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GA Men's Tei Ends Regu With 6-0 Fi Bv BUDDY HfiRRRS ? ???? ? -- v - --?*? Asst. Sports Editor (JSC men's tennis team completed its 1982 spring season with a 6-0 rout of the Furman Paladins Monday to compile a 22-7 overall record for the year. In Monday's action, No. 1 Zorn Petkovic downed Don Barton 6^4, 6-4. Trevor Raal, USC No. 2, belted Tom Cravens 6-1, 6-1. Sterling Cooke moved into the No. 3 position to defeat Furman's Kenny Hirsch, 6-3, 6-2. Paladin Ray Frazier blanked IIST's TOvin Campbell in the first 0-6, but the S.C. native rallied in last two sets 7-6, 6-2, to pull out with the victory. Gamecock Moe Kruger fought a second set charge by Furman's No. 5 man, Frank Taylor, to escape with a 6-2, 7-5 win. And Chip Conk, USC No. 6 rounded out the singles matches with a 6-1, 6-1 humbling of Furman's Fred Garru Rv .IOHN!\ Sports The USC Gamecocks broug night to defeat Pembroke State Chris Boyle paced the Cai three-for-four with three RBI, the first inning. Freshman shortstop Kent i blast in the fifth inning, and ce nailed a solo shot in the seventh John Sullivan added a pair of Mike Werner was credited record to 3-2. Werner pitched seven innings of them home runs), while walk He was relived by Mark R fanned three in two innings of pi The Braves used five pitch* Moore took the loss, falling to 3 innings and gave up nine hits, s ana tanning only one. The USC-Mercer basel out Tuesday. The team doublcheader with the at 6 p.m. The Gamecocks took a 3-0 le Wilson and John Sullivan single over the fence. Forace Oxenriinp whn blistering .513, hit a solo hom USC's lead to 3-1. But the Gamecocks scored f give Carolina an 8-1 lead. The Braves scored their iina frame when Clark Nance naile that, James While later hit a sc Oxendine and White went tw Carolina outhit the Braves 14 Pembroke State fell to 10 rarnlina imnrnvpH fn 9.ft-10 II, twilight doubleheader beginni Field. ME( inis Team lar Season irman Rout McKay. Due to the delay in the singles' matches because of rain, the doubles competition was cancelled. "We thought we had a pretty good year," USC Head Tennis Coach Ron Smarr retrospected. "We were invited to the NIT, which is a new tournament begun this year," Smarr said. But Smarr decided to not to participate in the tournament because of an injury plagued line-up. "we figured if we couldn't win there wasn't much use in going." Among the seven losses the Gamecocks suffered, three occured to the teams ranked in the top six: Clemson, Duke, and UCLA, and three others by teams in the Top 20: Harvard, CalIrvine, San Diego. Four players from the fall tennis team were not on the court at the conclusion of the cnri nrt r< r? r? r? rv?-? A opting ocaauu, /A1 Lliur ecocksI IY BOGGS Editor ;ht out the big bats Monday 13-4 in Pembroke, N.C. olina offensive cause going including a three-run shot in \nderson added a three-run nter fielder Larry Hernandez singles and scored twice. with the win, improving his 5, giving up seven hits (three ing five and striking out nine, idgik, who walked two and ay. ers during the game. Jerry 1-3 on the year. He threw four even runs, wnne waiKing two >all game was rained s will play today in a first game beginning ad in the first inning. Phillip d and then Boyle sent his shot itered the game hitting a er in the third inning, to cut ive runs in the fifth inning to 1 runs in the bottom half of the id a two-run shot. Shortly after >lo homer. o-for-three. -7. -11-1 with the defeat, while SC faces Mercer tonight in a ng at 6 p.m. at Sarge Frye 30c: i '"j|^Ji>-V i:^-~--\\-r --:- j Heller,a freshman, was redshirted after he hurt his wrist in the fall. USC No. 4 Jose Salibi Neto was unable to play in the last couple of matches because of an injury he sustained to his knee. Also from this spring's squad No. 2 Ulf Petterson was lost. Darren Roberts, the teams Most Valuable Player of the fall, decided to leave college competition to play professionally. "If we had of stayed healthy we could have finished in the Top 10," Smarr said. Seat Brc f|?^i;#'ij*" * ;;:;Siai;-i#li;:S>i;:::::::;:s^ ^ ' A ' < | < '* ? / T' & ? ^ i : ^: '3yp * * ' ' . / : ; x-x-.-xfe.:.;;-.' .. . 4| > I k. ' USC shortstop Kent A Winthrop Eagles Sun prove to 28-10. K wmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmammm Bill Fc Signin By DENNIS SWITZER Sports Writer The USC basketball team nas given iwo grani-in-aias for next year, but Head Coach Bill Foster is hoping the players coming back will be improved. Local standout Alan Washington, a 6-6 forward from Brookland-Cayce High School and Chris Troutman, a 6-0 guard from Elizabethton, Tenn. will be joining the Gamecock squad next year. Foster hopes Washington will add depth for the front line and said Troutman is a good ball-handler who "shoots very well outside." Foster said he believes both players will fit in well with the rest of the team but wes In 6 llfl |gdHB|^Bpn^::: ;.::: * . "' >.<*. v ?* ' : > < y- &%&$$& igp > ": . .... .j ' 'v*- f-'**- *?h <,, Lnderson prepares to thrc iday afternoon. USC won P@IE >ster Annoi g Of Two C will rely on the returning players for next season. The team finished 14-15 this year, but did not lose "I have faith in the players we have. We're really banking on them.,, ? USC Head Basketball Coach Bill Foster any players to graduation. "I have faith in the players we have," said Foster. "We're really banking on them." The basketball team will leave for China on May 15 for a two-week basketball expedition. Foster hopes this trip will bring the team closer together, although he ^ v I 9 1HI HHH ^jg h i n I U H| .:^:;:;:-:-v-vj||^?fl^3H :Vv y; rnmmm W rX - ; > :. . ;: : / <.$&% V0?: >.. ,-. ' /$? ?^ Wm0$Si >w to first to attempt a doi 5-0 and beat Pembroke I Iff) unces lagers said the team is already close-knit. "It will give us experience against older and more experienced players," said Foster. He also said it will be a "fantastic trip" and hopes the trip will be a learning experience for the players. The team will start practice for the China trip on , May 5. Foster is looking forward to next year. He says the team will be strnnffpr anH better defensively. He also believed the Gamecocks will have an advantage from playing ! together in China while other schools are out for the s summer. 13-4 ? " i>/ 7^' $W< ^liil t&kt?-v?*, " " * , < v* Staff Ptioto by MIK? LOUGH uble play against the State Monday to im