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sports. A P"" I . I . ~ tigntn-ranked L IIOO' uoo s men s te By Dennis Switzer | : ? Its 6-3 loss to Clemson yesterday eliminated USC's men's tennis team's chances for the NCAA tournament, acA cording to Head Coach Ron Smarr. Carolina now iQ-ft for ?? , .v U ?V? uiv ovuouil, ?>UI1 IVYU singles matches and one doubles match. Clemson, rated eighth in the latest poll, is 27-15. Clemson's Rick Rudeen defeated USC's Zoran Petkovic 6-1, 3-6, 6-2 at the No. 1 Dosition RnH^#?n a iimint. ? a u JUIIIUI 111/111 idllipct, Fla., led the nation in singles victories as a sophomore with 49. He is 39-24 for both the fall and spring seasons. DOWN 3-2 in the second set, Petkovic won ? the next four games to win the set. During the match he shouted and threw his racket. USC's Trevor Raal won at the second i position, defeating Richard Akel of Clemson 6-4,2-6,6-4. "It was so windy," the senior from Johannesburg, South Africa, said. "He (Akel) made a lot of mistakes. There were a lot of close matches, but they're just a better team than us." Clemson's All-American, Jean Desdunes, Stprlin0 rnnlro in ctraiaVif ooic c n t c ?----"O wv?*v All uvt Uigtiv U"Vj I "VI a I the No. 3 position. RICHARD ASHBY, a freshman from Atlanta, increased his singles record to 18-6 with a 7-5, 6-4 win over Clemson's Andy Krantz at the fourth position. Arthur Heller lost to Miguel Nido 6-3, 7-6 at the fifth slot, and, in a close match, Ed Filer lost to Richard Matuszewski 7-5,7-6 (8 Singles Ruddeen, Clemson, def. Petkovic, USC, 6 1. 3 6, 6-2. Raal, USC, def. Akel, Clemson, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4. Desdunes, Clemson, def. Cooke, USC, 6 0, 7-6. Ashby, USC, def. Krantz, Clemson, 7-5, 6-4. Iw> Nido, Clemson, def. Heller, USC, 6-3, 7-6. Matuszewski, Clemson, def. Filer, USC, 7-5, 7-6. I Doubles Petkovic-Ashby, USC, def. Cooper Akel, 6 1, 6-7, 6-4. Rudeen-Desdunes, Clemson, def. Heller-Ktuger, USC, 7-6, 2-6, 6-2. Krantz-Nido, Clemson, def. Raal-Cook, USC, 6-4, 6-1. Carolina's wo |^hr& v f jt #jShh 4r JPMMH* : >> ' :& : f<*< vv::. -. :#?. ygjS& f&f-xV > -- - >:<* : . ; .. ' t-TtW 1 ' LUSC senior Johnna Chafin races to return a v match against Georgia. The Lady Gamecocks wi ' *1 iiemson aeieais nnis team 6-3 Clemson took two of the three doubles, with USC's only win coming at No. 1. Petkovic and Ashby beat Gregg Cooper and Akel 6-1, 6-7, 6-4. The Clemson duo is ranked seventh in doubles and recently beat last year's National Collegiate Athletic Association doubles runners-up. At the second position, Heller and Moe Kruger lost to Rudeen and Desdunes 7-6,2-6, 6-2. Raal and Cooke lost the No. 3 doubles to Krantz and Nido, 6-4,6-1. SMARR SAID the key to beating Clemson was winning the singles matches. "I thought we played well, but the key was to win three singles. "Our effort was good, but we're going to have to play well to beat Maryland." The Gamecocks play the Terps tomorrow at Sam Daniel Tennis Stadium, starting at 2 p.m. SM ARR AnRlPirn urith turn nf hie nlnunnc k#xo? TT lvil VTT Wi IJIIO J71U J V-I ?J j saying USC needed to beat Clemson to make the NCAA playoffs. "Our chances are slim," Smarr said. "We've got two tough matches in a row with Maryland and Georgia. Hopefully, we're going to end the season on a winning note." The Gamecocks travel to Georgia April 18l Smarr said the Gamecocks probably vould be invited to the National Invitational Tournament for tennis but certain factors, including money, would have to be considered before the team accepted the bid. LAST YEAR, the first year for a tennis NIT. Smarr said hp HwlinpH a hiH tn nor. ticipate. Raal said the Gamecocks did not have a chance to go to the NCAA's. "Not after today. If we had won today, we might have had a chance." Ashby also said he exDected the team to get an NIT bid. "I don't think we can go to the NCAA's, but we have a real good shot at the NIT's." He said he has improved over the season, especially in his concentration. "AT THE beginning of the season, I wasu i piaymg as meniany lougn. My overall game has improved since fall a lot. "We've had a couple of matches where we didn't play up to our potential. Against Wake Forest we played well as a team. We mien's tennis ti HHHBi'' WB t? c. ? The hxt Ifr5 ? - Otto str : - >"' *" -< < <>* -> '- AMY rrrt ^VX'ttTT \ "'^irfTtT Singles i TTT I T'I T t - \ ?f *-" * -f | f ? V * * * * i urner f t i T f * In do -* * * v-#- -4"-f-<? i " * l>- .- .* * teamed -* f -f -* -1 6-4, 7-5. '''" ' * Hauslei JL.J|4 > f ^-. f Kncale W^fvT M r$ M f t fiHNN beatTui Jf v4 # "f'** "^'"Y *ar #- * ? r f * # * * I < * GfcOF '" 'v' ^ i.. i ..<x-x,?\ .xiti. A fx v-' tt. # * < * * * * * * ? * f - t ' /\uer -ft * . r tomorro ?-*> &r*f f 1 * 4 vtT : " Ptioto by Capers Hammond AtKlafi auucui, olley in yesterday's women's tennis May 14-: ?n 6-3. . - < Game USC's No. 1 seed Zoran Petkovic stretches Clemson. Petkovic lost to Rick Rudeen 6 1, 3-6, the No. 8 Tigers. haH Q cVint of if fn/iair Knf Irvof o ?iuu m uatvb uv IV VUVAUJ y UUW IUOI a V^UU^IC U1 close matches." The Gamecocks played a good match Thursday against the Deacons, beating them 6-2. sam downs Lai women's tennis team im ts record to 13-4 for the year 3 win over Georgia yesterday j y Gregg Courts. BHWHHI Ladv Gamecocks end thoir i i season tomorrow when they I le College of Charleston at I a dual match. j von five singles to clinch the ! esterday. Dijui/ uaui u ijci luicui, tx ;f; we and NIKE Ail-American, . -setted Georgia's Lisa Spain ' Oxreider downed Maxxine in 6-4, 6-4 in the No. 2 slot, and j' Chafin beat Dot Higgins 6-4, 6- Bf. . Mo. 3 match. ia's Nancv Cohen was the iy Bulldog singles winner. The eed defeated Carolina freshI Hausler 6-4,6-4. i No. 5 singles, USC's Dawn aight-setted Jenny Fisher 6-3, < < , < KNEALE completed the action by defeating Frances X > ') f 6-3,6-1. 'H+'H ' T' ubles play, Spain and Cohen f f-j 't [.,! up to down Oxreider and Otto ; No, 2 doubles, Higgins and an edged Bernstein and 4-6,6-4,7-6. iffiftH me USC doubles winners were and Chafin, who combined to ^ JivJXl I *ner and Fisher 6-3,6-2. tGIA FELL to 3-5 for the year. closing the regular season HII fhn I r1 o *-w* l~ ?i vuv ixiujr v?auicwn:RS Iiupc ^tpppippil ty for the National Collegiate Association Championships USC's Ellen 12 yesterday's tei time tomorrow is 2 p.m. 4. m? I? 1??H?WM????H?B?3? m _rj- - S' ' 't--1 11 * v -' h?Mrs'*" ' ? ; i *- - \. v'. - < * ? - - - . - .. t -1 , Vs..?? >vm ;* ./ ? * :>,?'- 7<s*a " * " > . < V .>>'..., * " ,H. iV V ' " '. . . % ;... Photo by Capers Hammond to return a serve in yesterday's match against , 6-2, as the Gamecocks dropped a 6-3 decision to In that match, Petkovic defeated Laird Dunlop, the top-rated player in the region, 63, 7-6. Also, after being down 5-0 in the second set, Raal rallied to defeat Mark Henry 6-7,7-6, 6-4. wK' ^ ^ j^S i "* , ? v?... , -, > m k - -r * r ^ ; . .i-j. t 0 it t * ^ * ( 1.x. > i v ; *<;.*, ; . - * \ 1.^1 4 #-'-'.|-4 * * I * ? * i ' H ? > > i* * * ' * r * * r ) >* 4- ? * ' " ' " * * ttfcfctfEW n 1 ;*? 44>iar' t ^ ^ ^ * \ ' t *' * f * * * ' ? >- I f f X.rJ-^' * | A f<* \ f f ( * f ? # | f'l f f f | ^ I f f f * ? * - y 4 * I f f * i } H f T+ r ! * f : f i * - f*4-?$ ''* !? * ? * ? * f r"f * T " * * * t f f f * V - f * f * # f j ? ; < ' . ? 0 * r ? * .< . < ?..J,A * a . i - i -i- i ' Photo by Cap?n Hammond I Qxmidnr fnllnuus thrnnnh nn m roturn in nnis march against Georgia. Oxreider won 6-4, 6