Sports
April 28,1994
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Myers
named SAC
Coach of the Year
Bob Grimmie
Reporter
The Elon lady's tennis team
finished second and received many
individual awards when they
traveled to Wingate College last
Weekend to participate in the
Pood Lion/South Atlantic
Conference tournament.
I>espite finishing second to
Presbyterian College, the Lady
Christians received a variety of
wdividual accolades.
Pumiko Masuda was named
SAC Player of the Year for
second year in a row, and
^stin Fleming was named the
freshman of the year.
Head coach Jackie Myers
received the SAC Coach of the
Year Award for the second year in
a row. Myers resigned in March
and is not yet sure what she will
be doing after this year.
It was a very close
tournament Presbyterian edged
Elon by only four overall team
points, 91-87.
Masuda, Fleming, Paige
Fuller and Sarah Delfausse all
finished first in their singles
matches in the final round.
In the doubles finals, Masuda
and Fleming and Fuller and
Delfausse finished first in their
respective divisions.
However, it was not enough
to overcome Presbyterian’s
consistent top five finishes in
almost every division.
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Scott Hildebrand/Th* P«ndulum
Women’s tennis pounded the courts, but were edged out by
Presbyterian in the SAC tournament.
Pion's Picks for NBA championship playoffs
John Piontek
Columnist
— ring. Here is a series by series
breakdown of what will happen
in this year’s NBA playoffs:
Today, 14un going to talk
®^ut the present NBA. Eleven
® the twenty-seven teams have
eliminated by the 82-game
’^Sular season.
The sixteen that remain have
^Pirations of acquiring what
^'chael Jordan won’t this
i^son. a NBA championship
Atlanta vs Miami
Atlanta has far too many
skills to lose to the Heat in this
series. This matchup will
showcase Danny Manning’s
talents.
Orlando vs Indiana
Shaq’s first appearance in the
playoffs does not bode well for
the Pacers. The ominous clouds
Fvpntfi for the
rpst of the
year
^pril 28 Baseball vs. Longwood College (AWAY) 3 p.m.
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Congratulations Men's Tennis on winning
the Food Lion/South Atlantc Conference
Tennis Championship
Congratulations Jackie Myers on being
selected as SAC coach of the year for the
second year in a row. ^
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on Sludinl II) lor admission lo sporls
panics.
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provided by Shaquille O’Neal and
Anfemee Hardaway will prove to
be too much for Reggie Miller
and crew to handle.
New York vs N. Jersey
The Knicks are the strongest
team from top to bottom in the
Eastern Conference. Get the
brooms out, because this series is
already over.
Chicago vs Cleveland
I curse the fact that Brad
Daugherty will not be able to
participate in this series at full
strength. In five of the last six
years, the Cavs have been
eliminated by the Bulls. This
will go five games but I give the
slight edge to Chicago.
Seattle vs Denver
Denver has a lot of talent,
but this is not their year. Don’t
be surprised if they keep a couple
of games close and even steal one
from Seattle.
San Antonio vs Utah
Utah won the season series
against the Spurs, but the most
valuable player of San Antonio
will rise to another level and take
the spurs to victory. That’s
right, Dennis Rodman will get
30 rebounds a game and put the
disgruntled Mailman on an early
pension.
I Houston vs Portland
Portland’s time has past.
They will be caught napping, and
their worst nightmare.
Phoenix vs Golden St.
Charles Barkley is hungry to
get the title before his back
problem forces him to retire.
This year’s biggest first round
shock will occur when the trio of
Chris Mullin, Chris Webber, and
Latrell Sprewell merge to knock
off last year’s conference champ.
Orlando will surprise top-
seeded Atlanta in the second
round. New York will physically
decimate the Chicago Bulls.
In the Western Conference,
Seattle will knock off San
Antonio in seven. These two
teams are even, but the home
field advantage is the deciding
factor. Don Nelson will reach in
his bag and find one more trick
against Houston. In the seventh
game, Webber won’t call time
out, but he will hit the winning
shot.
In the Eastern Conference
championship series. New York
will take it from Orlando in six
games. Pat Riley is back.
In the west, Seattle will beat
a weary Warrior team in five
games.
The finals will go seven
games. This will be one of the
more entertaining championship
series to watch in years. The
new NBA champions will be the
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Track team
finishes in
seventh place
Angie Riley
Sports Editor
Elon College’s track team
finished seventh out of eight
teams in the Carolina
Championships on Saturday at
Pembroke State.
This was its final season.
Track will not be offered at Elon
next year because it did not
receive enough funding. It was
not considered a conference team
and Mike Brodowicz was only a
part-time coach.
In Saturday’s tournament,
Spenco* Carter won the shot put
event along with breaking the
school’s previous record by
throwing 48-10. Carter also took
first place in the discus event.
Elliot Armstrong qualified
for the finals in the 100 meter
dash and Jason Haftl finished
second in the javelin
competition.
“Overall we had a good
season and its too bad the
program won’t be here next
year,” said junior John Graves.
Golf has
strong start
in tourney
Angie Riley
Sports Editor
Elon College’s golf team had
three golfers in the top seven of
the SAC golf tournament on
Monday at Cedarbrook Country
Club.
Elon had a team total of 299
which gave them an eight shot
lead in the South Atlantic
tournament Catawba was close
behind with 307, followed by
Lenoir-Rhyne at 309.
Wingate’s Rod Kinsey had
the individual lead with a 69.
Elon’s Paul Irvan was tied with
Terrance Stewart of Lenoir-Rhyne
with a score of 72.
Sean Walker and Brad
Lawrence of Elon were also in
the top seven with scores of 74
and 75, respectively.
The tournament ended on
Tuesday.
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