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THE LANCE
Dorsey IS-O, 23rd in Nation
Greg Dorsey didn’t know quite
how he was going to fare playing tennis at
St. Andrews Presbyterian College.
He knew that he was a good player
at North Greenville Junior College (Tiger-
ville, SC). Excellent even; he was an All-
American his freshman year there after
advancing to the national junior college
finals at No. 6.
But at four-year St. Andrews,
Dorsey just had no idea what the NCAA
Division III teams the college plays would
be like.
After beating Methodist’s No. 1
seed 6-0,6-0 in 26 minutes Dorsey’s record
now stands at 18-0. He and his doubles
partner, David Saltman, a junior from
Davenport, FL, are 13-0.
And in national Division III rank
ings released on April 6, Dorsey was
ranked 23rd in the nation. He is No. 4 in
the South Atlantic Region.
A native of Oswego, OR, Dorsey
has found the competition at the NCAA
Division III level good, but not as intimi
dating as he had expected. He has had
some close matches, but many more that
were won in straight sets.
“I’ve played some really good
tennis players here,” said Dorsey.
Dorsey came closest to losing this
year when he played Dixie Conference
opponent John Morris of UNC-Greens-
boro. Morris is ranked 24th in the nation
and is 10-5.
“Morris is areally good player^d
that was a great match,” said Dorsey. He
had two match points.”
Morris, the No. 2 seed going into
the Dixie Conference Tournament this
weekend at UNC-Greensboro, lost to
Dorsey 6-3, 4-6, 7-6, and 8-6 in the tie
breaker.
Dorsey will probably have to
play Morris for the Dixie Conference
crown this weekend. If Dorsey wins, he
will advance to the NCAA Division III
National Championships being played at
Washington and Lee University in Lexing
ton, VA on May 15-22.
At the nationals, Dorsey will face
an entirely different caliber of player than
he has for most of this season. He is in the
dark concerning the quality of the players
he will meet at the nationals.
“I have no idea what to expect
from those other players,” said Dorsey.
That’s similar to the feeling he had going
into Dixie Conference play.
But looking at the national rank
ings, Dorsey takes heart at the fact that he
has Weady defeated 15th ranked Eugene
Kim of Whitman College in Walla Walla,
WA. He defeated the fi-eshman when they
in rival high schools in Oregon.
The top-ranked player in the
nation is Toby Clark of Principia College
inElsah, IL. Larry Gewer of Washington
College in Chestertown, MD, is the top-
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“I’m going to work as hard as 1
can to play to my full potential for the rest
of the season,” said Dorsey.
He said there is no use in aiming
for the national title.
“You can only play your best,” he
said.
INHS to be Held This Weekend
Kat Caridakis
This weekend. May 7 and 8, St.
Andrews will host the 1988 Intercollegiate
National Horse Show. Approximately 250
riders from across the country will come to
Laurinburg to compete for the event. For
the fifth straight year, St. Andrews has won
the Regional Stock Seat Championship,
earning the right to send a team to the
Nationals. Representing St. Andrews on
the team are Cathleen Caridakis, Pam
Whitfield, Kelly Faulkner, andMalinda
Powers. Malinda Powers wUl also be
competing individually, along with Beth
White and Crissie Sabia.
Everyone is invited to Singing-
wood Farm to cheer the team on and watch
the National competition.
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Birthday
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