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San Diego, CA (San Diego Co.) Evening Tribune (Cir. D. 127,454)

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.... ~!,~!~ expects John McEnroe to make a comeback after his self-imposed "He's probably deciding what he exile. "There's nothing wrong with taking time out. Just playing tennis all the time can be very boring." McEnroe has said he plans to re- turn in May after companion Tatum • Carling Bassett offers this re- sponse when asked about her unusual "I was named after a beer. Actual- ly, it was more of a family name. But it's better than being named Pabst (John Freeman's Tennis column appears every other Tuesday in The Bassett, for sure." first name: child.

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er," will host a charity event April 19 at Atlas Health Club, to benefit the Thirty-two players will donate $250 each to participate. Also on hand will be Bob Lutz. Anne White, Terry Holladay, Robin White and • After a recent qualifying session, f1ed by the U.S. Tennis Association That group includes one Grand t10nal chairs (Bob Christianson and • On May 5-11, La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club will host the women's50- 60 nationals, and Dorothy Chroey, better known as "Dodo," will .ie fa- now totals 47.

West Germany's Boris Becker was quoted as saying "I have never seen Davis Cup meetings I've been to. In the end. it had little to do with ten-

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NOTES AND QUOTES FROM THE PROS - Marty Riessen was recently named captain of the U.S.

Country Estates, near Ramona -: re- cently began to show renewed signs Former La Jolla High and UCLA star Steve Mott, 31, ha been hired as of life.

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Federation Cup and Wightman Cup wants to do with his life," said Borg, teams, the women's equivalent of the who retired four years ago at age 25.

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"Wh 11 it came down to putting the mon y down, we came up $100,000 id Willen · "We met last hort,"

Davis Cup. The U.S. squad consists of Martina Navratilova, Pam Shriver The team takes on Czechoslovakia in Prague, July 21-24 . For Martina, her native land since she defected 10 years ago, when she was 19. • Ever heard of Andrei Chesnokov, Alexsandr Volkov or Alexsandr Likely not, because Chesnokov is rated 129th in the world, Zverev Zverev? But the three are top Soviet play- ers, who have entered next week's Volvo TennisChicago tournament, a and Zina Garrison 400th and Volkov 331st.

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co-West Germany match and played San Diego's corps of umpires certi-

for the U.S. Davis Cup team from 1951-57, it could have been worse. "With the fans, the smog and the

couldn't wait any longer Mo t likely, acram nto will get the franchise." Several month ago, local develoi>- er Bill Zongker had ought investor ''three-year, $250,000 gamble." However, according to Willens, all Kmg required to grant the franchise to San Diego interc ts for one sum- to J01" him franch1 in what he d cnbed as a

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club pro, and an extensive refurbish- mg project is under way. However, the facility is only open to the public Said club manager Marge Askin: "We're trying to get our act to- for special evenl!:.

As for the U.S. team, John McEn- roe may elect to play against Mexi-

mer wa $150,000.

co, whose top player is 18-year-old vored once again. From Santa Moni- sensation Leonardo Lavalle. With ca, Cheney has won some 125 nation- McEnroe, it's likely the U.S. team al titles in her career, tops in tennis.

"We had $50,000," said Willens.

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climes on the site, clo ed for finan- cial reasons. A yet, there are no plans to start the academy up again. • • • A SHOWDOWN FOR THE CUP - Conditions figure to be less than ideal for the July 18-20 Davis Cup match between the US. and Mexico. Mexico will host the event, likely in the smoggy, thin air of Mexico City, although no official decision has been announced by that nation's ten- nis body. After Mexico's surprismg win over West Germany, West German news- papers carried complaints about the raucous, fever-pitched Mexican fans. A newspaper in Hamburg head- lined its story: "Mexico's shame - tennis star quake (for fear) for their

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DROP SHOTS - Ed Collins will host a two-day clime for juniors and adults, April 12-13, at the school's courts. The sessions, which consist of 14 hours worth of instruction. cost $75. For information, call Collins at 260- 4803. • Some 200 entrants are expected for a charity tournament to benefit the Scripps Memorial Hospitals' Can- cer Center, April 12-13, at San Diego Tennis & Racquet Club. NBC sportscaster Dick Enberg, a resident of Rancho Santa Fe whose father recently died of cancer, serves as the events honorary chairman. For information, call 457-6339. • Chargers kicker Rolf Be- nirschke, whom Larry Willens de-

ry fund .

Along with local promoter /pubh- c1 t h Uy Hall, Willens and Zongker planned to hold the team's six home match at the Rancho Bernardo Inn. In th Buds' only TeamTennis season pl yed here (the year before, the Buds won the TeamTenm champi- on hip by playing a tournament m Los Ang les), matche were held at the Sports Arena, where the team wa dogg d by high rent and small crowds. "I'm very disappointed." aid Wil- lens. "I can't believe anything could pos 1bly happen now to save it" • • • LIFE IN THE CO NTRY - After ·everal years of benign neglect, the

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V USRJ.!nds 'most successful season' The 1985-86 women's basket~all 1,000 points in her career at USD. Hajdukovich are the three who will said Marpe. "The think that hurt us season .was truly a ~ecor_d settmg ~e Toreras ~t NCAA record be lost. ·all season was our lack of depth. campaign for the Uruvers1ty of San agamst the Uruvers1ty of Nevada- The loss of Theroux will be the We have to go out and recruit get Diego Toreras. - Reno when USD went 24 for 24 from big concern for Marpe and her some numbers." • A llilfiiber of rndividual and team the free-throw line, setting a single staff. Weaver, a guard, played in 28 records, as well as_ one .NCAA game mark for best percentage. games this season, averaging 0.9 mark, were broken, mcludmg the USD hit a total of 29 in a row over a ppg while playing an average of team's best record ever at 16-13. three-game span. 12.9 minutes per outing. Ha- The Toreras were competing in the Some of the otber individual and jdukovich played in only 12 con- newly-forrned West Coast Athletic team records that fell include: tests, scoring a total of five points. Co~erence and finished second to most points in a game, as Evans So seven of the teams top eight Un_1ted_ St~tes International scored 33 against Pepperdine ; scorers return next season, plus U~~ers1ty with an 8-4 record. longest win streak is now eight redshirt Jane Gilpin, a transfer ..rm proud of the fact that we games; team free-throw percen- from Penn State. fm1shed second,'' said Coach tage at 72.1 percent for the season. "I see us next year as being as K~thy ~arpe. "You c~n•t be disap- Nationall USD finish d . th strong as we were this season," pomted ma season with our most . Y, e m e wins ever." top 20 m the country for team free- USD landed two players on the throw percentage and scoring 10-member All-WCAC team. Senior defense. Theroux, who hit 85.7 per- Debbie Theroux, who holds many c~nt ~f her frE:C throws, finished individual Torera records, averag- runth m the nation. ed 13.3 points per game and C.9 re- In the WCAC. EYans ver Marpe added that because of new NCAA regulations, it is now up to the players to work on their own during the off-season. "It's more critical than ever for the individual people to work to improve as players," Marpe explained. Before the 1986-87 season though, the Toreras will have a chance to work on their game in Australia.

bounds to earn the honor. The El 16.8 ppg, eighth best, while Cajon native was joined by Theroux finished loth in scoring freshman Julie Evans of Chula (13.l ppg) and fifth in rebounding Vista. wh? led USD in scoring this (7.1 rpg). Kelli Behrens, the season with a 13.5 ppg average. Toreras' junior center, led the con- Evans was also named to the ference in blocked shots with 26 WCAC All-Freshman team. (2.2 bpgl and had 55 (1.9 bpgl for Theroux finishes her career at the season. She also finished eighth US~ at the school's all-time in rebounding with 6.7 rpg ,,.bile leading scorer (1,010 points) and averaging 10.3 ppg for the season. rebounder (680) for women's Looking ahead to next season, basketball. She is the first Division the Toreras Jose three SE:;niors. I player, man or woman, to reach Theroux, Peggy Weaver and Lynn