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10 » The Red and Black • Wednesday. May 23, 1990
SPORTS
Stanford wins its third NCAA title
Stanford (25-3) won its third
consecutive NCAA title while
knocking off SEC foes in its third
straight final. The Cardinal
bested LSU in the 1988 final and
Georgia in last year’s final.
The pivotal match came at No.
1 singles where Stanford’s Jona
than Stark defeated Doug Flach
6-1, 2-6,7-5 after Flach served for
the match at 5-4 in the final set.
"He (Stark) jumped on some of
my second serves,” Flach said."
He definitely put the pressure on
me. If I had put the pressure on
him, maybe I would have won.”
Pac-10 doubles champs, Alex
O’Brien and Jason Yee clenche d
the match for Stanford by
beating Karsh and Fabio Silbe-
berg at No. 3 doubles 6-1, 6-4.
To advance to the finals, the
Cardinal bested USC 5-3, while
the Vols came back from a 4-2
deficit to beat UCLA 5-4.
Tennessee (34-1) was at
tempting to become the first
team to finish the season unde
feated since Stanford in 1978.
NCAA TOW FINALS
Stanford 5 T«nne*te« 2
Snvio: No 1 Jonathan Start* (Sta ) d Doug Flach
(Tanrv) 61. 2-6. 7-5; No 2 Tim Jataup (Tanrv) 4
Jarad Aalmar (Sta ) M, 61. 74 (74); No 3 - Atoi
O'Bnan (Sta.) d. Bnoa Kat»h (Tann.) 61. 61; No. 4 -
Jaff Cathrau (Sta.) d FaWo Sdbabarg (Tanrv) 62, 76,
(7-5); No.5 Glann Solomon (Sta.) d. Coanta daVtliiara
(Tanrv) 64. 61; No 6 • John Gtbaon (Tana) d AMi
Homhraehar (Sta) 64.64
Doubter No. 3 - O Bnan/jaaon Yaa (Sta.) d.
Karah/ Siibeberg (Tann ) 62.64
By Randy Walker
Sports Writer
INDIAN WELLS, Calif.-Ten
nessee’s Brice Karsh was being
heralded as a prophet when hi a
prediction of a volunteer-SUm-
ford NCAA final whn realized
But the real prophet was
Georgia’s A1 Parker. “Stanford is
stronger,” Parker suid while
Karsh continued his predicting
following the Vols’ SEC victory
over Georgia * They (Stanford)
have pro potential at every posi
tion."
Coach Dick Gould’s Cardinal
proved Parker to be the real
prophet by knocking off the top-
seeded and previously unde
feated Vols 5-2 in the NCAA
championship match Tuesday af
ternoon.
Stanford wins again: Stanford coach Dick Gould, holding
last year's NCAA trophy, won this year's trophy, too
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No. 1 Netter is Mr. Nice Guy
■y RANDY WALKER
Sports Writer
INDIAN WELLS. Calif. • It
would b» easy to let success go to
your head if you have been No. 1 at
what you have done since you were
11 years old. But success has not
gone to A1 Parker's head.
He has captured a record 25 na
tional junior titles, has held the
No. 1 junior ranking in the nation
in his age group since the 12-and-
unders, and has played No. 1 for
the Univereity of Georgia for the
last three years, while maintaining
himself as a level-headed, well-bal
anced and well-liked individual on
and off the court.
The modest Parker, seeded in
the 5-8 position, will begin play at
the 1990 NCAA Singles
Championships today against Cal-
Santa Barbra's David Decret.
“What’s the big deal about being
a good tennis player?” Parker
asked. ’There’s tons of good tennis
players. So I don’t have any right to
think that I’m some god or any
thing.
‘Tm proud of what I’ve accom
plished in my career,” Parker said.
"Inside, I’m happy and have confi
dence in myself, but I don’t think
you need to show it outwardly."
The Claxton native believes the
time for tennis is on the court, but
when the last ball is hit, other
things are important. “I just think
you should put tennis aside and
leave it on the court and just be a
nice person off the court," Parker
said.
Among his peers, Parker is one
the most well-liked and admired
players in collegiate tennis, devel
oping good comraderie with his
fellow players.
“A1 is probably one of the nicest
guys I’ve ever met off the court,”
said Donni Leaycraft, the 1989
NCAA Singles champion. "OfT the
court, he’s really a nice guy.”
“It’s amazing how A) is such an
accomplished tennis player, but
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yet has no cockiness,” it'd Parker’s
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The consensus on Parker’s per
sonality is not limited to Parker’s
fellow collegians.
”A1 was always a polite kid,” said
top professional Andre Agassi, an
opponent of Parker’s from the ju
niors. "He was never as obnoxious
as myself. He is a good guy and was
never really conceited."
Tm friends with all the tennis
players in college and in juniors,”
Parker said. "I think the quickest
way to loae friends is to start acting
like a jerk."
It’s not just that Parker is nice or
pleasant, but also the degree of
sportsmanship, court etiquiette,
and commitment to his team and
friends that has made Parker a fa
vorite with coaches, players and
fans alike.
*A1 has earned a lot of respect
from his teammates as well as
other players and coches for his
sportsmanship and behavior,”
Georgia coach Manuel Diaz said.
Parker’s accomplishments have
not come like a stroll down Easy
Street.
“None of it has come easy,”
Enochs said. “He works very hard
in school and on his tennis.”
“A1 is pretty much a perfectio
nist,” Diaz said. “He has whole
heartedly dedicated himself to ev
erything he does.”
Parker is a premier student ath
lete, achieving his great amount of
success athletically while main
taining a 4.0 grade point avergae
in finance.
Said Tennessee’s Doug Flach, “I
can’t say anything bad about Al.
He’s got a great sense of humor.
He’s kind, nice, fair on the court.
He’s a champion on and off the
court. He always will be.”
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