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Men's tennis vs. Purdue
Today, 1:00 p.m.
Liberty Racquet Club

SPORTS

Baseball vs. Western Michigan
Doubleheader, April 4, 1:00
Ray L. Fisher Stadium
Page 8

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The Michigan Daily

Saturday, March 31, 1984

Illini nail N

By ADAM MARTIN
When you've hauled int16 straight Big Ten cham-
pionships, you don't expect to lose. But the Michigan
men's tennis team learned the hard way yesterday at
Liberty Racquet Club that things don't always turn
out as expected.
The Wolverines succumbed to the Fighting Illini, 5-
4, in an emotion-packed, nip-and-tuck match that
wasn't over until the last ball was served.
MICHIGAN couch Brian Eisner went into the mat-
ch knowing his club would have its hands full against
a much-improved Illinois team, but he wasn't
worried. Eisner was more concerned with how his
own team would perform.
"We knew it would be tough," Eisner commented
after the Illini had nipped Michigan, "but in this
league, it's not who you play, it's how you play."
That's just it.
AT TIMES, the Wolverines looked brilliant in their
first Big Ten defeat, but when crunch time arrived,
they faulted.
Sophomore Jim Sharton, who looked something

less than impressive in1
played with a vengeanci
Illinois' David Goodman
straight sets, 6-3, 6-0.
"I just did the right thin
exactly what to do, how 1
him. I came out smoking,
me."
NOBODY was flattene
Wolverine team captain R
in the final set to a fiery Jo
The match was marre
players over controversial
cleared, Laser was down,
Third and fourth single
Rodd Schreiber gave the
spiring performances.
ROYER, A freshman,
Illinois' Neil Adams, los
muscled his way back to c
the second and third sets.
Schreiber likewise rosef

etters, 5-4
his two previous outings, loss to pull out a 1-6, 6-4, 7-6, victory over Peter
e at first singles against Bouton.
, dumping the *senior in "I kept my head and I wasn't going to let (the mat-
ch)go," said Schreiber. "I developed a good rhythm
gs," said Sharton. "I knew and overpowered the guy."
to play. I went right after PROBLEMS FOR Michigan developed at fifth and
and things steamrolled for sixth singles. Freshman Todd Cohen went down 4-6, 2-
6 and Hugh Kwok defaulted at the sixth position due
d at second singles, but to muscle spasms in his back.
oss Laser lost a tiebreaker Deadlocked at three wins a piece, Michigan and
hn Losito. Illinois had to fight it out in doubles, and the
d by disputes from both Wolverines drew the short straw.
1 calls, but when the smoke Because of Kwok's injury, Eisner played Cohen
3-6, 6-2, 6-7. and Satish Hiremath at third doubles. Surprising
s players John Royer and everyone, the tandem downed Losito and Andre
Wolverines their most in- Lambert, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4. But as Cohen and Hiremath
were winning, Laser and Sharton were losing, 3-6, 6-4
came out slow against at first doubles.
ing the first set, 1-6, but The match came down to Schreiber and Royer at
ut down Adams, 6-4, 6-4, in second doubles. Apparently in control, the two took
the first set, only to drop the next two as the Illini
from the ashes of a first set prevailed, 2-6, 7-5, 6-0.

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Mic higa
splits
twin bill
with
Miami

Special to the Daily
OXFORD, Ohio - Looking to make
up for the rough treatment it received
from Miami during the spring trip in
Edinburg, Texas, the Michigan
baseball team managed to split a
doubleheader with the Redskins
yesterday.
Michigan lost the first game, 2-1 as
Miami pitcher Scott Arnold struck out
three and allowed only four hits, in-
creasing his record to 3-0. Michigan's
only run was a one-out home run in the
first inning by Wolverine designated
hitter Chuck Froning.
MIAMI TIED the game in the second
inning when Mark Mannering singled,
stole second, and scored on Chris
Maynard's double to left. The Redskins
scored the game winning run on .Ken
Rieman's second homer of the season.
His first also came off of Michigan
during the spring trip.
Hurler Scott Kamieniecki went the

distance, but took the loss for Michigan,
matching Arnold with a four-hitter and
three strikeouts. Two of Arnold's three
wins have come against the
Wolverines.
In the second game, rightfielder Jeff
Minick produced the scoring for

Michigan as he knocked in all five runs
for the Wolverines en route to a 5-2 vic-
tory.
LOSING PITCHER Jim Carnegie (1-
1) gave up only three hits, but walked
11, while Michigan pitcher Gary Wayne
was reached for four hits and struck out
four. The win increases Wayne's record
to 1-1.
Michigan got enough runs to win in
the first inning when Mike Watters, Ken
Hayward, and Rich Bair all walked to
load the bases with one out. Minick
then tripled down the right field line to
empty the bases.
The Wolverines got their insurance
runs in the seventh inning. With two
out, Hayward and Bair again walked,
setting the stage for Minnick who
brought them home with a double to left
field.
Michigan's record now stands at 6-8,
Miami goes to 7-7. The two teams play
another doubleheader today in Oxford.

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Daily Photo by BRIAN MASC
Michigan's sixth singles player Hugh Kwok, is shown here before muscle
spasms in his back forced him to default in the second set of yesterday's match.
The default turned out to be crucial as the Wolverines lost their Big:
Ten opener to Illinois, 5-4.

Tigers storm back

Minick
... five RBI's

to edge Pirates, 7-6

I Raising He1
By PA UL HELGREN

Fabulous finish.. .
.. give Frieder credit

J,.HE END OF another basketball season.
A good time to clean out the old
notebook and make some final comments. It
was a good year to cover Michigan basketball.
Next year should be even better. Almost
makes me wish I wasn't covering football.
Almost.
* Congratulations are due all the way around,
from Bill Frieder right down to the student
managers. The NIT championship has to be
especially sweet for the Michigan coach. He took
some crap this year (present company included)
about this thing or that thing and still came out a
winner. After the disappointment of not making
the NCAA tournament his team could have en-
tered the NIT with its head down. It didn't. The
Wolverines were hungry right to the end. That
reflects well on Frieder.
* Speaking of criticism, I wonder what a certain
sports writer from The Detroit News is thinking
right now. This guy was simply amazing all year
long. Win or lose his questions to the Michigan
players were the same. "Are you having as much
fun as you did in high school? What do you think of
Frieder? Do you agree with his strategy? What's
wrong with the team?" He was sure Frieder was
completely ruining the players and made it his
sacred duty to save them. He really made an ass
of himself.
Big Ten Favorites?
* Frieder will howl when he hears this one but
you can make Michigan a pre-season co-favorite
to win the Big Ten next year, along with Illinois
and Indiana. Sure the Illini and Hoosiers have vir-
tually everyone back from teams that were better

thap Michigan but with an NIT championship
banner hanging from their arena, the Wolverines
will ,have the experience and confidence to be
serious contenders.
" Despite Michigan's exciting run for the NIT
crown, I still think the tournament will have to
change if it wants to survive. NIT officials better
work some sort of alternative to their present
format.
" Roy Tarpley worked his buns off last summer
to get where he is now. Teammates Leslie
Rockymore and Robert Henderson should take a
cue and do the same this summer or they will be
lost in the pine forest again next year.
" Here's one vote for a new basketball coach -
women's basketball coach, that is. It's time for
Gloria Soluk to go. An 8-46 record over the last
two seasons speaks for itself. Don't be surprised to
see her "promoted" into some other position in the
department.
" Here's one I'll bet you don't know. Where did
Antoine Joubert get the nickname "The Judge"?
Wrong. His older brother gave it to him when they
were young, in honor of an uncle who was likewise
monikered.
Here comes the Judge
" Speaking of Joubert, I'd like you to know there
isn't a nicer guy around. He's always'polite, never
too busy to talk and he always gives you a "Hi"
before an interview and a "Thank you" after. That
smile you see on the court is for real. Somebody
sure brought him up right. The same goes, for Eric
Turner.
* It's very doubtful that Turner will go pro in this
year's NBA draft. Let's face it - he's just not
ready. His play continues to be erratic and he's not
particularly physical. He will have to bear down

and have a great senior year for any team to draft
him in either of the first two rounds. NBA scouts
are much more interested in Illinois' Bruce
Douglas.
Most overrated player in the Big Ten: Pur-
due's Jim Rowinski. The way people were
swooning over this guy you would think he could
move mountains. Sure he had a good year, a great
one considering he's a walk-on. But co-MVP?
Come on. He had one blocked shot for the entire
season, was fifth in the league in rebounding, and
averaged 15 points per game. Purdue's rise to the
top was hard to explain so it became easier to give
all the credit to Rowinski than teamwork and
Boilermaker coach Gene Keady (where the credit
really belongs).
" The Big Ten needs a shot clock - bad. With all
the low-scoring struggles this year I found myself
raising an eyebrow when I saw a 62-60 score. A
shot-clock would hopefully put an end to the won-
derful delay strategies and get some excitement
back into the games. And why stop at a 45-second
clock? Make it 30 seconds.
" Wonder what Quincy Turner's doing these
days?
* Didn't you just want to strangle Notre Dame's
Tim Kempton? That big cry baby made me sick.
He complained on every call, just like former Irish
cagers and current Pistons Kelly Tripucka and
Bill Laimbeer. And one time after he made a
bucket he turned and said something nasty to
Joubert. It feels so good to beat someone like that.
" Pet peeve: Any sports article that makes any
reference to "Where's the beef?" Like all things,
this will (mercifully) pass.
* Sight for sore eyes: Bill Frieder peeking his
head through the basket at the end of the Notre
Dame game.

LAKELAND, Fla. (UPI) - Larry
Herndon's sacrifice fly in the bottom of
the eighth inning started a comeback
for the Tigers as they defeated the
Pittsburgh Pirates 7-6 last night.
The Tigers came tobat in the bottom
of the eighth inning trailing 5-4 but
Pittsburgh relief pitcher Rod Scurry
ran into trouble when he walked Chris
Pittaro and allowed a single to Barbaro
Garbey. Lance Parrish walked to load
the bases and Herndon tied the game
with his sacrifice fly.
However, right fielder Doug Frobel
threw wildly to the plate'to allow
Garbey to score the game's winning
run.

ROD ALLEN singled home Parrish to
offset Pittsburgh's run in the top of the
ninth inning.°
The Tigers were saddled by Pirat(
starter Jose DeLeon. DeLeon allowed
just two hits and struck out eight in his
six innings.
Scurry came in in the seventh inning
and was victimized by the Tigers
comeback.
The Tigers are now 11-15 and have
won 18 consecutive season-ending home
games at Marchant Stadium in its 19-
year history.
The Tigers finished the season at
home by drawing a total of 70,867 in 15
dates, a club record. The previous
record was 69,053 in 1982.

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SPORTS OF THE DAILY:
Softb alle rs go= 1

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Special to the Daily
WACO, Texas - The Michigan
women's softball team went 1-2 on the
first day of the Baylor tournament
yesterday.
Julie Clark retired the first seventeen
batters and picked up the win as the
Wolverines defeated Lamar, 6-0 in its
first game. Jody Humphries paced the
offense with four RBI's.
The team lostrits second game, 4-3 to
Sam Houston in extra innings despite a
Leslie Bean home run.
The women closed out the day with a
1-0 loss to 12th ranked Nebraska. The
difference in the game was a fence
leaping catch by Nebraska's Kristi
Aerni who robbed Michigan's Linda
Allen of a three run homer in the
seventh.
Michigan, now 10-7, plays New
Mexico State this morning and must
win to stay alive in the tournament.
Me yer, coach of the year
SEATTLE (AP) - Ray Meyer,
retiring after 42 years as coach of
DePaul, bowed out yesterday by being

named The Associated Press college
basketball Coach of the Year.
Meyer, who had only five losing
seasons, beat North Carolina's Dean
Smith, 46%-341/2 in a nationwide poll of
sports writers and broadcasters.
Gene Keady of Purdue and Lou Hen-
son of Illinois, who shared the Big Ten
championship, tied for third with 12
votes each in this year's balloting.
Jordan wins award

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SCORES

NBA

Exhibition Baseball
Chicago (AL) 11, Philadelphia 4
Montreal 7, Texas 5
Boston 7, St. Louis 1
Kansas City 5,Cincinnati 3
Chicago (NL) 11, Sfin Francisco3
Seattle 12. Oakland 4

Philadelphia 118, Dallas 110
Washington 107, New York 79
Boston 105, Atlanta 96
Indiana 90, Cleveland 87
NHL
Philadelphia 6, New Jersey 2

SEATTLE (AP) - North Carolina's
Michael Jordan was named college
basketball's Player of the Year yester-
day by the Associated Press.
Jordan, who finished second to
three-time Player of the Year Ralph
Sampson, of Virginia in last year's
balloting, was a runaway winner this
year, receiving 100 of 162 votes cast by a
nationwide panel of sports writers and
broadcasters. His teammate, senior
forward Sam Perkins, received 13
votes; Oklahoma sophomore Wayman
Tisdale received 12 and junior Akeemp
Olajuwon of Houston received 11.
Jordan averaged 19.6 points and 5.3
rebounds in 31 games and had 64
assists, 50 steals and 36 blocked shots.
Tigers set final roster

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Cutting Bailey and Martin meant that
two non-roster outfielder - Rusty Kun-
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