
son ? gamecock guards got the offense going 1
from the inside and the outs
"ebound We're getting more confidenc
each other and we're playing \
more intensity."
I 1 14
* suds aei
Wednesday, dropping a three-set decision
number one player, a junir college all-Ameri
niel Gamecock all-America, according to his coa
on work. "Chris' shoulder injury is physically h
the he needs to get some practice to help his si
ling confidence. That's why I played him today
tich
lich AFTKR SPLITTING th*? civ cin?1oo K
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in mostly substitutes, Smarr got serious and pu
k a teams. They responded with two wins in wh
arr total of four games.
>i," iNeverineiess, smarr was less than satii
am some of the guys play who don't usually, but
have beaten them 8-1 with those players. I'r
but we have to get ready to play next week.''
cks Today the Gamecocks face East Tenness
urr City, Tenn., followed by Kentucky in thi
re tomorrow. Then next week they face a serioi
Madison, Wisconsin. There they will play in
of the NCAA Indoor Championships agains
Texas.
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Zam Fredrick was USC's leading
like scorer 22 points, Cedrick
Hordges scored 16 and Jim
who Strickland added 11 more, as
Carolina had five players in double
ygp figures for the third time in the
t pasi lour games.
Strickland also had 12 rebounds
n in to ^eac* team *n category
and added two blocked shots.
?lem PERHAPS THE MOST exciting
the moment of the game came in the
both , closing minutes, when McGuire
ide. had his second unit in the game,
e in With 16 seconds remaining to play
.vith and Carolina leading 94-65, 6-8
sophomore Steve Harty, Dr. S.,
Feat Anc
to Anderson's based on their perform
ica. The senior earned one of the two Soi
ch, needed the 1 against the best team
ealed now, but Smarr indicated he v
noothness and nessee and Kentucky as
." good team, and we only
Columbia. I believe we1
natches using there," he understated,
t in his regular Smarr noted: "We neec
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ified. "We let AND THINGS won't g
we still should they do upset the I
n not worried, Gamecocks will face nur
round.
ee in Johnson Singles players in tho
e same place sophomore Chuck Hodg
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is ciuuiengc in junion all-America Ai
the first round Dietrick, and junior Pet
t ninth-ranked will be Mayotte and Ana
and Hodgin at number tv
te in Madison, number three.
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Ltsli* Erickfoo ?
is flips o pass over
utstretched arm
dribbled the ball in from midcourt,
left the ground at about the
foul line and swooped down for a
crowd pleasing slam dunk.
Those who remained from a
crowd of 6,310 began chanting his
name in unison. "Dr. S." was
obviously pleased. "It felt good
after two years, I feel like I've
really contributed to this team,"
an excited Harty said after the
game. "I want to tell all those
people out there that it felt great
and thank you for staying behind
me even though I haven't been
playing much."
lerson
ances in the fall season. Carolina
itheastern regional bids by going 6s
in the region.
/on't be as gracious to East Ten>
he was to Anderson. "E.T. has a
beat Kt ntucky 6-3 last year here in
11 have to use our top six players
As for the tournament in Madison,
I every body at full speed to beat
ve an excellent team."
et any easier for USC, because if
xmghorns, the sixteenth-ranked
nber seven Berkeley in the second
se big matches will be Mayotte,
in, freshman whiz Ulf Petersen,
^thur Anastopoulo, junior Bob
ei Macdonald. The doubles lineup
stopoulo at number one, Petersen
/o, and Dietrich and Macdonald at