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Lemon comes to Clackamas for grudge match
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The men's tennis team had
their work cut out for them
over the weekend as they dropp
ed matches to Central Oregon on
Saturday and O.C.E. on Monday.
Against Central Oregon, in
Bend, the Cougars managed only
to win two matches as they lost
4-2.
The wins came in singles play
as number one seed Mike May
nard defeated Chuck Delaney
4-6, 7-5, 6-3 and number four
seeo Rick Bobzein defeated Jeff
Mill 6-4, 6-3.
The meet also featured the
first loss of the Cougars number
one doubles team, Mike May
nard and Buddy Patnode, as
they fell to Central Oregon's
"In most cases the p
played well but the other
■ ers were playing just that
better, which meansthlm
first doubles team, 6-4, 6-4. The
te<.m had compiled a 9-0 record
before the loss.
At home against O.C.E., the
Cougars had no luck at all as
they were defeated by a higher
caliber tennis team, 9-0.
The closest the Cougars could
come was in the first match of
the day as Maynard lost to Jav
ier Idoetoa 6-4, 3-6, 5-7. The
loss ended Maynard's hopes of a
perfect season as he fell to 11-1.
The Cougars had a chance in
the battle for the fifth spot as
Sam Pickens lost to Dave Le
mons 4-6, 5-7.
. In an ironic twist, last year
Lemons was the Cougars num
ber two player.
the close plays will most
• go their way," head coa^
Taylor said.
In addition to the we
matches, the Cougars we
have matches with O.c]
Hood on Wednesday at Gres
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ment is in getting so
players to not try so h
let their game run o
natural flow," he said]
"This is especially a1
our lower players, w
is a lot of potential,]
Few matches hurt
Clackamas women's
tennis
team lost out to Mother Nature
last week. Home matches sche
duled with Clark on Tuesday,
Judson Baptist on Wednesday,
and Lane on Friday, were post
poned due to rain.
Debbie Copher traveled with
the men to Bend on Saturday
and beat the one-women team
from Central Oregon 4-6,6-2,6-2.
'The gals spirits are still high,
but it has to hurt them psycho
logically because they lost all
that playing time head coach
Gladys Michael said. "The girls
are getting a lot of good practice,
especially ih specialized skills,
but even that doesn't make up
for actual playing experience."
"We have ’had so many rain-
outs and teams with only one
player or two, that I have to
treat the season as somewhat of
a casual experience with no
blood and gut feelings," Judy
Dancer said.
The Cougars suffered perhaps
an even bigger loss last week
when a cist was discovered on
the playing hand of the number
one player, Rita Mumm.
"It just kept growing until I
couldn't even use my racket,",
Mumm said. "They took me to
the hospital. There they told me
to see my doctor this week. Un
til then I won't know if I will, be
able to play again this year."
"If the doctor says that I
can't play again this year and if
he doesn't surgically remove it, I
can always look forward to next
year," Mumm said. '.It was too
bad that it has to happen now
because I was really looking for
ward to Regionals."
but were postponed due to
"Although the player
out on actual playing exper
the players did manage 11
lot of good practice,']
Taylor said.
'The biggest area oM
In Mumm's absence, coach
Michael announced that Debbie
Copher will move to the number
one spot, with Judy Dancer,
Jerry Trosko, and Janice Byer
following close behind.
"In other years Rita's injury
would have been disasterous,
but this year we are fortunate
because the first three players
are nearly equal in talent," Mich
First singles player, Mike Maynard, winds up for a serve against
ael said.
OCE's Javier Idoeta.
The second most important
task for the Cougars is getting
ready for the Regional tourna
ment on May 5, 6 and 7, here.
"Providing that we don't get
The college golf team manag
any more rainouts, the girls
This was undeniably true as
should be ready because they all
ed a fourth place finish in its last evidenced by the lowering scores
are showing a lot of improve
escapade.
and the number of teams Clacka
ment in ali phases of their game.''
The tourney was played at the mas is now capable of defeating,
said Michael.
Clackamas home course. Arrow including Umpqua, Blue Mount-
'The competition should be
head, which was transformed in
the toughest of the season as
to a veritable monster by the
teams from outside our league
grip-slickening rain that pelted on
such as North Idaho and Blue
the players throughout the course
Mountain are coming and we ex
of play.
Chemeketa swam to the first
pect to have seven or eight first
singles players,
seven second
place team finish that has been
place players, six third, and four
eluding the Chief's grasp as of
or five fifth players," Michael
late.
Following Chemeketa,
said.
garnered a 311 total score, were
Centeral Oregon (312), Linn-Ben-
In action this week, the Cou
Central Oregon (312), Linn-Ben
gars battle Lewis and Clark this
ton (315), and , of course, Clack
Wednesday at Portland and go
amas, which added up a 320 fin-
after their first win ever against
Mt.
Hood on Thursday, at ■ ish.
Individual medalist was Steve
Gresham.
Fortier of Lilin-Benton.
Curt
"That
Mt. Hood
match
Adamski held on to get a 76, giv
should be especially tough be
ing a tie for 4th place, Pat Oden
cause we have never been able to
got a 79 for the Cougars while
win more
than two or three
John Innocenti had 82 strokes
games against them and frankly,
and Tom Tirrill fished out an 83.
I expect somewhat the same re
"We are definitely improved
sult this year but I sure hope
and improving," coach Jim Hud
that I am wrong," Michael said.
son said following the tourney
seem to be unable to
themselves," Taylor sai
'They make a bad]
seem to want to im
change their game inst
going on to the next
said. "If these players
their confidence, wel
chance at taking state|
ishing as on of the tr
teams at regionals."
Hudson sees team improvement
ain and Treasure Valley.
Mountain and Umpqua ha
two players each and; th
not qualify for true coma
SPORTS SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Women's track
Wed 26
Sat 29
Linfield Invitational
SWOCC & Blue Mountain .
2:00
2:00
McMinnville
Coos Bay
Men's track
Wed 26
Sat 29
Linfield Invitational
SWOCC & Blue Mountain
2:00
2:00
McMinnville
Coos Bay
Women's tennis
Wed
Thu
Sat
Tue
Lewis & Clark
Mt. Hood
SWOCC
Portland State
3:15
3:00
3;00
3:00
Portland
Gresham
Coos Bay
Portland
Men's tennis
Sat 29
Mon 1
Tue 2
SWOCC
Oregon College
Multnomah School of Bible
1:00
3:00
Coos Bay
Here
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29
2
Men's golf
Fri
Baseball
Sat 29
Tue 2
28
Conference Match
Lane
Blue Mountain
Î2:OO
1:00
1:00
Here
Here
Pendleton
Tom Tirrill watches for a shot at Arrowhead, the J
home course on Friday. Overall, the team took fourth with 32|
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