BADGERS FALL HARD TO WOLVERINES Women netters rc By TAM BENTLEY d " In a match that centered mainly on baseline bat- s" ," ;'' ties, the Michigan women netters bullied their way to M an 8-1 victory over the Wisconsin Badgers yesterday. The two teams played in the Track and Tennis . building on the controversial rubber surface. Some th a players like it, some don't. u "WE HAVE the home-court advantage with these ' courts because they're rubber, sticky and really thi slow," said Michigan's Mary MacTaggart. tz r But Badger coach Kelly Ferguson said, "We played 2 a match here yesterday so the courts shouldn't make do that big a difference. The courts here are slow but when you go to another school you have to expect dif- B ferent surfaces. It shouldn't make that much of a dif- bi w ference." fol ff "I don't like these courts," Michigan's first singles player Marian Kremer said simply. "They're too in slow." m4 ALTHOUGH SHE'S not a fan of the rubber-tex- tured courts, Kremer achieved "a blowout 6-1, 6-0 vic- du tory over her Wisconsin opponent, Amy Williams. M "I'm relieved that I won, I haven't been playing as B well as usual lately," Kremer said. "I started my ' match off kind of slow, as usual, and I was kind of R Daily Photo by JEFF SCHRIER nervous but then I settled down and started playing d MICHIGAN NETTER Robbie Risdon reaches for a low volley in her 6-0, 6-0 better." .se victory over Wisconsin's Betty Buetow yesterday. In the second singles spot, Michigan's MacTaggart i tm God re lad to be Blue By TAM BENTLEY Budget cuts are always viewed in a negative way but sometimes there are hidden advantages. Proof ofColorado senior tra this is Michigan netter Bill Godfrey. The Wolverine squad can thank a University of Colorado budget cut which prompted Godfrey to - transfer to Michigan from Colorado after spending COm ieS flOm e to Mich three years at the western school.. IT WAS A beautiful school but their tennis budget was cut in half and there was no money to travel," "I really enjoy being with this team, the group of somehow I managed to hita said Godfrey. "The coach quit and I wanted to guys is terrific and each personality is unique," said out. salvage my tennis so I left and the natural place to the 6-4 senior. "We have really good leadership in our "ANOTHER ONE of the1 turn was my hometown of Ann Arbor. I also carne seniors Debryn and Leach. They made the transition been my doubles play with R back because my girlfriend is here," he added. a lot easier than it would have been at other schools." Godfrey. The duo's record a "It's unfortunate that I didn't transfer sooner but I At Michigan, Godfrey is majoring in Political spot is 2-0 and 1-0 in the Big7 overestimated Colorado's program," continued God- Science and is interested in International Relations. doubles spot, Godfrey and frey. "It's good to be on a winning team-Colorado He presently has no plans for graduate school. "I've record and 1-0 in the Big Ten didn't win too much but Michigan really dominates in already spent too large a chunk of time in school (five Godfrey's winning perfor tennis." years) and I don't want to go right back," he said. nesota Gophers Friday up Godfrey, a graduate of Birmingham Brother Rice, "It's really tough to go to school and play a varsity record to 12-4 and his Big Ten was a high school All-American and was also named sport, it takes a special kind of person." In the sixth singles spot, G All-State and All-Catholic League. While at the RIGHT NOW Godfrey is teaching tennis in the opponent Dave Morin and na University of Colorado, Godfrey was named All-Big area. "For a year I'll keep playing and teaching, then 7, 7-6 three-set win to carry Eight in both 1979 and 1980 and occupied Colorado's ... who knows," he said. victory over the Gophers.( number one singles spot for three years. The highlight of the year, according to Godfrey, best record of any player on . AT MICHJGAN, Godfrey holds an overall singles was the team's match against Wichita State the With his tennis play in full record of 124 (10-4 at the number six spot) and a Big weekend of March 25. frey is content to be back in Ten record of 30, also at number six. His overall "We were down 4-2 going into doubles and we seventeen years. "I love Ann doubles record, in which he has had two different par- pulled it out," he began. "It was a long three-set rmat- come true to come back an tners, stands at 8-5. Godfrey was also named the Ann ch and ending in a tie-breaker and I was down 6-2 in I've rooted for and loved sin Arbor city champion last summer. the third set. Then I was'down eightmatch points and lidn't give her opponent Holly Bland a chance, as she wept the first set away 6-0, and then finished the hatch off with a second-set victory of 6-2. "I THOUGHT they were going to be a lot tougher," 4acTaggart said. "But they're not used to playing on hese courts and we play on them every day so we are sed to it." The Wolverine netters' domination continued hroughout the rest of the singles matches as Jill Her- man, playing at third singles, took Bitsy Ritt, 6-3, 6- and Jane Silfen had a similar performance in owning Elyse Rabinowitz at 6-3, 6-2. In the fifth singles spot, Karen Milczarski beat adger Joanne Nadell, 6-2, 6-1 and Robbie Risdon Lanked Betsy Buetow in an impressive 6-0, 6-0 per- ormance. FAST-PACED net action was the dominant feature doubles play as Michigan took two out of its three hatches. Paired together to lead the doubles action was the uo of Kremer and Silfen, whose dynamic perfor- ance at the number one spot carried them past the adgers' Bland and Rabinowitz, 6-3, 6-1. The number two-doubles team of MacTaggart and isdon did not fare quite as well, however, as it went own to the team of Ritt and Williams in a long first et battle ending in 7-5. The second set did not go uch better for the Wolverine pair as they battled imp, 8-1 against a barrage of overhead shots from the Badger twosome and finally succumbed, 6-2. The loss resulted in the only Badger victory of the afternoon. MICHIGAN CAME back out on top, though, in the third doubles match as Juliet Naft and Marrianne Ring outdueled the Wisconsin pair of Nadell and Buetow 6-0, 6-2. "I had hoped to win but I was not expectingto take them 8-1," said Michigan coach Oliver Owens. In speaking of his team Owens said, "They're trying really hard and they've been concentrating. They're on a roll right now and things seem to be coming pretty easy for them-I just hope they remember that though when things start getting tough." "WE'RE PLAYING Ohio State tomorrow and they're not even as good a team as Wisconsin," said Owens. "I'm a little worried coming off a win like today that the girls will be a little over-confident, but I think we'll be okay." Owens' team upped its season record to 5-2 with the win, and if his netters match the standard of play that took them over Wisconsin they should have no trouble today against Ohio State. What does Badger coach Kelly Ferguson have to say about the trouncing her team took at the hands of the Wolverines? "There's'not much to. say-they're a tough team, they played really well and we just lost. ns er i an a few shots and pulled it big thrills this year has odd Schreiber," attested t the number two doubles Ten. In the number three d Schreiber have a 4-1 1. mance against the Min- pped his season singles n record to 3-0. odfrey battled Minnesota rrowly edged out a 7-6, 6- the Wolverines to a 5-4 Godfrey now boasts the the Wolverine squad. swing at Michigan, God- Ann Arbor, his home of n Arbor and it's a dream ad play for a school that ce grade school." Dolly rnoto by BIAe N MAF MICHIGAN'S BILL Godfrey serving in action earlier in the year. Royals one-hit Tigers, 5-2 AP Photo BALTIMORE ORIOLE first baseman Eddie Murray slides safely into second as the ball slips from the glove of Boston's Glenn Hoffman in the first game of a doubleheader in Baltimore yesterday. KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)- Dennis Leonard pitched a per- fect game for five innings and combined on a sparkling one- hitter with Grant Jackson and Dan Quisenberry as the Kan- sas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 5-2 Saturday night. Leonard retired the first 15 Tigers but walked Lou Whitaker on four straight pitches leading off the sixth. Bill Fahey reached on a fielder's choice, and with two out, Leonard walked Ed Miller and Enos Cabell to load the bases, and Kirk Gibson delivered a two-run single, the Tigers' only hit of the night. Giants 7, Reds 5 CINCINNATI (AP)- Joe Morgan's bases-loaded, two-run single in the top of the 10th inning yesterday lifted the San Francisco Giants to their first victory of the season, a, 7-5 triumph over the Cincinnati Reds. Morgan's one-out bloop to left field scored Reggie Smith and Darrell Evans, who had singled and walked, respec- tively, to start the inning, off reliever Tom Hume. After a sacrifice, Milt May was intentionally walked to set the stage for Morgan's game-winning hit. Rangers 8, Indians 3 CLEVELAND (AP)- Buddy Bell homered twice and singled to drive in three runs and George Wright made his major league debut with a single, double and homer and three RBI as the Texas Rangers beat the Cleveland Indians 8- 3 yesterday in the storm-delayed season opener for both clubs. Texas starter Charlie Hough fell behind 2-0 in the first in- ning when Bake McBride and Ron Hassey delivered RBI singles. The veteran knuckleballer went the route, scattering eight hits, but only two after the third inning. The Rangers scored a run in the second against loser Rick Waits when Larry Parrish singled, moved to second on an error by shortstop Jerry Dybzinski and came home on Jim Sundberg's single. Wright homered leading off the third and one out later Bell hit the first of his two solo shots to put the Rangers in front 3- 2. Angels, 8, Twins 1 MINNEAPOLIS (AP)- California's Doug DeCinces sparked a four-run fifth inning with a double as the Angels whipped the Minnesota Twins 8-1 yesterday. Bob Boone opened the inning with a walk off losing pitcher Darrell Jackson and Rod Carew also walked. DeCinces then drove Boone home with a bloop double that fell safely when Minnesota second baseman Rob Wilfong and right fielder Dave Engle collided. Jackson then intentionally walked Don Baylor, but Juan Beniquez spoiled the strategy with a two-run single. Baylor scored the fourth run of the inning on a sacrifice fly by Fred Lynn. reach base, walking Bill Buckner in the first inning. But then after retiring 19 straight batters, Zachry, 1-0, got into trouble by walking two batters in the eighth. He then gave up the run-scoring single to Molinaro, who was pinch hitting for Herman Segelke, the third Cubs' pitcher. The Cubs then scored three more runs on an error by second baseman Wally Backman and RBI singles by Junior Kennedy and Buckner. Pirates 11, Cardinals 7 ST. LOUIS (AP)- Reliever Mark Littell's throwing error. sent home the winning run in the top of the seventh inning yesterday, helping the Pittsburgh Pirates win their season opener by downing the St. Louis Cardinals 11-7. The, outcome marred St. Louis' home opener before a crowd of 40,878. Pittsburgh, which pounded out 12 'hits, withstood Lonnie Smith's first career grand slam and a three-run rally by the Qardinals in the sixth, which forged a-7- 7tie. Johnny Ray, who homered in the Pirates' second for the first of his three hits, triggered Pittsburgh's tie-breaking three-run uprising in the seventh with a leadoff double. Ray scored when Littell fielded Dale Berra's sacrifice bunt and threw wildly past third b.ase. Pinch hitter Willie Stargell walked and Littell issued an in- tentional walk to Mike Easler after Lee Lacy, running for Stargell, stole second. Littell, the fifth of six St. Louis pit- chers, then wild-pitched Berra home before Lacy scored the third run of the inning on Jason Thompson's sacrifice fly. Blue Jays 3, Brewers 2 TORONTO (AP)- Barry Bonnell, who went 5-for-5 in his first appearance of the season, drilled a two-out 10th-inning single to score Damaso Garcia from third base and give the Toronto Blue Jays a 3-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers yesterday. Garcia led off the inning with an infield hit, was sacrificed to second by Lloyd Moseby and took third on a wild pitch by Milwaukee relief ace Rollie Fingers, the American League's Most Valuable Player and Cy Young Award winner in 1981. Designated hitter Wayne Nordhagen drew a walk and, af- ter pinch-hitter Al Woods struck out, Bonnell hammered his single over the head of shortstop Robin Yount. Roy Lee Jackson pitched the final two innings for Toronto and allowed two hits to earn the victory. Red Sox 2-3, Orioles 0-5 BALTIMORE (AP)- Eddie Murray drove in three runs with two doubles and a grounder as the Baltimore Orioles defeated Boston 5-3 and earned a split of Saturday's double- header with the Red Sox. Dennis Eckersley blanked Baltimore on six hits in the 2-0 opener, with a two-out single by Jim-Rice accounting for the only runs of the game in the third inning. Special to the Daily MINNEAPOLIS - The Michigan men's tennis team continued its win- ning streak in the Big Ten as it squeaked past Minnesota 5-4 on Friday. Mark Mees, who had taken over the first singles position from Mike Leach, solidly defeated the Gophers' Brace HelgeSon 6-2,6-3. Leach, who has recently been ham- pered with injuries lost to Hakan Alm- stron 64, 6-4. TED KAUFFMANN defeated Michigan's Tom Haney 6-2, 6-4, while Minnesota's Mike Hoeger topped Ross Laser 6-3, 6-2. Michigan's other loss in the singles came when Gopher Pete Kolarick toppled Ihor Debryn 6-2, 6-3. Wolverine Bill Godfrey won what was to have been the game winning match get L- that tied Michigan for the Big Ten title last year. Michigan has won the last 14 conference championships, but last year was the first season it was tied for the league lead. Dienwr quali fed for NCAAs Special to the Daily KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Though it was only the second outdoor meet for the Michigan track team, one member has already qualified for the NCAA Cham- pionship meet in June. Yesterday at the Dogwood Relays, Brian Diemer finished third in the 5000- meter race with a time of 13:47.15 to earn him a spot at the national meet. Diemer also finished third in the in- vitational mile, crossing the finish line in 4:04.89. revenge Allen, Derek Harper and Andrew. Bruce. Dave Woolley and Mike Finn tied for fourth in the open vault as the two crossed the bar at 15'6". It was the best outing for Finn this year. The thinclads travel to East Lansing next weekend to compete in the Michigan State Relays.