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o The Daily Tar Heel Thursday, August 22, 19855B VD)DDeyIh)aIIII:jd(efti?inrDDM'd tto.imni pir we 9 jk . . , n Oy TIM CH0THER3 Staff Writer The UNC Women's Volleyball team could be found in Carmichael Audit orium on Monday afternoon; setting and hitting, diving and digging, grimac ing and always encouraging one another. This may not seem unusual, ' but it is. This is the first year the team has ever gathered before the start of the school year for its grueling three-a-day practice schedule. The reason for the extra effort stems in part from four banners that loom over the court as they scrimmage. Four ACC championship banners hang from the rafters in Carmichael Auditorium, reminding these women of four straight years of conference dominance from 1980-1983 and three NCAA bids. This tradition of superiority was broken last year by a disappointing 13 21 season under first-year coach Peggy Bradley-Doppes. Looking back on the poor season, Bradley-Doppes attrib uted the sudden decline to an improved dedication to volleyball programs around the ACC and to a lack of UNC recruits caused by the coaching change. In fact, over half of the 1984 team was made up of walk-ons for the first time since the program became established. "We had a lot of desire, but we just didnt have the talent or experience we needed," Bradley-Doppes said. In Carmichael, another girl screeches across the varnished floor and you realize that this team is serious about a turnaround. Bradley-Doppes said she has combined last year's scholarship athletes with five recruits of her own in an effort to "build a strong foun- dation right now." This foundation will be built around the leadership of returning junior hitters Jill Berkebile and Dawn Wood, as well as Julie Neal, a junior setter hitter who is a transfer from Indiana University. The coach is reluctant to speculate about who her standout players might be, preferring instead to emphasize the team concept. She is impressed by the overall strength of her lineup "In the past, it's always been one or two players that have carried the team," she said. "This year we're a quicker team, we're better all around." . Back on the court, one of the girls collapsed on the floor under the banners after netting an easy smash. Her teammates laughed with her. It has been a long practice and this is one of the lighter moments distinct to this sport born on the beach. Two teammates help her to her feet and on the very next point she pounds a difficult slam with post-season intensity. This team has something to prove. ! !::::-:::::: f I . t 2 i sv North Carolina's Jill Berkebile goes for the spike in a match last season. 1985 Tentative Volleyball Schedule Sept. 6 at Rhode Island Sept. 7 Minnesota at Kingsport, R.I. Sept. 7 Providence at Kingsport, R.I. Sept. 13 Sept. 13 Sept. 14 Sept. 17 Sept. 20 Sept. 20 Sept. 21 Sept. 21 Sept. 21 Sept. 24 Sept. 27-28 Oct. 4 Oct. 5 Oct. 5 Florida at Columbia, S.C. Rice at Columbia, S.C. at South Carolina ST. AUGUSTINE at N.C. State James Madison at Raleigh Duke at Raleigh South Carolina at Raleigh Pennsylvania at Raleigh N.C. STATE Lady Kat Tournament at Lexington, Ky. Duquesne at Morgaritown, W. Va. at West Virginia Temple at Morgantown, W. Va. Oct. 8 Oct. 11-12 Oct. 16 Oct. 17 Oct. 18-19 Oct. 21 Oct. 26 Oct. 31 Nov. 1 Nov. 2 Nov. 2 Nov. 2 Nov. 7 Nov. 8 Nov. 9 Nov Nov Nov 11 15 16 at Duke Maryland Invit. at College Park at N.C. State at Western Kentucky Eastern Kentucky Invit. at Richmond, Ky. at Louisville DUKE CLEMSON at Hofstra Miami at Hampstead, N.Y. Princeton at Hampstead, N.Y. Lehigh at li Hampstead," NY.... GEORGIA GEORGIA TECH FLORIDA at Wake Forest VIRGINIA RUTGERS Mmison iked of bridesmaid position By LEE ROBERTS Sports Editor North Carolina women's tennis coach Kitty Harrison is sick and tired of finishing second. For the fourth year in a row last spring, Harrison's Tar Heels were behind Clemson in the ACC race. "WeVe been second for four years," she said recently. "We've been close, but absolutely no cigar." That frustration was deepened when North Carolina's finish in the top 20 rankings was you guessed it 21st. But things dont look all that bad for this team as it heads into its fall season. It loses only one senior off last year's 24-10 squad, Stephanie Rauch, whose injuries kept her from being a critical factor in the team's fortunes anyway. This will be the Tar Heels' first season in the sparkling new UNC Tennis Center as well. "It should make a tremendous difference in recruiting and team morale," Harrison said, "and it's beautiful, too." No matter about the scenery, though. If this team doesnt bond together quickly and pull together on and off the court, it could be an ugly season, like last spring was in the beginning. "It was a team that never quite reached its potential," Harrison said. "We'd sleep when we couldn't afford to." However, Harrison said, by the end of the season they had woken up and finished strongly. The core of that team returns, as well as some hopeful newcomers. The senior threesome of Eileen Fallon, Nancy Boggs and Liz Wachter is back, as is last year's no. 2 player, sophomore Elizabeth Alexander, who racked up a 41-7 record. Petra Wessels, a junior from Holland, returns, and a promising freshman named Ann Ste phenson will probably challenge for a top spot, Harrison said. There are several potential walk-ons this season, as well. "It's going to be tough to cut a team," she said. The Tar Heels will use the fall season to play around with doubles teams and check out the new players. However, UNC will play three dual matches which, unlike men's fall tennis, will count in the team's overall year record. During those matches the Tar Heels will try to inch closer to Clemson in the hopes of finishing ahead of the Tigers in the ACC race for the first time since 1981. How well they do this fall will determine whether Kitty Harnson will be smoking a cigar next spring. The Women's Tennis schedule was not available at press time. Y I j !i S J! ' & 5fv: to- v f: : . . ':': r ' ti i W t Si 'vv ! i 1 1 P o A y 7f .J 111 I ill-, v' y 1 r ( I I 'ft I ? m ' Mm XT, Welcome Students! Special 9 Wlonth Membership $150 Includes: Indoor Olympic Size Pool, Racquetball Courts, Gym and Universal Weight Room or 9 Mont h Membership for $75 Includes: Universal Weight Room, Indoor Olympic Size Pool, Racquetball Courts and Gym. 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