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USC wc ranke< By Tammy Kilpatrick Gamecock Staff WfUer Building a winning traditic women's tennis takes se> years of being ranked in tht ten, and the USC women's t< team is already one notch < from that kind of tradition. USC, ranked 11th in the natic College and Junior Tennis, fini eighth last year, but coach Kefalos said their unknown f; made them miss the top ten. I'm not disappointed in the ranking because being in the t is fine," he said. Kefalos said the goal of the l is to finish in the top five, whi< believes is possible. He pointe that USC beat three of the to] schools and eight of the top 2( year. "I THINK TIIK rankings change after we start pic matches, he said. "It's gon be three of four years of beir the top 10 and then people recognize us." The top six slots will probab filled by the same six that pi in fall matches, but the order be different. Returning to the six are Susan Smith, Grace Ba Racquetba growing at USC I i By Michelle Burchette Gamecock Stuff Wntor j It's similar to handball, pla / with a racket like tennis and is I of thf? drnwitio tnnrt -- r>- ? t-> America. The game is racquetl Although the sport got its : on the West Coast, the last p; game of racquetball has spi rapidly and is now a lav< pastime ol many USC students. Following the growing tren< (he sport, the USC racquetball <. has expanded both in mem ben and activity during its five \ ,, , existence and even will hos tournament in April. FOR T11K RACQUETB fanatic and the beginner alike USC club can be a place to le compete, and meet other ticipants in the sport. It also o several advantages to membe regards to court reservations equipment, according to president president Phil Chanc As those who have trie* reserve racquetball courts a Blatt P.E. Center know, it is n( impossible to get one unless call well in advance. The however, has courts availab members every Thursday Sunday nights. The club also owns 14 rac( which are lighter in weight easier to use than the more dui racquets the unviersity offers. ONE OTHER arivantaop thn offers to beginners, who mak nearly 75 percent of its n bership, is a racquetball c! Taught on Sunday evening; Chandler and Margaret Be the clinic offers instruction in 1 moves, strokes and strategy. Considering all the benefits club offers, the cost of $3 semester to join is nominal, cording to Chandler. "In ord< get any money from SAC at a have to generate some reve The dues provide really our revenue other than the mone; ^ get every year from the tournament." The second annual USC tour nosiea dy tne ciud, wuj oe April 2 at the p.e. center. It is of six or seven tournaments club members can participat during the year. According to Chandler, on< ^ the main reasons racquetball i popular is because it is a fasi door spb^Whjch is easy to lean See Racquetballpag )men bu i 11th in Coliette Bennett, Carol H Fullerton and Missy Male l" Kefalos said the fall sc which USC won every i ?nni? ceP* a second-place fini 'way Catherine Sample Toi ^ should help the team's c ^ in this upcoming season. , ^ Developing the tennis i SJeff 'nv?lve m( . after this season, acc Kefalos. "We need to f llth teams and we're .... have to go out of the re op2? that," he said. team sc^ec^u'e ^is s ?h volves some Southern \ f including five teams in 1 f "There's probably one tc P| f schedule that's better Kefalos said. "But thi mean we can't beat them ivTnll TI,K TKAM "As l) tH ticing since Jan. 14, ar ** nho llnnrfo I/. _ VIKUitll^V 1 1 1 (1 I v- I 1 V"v> IU P.,, the lineups. The schedule this yea ly be may ^ ? t0P m 14K Gold . 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We can held flowers almost any\ one I I ifne e ?r b ossor IS so t inshoo e 11 ild tradii tennis p enz, Carol nine ^ome matche: . , . matches. hedule, in , natrh f>x The team will tr< sh in the during spring bre irnament, ^ to take on foi onfidence ^ W111 V|5U Florida State, Flori reputation Southern in a swir Jre travel *en,1's powers of the (!Fding t0 ,uBarriesa'dthespi >lay more most challengi going to the season. "We're g'on to do some tough matches ^he Hth rankint eason in- 'earn members ; powers, Smith, "j thjnk it\ the top 20. shesaid. 'am on the Pointing out that than us," Miamiiast year and *t doesn t ^e fall, she said be ranked ahead of th< ' don't think you een prac- Preseason polls too id playing added. determine USC plays Furm Greenville in the fir r nicludes season. 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