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;/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
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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.