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The Red and Black
Thursday, April 8, H82
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Netters put win streak on line when LSU comes to town
IIy JOHN CHILDERS
Kni and Black Mall Writer
The men's tennis team will place its 10-match winning
streak on the line today at 2 p m when the Louisiana State
Bengal Tigers visit Henry Feild Stadium for an important
Southeastern Conference match
I.SU enters the match against the fifth-ranked Bulldogs
v.ith a 3-2 conference record, but, as Georgia Coach Dan
Magill points out, every SEC match is capable of going either
way
"All the teams in the conference are capable of knocking
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Higgins didn't compete in fall against Clemson
off each other,” Magill said “LSU lost a close match to
Alabama 5-4 and Alabama is one of the top teams in the con
ference .”
The Tigers are led by Tommy Nido at No 1 singles. Nido's
brother. Miguel, plays in the No 5 position for Clemson and a
younger brother, Carlos, is considering the possibility of
playing for Georgia next year For the time being, though,
Tommy is the only Nido who concerns the Bulldogs
“He's i Nido i done pretty well this season," Magill said.
“He beat John Kennedy of Florida in three sets and lost a
tough three-setter to Stephan Olssen of Alabama."
Nido will be facing Georgia’s John Mangan who, after
starting the season with several major victories, is experien
cing a slump and has dropped two straight matches
Mangans losses, to Georgia Southern's Uli Wilms and Austin
Peay's Hal Jolley, can be partially credited to a back injury
which has plagued the senior for some time.
Today's match is important to both teams because it will
count toward the seedings in the SEC Outdoor Tournament in
Nashville, Tenn., May 6-8
Georgia is the defending SEC round robin champion with a
9-0 conference finish last year.
“It (the round robin) is a mythical championship in that
Gemson visits Georgia in rematch
By CHARLES ODUM
Knl and Black Stall Writer
The men’s tennis team
beat Clemson. The baseball
team upset the Tigers on two
occasions this season. And
today at the Georgia tennis
complex, the women's tennis
team will get its chance at
the 13th-ranked I-ady Tigers.
"We want to hold up our
end,” said Coach Lee Myers.
Georgia will meet Clem
son at 2 p.m. in a match the
women have been looking
forward to for a long time
“There is no mistaking the
rivalry,” Myers said.
“Clemson has developed a
strong tennis program, and
their girls will definitely be a
tough challenge, but I think
we will be able to hold our
own.”
The Clemson women
defeated Georgia 6-3 in the
Carolina Classic Oct. 3 in
Columbia, S.C., but the Lady
Bulldogs have improved, ac
cording to Myers
"Dot Higgins (Georgia's
No. 2 singles player) didn't
compete in the fall, and she
has made a big difference to
the team," Myers said.
Clemson has been hurt by
the loss of Jody Trucks, who
competed in the No. 2 singles
spot before being seriously
injured in an automobile ac
cident last fall. Since that
time, Clemson has altered
its lineup in a manner which,
says Myers, is unethical.
"At times, they have been
putting the No. 7 or 8 singles
girl in the No. 2 slot (vacated
by the injury to Trucks),
Usually, when someone is
not able to compete,
everyone just moves up a
slot,” Myers said. "That
way, the No. 7 player is in
the No. 6 spot, instead of No.
2.”
Even with the loss of
Trucks, Clemson will bring
one of the best teams in the
country to Athens The Lady
Tigers, like Georgia, lost to
South Carolina 6-3, but they
have beaten other strong
schools such as Florida
State.
Clemson will lead with
Jane Foreman, who is a
strong player, but fell to
Georgia ace Lisa Spain in
the fall. Although Clemson
has been changing its lineup,
Myers expects Maria
Escharte, Melissa Siegler
and Jane Neville to be the
other top players Georgia
will face.
Georgia will counter with
a healthy team for the long-
awaited match. Dot Higgins
was forced to miss the Fur
man match Tuesday
because of bronchitis, but
she will be ready for Clem
son.
Myers anticipates a split
in singles play, but hopes
that the doubles will fall in
the Lady Dogs favor. “Clem
son is hurting in doubles, and
I think our doubles have
gained some confidence and
will be mentally tougher.”
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they don't give a trophy for it,” Magill said, “but it’s impor
tant to us. It also comes in handy when the NCAA invitations
come out to have the round robin championship."
Georgia is presently tied with Auburn for the lead in the
race for the “mythical'' championship, Alabama, Tennessee
and Kentucky are close behind with 2-0 records while LSU,
Florida (3-2), Mississippi State (1-4), Vanderbilt (1-6) and
Ole Miss (0-6) make up the second half of the standings
Magill realizes it will be difficult for the Bulldogs to repeat
last year's feat of moving through the conference schedule
without losing a match, because the competition is so tight in
the SEC. Georgia's seven remaining conference matches are
against the top six teams in the conference (the Bulldogs play
Tennessee twice) and a win over LSU is important
While the Bulldogs are hurting at No 1, the rest of the
lineup has shown signs of regaining the form which helped
them capture a second-place finish in the national indoor
tournament in early winter.
The biggest area of improvement has come at No. 5 and
No. 6 singles where Deane Frey and Ola Malmqvist have
swept through their recent matches.
Magill attributed Frey’s improvement to the opportunity
he's had of facing quality competition on a regular basis
since entering college.
Sports Shorts
Scorers’ change extends
Jackson hitting streak
Georgia third baseman
David Jackson's hitting
streak has received renew
ed vigor — thanks to a little
help from Coach Steve
Webber.
Jackson's hitting streak,
which is now 25 games,ap
peared to be over Sunday in
the last of a three-game
series with Kentucky. After
going o-for-5 on the day,
Jackson went to bat in the
ninth inning. It was his last
chance to keep the streak
going.
He hit a bouncer between
shortstop and second base.
The shortstop got to the
ball, but bobbled it off the
heel of his glove.
Brett Garrison, the of
ficial scorer, ruled the play
an error, thus ending the
streak.
But Monday, Webber
"strongly recommended”
that the call be changed to
a hit. Garrison agreed and
changed the error to a base
hit. Combined with the two
hits Jackson received in
the Clemson game Tues
day, the hitting streak was
extended to 24 games.
“Officially it was my
decision (to make the
change)," Garrison said.
“Usually when a coach re
quests a change, you try to
make it. It is pretty much
an order."
Webber said the official
scorer made the change
"after a discussion with us
(the Bulldog coaching
staff). When an infielder
has to go that far to make a
play, it’s a hit."
Webber said changes in
the scorebook like this
“happen all the time."
While Georgia does not
keep statistics on hitting
streaks Webber said "as
far as we're concerned
that’s a school record
Scoop Hudgins of the
Southeastern Conference
office in Birmingham. Ala.,
said, "We don’t rule on that
(whether a play is a hit or
not). Whatever the official
scorebook says, we go by
that."
“If the (official scorer) is
not sure about a call or he
misses a call, he should
change it."
— Steve Corrigan
David Jackson
Two sign with
Bulldog Babes
Georgia women's track
Coach Steve Siller an
nounced that two high
school standouts from cen
tral Florida have signed to
compete for the Bulldog
Babes next year.
Terri Julian, a high
school All-America from
St. Petersburg, will run the
200- and 400-meters and the
mile relay at Georgia. And
Carol Crosbie, a pen-
tathlete from Clearwater,
Fla., is expected to con
tribute in many events.
Julian and Crosbie
become the third and
fourth signees for Sitler
this year.