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Cohen sets sights on NCAAs, career goals
From Pag* 7
"Nancy's always been one of those players who people
walch and say, 'Wow is that Nancy Cohen’ That girl has got
all the shots, how come she’s playing No 5 or how come she
lost that match’’"’ Myers said “This year they say. 'Wow is
that Nancy Cohen? She's putting the ball away, she's playing
great doubles and stie s a good tennis player The difference
in that alone has been the difference in Nancy in her senior
year She is a good tennis player She's believing herself that
she is a good tennis player and she's putting the ball away."
The accomplishments of Cohen's senior season are best
noted when looking at her doubles play with Spain Their
record after Georgia's victory in the SEC tournament stands
at 19-5 for the year, with two of those losses by default
Cohen's career doubles record at Georgia is 60-16
Even before playing their first match together. Cohen said
she could foresee what might happen
"I knew as soon as Lee told us that I would be with Lisa that
this could be where I would get my recognition," Cohen said
“I flourish in doubles, and we really complement each other
well It was hard work at first, but all along, my goal was to
qualify for nationals with Lisa "
The goal was accomplished Spain and Cohen began
quickly, developing into one of the nation's top-ranked teams
When we won the Princeton tournament, I was elated,"
Cohen said. “It was our first match together, and we beat
four good teams soundly
"We lust to Florida during spring break, which was
disheartening, but bounced hack to defeat Indiana, who was
ranked eighth at the time and South Carolina, who was
ranked sixth
We really get each other fired up. I think that's the reason
why we're so good is that we pick ourselves up.’’
Cohen said one of the strengths of this year's team is the
ability to pick each other up
"We have a lot of different personalities on this team," she
said. “!t amazes me how everyone can pull together for a
common goal — to win. We’ve learned to respect each other
as individuals. If there are any bad feelings, you won’t see
them on court, at practice or anywhere.
"We offer each other a lot of support during our matches,"
Cohen added “Even better than hearing a fan cheer, it helps
to hear a teammate's voice when you’re out there on the
court "
Because Cohen is the only senior on the team, she has
assumed a leadership role
“Tennis is an individual sport. You can't lead them in on-
court play You lead them in learning what to do in certain
situations — by example." Cohen said.
Her meaning to the team is more spiritual than physical,
according to Myers
"To her credit, as a very emotional person and someone
who cares very deeply about the feeling of the team, she has
been able to block out those emotions that have been hard for
her to deal with," Myers said
"A lot of the ups and downs of the team she has put on her
shoulders personally She was carrying the emotions of 10
people in her brain and her racquet cover," Myers said
"That's just too big a load for one tennis player.”
Cohen solved her problem, according to Myers, by "finding
a way to be a tennis player and a teammate and not confuse
one with the other."
"Everybody looked up to her a lot She's done her job very
well as a senior leader She kept us together." said freshman
Frances Turner
Cohen said she is not sure what she wants to do after she’s
graduated
"I have time on my hands and I'm not ready for an office
job." Cohen said "I probably will join one of the satellite
circuits and see how I do If I do well and enjoy it, who knows
what might happen But I have to find out for myself.
”1 owe it to myself to play tennis,” she added. "If I quit now
and try the circuit, then years from now I would look back
and wonder what I might have accomplished.
Cohen majored in journalism, and said she would like to
write professionally one day
“I’d like to do some free-lance writing, perhaps some
personality pieces," she said “I'd love to write for World
Tennis someday, also
“I wish I could come back next year," Cohen said "If
there's anything I hope I’ve left, it's learning to compromise,
learning to get along ”
That’s one goal that Nancy Cohen can say that she has
clearly met at Georgia
Mario Perez falls victim
to family tradition at airport
Fewer turnovers key for Bucks, Sixers
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - "We know the Sixers are a
better team than we are, but if we can keep it close, we can
win." Milwaukee coach Don Nelson said Tuesday as the
Bul ks prepared to meet Philadelphia in Game two of the Na
tional Basketball Association playoffs tonight
The 76ers took a 1-0 lead in the best of-seven Eastern
Conference final with a 111-109 overtime triumph Sunday.
The scene shifts to Milwaukee for Games 3 and 4 Saturday
and Sunday
Nelson said the Bucks have to reverse their playoff trend of
falling behind early and having to catch up
"We can't afford to gel 20 down and beat a team as good as
the Sixers," Nelson said
Both Nelson and 76ers coach Billy Cunningham, whose
team advanced with a sweep of the New York Knicks, said
one of the keys to the series is cutting down the turnovers,
especially those not forced by the defense Each team had 25
in the first game
"We kept turnovers way down against Boston,” Nelson
said "It’s a key area we are working on We should keep
them down to no more than 15,"
Cunningham said he doesn't expect high-scoring Sidney
Moncrief to have another l-for-7 day from the field as he did
Sunday.
"But if he's more effective it takes away from someone
else,” Cunningham said
ATLANTA (AP) — Atlan
ta Braves’ right-hander
Pascual Perez earned na
tional headlines and the
nickname "1-285" last year
by getting lost while driving
to Atlanta Stadium Now his
brother Mario is upholding
the family tradition
Mario Perez, who flew to
Atlanta Monday to watch his
brother's team play
baseball, got lost at Atlan
ta's Hartsfield International
Airport
"It's funny I know about
Pascual getting lost My
goodness, my brother get
lost and then I get lost, too
Why's that'’" Mario said ina
telephone interview Tuesday
from his brother's apart
ment
He said he arrived from
New York City about 4 p m
and spent about 45 minutes
of confusion at the huge air
port before finding his way
to the stadium in time to
watch the Braves lose to
Montreal 5-3
Pascual Perez got lost on
Interstate 285, Atlanta's
perimeter highway, during
last year's stretch drive. The
25-year-old pitcher, a native
of the Dominican Republic,
drove for hours and arrived
after the game began, miss
ing his starting assignment
Atlanta won that game
with Phil Neikro pitching,
however, and manager Joe
Torre credited the unlikely
incident with loosening up
the team and helping the
Braves go on to win the Na
tional League West
Mario Perez, 32, said his
problems began when his
Eastern Airlines flight arriv
ed at the airport's Concourse
B, which he mistook for the
main terminal building
“I went downstairs and
saw the train (a subway to
the terminal) and I said
to myself, 'If I take that
train, it might take me out of
town and then I'll really be
lost ' So I went back upstairs
and someone told me to go
down, take the train and turn
left
"So I went down, took the
train and I go nowhere I
said, ‘Oh, oh I'm still lost' I
then decided I would go back
to New York because I'm
never going to find my way
out of this place ”
But a Delta Air Lines
agent came to his rescue, he
said
“I told him my story, that
Pascual was my brother and
he said to me: 'You know
your brother got lost one
time, too ' Then I got embar
rassed He knew my brother
got lost and then I get lost,
too."
The elder Perez said he
finally got a taxi and arrived
at the ballpark He said he
saw his brother before the
game, but didn't tell him
what happened until after
ward
"We went to dinner with
teammates Rafael Ramirez
and Rufino Linares and we
talked and laughed about us
getting lost," Mario said
The pitcher said he plann
ed to drive his brother to the
ballpark for Tuesday night's
game with Montreal — but
he wouldn't take 1-285
"No No. I no take 1-285 No
more I take 185 I know all
about 1-85," he said, adding
that he now has a collection
of 10 Atlanta road maps
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