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Friday, February 3, 1984The Daily Tar Heel5 Worlds top two handball rm players hitting at Carolina Tar Heels move up in polls, face Terps By MIKE SCHOOR Sun Writer Breaking into the Associated Press women's basketball top 20 is no easy feat. Ask UNC coach Jennifer Alley. All her Tar Heels needed to finally surface at No. 18 in the Jan. 24 poll was a 14-2 record, including several victories over ranked teams. "The pollsters are conservative,"Alley said. "They don't always look at your past record. They often vote on who you played last week." Yet, in the last few weeks UNC has been playing and defeating Top 20 teams. Four other ACC teams Clemson, Maryland, N.C. State, and Virginia have been ranked by AP this season. UNC has defeated them all. In fact, the Tar Heels are atop the ACC with a 7-0 conference record. Maryland assistant coach Sue Gorsuch offered one reason for UNC's late en trance into the nation's elite. "They (the pollsters) go a lot on reputation, and UNC has not established a reputation as a post-season winner," Gorsuch said. But 1984 could be the year that changes UNC, now 17-2 overall and No. 15, has never captured an ACC tournament championship and the gift-wrapped ticket to the NCAA playoffs that comes with it. s "It's nice to be the number one (regular season) team in the ACC," Alley said. "But ... the conference tournament is definitely more important than the regular season (because of the automatic NCAA bid)." With the tournament more than a month away and UNC riding a nine-game winning streak, there is reason to fear that UNC may be peaking too soon. UNC travels .By .LEE ROBERTS j-.-:! Staff Writer- The big question surrounding this weekend's 26th and . final North-South Doubleheader in Charlotte: How can the undefeated, No. 1 -ranked Tar Heels take it seriously? But in fact, the first ones to express concern about tonight's matchup with Furman and Saturday's game with The Citadel are the Tar Heels themselves. "We have to take Furman and The Citadel seriously," coach Dean Smith said Wednesday after UNC had thrashed Clemson, 97-75. "We have to be ready to play each game when it comes. Every game is important for getting to the NCAAs." Despite Smith's apprehension, don't expect a barn-burner tonight when North Carolina meets Furman. The Paladins have a 2-20 overall record against the Tar Heels, and lost to UNC in last year's tourney, 78-43. I POUT. THINK WE ALWAYS HAVE TO BE T0LP WHAT TO EAT DLCOM COUNTY UNSUCCESSFUL CQNCLUStOH 10 m rvmRCTK 'fmouetT'... WC fiWP JUST ISN'T V6RY 00CP.. HARPC0NCP Kill. Alley doesn't think so. "We're trying to continue to work hard, refine weaknesses, and not be con tent," Alley said. "We've been pretty consistent. "All teams rise and fall (in perfor mance) to a degree. I don't think we've played the best ball we're capable of play ing." Saturday evening UNC may be forc ed to reach that potential to defeat No. 17 Maryland at Cole Field House. Maryland will be looking to avenge an 80-79 loss earlier this season in Chapel Hill. Tresa Brown led the Tar Heels with 27 points in that game. Yet Gorsuch said Maryland will not focus on stopping Brown alone. "We figure we have to stop the whole team," Gorsuch said. "Tree Brown is the crux of their team, but they have more than one player. They are right up there with the best teams we've played." Pam Leake, Dawn Royster, Ranti Killian, and Pam Hammond have com bined to take some of the pressure off of Brown, the ACC s leading scorer with 22.5 points per game. Killian's excellent long-range shooting has sparked the Tar Heels. Georgia Tech coach Bernie McGlade is quick to assert that UNC has earned its ranking. "UNC has depth and good solid athletes," McGlade said. "Brown is an exceptional player and gives them leader ship. They're a legitimate Top 20 team." Alley is pleased for the players. "I feel good for them," she said. "They've had to work long and hard to prove they were worthy of the rankings." to Charlotte for last N-S Doubleheader "Furman doesn't have the size ot the ACC schools.'but they are dangerous," Smith said: ?Wtf have "to be ready for them." Furman is led by senior George Single ton, averaging 17.4 points per game, and freshman Shawn Reid, averaging 12.9. Furman upset North Carolina in 1978 and again in 1979, but the perennial Southern Conference power suffered through a 20-loss season in 1983 and are currently 8-10. On Saturday night the Tar Heels will tangle with The Citadel, a club they crushed 81-36 last season and have never lost to in 13 meetings. Smith, however, would only say that The Citadel beat Marshall at Marshall. "I found that to be impressive," he said. The' Bulldogs are paced by junior guard Regan Truesdale, who is currently leading the Southern Conference in scor ing with 22.2 points a game. The only other player scoring in double figures is sophomore forward Patrick Elmore, averaging 10.0 points per game. JroA"-iJ jrf- --ef Jit JsAmj i f ( that'sA I " JRLE J mm:. Li. SOME EXPERTS SAY UE JUST NATURALLY EAT WHAT WE NEEP Yes,rnsmesuKemse WEN IT IS BeSTFOR ALL CON -CeRNBP THAT m 36CW JUST one wy speciftmNe... BY RUSbiM mmS INVOLUNTARILY ReXUeP &Y U.S MARINES... rPtf If ''i '.A f ,s-, , ' ,sytssXVSs V I VvW , i Y ' ff J i v ' , ,,V 4 ' y , ' f," ,,'' ; '' V w ! ' 4 V ; g ' I '4 x " ' ,, ',, a4 r v J? ft I I f Kf I ( j - I If" it'- ,'f " I It ! I r ) -; ) ) i ,: : .-v-x-:-:-:.: : Prolific shot-blocker Dawn Royster leads a tough UNC defense. The Citadel has never won a North South game, and has a 1-25 combined record " against UNC and N.C. State, which rounds out the four-team field. The win came against the Wolfpack in 1941. Although North Carolina plays both Furman and The Citadel in Charlotte next season, this weekend's tourney marks the final North-South Doubleheader. The construction of the Student Activities Center in Chapel Hill was the major factor in UNC's decision not to renew the North-South contract. After next season's meetings with Fur man and The Citadel, North Carolina will play one of the teams in Chapel Hill each year and the other in Charlotte. North Carolina's scheduling philosophy will change with the 21,800 seat SAC on campus. UNC Athletic Director John Swofford indicated in August that more games will be played in Chapel Hill than in the past. Swofford said that there will be at least 12 games a year played in Chapel Hill, as op ii!ltjf'ij J 1 1 I we deliver! $2.00 Off any 16" pizza expires 3-12 942-5149 I NEEPEP THOSE . TWELVE P0U6HNITS! by Berite Breathed pTl ,, W'-'W 1 1 f i m ULJ DTHA3iartes Ledford posed to eight or nine a year in Car michael Auditorium. Despite the termination of the North South contract, Swofford said, North Carolina will continue to play at least one or two games in Charlotte every year because of the tremendous fan support there. fc' s 1 B i , " '',ss's 'St' J., J '", "'''s' ','''" ts .,sS''&&fss!tMMVL st" .?'. ' i" ''' '.s.. "J lillliiilllliill mkyi9i9i yWmm n lllllillilllliil f f t,;: 4 , S. "",' IW Xi V', ' 't s.t!"'i' " - ', t If 1 " , ?"$ " -4f?r s . sr y ? S:yyyi? . yAyWxyiyyyfyyVyyy yyx-mr- . '::ymm0yyyW-yy- -t'sZy r. ytyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy i; mm '-, t) -w - im (" t. By GLENNA BURRESS Staff Writer The top two handball professionals in the world will be in Chapel Hill this weekend at the Third Annual Carolina Classic Handball Tournament in Fetzer Gym. Naty Alvarado and Vern Roberts, No. 1 and No. 2, respectively, accor ding to the United States Handball Association, will play exhibition mat ches and teach several clinics at the tournament, - which runs Friday through Sunday. Alvarado, who lives in Hesperia, Calif, has won five of the last seven national titles and five grand Slams (which is comprised of three-wall and four-wall national titles) during his career. A native of Juarez, Mexico, Alvadaro moved to the United States at the age of 19 to improve his game. Since he turned pro in 1977, the 28-year-old has won 41 of 51 pro tour naments, including a three-year streak of professional matches without a defeat. When asked how he could maintain such a run at the professional level, Alvarado said: "The reason I get up for matches is that I have a goal. I want to win 10 national champion ships, which has never been done before." Vern Roberts, the defending doubles national champion from Tuc son, Ariz., has slightly different aims for his career. "My goal is to hang in there as long as possible. I'd like to stay in the top four as long as I can." Roberts, who has been the editor of Handball since 1979, began playing handball at age 15. He traveled to tournaments with his father, who was also a handball player, and pursued Third Annual Carolina Classic Handball Tournament All events in Fetzer Gym CAROLINA HAND3AU. Friday, Feb. 3: Competition beginning at 3 p.m., continuing until near 9 p.m. (indefinite, subject to change). Saturday, Feb. 4: Alvarado and Roberts will lecture at 9 a.m. at glass court. At 10 a.m., Alvarado and Roberts will give clinics and competition will begin. Com petition will continue indefinitely, with an estimated finish at 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 5: Finals tentatively set at 2 p.m., schedule to change. Check with desk at Fetzer for final time. North Carolina weekend sports calendar Friday, Feb. 3: Men 's basketball Fur man at Charlotte, 9 p.m. Gymnastics at Duke, 8 p.m. Wrestling vs. George Mason in Carmichael Auditorium, 7:30 P.m. .. . . .....v-.-w. - " -Saturday tb'MirM'-lHtskitbatti'r the Citadel at Charlotte, 9 p.m.' Women's basketball at Maryland,' 6 p.m. on WXYC-FM. Men 's Fencing Penn State, Ohio State, Northwestern, Carnegie Mellon at University Park, Pa. Women's the sport further at Lake Forest Col lege in Illinois. Since he turned pro, Roberts has participated in tour naments in the United States, Ireland Canada and Mexico. Such international appeal attracts both Roberts and Alvarado to hand ball, but the players acknowledge that the Irish national sport is not as popular in the United States as it is in other nations. However, they said that a public following is not of primary importance to them. "I enjoy what I do," Roberts said. "I feel it's a great game whether 2,000 play it or whether a whole country does." Alvarado added that because of a new, softer ball that makes handball easier to play, support of the game is growing. "Now, handball is improv ing in every aspect of the game," he said. "There are more players and more tournaments, too." Alvarado and Roberts hope to boost support for the sport at the tournament this weekend. "We want to promote the handball game and im prove the skills of the players in the tournament," Alvarado said. "We want people to come ap preciate the play and learn about a neat sport," Roberts added. "By ex posing it more and more, we hope we can improve its stature among other sports." Tournament host Art Padilla said there are 70 entries, including some of the best male and female amateurs from the East Coast. In ad dition, there are student participants from UNC, Wake Forest, N.C. State and the University of South Carolina. "We're trying to bring in some top amateurs, as Well as the top two pros in the world, to show the University and town what handball is all about," Padilla said. fencing Penn State, Ohio State, Nor thwestern, Carnegie-Mellon at University Park,. Pa. Women's track at Princeton, Relays, Princeton, N.J. Sunday, Febv5:. Mei&Jfegnfjfgm ' State,' Ohio State, North western Carnegie- ' Mellon at Oniversity Park," PaT Women 'i fencing Penn State, Ohio State, Nor thwestern, Carnegie-Men'on at University Park, Pa. Wrestling vs. Virginia Tech in Carmichael Auditorium, 2 p.m. mm ss Z,,iWs, 'svtyAt.?'4y'-' smy-m. "Jy' -'.V.
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