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USC dumps for AIAW stc By Tammy Kilpatrick Gamecock Staff WHtor Called one of "the toughest teams in the region" by their coach, USC's women's tennis team earned a spot in the regionals in May by winning the state ATAW tpnnic nhnmninnchin at Pl^mcrrn thic nnc< 4 Hi m TV VVIflltU M V V/aVIIIUVII VI I1U ^/V4U V weekend. USC captured the state title against Clemson 5-4 Friday, as well as placing two doubles teams and two singles players in individual competition at regionals. The regionals, to be held at East Tennessee State in Johnson City, Tenn. May 8-10, will pit USC against the top teams in Region Four. Coach Jeff Kefalos said USC is one of the best teams in the region. "We'll probably be seeded-one and Clemson two in the regionals. We're the two toughest teams in the region, so we'll probably play them again," he said. IN INDIVIDUAL competition, USC's Susan Smith and Clemson's Susan Hill will be competing in regionals, with a playoff match scheduled between USC's Colette Bennett and Carol Henz Monday. In doubles play, USC's Smith and Missy Malool and Bennett and Carol Fullerton will be in regionals, as well as Clemson's Jody Trucks and Libby Cooper. The top three in singles and doubles at Clemson qualified to play in regionals. An unseeded ladder was set up with eight players in the first round and four players with byes. Winners advanced to the quarterfinals. All but one player in the semi-finals qualified for the tournament. Kefalos said the top four in singles and doubles in regionals go to the national playoffs. "I would say 41 ' u? i ni *? r nicy ic ^uiug iu iictvc d gwu ciidiiuc iu ijuciiiiy iui nationals. We've played all these teams before (in regionals), so I think they'll qualify," he said. IN THE TEAM match Friday, USC squeaked by Clemson 5-. in a day of tennis that lasted from 11a.m. until 9:30 p.m., as qualifying matches in the in Ej a g - ! jr : . : :-.r> : => >. ^***** > -- ?< W*? *><*<&. , ^ w*"p ,. *v? I Gamecock catcher Keith Taylor heads towar( stroking a base hit in a recent USC win. begun to hit the ball better of late after a slow Lady Tigers ite tennis title dividual competition were played after the team m ofnh UlUVVil. Bennett and Grace Barrie continued their undefeated streaks in helping USC win the match. "They're playing real well," Kefalos said. Bennett defeated Clemson's Susan Rimes 6-3, 64, while Barrie defeated Maria Echarte hardily 6-2,6-2. Singles play was split 3-3 going into doubles play ir the match. Number-one singles Smith lost tc Clemson's Susan Hill 6-3, 6-7, 7-6 in a grueling match Number-three seed Fullerton also lost to Clemson's Jody Trucks 6-3,6-7,6-4 in another long match. Fourth-seed Ellen Oxreider lost to Jennifer Hirsh 7 6, 6-3 while fifth seed Carol Renz defeated Clemson'i Libby Cooper 6-2,7-5 to tie the score. NUMBER-ONE and number-three doubles com bined to give USC the victory as both teams won theii matches. Bennett and Fullerton defeated the sistei duo of Hill and Carolyn Hill 6-1, 6-1, while Barrie an< Renz defeated Hirsh and Rimes 6-2, 6-4 to secure th< victory. Number-two doubles Smith and Malool los to Cooper and Trucks 6-3,1-6,6-4. In individual competition, two team members mus face each other to determine the third qualifier fo regionals. Bennett, seeded second on the USC team and fifth-seed Renz will play today. Teammate Smitl and Clemson's Hill will also go to regionals. Smith defeated Renz 6-2, 6-7, 6-0 in semi-final pla; (a minliftr nrViiln l-I i 11 Unn nnH C.O 7R IU ljuaill j , V? 1 11 It 11111 UV* CCI Lvvi UV/IIIIV.. II U I *J. In doubles play, Smith and Malool defeated Hill am Hill 6-2, 6-1 to go to regionals, and Clemson's Truck and Cooper defeated Bennett and Fullerton 6-3, 6-3 t qualify. Bennett and Fullerton recovered from th loss in time to defeat Hill and Hill 6-3, 6-1 to secure spot in the regionals. Kefalos said the match with Clemson was a goo match. "It was close all the way down. I kne\ Clemson was good and had some good players," h said. The next match for USC is April 29 against Aubur at Maxcy-Gregg Park. .mRhSSH By Richard Meyers Gamecock Staff Writer Ik The Carolina baseball tean Km 1 hitting attack, which has been ii mid-season slump of late, perienced a partial re-awakeni Hjgjf Friday night as the Gamecoc fir came from behind to dump I I Fnrman Paladins fi-3 \ After watching his team dr V iMHH three of their last five contests a bang out only IB total base hi J USC coach June Raines felt * Gamecocks would ^mBhH "scratch and claw" for all the ri they could get while his team v wHSBHH in a hitting slump. "I don't know what's wro WHHHn (with the hitting), Raines sai "We had a good team meeting, ? nHHj said we are going to have ^ ^ = j scratch and claw for runs until 1 I break out of this slump. > -- ^ ; "We haven't been hitting the t 1^; well lately. We have to hit and i and bunt a lot more than usually do and steal some ba until we start hitting again. Bi thought we hit the ball hi against Furman," the coach Jim Curl launched his ninth ho * run over the center field fence Paludian starting pitcher St< Jamroz for a 1-0 Gamecock vantage. Designated hitler Ktiei w r/ ^ Farquharson followed Curl with * f *!^ opposite field double to ri center. "Farky" then trot :N ? home on left fielder Mark B< dave roback - gamecock wrjght s run scoring single up J first base after middle. Rod Linht" has Furman, after threatening in S,arX?? . louche^ (iamcc 1 starting pitcher Joe Kucharski ^ S | 'Mp^| Jjg^ ;:: BffffMraMj|^^raaMj|iP?ffiBggggEBfc<;l-^M r p|??: | ;; \:|jjj||Jp a ' ' . r- ' r '-. .1 .". _-v-v_-. ' ' - '-^.y ^JT."--': : f "V; ' " " / V"/.v ^ : V;/: V: [JO *--V-~_-?' 1 ^ -- 'v' ^ p7-^': ^~; " ^' : i'-' ."V""" _- l"'/.. . . < e Russell K. Pace - GAMECOCK Carol Rem serves against a C/emson opponent in a match n Friday. Renz helped her team win the state A/AW title with a 5-4 victory over the Lady Tigers. ?ck bats come alive is over state foes three runs in the top ot the lourth Grant and moved to second on a , inning. Kucharski yielded two one- sacrifice bunt by Hob Lovvery. out singles and hit a batter to load Boatwright then raced to third on a the bases. A fielder's choice flv out bv Thaw to right field. 3X~ i ? br?ught in one run, and a ground With two outs and Boatwright on ^ rule double that hopped over the third. Vollmer laid down a perfect he ^ence by third baseman drag bunt down the first base line Steve Grant brought home two and the speedy center fielder more runs for the Paladins. easily beat the throw to score |!J After a brief conference with boatwright with the final run of the !. Raines. Kucharski struck out name. !jf' designated hitter Brad Swenson to Bobby Kish relieved Kucharski retire the side with USC trailing 3- on the mound in the eight inning to 1. preserve the lead and notch his in. "I made a couple of stupid pit- fourth save of the season. /as ches that inning," Kucharski said. "I'm very proud ot Joe 'I felt pretty good about the game Kucharski," Raines said "He's except for that one inning. I had had a long layoff between starts." two strikes on everybody that got a Kucharski has not pitched since m hit. I tried to make the next pitch March 29 because he was visiting 0 too good and they hit it." his father who had suffered a heart we The Gamecocks responded with attack .. two runs of their own in the fifth "He showed a lot of poise and )a inning. Second baseman Jamey cool out on the mound I know he run Thaw singled to left to open the wanted to finish the game, but I we t n.LU.. 7 ? 11 1 r"_?w II -1 1 u: ? ? inn I f name. n.uuuy vuuuicr aim vjiick uiimeu dim u> i\rv yucncs uciuic K. Jonson each received a walk from the game and he threw 95," Haines arcl Jamroz to load the bases commented. a(j "I think 1 threw a pretty good Til I HI) BASEMAN Hod pme overall." the 6-3 220 pound Carraway, the club's top batsman [j^shman from Clinton. Md.. s?id the with a 362 mark followed with a * wanted to go nine innings, but I the sacrifice fly to center field to score ^adn pitched in a while. I felt lan Thaw and advance Vollmer to st^nger in the later innings. me third base. Hollins sliced a two .^or Kucharski, it was his third off base hit to left, scoring Vollmer W1" against no losses. eve and pushing Jonson to third. 4 Gamecocks .i i u:? i trounced W of ford bv a score of 14 aa- ^un men garnereu ins steiruuu ,_. ?. RBI of the night and his team 0 7 ^ cf? / merine leading 31st of the season, as he hit c,/u^y J?r Wofford, after five inlan a sacrifice fly to score Jonson for a .^C4aUue ? ^r? was ght 5-3 Carolina advantage. scheduled to be played on the same ted USC put on a classic example of L j outcome was alread) Kit- how to scratch and claw for a run 1L the in the sixth inning, scoring a run . , . i u with one hit that went about eighty helped IISC break several school the feet Boatwr.ght reached first marts by losmg to the t.amecocks ock base. ,<m > a^.throwum . i for Kurman third baseman Steve rarflima now siairas ai Z5 h on the year.