Sports
Page 16 Saturday, June 6, 1981 The Michigan Daily
Wolverine netter Kremer displays
variety of skills on and off court
By BARB BARKER division, is a pre-business major who Kremer. "But it hasn't been bothering "Admittedly, she will be up ag
In a world in which so many of hopes to someday be a lawyer or own a me lately, and I don't really think it will some of the best tennis players h
today's more talented college athletes restaurant. affect my play in the tournament." country, but Marian has been plz
perceive their undergraduate years in "I love tennis and play well," she Although Kremer will be competing the game for a long time and has
school as merely a training ground for said. "Of course, I want to reach my for the first time in the national in some pretty high-pressure
professional sports, Michigan women's fullest potential at the game in college, collegiate championships and is un- naments before.
tennis player Marian Kremer is quite but after that, who knows? I don't know seeded entering the tournament, "A LOT OF how she does del
an exception. if I would ever want to go pro. There are Michigan women's tennis coach Ollie upon the draw. Of course, if she we
Kremer, who, as a freshman, played so many other things I'd like to do, Owens feels she should do well. be paired against one of the top
first singles this season for the also." "Marian has had a strong season, and few in the first round, things cou
Wolverine women netters, is gearing up KREMER ADMITTED that I have a lot of confidence in her tennis- tough. But, on the other hand, I1
to represent Michigan in the national sometimes she finds it difficult, playing ability," said Owens. she could beat any of the unse
AIAW singles championships which especially during the tennis season, to players."
begin Monday in Tempe, Arizona. But mix academics, tennis, and all of the Kremer admitted that sh
unlike many of those against whom she other activities which she enjoys. somewhat nervous playing ag
will compete, she is not one to base her "Academics is my number one such stiff competition as a freshma
hopes for future success solely on what priority, although tennis plays a close "Of course, right now, I feel a
happens on the court. second," she said. "I try to get a good, bit of anxiety going into the natio
"I TAKE my game very seriously, diverse balance of activities. I enjoy but I think so does everyone else,
but tennis is not my whole.life," said also playing basketball and volleyball, I said. "As Ollie keeps reminding
Kremer. "This school, or almost any love to cook, and I also try to have an most of the players in the tourna
school, can offer its students so much. I active social life. I consider myself a are freshmen and sophomores
think it is very sad when an athlete very active-person."- because there happens to be a loto
leaves school before graduating in or- Most of Kremer's recent activity has good young players this year."
der to play professionally. I could never been relegated to the hardcourt as she Kremer said her goal for the
do that. Diversity is a very important prepares for Monday's nationals. She nament is to achieve All-Ame
factor in my life - something which I has been working out in order to over- SI honors. In order to reach that goa
feel can be gained from my college come a pulled muscle injury she suf- would have to defeat her first tw
years." fered last month in a match against j-ponents.
The 5-7 Memphis, Tennessee native Penn State. ..., , "Actually, what I really wanto
who boasted a 20-6 record at the num- "AT FIRST the injury had me pretty Kremer the tournament is to play my best,
ber one spot this season and is ranked down emotionally, because it kept me said. "If I do that and bow out in th
10th nationally in the 18-and-under out of practice for a few weeks," said ... diverse student-athlete st round, I'll still be happy."
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NEW YORK (AP)-Pleasant Colony,
considered a good but not outstanding 3-
year-old earlier in the year, before he
teamed up with trainer John Campo,
will try to become thoroughbred
racing's 12th Triple Crown champion
today by winning the 1 -mile Belmont
Stakes.
Campo says one of his strengths as a
trainer is his ability to evaluate horses,
but that at first he couldn't evaluate
Pleasant Colony because "I didn't have
a horse in the bar that could keep step
with him."
No horse in a race has been able to
keep step with Pleasant Colony since he
came under Campo's care following a
fifth-place finish in the Florida Derby.
Among those who will try to make
Pleasant Colony the 10th Kentucky
Derby-Preakness winner to fail in the
Belmont are Paristo, third in the
Preakness; Bold Ego, 10th in the Derby
and second in the Preakness; Wood-
chopper, second in the Derby and 11th
in the Preakness; and Tap Shoes, a
highly regarded Derby contender who
finished 14th and then skipped the
Preakness.
PLEASANT COLONY TAKES a morning jog yesterday morning, as he went through his last workout before today's
Belmont Stakes. The colt, if successful in his bid for the Belmont title, will be only the twelfth horse in history to have
won the fabled Triple Crown.