Thursday, May 19, 1977

THE MICHIGAN DAILY

Page Eleven


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Ne tters primed for
another title defense

By SCOTT LEWIS
The Michigan tennis team vies for its tenth
consecutive Big Ten championship today, and the
tournament appropriately takes place here on the
Varsity Courts starting at 9 a.m.
Once again the Wolverines are overwhelming
favorites to capture the crown, and then move on
to bigger and better things at the NCAA tourna-
ment in Athens, Georgia next week.
Earlier this week, the NCAA confirmed that
Michigan will definitely be going to the champion-
ships, no matter what happens this weekend.
MICHIGAN SPORTED an unblemished record
through the Big Ten season, handily winning all
of its nine intraconference matches. The team
just returned from a swing through Texas where
it won but two of five matches, with losses com-
ing against Texas Christian, Texas and Pan
American-three of the best teams in the coun-
try.
And after this challenging trip, the Wolverines'
game should be peaking just in time for the Big
Ten's.
"We are the team to beat," said Wolverine
coach Brian Eisner.
Michigan should get its stiffest competition
from Wisconsin and Ohio State, both defeated by
identical 6-3 scores in dual matches. That was the
Badgers' only Big Ten defeat, while the Buckeyes

dropped but one other match in the Big Ten.
"WISCONSIN WOULD have the role of the team
most likely to be able to beat us this year," said
Eisner.
"These are the teams (Wisconsin and OSU) I'm
most concerned about," he added. "They have
good personnel, they're well-coached and they
both feel confident, as I'm sure we do."
Sophomore Jeff Etterbeek will assume the
number one singles spot for Michigan. The Hol-
land, Michigan native won all but one match in
the Big Ten, and also took four of five matches
in Texas.
JUD SHI4UFLER will play number two singles,
and in addition he'll team up with Etterbeek in
the number one doubles spot.
Michigan's other singles representatives will
be Brad Holland, Mark Freedman, Jack Neinken,
and Scott Seeman, in third through sixth singles,
respectively. Seeman was another bright spot in
Texas, winning all of his singles matches.
. Today: doubles in the morning and singles in
the afternoon beginning at 2 p.m. All matches
through the quarterfinals will be played.
* Tomorrow: playback rounds at 9 a.m., sin-
gles semifinals at 1 p.m., and doubles semifinals
at 3 p.m.
. Saturday: consolation championships at 9
a:m., singles titles at 1 p.m., and finally, the
doubles finals at 3 p.m.

Photo by PAULINE LUBENS
Wolverine turned Lion
Former Michigan placekicking specialist Bob Wood (3), by-
passed in the 12-round National Football League draft two
weeks ago, was signed as a free agent Tuesday by the Detroit
Lions. Last season, Wood tied two Wolverine extra point records
-55 pat's on the year and nine in a single game (Navy)-and
also boomed a record 51 yard field goal.

FINLEY QUIETS CRITICS:
Rebuilt A's showing promise
By The Associated Press Six top O a k I a n d players Dick Allen, a free agent, was ic hand rookie Rick Langford.
Oakland A's o w n e r Charlie jumped the A's to sign with available. "That was the best deal
Finley is such an excellent judge other eams for multi-year "Here I was dealing with a ever made. It overshadow
on horseflesh that you can cut packages totaling $9.2 million, player no one else wanted," Sanguillen," Finley crowei
off the team's head and it still leaving behind five straight Finley said. Allen is batting .274 Page( a sensational rookie,
will grow back. West Division flags (1971-1975) with five home runs. batting .336 with eight homer
The resilient Mr. Finley and three world champion- -two less than Wayne Gros
hseeamseheade.iny, ships (1972-1974). He also needed a designated the A's rookie third baseman
whose team was beheaded 0 hitter and grabbed Earl Wil- Gross is especially unique I
Year One of baseball's free- Unwilling to pay the six star liams when the veteran catch-
agent player revolution, is players the salaries they were er was released by Montreal. cause he's an Oakland fat
surviving t h a n k s to some asking, Finley lost three-quar- product on a team of impor
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He has molded a team off mis- Bert Campaneris and Don Bay- pleted puzzle was accomplished said.
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