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Tennis | Grandslam r: By DAVID BULLA ? Chronicle Sports Editor 1 It happens once in a while in ; the world of tennis, r An opponent loses her temper, utters an expletive and makes a ; scene. ; The sight is a little too familiar ; to the Grandslamimers, a predominantly black tennis team that competes rather successfully ?in the Winston-Salem Volvo 3.5 j Spring League. Indeed, the ; Grandslammers have been the 1 league's most successful team in I recent years, winning three consecutive city championships. . Rllt lll/V?Ma ? 1 auvvvN pivTUkcs envy tmu ^sometimes Grandslammer opjponents go for the jugular when ;they arc losing. T "It's just an everyday thing," said No. 1 singles player Katie Carter. "You take it in stride and javoid making a vendetta out of :it." ; Matters got so bad one year ;that the local league almost took laway the championship that the Slammers had rightfully won by finishing in a tie in the standings ;with another team, the ^Linedusters. \ 'They tried to argue that we Should not go to the state tourna ment based on one set of rules," Ruth Oliver said. "It was obvious ihey were trying to give the league championship to the other :team." * The Linedusters pleaded that 'the state representative should be 4he team which had won the most? sets. Meanwhile, Oliver's group, then named the SWATS and playing at the 4.0 level, argued :the berth should go to the team Nvhich had lost the fewest sets. "After the local governing body ruled in favor of the Linedusters, jSWATS appealed to the North Carolina Tennis Association, which overturned the local verXlict. At that time, the league had a different sponsor and,wafcj$a|$<;., formative years^ of' ^ faults. Fortunatefyr thefe are fewer faults now. For instance, there is a definitive tie-breaking procedure. However, it won't be needed this year. WinstQji-Salem will get two berths in the state tourna^I _ A _l ill . iiicui juuc in nsneviue. The Grandslammers have won their first three matches this season, including a 5-0 verdict AAU From Pag IIMIttiniHHnillllHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIItllltlMHimNIII forward, he's our best big man and most dominant rebounder." The 6-foot-7 McNeill averaged 19 points and 11 rebounds for Andrews and was an honorablemention all-state selection. But the talent doesn't end with the starting five. The bench is strong with North's Rodney Scott, Chris Upson and Jeff Denny (signed with North Carolina), Carver's Cory Belton and Tim Douthit, Park land's Zeb Sheff, West's Dwavne Mrtraan and East's Kevin Mumford. Hollingsworth hopes to have the full services of Sheff, but the 6-5 forward high jumps for the Parkland track and field team that will compete in the Central Piedmont meet this weekend. It is likely Sheff will only be available On a part-time basis. The Twice As Nice coach believes the Jets will have plenty of incentive against his talented team. ; "These guys want to beat guys like Brian and Jeff," he said. "Kemp knows what's it like because North Surry beat North Forsyth in the Frank Spencer Holiday Classic. I just wish we didn't have to play them first." Hollingsworth said that Howard has continued to show improvement despite the fact that he signed early. The continued improvement is particularly impressive from a player who had such lofty stats as 16.4 points, 11.6 rebounds, 4.7 blocks and 4.2 assists while leading the Vikings to the state 4-A quarterfinals. "Even though he has little left r mers havinj < 'jPTOHL^'i- IfflM *? :' *J?A- ? -:- iin^ffr I hi-' |Jii>? "1" ~lkjm t, ' V^,jT 'r ^^3t?Zf% -? .*&2H ' * I^sh \ v % Gail Manuel, left, and Ruth Ollvei a Volvo 3.5 League match last S over Our Ad at South Fork last Saturday. They appear headed for another trip to the state tournament. They couldn't play in the tourney last year because league rules prevent back-to-back appearances by a state champion. , The team won the state title in 1984 and advanced to the regionals in Atlanta. This year's team features Carter, the reigning Garber-Lash women's champion, and Michele "Mickey" Grace at No. 2 singles. The doubles teams include Oliver and team captain Martha Stockman, Carolyn Rice and Gail Manuel and Cookie Kennedy and ^averne Livingstone. Other team members are Bernadette Murphy, Verline Home, Beth Hopkins, Sheila Andrews and Denise ' We're all honest about it," she said. "We want to win, though we do our best to rotate in the weaker players. But this team has a special quality because everybody shows up on Saturday morning." Ratings are essential to becoming a member of a league team. A iitiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiimmmimiiiimimimmiiii e B1 iiitiiiiiiimiiiiitiiitiiiniiiiiiiiimiiiimiiiimiiimiiiiM I* II a ' ' >^h ^ fe Z&W0 r " <! :<?te' r ;: ":^jg| * JH $ <$ % E99Hi Kevin Besecker will lock horns with all-stater Kemp Phillips (photo by James Parker). to prove, he's reached another plateau since the end of the season/' the Twice As Nice coach said. "He, Reggie and Cory are the only ones who have not missed a practice." Corrigan believes his team can do more than make a respectable showing because of the international rules AAU employs. "In the past, we've had more athletic talent on our teams," said Corrigan, who had UNCWilmington's Kenny Mickcns and ASU's Ronnie Christian last year. "But we're going to be Please see page B6 I ball in Vol ir, right, helped the Grandslammers aturday at South Fork (photos by player is given a rating by the Na- t tional Tennis-Rating Program, I which is governed by the United States Tennis Association, f Ratings are from 1.0 (novice) to 7.0 (professional). Local ratings t are given at the Joe White Tennis Center. In Winston-Salem there are leagues at the 3.0, 3.5, 4.0 < and 4.S levels. < There were only two 3.0 teams I in the city this spring, so they 1 were incorporated into the 3.5 t league. "We don't take any of the t teams lightly," Carter said. "We t think we can go to the state tour- t nament again, but we're not in the position where we can rest < against anybody." < The team played in the 4.0 league last fall. Oliver said the < HIS. to the 3.5 level for the spring. While the Grandslammers have been a first-rate success in the 3.5 i League, there's more to the game than winning. Oliver, who picked i up tennis when her children played under Coach Dave Lash, says the purpose of the league is ! to bring tennis to a wider au- i dience. ! "It's basically a grassroots i thing," Oliver said. "The intenf DO YO I SUM* I If you are I of 16 I Summer Youtl I To appl Birth certificate Social Security card Income verification: / or guardian's last pay I HU? vo League r 1 I \ to a 5-0 victory over Our Ad in James Parser). ion is to get more and more peo>le involved in the sport." Carter said she primarily plays or fun and physical fitness. "After work, itTs a good way o cut the tension/* she said, it's my way of unwinding." The Grandslammers are a :lose-knit group who share a :ommon background. Most are ?ast or present members of the umberly Park Tennis Associaion. Their closeness is expressed in ? heir coordinated blue-and-white ogs. Included in their outfits are ee-shirts that Grace designed. The tee-shirts have the names of ;ach player written on the image 3f a tennis racket on the back. The configuration resembles a :rossword puzzle with the answers filled in. Several of the nlavers alsn flrflnrUlaiiri- 1 mer license plates. The team's attractive image complements its successful record. Both are good tools to fight the ignorance the Grandslammers occasionally encounter. Grandslammers' 1986 Schedule ? May 3 vs. Racquettes it Polo; May 10 vs. Lobbers at Schaffner; May 17 vs. Top Spinners at Carver. June 21-22 State roumament in Asheville. U WANT 1ER JOB? between the age -21 then the I) Emloyment Progi can help y9 you must bring: V.F.D.C., S.S.I, certification, p stub, Social Security informati :iTY OF WINS IAN SERVICE 12 So. Liberty Street 727-8 \ I I The Chronicle, Thursday, May 1, 1986-Page B3 f Y-HAPPENINGS Free Blood Pressure Screening Free blood pressure screening is available on the second and fourth rhursdays of each month. This service is provided by Mary Grace Ekxrio, a registered nurse. Mrs. Boerio believes that since the YMCA is i place to provide better health promotion, we should provide blood pressure screening for our members. She is at the Winston Lake Family VMCA from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Stop by and let her check your pressure. Tennis Lessons Tenni> lessons arc being offered by the YMCA on Tuesdays and Thursdays..The classes are open to beginners as well as intermediate 10 advanced players. Children's classes are from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., and adult classes are from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Cost for the classes and other information is available at the YMCA. Call for more information. ^SMEBMSnMSBBBSSa ???. Henrietta S. Hodge-Felder is a native of Winston-Salem but liWd out of the state for y? several years prior to 1980, when she returned and was employed at the Patterson Avenue Branch YMCA as office manager. Now she is employed at the Winston Lake YMCA as executive secretary. She is a graduate of .Palmer Memorial Institute in Sedalia and OrangeburgCalhoun Technical College in Orangeburg, S.C., and did further studies at South Carolina State College in Orangeburg. She is the frbt# daughter of Henry T. and Lizzie B. Settles and l^e mot^er two? Angela and Alphonso. She >s married to Edward Timothy Felder. Mrs. K Hodge-Felder is a member .of Union Baptist I , Church and serves as recording secretary HENRIETTA S. of Meridian Chapter No. 308, Order of the HODGE-FELDER Eastern Star. Her hobbies include interior 4 decorating, singing and sewing. * Ann Wherry believes in physical fitness because it improves cardiovascular functions, increases lung capacity and relieves stress, all of which she believes can only improve mental and alertness. Ann works the YMCA twice a week, and her routine consists jfefl of aerobics, utilizing the Nautilus equipment, irec cxcrcises ana running/walking tne par ^ course. After her multiple workout, Ann winds ' down in the whirlpool. Ann is employed by the V. ' City of Winston-Salem Human Services Department as an employment and training specialist. She is a native of Winston-Salem ~ ^I and the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ira Wherry; She attends Galilee Baptist Church and is very active in community affairs. Ann challenges ?4 ^ all residents of the Winston-Salem/Forsyth /W V M County community to incorporate some type of j. physical fitness program into their weekly routine, and she feels that there is no better ? place to do this than the Winston Lake Family ymca. ANN WHERRY ' .. ; 1 1 ' ilU1 "I", til 1/ ]l | Y, iiiui \t?W ' 'Lov9*tS It canvas furnished by Nature and embroidered by itttagfnatldn. " ? ^ 1 - Voltaire The Winston Lake Family YMCA The complete health-fitness center for vou and your family. 901 Waterworks Road To Join CalL 724-9205 "We've Got the Key to Excellence*' T fl x i^HvUIHI r iT^flHHHHl iTON-SALEM I S DEPARTMENT I (Foundry Building) I 004 _____A b
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