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by ^ ] umm ; , ... m>-tr- -F ^ K ^fHUir fflp : H-;^?'V ?&?& K ;'^fiv V iv^v^k ''^f^Hkk. M. fl *X'\P,, <>b . \ s t,1r5 erf ^%P"' ^ '": v" *"' r > * ' ' Colette Bennett serves up a \ this year. Bennett and her teamm beating Clemson Friday. Tiebre By Rick Mohn tak Oamccock SUff Writer p^j USC All-American tennis player ex< Arthur Anastopoulo sat in the C parking lot at the Roost Saturday go< night, shaking his head and saying, an; "I can't believe it... I can't believe 197 it," over and over again. The Gil reason for his disbelief was his po; team's match against Ga Southeastern conference bel powerhouse Tennessee that af- De ternoon. The result was not so the surprising ? Tennessee won ? but Ull the way they won was. an THE GAMECOCKS HAVE had < some close contests this season, fri but Saturday's was possibly the m< closest in college tennis history. Ch The seventh-ranked Volunteers re; won 5-4 by winning three out of four fin matches which were decided by ca the final tie-breaker point of the na final set. co "I've never seen or heard of 6-3 anything like it," coach Ron Smarr br f r\ i f\ i > ? ? 1 - oaiu in ania^c^iiiciii. yvc j;i<>ycu <ta 10 hard as we could, and if we had th< The Gam flayers or t Rafs&hall ? -I of <mi m m v w ? i Tennis ? Chris "r"vV?: ^r-111:: i ' I ' :;:'v:X'v^:^':?':'- :X:: -:: . : :; . 1 - ;:>^...;; :^:?i;:x;.;x'' WMBM vinner in a match earlier ates took the state title by 'We pli akers la ;en just one of those tiebreaker ints we would have beaten an :ellent tennis team." Carolina's luck has not been xl all season; it did not change y in the final home match of r9. Bob Detrich and Barrv Ibert took singles wins at sitions three and five for the mecocks. Gilbert came from hind to win 3-6, 6-4, 6-0, and trich topped John Gillespie of i visitors 6-3, 5-7,7-5. Meanwhile, f Petersson lost in straight sets rl Anflstnnrmln lrvct in thrw> :arolina's tiebreaker istrations began with the itches of Chris Mayotte and uck Hodgin at one and six, jpectively, Mayotte, playing the al home match of his brilliant reer at Carolina, lost to the tion's number-one ranked liege player, Andy Kohlberg, 4-6, l, 7-6. Mayotte lost the tie eaker in the final set five points four. Hodgin, playing for only 5 second time in six weeks, lost 7wmmmmmmammmmmmmmmmmmtmmtmmmmammmtmmmaeaammmttmmm ecock > m tie year f Twitty Mayotte See page23 I I IT . _ wuiue tamel By Michelle Burc Qam*cock Staff W A few days ago a bold requ< pages of this paper, for a Tige; many people and teams have be title. One group clearly has tennis team. In their final match of th Gamecocks vividly trounced th I 8-1, and captured the state cham The only loss for Carolina ca Susan Hill defeated Susan SmitJh ranked number one in the south, state and regional champion. WHILE USC coach Jeff Ke results to come out as they di< Qmifll I*'* ; UIIIIUI ivil U111C1 CUlljr dUUUl HCI beat her (Hill). In Florida I face< | as good," the freshman explain* to win." In other matches, the USC w< opponents in only two sets each. | Bennett defeated Susan Rimes 7three spot, Grace Barrie downed | 1, while Carol Renz, at her numb | Kaki Abell 6-1, 6-2. Carol Fulle son's Vicki Eynon 6-2, 6-2, am Kincaid shut out Sally Robins 6-0 DOUBLES COMPETITION p ayed as hard as v ad Vols t 6, 6-7, 7-6; again USC dropped tiebreaker by a single point. So to pull off the upset of XTO A A A l J ? i^v^/\/\-tuurnameni.-DOuna vois, Gamecocks needed a sweep of doubles, almost unheard of in i situation. But it very nes happened. Gilbert and Deti combined for a 6-3, 7-5 win number three doubles, i Mayotte and Anastopoulo ed Kohlberg and Mike Fancutt number one. In an incredibly cl match, the USC All-Americ won 6-7, 7-6, 7-6 in yet anot third-set 5-4 tiebreaker. Hodgin and Petersson lost to Vols' number-two team 6-4, 4-6, I by losing the day's fou tiebreaker by ? you guessed i ; one point. ' THERE'S REALLY not m I to say," Smarr said as the te boarded its van for the trip Boone, N.C., for their final ma i against Appalachian State. 41 couldn't have played any bettei harder,-or made it any closer. ] had been meant for us to win, 1 would have gotten one of th (tiebreaker) points." ujmj was 26-13 heading i Sunday's match in Boone; 1 nessee is now 26-4. The Vols going to the National Collegi Athletic Association tournamen May; the Gamecocks (exc Mayotte and Anastopoulo j doubles) are not, mainly beca of the fact that they have lost ei times by a score of 5-4. But non Jmose eignt ? and possibly college tennis match ever ? > as close and painful a loss as i Saturday's match with Tenness* n^nciui figers ii :hette poin mat ?st was made, in the pair r Tamer. Since then, Miss en trying to grab that Rens - the USC women's 6-0, Th e season the Lady befoi e Tigers of Clemson, plea; nirtnshin "V this s me when Clemson's on w i 6-4, 6-3. Hill, who is was i is also the defending LC work sfalos expected the seas* i, number one seed over; match. "I hoped to We'v i girls who were just reall ed. "I really wanted all t Clenr omen defeated their Number two Colette Sm 5, 6-1. At the number seas< 1 Libby Cooper 6-3,6- think er four position, beat do b rton trounced Clem- will I 1 number six Cindy Th , 6-0. ninel rinrr provided three more thev ve could' o win 01 the the anu MWt, ged at HBili vv , ose ans her But i^r Jraftiis the a L ,. 7-6 mmi rth H^?| t ? tefl uch I am I to prill -ll?fif tch ^BS^R 3 We or [f it we I j^ ose BBmBBBBHb|| nto 'en- I are | use ght e of USC's Arthur Am 110 doubles match Sa !vas 4V','C', was one ?' ee. was won by the Vol er reques 1 tennis 8 ts for Carolina as the Lady Gamecoc :h. Bennett and Fullerton defeated of Hill and Hill 6-1, 6-2. Smith ant ;y Maloole downed Cooper and Rimes i and Barrie teamed up to beat Abell 1-4. e Lady Gamecocks did not know wh re playing Clemson, but the one-s sed them. /e hadn't played Clemson in a dual i season, so this was the first time we' ith them," Barrie explained. "Becai really important to us that we win." OKING BACK on the season, Barri ; in practice is what paid off. "We 1 Dn. There were some tough losses in all we did pretty much as expected e had some good competition, and w< y hard. I think we're playing better he hard work, and we showed tl ison." lith feels she improved over the co hi, but also feels she still has room t< ; I did as well as anyone expected, but itter," she said. "I gained a lot of exp< >e helpful." e victory in the Lady Gamecocks fina eenth win against three losses. Aftc ison for that last win, Kefalos said h fomen on his team are the Tiger Tam< ver USC if *** Brill Andr 9sropouio serves during the nu turday against Tennessee. Tt the closest In collegiate tenni s 5-4. t, -1 ks won each the sibling 1 teammate 7-6,6-0, and I and Eynon at to expect ided match natch at all d gone head ise of that it e said hard had a great Florida but she said, e've worked because of hat against urse of the ) ascend. "I I wanted to erience that le was their ir defeating le feels that ers. .* .-ri | ew GAMECOCK mber-one w maicn, s history,