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Lady Gai By Willie T. Smith III Gamecock Staff Writer The USC Lady Gamecocks fought off a tough Tennessee Tech team and lackadasical play to win the first round of the AIAW Region II tournament 68-62 Wednesday night at the Carolina Coliseum. The Lady Gamecocks seemed irthf nH iinn?Y)r\tinri')l /^lirinrt ihn iigui anu ancnnmunai uuuu^?nrc? game. "I think the girls were a 1 ilpf 4 * - Gamecock center Cynthia J* nessee Tech defender in the 62 regional tournament win (JSC ten wins two By Willie T.Smith III Gamecock Staff Writer The USC men's tennis team continued its' winning ways this week defeating Penn State 8-1 and the Citadel 7-2. With the two victories the Gamecocks improved their record to fvO nn t hp <Pat;nn "I'm happy with the results from these two matches," coach Ron Smarr said. "We only lost one match and that was a pro set in doubles against Penn State. Against the ^ t Citadel we let a lot of the substitutes Dlav which was unod * / * o because they enjoyed it and they work hard in practice all week." AGAINST PENN STATE, the Gamecocks breezed through singles play withut losing a set. Peter MacDonald, Chuck Hodgin, Trevor Raal, Ulf Pettersson, Brian McDonald and Greg Macko all won, Thfl nnlir mal/<h 1/*at nm thn /)? ??V Viiy aiiaivil iVuJt l/ll lll^ uajr was at number-two doubles with . the team of Lowery and Schillings defeating USC's Bob Dietrich and DrewKefalos. * ?. -.? ffw " .Til Pic necocks( littlu lonco " hoaH pnaph Pam lltVAV IVIIOV, IIVIMV* VX/MVII M. V>|>? Parsons said. "This is a pressure type game and when you're tense likp that sometimes thines don't Co like you would want them to." Parsons stated this was not unexpected. "I expect that kind of thing. We seemed in a daze at times and I relate that to pressure," she said. "A lot of times we were caught standing. m-mm /I*!# Russell K. Pace - GAMECOCK icobs drives past a TenLady Gamecocks 68 riid Ltzu.iti ?matches Against the Citadel only David Kramer lost at number-four singles. "David lost 6-2, 2-6, 6-4. It was David's first match since coming off a back injury," Smarr said. "He really wasn't quite ready toplay." Smarr said that the Gamecocks will be in for a much tougher oti ofJ orfoinof iiKui.ii i i iuaj uui/i uuuii u^auioi Wake Poorest. "I think Friday without a question will be our toughest match so far," Smarr said. "Georgia Southern had a good team, but Wake Forest is a little more solid." THEY'RE 3-0 and are coming off a win against a strong Vanderbilt team," he added. "Their top player Arman Molina was the iiuuium uiic piayt'i liuiu uui region last year. He had the best record of all the singles players around here. They have their whole team back and two good recruits. We only beat them 5-4 up there last year, so we should have our hands full." Friday's match against Waki Forest will begin at 2 p.m. at th< Sam Daniel Tennis Center. + ' ? r V I (9 # J" ? #-| 'Kl t >.'l iN&^v^t^v^'i'/iv^wrPWtVffV/ti Iy M ciificojcc I.UIH; overcom especially on the fast break. You tend to stand when you don't know what else to do." The game was tight for most of the first half A Reckv Parker jumpshot with 5:54 left in the half gave the Lady Gamecocks a seven point advantage at 24-17.It was their biggest lead of the first 20 minutes. TUrt /vm1i? U??i itU4 r?rv/\t f/\?* I i ut: umy vi if^ui oywi iui nit ijcixi v Gamecocks in the first half was Suzanne Woolston, who had nine points. Woolston hit several key shots when USC needed them. The second half started out just like the first with Tennessee Tech staying right with Carolina. Then the explosion came. Evelyn Johnson took over, hitting twelve of the Lady Gamecocks next 16 points to give them a ten point lead at 48-38. JOHNSON SAII) her second nail explosion was caused * by some advice from her coach at halftime. "At halftime coach told me instead of passing it off that I was open and to look for the shot. In the first half I wasn't really looking for the shot, I was passing it off," she said. "In the second half I started taking the shots and luckily they were going in," "Sweet E" added. "I think we played a lot better in the second half. In the first half we were standing around, but after the half we started moving and hitting the open person and making the basket." Although the lead didn't widen, iL _ ? _ J r* t __i _ ine juaay LxamecocKS seemea in control from that point on. Becky Parker and Cheryl Autry also contributed to the cause in the final stanza. "I think I could've done more in the first half, but I was tight and tense, too," Parker said. "1 calmed down and played my type of ball in the second half," Parker added. "I'm very well pleased with the way I played, however. It's a good win for us." AlthnilCfh hnth nla\;aro horl r\f f 1 iiviiv/u^ii mv/ll * piujrvi O I1UU Vil nights scoring wise, Lady Gamecock players Sheila Foster and Cynthia Jacobs controlled the boards with 12 and 13 rebounds respectively. Jacobs also added seven assists to the USC cause. I ? 3 Lady Qamacock guard t battfos for thabaft on tha I ' ^ v ' ^ - * * * >< **? +* '-vr* **+ ?9f ??r? *? ?*>? jr4> ?s*r i%r*. ??v m 9ht eTennesi Evelyn Johnson added that the Lady Gamecocks poor first half play was probably because of the nervousness of finally. being in regional piay. i ininK wueii yuu finally get into regionals and semifinal play you get a little nervous," Johnson said. "That's been our problem for the last couple of games. We've been a little nervous in the first half, but in the second half we came on to play our game." i? \ l> 1/ C A in cho c.mi hpr rnlo with the Lady Gamecock team as one who adds enthusiasm when she gets into the game. "I try to come in and give the starters a pick-up. That's my job." she said. "Cheryl Autry is also that kind of player. She's very emotional and it helps us. "I think as long as everyone works as a team we can go far. We got out of perspective," Parker added. "We had to get regrouped and reorganized. Once we do that woVp nlriuht Wt> apt nnt r?f hanH nt times." Parker isn't too worried about getting ready for Tennessee, who defeated Clemson to become the Lady Gamecocks next opponent. "We've got Thursday and some 1 fho I nrl V V I# I# v ma FREE tickets (or against Tc will be given to th( to come to roori a4I*I MAM C MCi V* Wll o NO REFUND WOMEN'S B yTK SEMI-F AIAW Rl TOURN STUDENT FRIDAY. M $2.00 700PM INCL TAX GENERAL "T&T O ADMISSION * you must be weari ..... ^ .MJ || .JJI.IHJJIJm vetyn Johnson . Tennessee 7 mseiine with two 19 points In t t V ? . ? ?I ?r >.w ?' *? ?ee l ech time on Friday to get everything worked out," the freshman from Tennessee said, "we aon t nave any major problems just mainly keeping our perspective.'* Johnson is already thinking about how to play the Lady Volunteers Friday night. "Lately Sheila Foster has been scoring a great deal for us," she said. ,4I tliirilp ty\triht I rtf (a Lnir r\n Uar* ci liiiurv iiicj 111151U vi y wit iivxi a little more. By them doing that it should leave the perimeter open. We'll have to start looking for our outside shots." ALTHOUGH THE Lady Gamecocks did not play their best game of the year, Parsons is not upset. "We're young and. we played a little bit scared. Why not," the coach explained. "This is the tournament and it was the last night if we didn't win, but we won and that's what counts." The Lady Gamecocks game with Tennessee will be the second part of a doubleheader Friday night. The opeining game will pit top ranked Old Dominion against ACC Champion NC State. The ODU-NC State battle will get underway at 7 p.m., with the USC-Tennessee clash starting at 9 p.m. The two winners win ineei aaiuruay nigni foi* the Region II title. ly Gamecocks: tonight's game mnessee a first 1 00 students n 321 of the R.H. and 7 p.m. ASKETBALL NO REFUNdI :INALS EGION II AMENT ARCH 7. 1980 STUDENT] I & 900 P M $2.00 INCL TAX GENERAL ADMISSION n n n n rn<\4 # *?! DIm?L ng WUIIItl UIIU UIUIH I ? GAAAtCOCK 9ch defenders. Johnson scored he victory. I ^ ...V; .*iV,f?NW