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San Diego, CA (San Diego Co.) San Diego Union (Cir. D. 217,089) (Cir. S. 341 ,840)

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~LLS TO ASU mens t~ms team lost all of i atches yester- day and was downed by Ariz~ te 6-3 at Tempe The Toreros (1-2) won all of their points in doubles ~hich they swept from the Sun Devils (5-0). USO tra'vels to BUC~A tomorrow for a match against the second-ranked nuns. The U~iversit f San Diego .

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Future of TeamTennis competition in San Diego remains on hold I s TE. dead m San "Billie has told us that the league standing _dedication, . participation • Michael Chang of Carlsbad, one Diego' Or, despite disappointing wants a franchise in San Diego this and devotion to tenms) - Katrina of the world's top 14-year-olds and attendance, poor management summer," said Hall, whose promo- die~,-.... Cra~ford. 18s wi~ner in the rec~nt Martin Lu- and a potty past, will it be resur- tion links with local pro tennis date . 8111 D_udash Aw~rd (for _ou1:stand- th_er Kmg Jr. Memorial tournament rected thi ·ummer? back to the World Team Tennis' Fri- mg service to_ ten~1s by_ a Jumor) - with a three-set win over his 17-year- If n group of San Diegans can con- ars of the late 1970s. Pat ~Ison, Umvers1ty High. old brother, Carl Chang, left Sunday vine th owner of the Rancho Ber- Several years ago, Zongker headed Wilbur Folsom Award (most im- to compete in the European junior nar lo Inn, Gu" Colachis, to host the a group whlch sought the Team- proved P!a~er) - gi~ls, Christy championships at ~arbes, France. t~m s home matche at the re ·ort Tennis franchise that eventually was Drage, M1ss1on Bay High; boys - • The $450,000 Pilot Pen Classic at

La Quinta (Feb. 24-March 2) shapes up as quite an attraction with con- firmed entries from Wilander, Boris Becker, Jimmy Connors and Yannick Last year's event suffered from a rash of early upsets and featured a Larry Stefaoki vs. David Pate final. The saving grace was that Stefanki, the eventual winner who at that time ranked 147th, is La Quinta's touring Pate lately has emerged as a dou- bles force with Scott Davis. Togeth- er, they teamed to win Sunday's U.S. Pro ln?oors doubles title. • BJorn Borg may have retired f~om c?~petitive t~nnis, but he in- s1~~ bes mtop p~ys1cal shape. . I play a lot of !Ce hockey, ~por~ I hke ~.uch better than tenms, said I play soccer and I do a lot ~f ~unmng. And I recently took_ up sk1- Noah. pro. Borg: • McEnroe recently Ie_veled a few more b_lasts at the media coverage "You have to wonder if anybody he receives. mg. ~y body body IS used to pam. exercise. My

Mike Bucon, University High. College player of the year - Peter S~ilh, ~ng Beach State (Torrey • USD will be. the site of the 13th tournament Feb. ~3-15. In add1~on to host U~D, competing schools will be: d~fendmg champion Pepperdine, San Diego State, USIU, UCSD, _BYU, Utah, Long Beach State, ~awau, Ne- vada-Las Vegas, UC lrvme, Chap- man, Cal State Bakersfield, Cal Poly SLO, Redlands and British Columbia. • Ron Bennett, president of the San D_ieg_o Co~nt;: Tennis Umpi~es ~ssociat10n, invites prospect1 ve hn~s~en an? women to attend a trammg ~ss1on tomorrow at 6_p.m., at i;:ranc1s Parker School. For mfor- No previous tenms ex~nenc~, e1- player or ref, 1s r~mred. It~. ea~1er to tram no~-tenms play- ers, ~aid Bennett, a. highly s~ught- aft~r linesman fo~, national ~nd int_e~- national even~. .They don t ~nhc1- pate shots, which 1s one of the biggest drawbacks for any potential ref." The 61-member association sup- Pmes High): . annual San Diego lntercol!~giate mat1on, ca!l 299-79~. . . !,h~r as

awarded to Ornest.

Said Zongker: "I have no firm com- mitment from anyone (else) because of what happened last time. Nobody 1 willing to s ick their neck out right now; several people have promised they will join me if we can get the If Rancho Bernardo Inn agrees to host the team, Zongker hopes other local and outside investors will join him in what te figures will be a three-year $%50,000 gamble. "I'm a tennis fanatic and I think we can make this at least a break- even proposition, like other (Team- Tennis) cities have," said Zongker. As for team members, Willens ex- pects Walts and Piatek to return, and possibly White. Todd Nelson, a Grossmont College product who shook off early-season struggles to help the Buds down the stretch, like- A final decision on whether San Diego will be granted a franchise is expected within 30 days. Meanwhile, TeamTennis' recre- ational club format here - pat- terned after the pro version - ap- pears to be set. John Felman, club manager at Folsom's, has been se- lected as area director of the pro- gra now expanded to more than 50 cities nationwide. The four-member teams will com- pete at selected clubs around the city, under the sponsorship of Domi- no's Pizza. Leagues are scheduled to proper facility." ly will not return.

John .______, Fre m n Tennis this summer, Domino's Pizza Team- Tenm will retu1 n. If not, Team- Tennis hkely will fade from the local cene yet another time. Real estate developer Bill Zongker heads the group seeking the franchise, along with advertising ex- ecutive Shelly Hall and Atlas Health Club pro Larry Willen . However, Colach1s' current illnes cau. ed post- ponement of a planned meeting here tonight ith league commissioner Billie J~an King. Another meeting is expected v. ithin a few days. Last ummer, the San Diego Buds won the league title with a team of Butch Walts, Todd Nelson, Mary Lou Piatek and Robin White, coached by Willens. But the seven Sports Arena home dates were poorly attended, averaging less than 1,000, and inter- e·t in the team was minimal. Harry Orne ·t, present owner of the NHL's St. Louis Blues and Buds owner last summer, apparently has been stripped of his franchise rights, valued at $35,000.

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L.--------.:::!::..._________ .....,~••;;;;;;::;:.:"!'-....,....J ROBIN WHITE RETURNS A SHOT FOR THE BUDS LAST YEAR Tribune photo by Joel Zwink

believes in honest reporting any- plie~ umpires and linesmen for most more," said Mac. "Something totally Junior and adult tournaments wrong about me runs in the National throughout San Diego, as well as pro Enquirer or People magazine and events such as the John McEnroe- sooner or later the same juicy bit Mats Wilander match. will appear in a legitimate newspa-

begin within a few weeks. For sign-up information, contact Felman at 280-7182. • • • DROP SHOTS - The San Diego Tennis Patrons Association held its annual awards dinner recently, pre- sided over by president Jamil Khoury.

Among the awards for 1985: Olive Pierce Award (outstanding contributions to the welfare and de- velopment of tennis): Kathy Willette. Margaret Weckerly Award for sportsmanship (girls) - Kim Rostov- sky, La Jolla High; Roland Brock Award for sportsmanship (boys) - Reid Middleton, Bishop's School. Sophia Custado Award (for out-

In that exhibition, Ben Press will serve as head linesman, aided by a lines crew of Al Scatolini, Paul Bus- key, Stan Diengott, Bruce Engebret- son and Mario Mareano.

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(John Freeman's Tennis column appears every other Tuesday in The Tribune.) ,,,,,--

Lemon Grove, CA (San Diego Co.) Lemon Grove Review (Cir. W. 7,004) FEB 6 1986

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Toreros ( 14-6) (? On Road for 2'Y The Universi~ego Tcreros, with a 14-6 overall record and 4-2 WCAC mark, play 2 key road games this week in West Coast Ahtletic Conference action. Friday, Feb. "(, the Toreros play first-place Loyol;i Marymount. The Lions ha\·e a 14-6 overall mark and 6-0 record in WCAC p]av. Saturday night, Feb. 8, the Toreros head further up the coast to play at Malibu against Pepperdine. The Waves, with an overall mark of 17-4, are in sole possession of second- placf' in the WCAC with a 5-1 mark. Both games tipoff at 7:30 p.m. LMU's homecourt is the Al- bert Gersten Pavilion, while Pepperdine's home floor is the Firestone Fieldhouse. A

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I Dark~s the only winner in USD-UCSD game A t~~- bases-loaded double by Robbie Rogers clil!la~ed a l!SD comeback in the ninth mnmg agamst UCSD yesterday, but the best the Toreros could do was tie the score 8- 8 before the game was called be· cause of darkness. -

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