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(top-ranked nationally in 45 singles) and Patti Rabbit will on another court at the same time, looking to adva·nce to the doubles finals . First-round action in Women's 55 and older singles and doubles will take place Saturday morning. /

teammate) Tullerg last week only because she made a Jot of errors. I was able to keep the ball away from her strong forehand which also helped." Mitchell beat Tullberg, 6-4, 2-6, 6-2. In Women's 35 Singles, Judy Louie and Cherie Kay 'will face off in the (noon Saturday) semi finals, along with Christine Putnam and Barbara Mueller. Jn 35 Doubles semifinals, Kay and Louie will play a I :30 p .m. Satur- day match against Andi Polisky and Linda Newby. In Women's 45 Singles, Sally

Huss and Georgia Turner, and Jane Roberts and La Jollan Cathie Anderson will battle it out in Saturday's 10:30 a.m . semifinals. Andehon and Huss will team up to face the Women's 45 Doubles team of Parsons and Kennedy in the Saturday semis at 3 p.m. La Jollans Suella Bowden

in shape for this tournament, and it certainly paid off," she said. "Next week is going to be tough, but I have a positive attitude. I think I played well last weekend." Hagey will face Brandt of Brea in a 10:30 a.m. match, Saturday. She is also playing in the doubles, mixed doubles, and the father- daughter divisions. "I probably shouldn't be play- ing in so many divisions, but it helps me improve " Hagey said. Sondra Mitchell , who plays No. 1 singles for San Diego State, ,will also be playing in Saturday's

10:30 a.m. Women's Open semifinals. Mitchell, seeded third, will face top-seeded Jen- nifer Larking. Larking won the title in 1986. Larking plays number one singles at the University of San Diego. ~ally want to beat Jen- nifer," Mitchell said. "I've played against her six or seven times and I've never been able to win. I've been playing well enough to win, but I hope my serves will be more consistent next weekend. "I was able to beat (SDSU

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easi ly," seeded eighth. " Both women play col- lege tennis and I was expecting them to give me more of a run." Although Hagey is a teaching pro with more experience under her bell, she is a few years older, and i not allowed the practice of comp ting everyday like her opponen s. " I r ..illy worked hard getting said Hagey,

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b i 1888 ~:::c~~1tfo>.S1 cd ~ales manager l'or The I.an• tlfog. according to Ed Edcl,tcin, \ ice pre ident of ,ali:s and marketing for Watt dustries/ San Diego Inc Hernande, has r,rcviomly ,en• cd in sales and mm kcting car,acit ies for several maJor new residential communities in San Diego. Shc was mo,t I ccent ly a memb r of the 1he I andin sales staff, 1\ hcrc ,he ha, bcen i ,·olv •

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Organ workshop at USD Father Jose Enrique Ayarra, professor of organ at the Conservatory of tusic in Seville, Spain and Cannon of the Seville Catherdral will conduct a workshop at the Unl11ersity of Sao Diego on July 9 at 10 a.m. n1e cost for this day-long workshop, designed for organists and church musicians, is $15. Registration will begin at 2_:30 3Jll· in Room 131 of Camh oHall on the campus of USD. .;;z. For information call Fr. Reveles at 260-4600, ext. 4456, or John Nunes at 2604682.

ed with marketing prpgrams special events and promoti;;7ti A resident of South Bay, Her- nandez received her bachelor of arts degree from the University of • San Diego She is a member of Oii-Tract, an organization devoted to new home sales professionals.

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./ yor, principal: the Cox family's dynamic duo ,,., have been involved in politics for in and said, 'By the way, I think nabout is fair play .'

The success of their marriage has been credited to mutual respect and support for each other. Chervl with a· grin. She says that she ha· fol.LJJJ support from· her.~job as \-.;et\ when she is allowed to take ti111e to attend some city function s.: One function she attended : at City Hall was on behalf of (he school; Cheryl went before the council to protest ice cream vtn· dors around schools after dismissal. The council agre~d, and imposed regulatio-ns recognizing the safety hazards and traffic. "lt was just like having 8'11) other citizen come before thE council," Greg said . The mayor, who just recently celebrated his 40th birthday, says that he has no definite plans ior the future after his second t6m ends in 1990. • "That's when he is going to · ct a real job," Cheryl said. Although Greg has: a guaranteed position of a job w1th the school district if he wants; it, he appears to be leaning toward continuing in politics. The mayor said he secs his political options as running for State Senate if there is an open- ing, State Assembly or United States Congress. "It's all ailed IOV"s," ,,;aid "Half of politics is being at the right place at the right time ," Greg said. · .' "It's good to keep your o~'- , tions open," Cheryl said. But whatever their plans arej the Coxes plan to approach the future with the same dynamimt that has brought them this far, It's summed up by their family motto, borrowed from trepeneur Ted Turner. Che had it made into a magnet t sits in the Mayor's car. It simpl reads: "Lead, follow or get • of the way."

"He's a pretty good guy," she said. "He makes it easy." The new mayor continued his assignment at Bonita Vista; going to school, the office and back to school. When May, 1982 rolled around, Greg found himself swamped working on both the ci- ty budget and the pomp and cir- cumstance of Bonita Vista's graduation. Time with his wife and daughter became scarce. "The only time I saw Cheryl or Ellie was when I was getting ready at 7 a.m. or home at 11 p.m.," Greg said. "After two weeks of that 1 said 'That's it.' " He then applied for a leave of absence from the school district in 1982 and soon after the mayoral position became full- time. The same year, Cheryl Cox was promoted to principal of Hilltop Elementary School. With their new responsibilities, the Cox family found themselves even more busy. "I noticed a change in the tremendous amount of reading that Greg had to do," added Cheryl. "When he first became mayor, he came home with a manila folder of reading to do. Over the years that has grown in- to a three-ringed binder to two binders and a brief case too big to even carry." The Coxes spend evenings together with their two daughters, Ellie, 8, and Emily, 4, as well as reading and preparing for the next day, sometimes into the wee hours of the morning. Due to their busy schedules, the Coxes say they sometimes call each other on tl)e phone at work to plan their calendars. "That way no one can inter- rupt us because we are on the phone," said Cheryl Cox. "I read that married people spend less than forty minutes a week alone together, and I said, 'That's about right.' "

I'll run for city council.' " He did just that, and won too.

years, only he has chosen it as a profession . They deal with the public every day. While they each work to better the South Bay community, their jobs demand different approaches to this goal. Cheryl, a graduate of US]l.. his with a degree in poht1cal science, began teaching second grade at Sunnyside Elementary School. Still interested in politics, she was I971, while working on then-San Diego mayoral can- didate Pete Wilson's campaign, she met the young Greg Cox when he volunteered to drive for the Wilson campaign. Cheryl is fond of telling the story of how she met her future husband when Wilson, now a U.S. senator, in- sisted on climbing into the back seat of Cox's Volkswagen Kar- mann Ghia to let her in the front After graduating from SDSU with a degree in social science and Greg followed in the footsteps of both his mother and father and became a teacher. He began his teaching career at Montgomery Junior High School and soon transferred to the position of ASB advisor at Bonita Vista High The two teachers dated nearly five years before they graduated to the altar. Both taught up until the day before their wedding on "Our students even attended the wedding," said Cheryl. It was a few weeks later that the mayor pursued another new basketball tournament that kept Greg Cox on the move from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m., he announced to his wife his decision to run for "That was a surprise," said Cheryl. "One night he just came a volunteer to a number of political campaigns. In to sit by Cox. emphasis in political science, School. December 20, 1975. venue. During a week-long public office.

the 27-year-old Greg

In 1976,

the youngest

Cox became

member ever elected to the Chula Vista City Council. After serving two-term limit, Greg Cox decided to pursue a position as · "My first intention was to run for State Assembly," said Cox . "When Will Hyde did not want to run for re-election, and that position opened up, I had to evaluate. The Assembly was a Sacramento, and a lot of travel. The position of mayor was a four-year term, in Chula Vista, "Ellie (the eldest of Cox's two daughters) was one year old at the time and I certainly weighed in favor of staying as close to mayor of Chula Vista. two-year term, a move to and not a lot of travel."

the travel," he

home without

said.

The decision t0 run for mayor was not much of a surprise to his

it was a great

felt

wife; she opportunity.

"I was glad to help work on a campaign for someone in the family," Cheryl Cox said. "It was a great opportunity and it was something he really wanted

to do."

With the mayor's salary of

Cheryl and Greg Cox with their two children, Elite, (left), 8 and Emily, 4.

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became not only a political and emotional support but a financial help to her husband as well.

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each other with city and even tate-wide clout. Their background show many parallels. Both work full-time: He as one of the few full-time mayors in California, she a, prin- cipal of the nev. Chula Vista Hills Elementary School. Both have masters degrees. but Cheryl one• ups her husband with a doc- torate. Both have b<.'en teachers m community schools. Both Republicans, the Coxes

winner," Greg said candidly.

financial

"Cheryl provided

hul V1,ta residents may not h..ive su pected it, but when they elected Greg ox as mayor in 1981, they got two for the price of one. , eg and hi wife Cheryl form 01 c of' the most formidable husb,t11d nd-witc teams 1n South Bay p lttic . By them elves, each would be .1 major community power. l ogether, t h y reinforce

stability for the family, which she

continues to provide."

"When you have the oppor- tunity, it's good to have people around you to support you; emo- tionally, physically, financially, etc." Cheryl said. "When 1 had to go up to USC to work on my doctorate for two or three days at a time, Greg supported me. Tur-