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! % ji* ... ..... ... . . ' : / ' - ' / * > ;/Cr UoiPman Tr/inAw ^ anrllrls?*a fZorkMO Rrtnorc ocr vhen the car he was driving overturned on Interstate Prestigious tournaments high l ennis team< By Tammy Kilpatrick team, and they are looking staff writer for more of the same in the A top ten ranking and two coming year. invitations to nrp^tiuiniic tlQr* 99-9 nnH ranlff>H tournaments made for a seventh nationally after successful 1979-80 season for victories in the state, the USC women's tennis regional and national I Ath1e>tir Dp adds women's gt n.. it r* l*j.a oy Jim i/oruBH ? ? .. staff writer former Gamecock golfei The Women's Athletic Dirk Maust> and feels tha ~ . ... the golfers will become mori Department will add a new .J.. . .. K , .. w self-reliant as the seasoi dimension to the program nrft?,rpc.qp<; thn fnrmofiAn nf o r K women's TntercoTleeiate Taking advant^ of thi Golft intercollegiate ?No git Qut rule? (wher Coach Bobby Foster, who transfer women athletes cai will also handle the men's >mmed.a,tely team will turn loose six ^0^71 " foiirn^mln't 'schpHnl ? '"vT leam wil1 ^ a mixture c tournament schedule, in- . , pxnorienre 0n eluding trips to Florida ?ea 1 4 i nd * ^rF^oster" State, Purdue, Georgia, [ Ior ^?^ler 1 Duke and North Carolina ?uz,c Ellison a sophomor rpi ? . from Columbia. Lllison i I t nr\ \ Ih already enrolled at USC an ?r? u,k ?e had turned down seven direction of Athletic Director . , .. cc Jim Carlen and Womens' ^"olarship offers upo Athletic Director Pam completion of h.gh schoc Parson r crec?entials include a t( Foster, a former area club linis" in Caronr professional and three-time Women s Amateur. Columbia Amateur cham kyinrton mativ pion, feels he is "double . LK^IlN('TON NtA,IY rj: . Jan Rikard is a transfi lucKy IU uireci uom c ... , . golf programs. The fourth from USC-A.ken where si year coach will be able to P1.^. ?^fke'ba spend more time at his ? .. ... , "office", the practice area Carolina Women s "at. between the Roundhouse and Play f <*ampion,. the Roost. a?USC Y 8 HANDLING BOTH Lee Whitmore, titamk Foster said "will soDhomore fro force me to be more Wilmington, N.C. is organized, and to use my transfer from Miami Dad time well. But as a full-time Florida. She has been ii coach I think I can handle pressive during the summ< it." Foster also plans to finishing second in thr delegate more authority to amateur events, the mc his graduate assistant, prestigous being the Nor jgjgj acciaer South Carolina running back George F & WIKLWB& ~ w k IHjjjjK a skidding halt early Tuesday morning BBmBP jSHijl The Carolina All-American did not a ?W JgJgg| participated in Tuesday morning's woi afternoon practice after complaining mE ' headaches were not believed to be relate [IhHKL Rogers said his car was "probably tot ^ TRAVELING WITH teamate Robert ] Mil MF in Greenville. She was driving from tli i flPli After receiving the car, Robcrs and 1 I rosnprtive cars. Rogers' right front tire ikp JB The blowout caused the 21 year old s< ..iB embankment on the right side of the hig PERLOTTK WAS following Rogers,; a repair shop. Rogers was traveling within the legal The players decided to leave early so opted to meet Mrs. Rogers in Greenvill Duluth. "It's a real shame that this misfortu r A 1 J! A : J >< j %$?* : liiioriiiauuiiuireciui, saiu. "He's a very fine, hard working indiv money to buy a car. It's a shame that class person." Rogers and his mother bought the ca earned to make a $600 down payment 01 ROGERS ATTENDED practice Wedi ~ mm ^ /* v/l ? TIIO OA/ Ol/ T-* 9 _1 A _ _ 1 L i ifjtru injury aany uogers acciaeni caused mucn excn 26 near Newberry. dhouse was flooded with calls inquiring There was also an above average atl 700 people showed up. ight women's schedule lims for top five ra tournaments, will aim said concerning national Kefj toward breaking in the top recognition. "With the top comp< five, according to coach Jeff six returning and two good higher Kefalos. freshmen coming up, we what 1 "I think one more year and should be tough com- regula our tradition will be orettv Detition." didn't much established," Kefalos He pointed out that the like w . ? .? ?team defeated one team hesai< ranked above them in the be j regular season, and played a Brigh rfOfllTlr flL close match against the perier ? P> number four team in the them nation. "We were one point young away from being in the top "Th JL f?ur m ^ie match against the te J)IT team Brigham Young," Kefalos said. Because of the national pullin Carolina Women's Amateur. ranking, USC was invited to count two tournaments sponsored : j for thp ton pieht teams in the Aiir lmv impresseu ? ? ?=? j Foster so much at the nation. They will compete in ^ Arnprir^n C*olf the Marriott Invitolions 1 in ^bES where she was second low Palm Springs, Florida Jan. Sh qualifier, he offered her a as well as participate in 1 i scholarship on sight. The ^ , Waycross, Georgia native viuuwnai in maicn. turned down offers from w > several other schools to THE TOURNAMENTS f come to Carolina. bring USC recognition m the . Julie Loebs and Robin tennis world as well as Abare round out the squad. aiding recruiting eflorts, Loebs, a native of Myrtle Kefalossaid. Beach, boasts a top 16 finish &iyes us competition 1 in the Carolina Women's against all the teams that / 1 Amateur and qualified for are ranked in the top eight, 1 ihii MofiAnol I inlrc I and it allows me to go . VIIV> i 1U HUIIU1 X UMI1V IJ1IIIVC t I I. Championship. Abare, of recruiting and say we ave p Forsythe, Georgia, is less the best schedule we could a experienced than her Possibly have,' he pointed comrades, but Foster feels ?, , , . The she has "a tremendous ? S num^?r tourn; E amount of potential; she'll ' Colette Bennett, said when r turn out to be an excellent the team is looking forward Game e player." to playing the tournaments. twice i. All oi me women win uiKe uuing lino me national come; h part in one of the unique tournament in June un- playe h aspects of the Carolina golf defeated, USC received a down 11 program. A structured first round bye in the 24- Brigh y running and Nautilus weight team field, and squeaked "I training program will help past Miami 5-4 in the second were a prepare the newest Carolina round. had n athletes for what promises tc (JSC's next opponent befor a be an interesting campaign. proved tougher, as the Lady won a Coach Foster summed up Gamecocks lost to Brigham Ber i- their attitude, "We won't Young 6-3 in a match tied 3-3 was ( r, blow anybody over with our after singles. All three to Ch se talent in the first year, but doubles failed to win again in we c st with hard work we'll be the tournament after the Clem h respectable." initial win over Miami. us at escapes it unhurt Richard Meyers ilstnnt Sports Editor togers' hopes for a Heisman Trophy almost came to when his 1980 Pontiac Phoenix overturned on 1-26 ppear to suffer any injuries from the mishap, and rkout. However, Rogers failed to take part in tiie of headaches. A university spokesman said the ;d to the accident. aled." Perlotte, Rogers left before dawn to meet his mother e Rogers' home in Duluth, Ga. to deliver her son's 3erlotte began their return trip to Columbia in their ' ; blew out about a mile east of the South Carolina 219 jnior to lose control of the vehicle and sent it into an hway, according to Patrolman J.H. Oates. and took him to Columbia while his car was towea 10 speed limit-about 50 to 55 miles per hour-Oates said, that they would not miss the morning practice. They e, because it is about halfway between Columbia and ne occurred," Oby Lyles, graduate assistant sports idual. He worked hard during the summer to get the such un unfortunate event had to happen to such a r several weeks ago, and used some of the money he 1 the car. n isday, but remained on the sidelines. tement and worry throughout the state. The Rounr? U/\?a4 ^U/\ nil n*Vk/\n/wilr rlinrt eluuui tnc airiiiiic uaiucvvA.iv i^auiug 1 uouci . :endance for Wednesday's workout, as an estimated \ nking ilos said the level of "When you have a loss like *tition was much that to somebody you beat at the nationals than before, you're still lucky to JSC has played during get what you can." ir season. "We really USC, finished seventh play any competition ahead of Clemson's 12th hat we played there," place showing because d. tournament officials conNNETT FELT sider regular season records lam Young's ex- when ranking teams. ice in top ten play gave 'According to Kefalos, an edge over the number-one ranked er USC team. Southern California is ey would have been "heads and shoulders" am to knock out," she above other women's teams, "They just had that but the next six are equal in - * _ ? - edge oi experience 01 aunuy. g it out when it really IN INDIVIDUAL PLAY, s." Bennett was the only USC player to compete in the nationals. Bennett defeated 4 Maria Rothschild of Brigham Young and Karen Copeland of Stanford before 9b losing in round 16 opt of 64 W players, ppy <! was pretty pleased,' Bennett said. "The team competition was more important to me because I ,MM wanted to win for the team. So after we lost toClemson, I V \ was down so I had to get 89gB9|H?^ j myself up for individual Emphasizing the strength of this year's team with all Kefalos ^e toP s*x returning, Kefalos said the schedule only includes three tourlow point of the naments for fall play. ament for USC came Junior Susan Smith, Carol Clemson, who the Lady Renz and Grace Barrie will ?cocks had defeated be returning, as well as before, won a close seniors Carol Fullerton and st 5-4. Kefalos said the Bennett. Sophomore Ellen rs had an emotional let- Oxreider will also return. after the loss to THE TWO FRESHMEN 'am Young. should help the team this knew they (Clemson) vear. Kefalos said, men good, but I felt like we tioning both are highly beaten them twice ranked in the nation's 18 and e and we should have under division. Dawn Otto, igain," he said. from New York, is ranked inett admitted the team i6th in the U.S., and Johnna lisappointed in the loss Chafin, from Florida, is emson. "We felt like if ranked 30th. ould have gotten past The first tournament will son that would have put be at Middle Tennessee number five," she said. University Sept. 26.