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8 • The Red and Black • Tuesday, April 10, 1990
SPORTS
The University cheerleaders garnered 4th place In the Universal
Cheerleaders Association National Competition held in San An
tonio, Texas last weekend. First place honors went to North Car
olina State.
Diamond Dogs do the
‘Tennessee Sweep’
ERIC GARBER
Sports Writer
It was a tale of two powers, dif
ferent in appearance, but with
the same goal.
Baseball America’s 10th-
ranked Georgia baseball team
(30-7), sole possessors of first
place in the SEC with a 9-3 con
ference record, used the strength
of the bat to sweep a three game
series 8-5, 13-4, and 3-2 against
the speedy Tennessee Volunteers
this past weekend.
The Vols came into the series
first in the SEC in total stolen
bases (78) and boasted two of the
conference’s top three base
stealers in Danny Ramirez (22)
and Mike Basse (21).
“We knew what we had to do
against Tennessee,” Georgia
conch Steve Webber said. ‘We are
well aware that (Tennessee
coach) Delmonico has this team
rynning and would present a big
challenge."
The Diamond Dogs showed a
dramatic use of muscle in their 3-
2 win Sunday. Seemingly out of
gas and down 2-1 in the bottom of
the eighth, Georgia got consec
utive solo homers over the left
field wall from Bruce Chick and
Tracy Wildes to steal the game
from Volunteer starter Allen Hal-
lidav (4-4).
Although Georgia was able to
find strength in the long ball,
Tennessee’s running game did
seem to have some of the Di
amond Dogs on edge. Georgia
committed six errors in the se
ries, many of which looked like
hurried plays.
Said shortstop J.R. Showalter,
‘We did commit a couple of er
rors, but I don’t thinlc it had
much to do with us worrying
about their speed. When you
make routine plays, it’s a reflex.”
In the fifth inning of Georgia’s
8-5 victory Saturday, Tennessee
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BRUCE CHICK: Leads
team in season homers
used aggressive base running to
score three runs on two hits and
an error. With one out in that in
ning, Bobby Dillon stole home
while Georgia pitcher Dave
Fleming threw to first to hold
Ramirez.
“Sure, you have to worry when
any Tennessee player gets on,”
Fleming, 6-2 with a 3.18 ERA,
said. "I had a hard time holding
those guys on.”
Arnold clinches No. 1 spot
By RANDY WALKER
Sports Writer
Raised on the slow clay courts of
Buenos Aires, Argentina, Georgia
netter Patricio Arnold is accus
tomed to patiently hitting an abun
dance of groundstrokes in long,
arduous rallies.
But it was the former Nick Bol-
lettieri student’s new aggressive
ness which earned him a 6-4, 6-3
victory over Charles Reiney of
Furman at No. 1 singles in
Georgia's 5-2 victory over the
Purple Paladins Saturday at
Henry Feild Stadium.
The Bulldog freshman’s arrival
in January marked a change to
ward a more offensive style of play
for the 18-year-old.
“Patricio has really learned to be
more aggressive,” said Georgia
coach Manuel Diaz, who placed Ar
nold at No. 1 singles Saturday
while resting A1 Parker. “He’s
going for his shots more, coming to
net and fininshing the points off.”
In particular, Arnold has im
proved the aggressiveness on his
backhand side.
“When I came to Georgia I
wasn’t hitting my backhand very
well,” Arnold said. “I’ve worked
very hard and I’m at the point
where I’m playing the best tennis
since last year.”
Feeling less confident with his
backhand, Arnold used to retreat
to his clay-court style of play —
leaning off his back foot to hit his
top-spin one-handed backhand.
Since then, he has become more
comfortable with leaning forward
and hitting harder.
“Patricio sometimes gets a little
tentative on the backhand side and
doesn’t get his weight moving for
ward,” Diaz said. “When he gets
his feet in position and moves for
ward to the ball, he hits the ball
harder, with more topspin and
more control.”
Arnold has posted an impressive
12-4 singles record mainly at the
Nos. 1-3, while he’s tallied an 8-3
record with Mike Morrison at No. 3
doubles.
Morrison and Arnold clinched
Saturday’s Furman match with a
7-6, 6-0 victory over Scott Line and
Brad Rhoads to clinch their fifth
dual match of the season.
“Patricio and Mike clicked from
the word ‘go’,” Diaz said with a
snap of his fingers. “They’ve been
as consistent a team as we have
out there. They play their toughest
when the chips are down.”
PATRICIO ARNOLD: New
No. 1 singles player
GYMNAST
From page 1
routines.”
Yoculnn couldn’t have been more
pleased with Ponstein’s success be
cause she was disappointed with
Ponstein’s performance last
season.
By Ponstein’s own admission,
she didn’t have the same level of
enthusiasm as when she competed
internationally.
But after a tough freshman year,
Ponstein recaptured her zest for
gymnastics.
“She came in the first day this
season and asked for a cortisone
shot to make her ankle better,” Yo-
culan said. “She started taking the
initiative and showing a lot more
desire. And it has paid off.”
Ponstein’s work wasn’t all that
paid off for the Lady Dogs at re
gional.
Freshmen Jennifer Carbone and
Heather Stepp again took center
stage by scoring a 38.525 and
38.45, respectively, taking second
and ‘bird places in the all-around.
Senior Corrinne Wright placed
fifth with a 38.30.
And after starting slowly on the
vault, Georgia turned in a 48.55,
hit the beam (48.175) and scored a
48.725 to break its all-time record
on the floor.
“I think this meet gave us the
momentum to carry us through the
national championship,” Yoculan
said. “It was a big confidence
builder.”
Georgia’s first three vaulters
struggled before Wright, Carbone
and Stepp followed with a 9.75,
9.55 and 9.80, respectively. Stepp’s
score put her in a tie for first place
with Kentucky’s Amie Winn on the
apparatus. Wright’s score gave her
third place.
The Gym Dogs finished the vault
with a 47.90 and were tied with
Florida after one rotation. But that
was as close as the Lady Gators
would get.
After both teams sat out during
byes, Georgia hit bars while
Florida bombed the beam.
Wright won bars with a 9.80 and
Chris Rodis turned in another solid
routine, placing third with a 9.75.
The Lady Dogs then dominated
the balance beam, taking the top
four places. But it wasn’t easy.
Florida was doing well on i.he
floor exercise and the some 3,000-
member crowd was cheering and
banging on the wooden bleachers
in collective force.
The noise reached deafening
levels when Ponstein and senior
Andrea Thomas performed while
the Gators’ big guns competed
floor.
Ponstein scored a 9.65 and took
second in the event. Thomas, who
was coming off an SEC
championship beam performance,
carded a beam-winning 9.85.
‘That was a pretty crazy situa
tion,” Yoculan said. “Julie and An
drea are able to do so well is those
types of situations because they’re
a lot alike.
“Julie has a similar attitude to
Andrea in that she’s intense and
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By TREVOR PADGETT
Sports Editor
The Georgia women’s track
team ran away from Minnesota
and Georgia Tech in the last four
events to capture first place Sat
urday in a tri-meet at Spec
Towns Track.
Wins by Amanda Cockbum in
the javelin, Camille Bell in the
200-meter dash, Jolly Earle in
the 3,00-meter run, and the
1,600-meter relay team erased a
two-point deficit and propelled
the Lady Dogs to their second vic
tory of the outdoor season.
Bell keyed the Lady Dogs’ win
with three first-place finishes.
The sophomore’s 12.38 time in
the 100-meters catapulted
Georgia from third to first with
six events remaining, her 24.66
right track
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Dogs ahead for good with two
events left, and her anchoring of
the first-place 1,600-meter relay
team finished the meet.
Meanwhile, the men’s track
team placed second — nine points
behind Georgia Tech.
Bill Jones continued his win
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ishing first at 7 1/4 feet — the
same height that clinched him
first place in the Florida Relays a
week earlier.
Hans Schmidt also won for the
second time this outdoor season.
Schmidt speared first in the jav
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toss of 213-10.
Bruce Stephens, Donald
Carter and Ronnie Coleman
picked up their first wins of the
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Carbone placed second on the
event and Stepp earned third.
An emotionally charged Gym
Dog squad then clinched its top six
seeding at nationals by sticking the
floor.
Ponstein’s score gave her second
place while Thomas’ 9.80 gave her
third. Stepp finished fourth with a
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