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ThunZxj, A?rt 17. 1S75 Tht DiHy Tf Hil Bi Uy rock patient personality by Mike Egan Staff Writer "Two years ago, we were sitting around the training table in Ehringhaus when he walked in. He looked about 12 and had a voice like Donny Osmond. There was no way he could be the tennis player we had heard so much about." "That guy," as described by a fellow athlete, was Billy Brock. Now in his junior year, Brock has established himself as one of the many great players in Carolina's fabled tennis history. Any doubters of this claim were convinced by his 6-0,, 6-2 demolition of Mark Meyers of Duke last Saturday. Brock no longer looks like a 12-year-old. He is a gangling 6-3. But he still maintains the shy modesty one would expect of a freshman athlete rather than a no. 1 player with a 2 1-2 record thus far this season. "Mark (Meyers) had a bad day,n said Brock. "He's not used to playing on the soft courts here and it gave me a big advantage. I'll have a lot harder time with him on the Duke courts at the ACC tournament." On the court, Billy plays with a style reflecting his patient personality. "He's not a gambler like Freddie McNair (no. I player of two years ago) was," noted Coach Skakle. "He is often content to play the service line, waiting for his opponent to make the mistake. That's the key to his game. He rarely, if ever, makes a mistake." Brock played on the pressure-packed no. 1 court on last year's top doubles team. This has helped him make a smooth transition to the singles spot. "It's tough with all those people judging your every move," he said. "The first couple of matches were tough, but I've gotten used to it." And how. While teammates and opponents vent their disgust by smashing balls over the fence or lobbing their racquets about the court, Billy's most violent action is to scuff the dirt with his toe. But don't be fooled by his calm exterior; any opponent will testify to Old Town Canoes & Kayaks Sales & Leasing: Ph. 967-9681 $6 Vday s Rates ' S10-wk. day c $12 Sal- Sun. S'IS5; i 9. t 1 5 2f I 2 o uj S- "T O o D x. IHfiy RIVER Tobacco arn ONE OF THE LARGEST SELECTIONS IN THE SOUTHEAST OF IMPORTED PIPES - CIGARS - 108ACCO "Custom Blending" ACCESSORIES PIPE REPAIRS 489-1505 2103 JAMES DURHAM OFF DUR.-CHPL HILL BLVD. - BWWD lit IKON BANK m -a m 1ainterf1 Strajht & i 1 Pants Flare-leg JJP are in! 2 Jeans 8 only S79s-$18 Selection R Lar9 M of T-shirts selection of ', I o Summer jf '' l 25 off S Wear N V f f U ISlI 25 off I courts Brock's fierce determination. In a match last week against Hampton Institute, he overcame five match points and won the final five games en route to a 5-7, 7-6, 7-5 victory. Will Brock win the ACC tournament? Will he play pro after graduating? According to him, only if he gets lucky. But anybody who has been to a Heels match knows better. Even Billy will concede that he is presently playing the best tennis of his life. Already he is virtually assured the top seed in this week's ACC tourney, a position he should defend for this year and the one to come. UNC women net ters by Kevin Barris Staff Writer All those pre-season expectations, dreams and hopes will be put on the line today for the UNC women's tennis team. The North Carolina Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (NCA1AW) tennis tournament begins at noon today in Chapel, Hill, and the Tar Heels will be trying to defend the team title they won last year. Six months ago it looked as though Carolina already had the title in the bag. The Tar Heels had just finished thrashing Duke (last year's runnerup in the state tourney) 7 2, and UNC freshman Carney Timberlake had beaten the Blue Devils' Cindy Johnson, who won the singles title last year. Three injuries and five months later, however, the picture changed drastically. With three of its top six players suffering irom injuries, UNC lost a 5-4 decision to Duke in Chapel Hill on April 1. Timberlake lost a chance at the no. I seeding in the tourney by dropping a three-set match to Duke's Patty Mays. There will be 14 schools represented today when the tourney starts, but only Duke and Carolina have a shot at the title. Only one singles player from another school is seeded in the top 10 (Joan Adams of Atlantic Christian), and Carolina and Duke both have their top two doubles teams seeded in the top four. Johnson is the top seed, and will begin defense of the singles title she won last year with a 3 p.m. match against Marianne Win A FREE ATALA 10 SPEED BICYCLE Send your name, address, zip and phone number to: WDBS GIVEAWAY, DEPT. C BOX 4742. 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Bowron's first match will be at 2 p.m. today against Debbie Miller of Mars Hill College. Timberlake, Garcia, Preyer and Hamilton should also reach the quarter-finals for Carolina. Timberlake will most likely face Donahue in her first match Friday morning, then play Garcia in the quarters. Preyer will Hoagie sandwiches Uiiw x To Across from bast Rosemarys Blimpie Base cftfiB mm cite clta1 Sand - Dunes leases!! PL rent that apartment you need for the summer . and still acquire all the luxury and comfort YOU'LL ES3JOY o CLUB HOUSE r7 r Trs. C Jt j Netaiee by Tex Vird Staff Writer Undefeated Maryland and once-beaten North Carolina, both sporting perfect Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) records, square off on UNCs varsity courts today at 2 p.m. in a preliminary to this weekend's ACC tournament. Carolina's talented junior Billy Brock will take on Ail-American basketball star and the defending ACC tennis champion John Lucas on the no. 1 court. Brock, with a 20-2 overall record, is unbeaten in league play, while Lucas has suffered only one loss. Brock is seeded no. 1 for the upcoming tournament and boasts impressive recent wins over Mark Meyers of Duke. 6-0. 6-2 and Randy Merritt of N.C. State. 6-0. 6-1. On the no. 2 court, senior captain Joe Garcia faces the Tcrps fresh man star Claude England, a New Zealandcr. England played at the no. I position earlier in the year while Lucas was concentrating on basketball. probably face Mays, and the winner of that match will play the winner of the Timberlake-Garcia match in one semi-final match. U NCs Dianne Sites is in the same bracket as Waugh and Duncan of Duke. Sites and Duncan should square off Friday morning, with the winner of that match most likely playing Waugh. Hamilton will probably face the survivor with the winner going on to face either Johnson or Bowron in the semis. 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Hasslcr is already seeded no. I at the lourth flight for the tournament. The number one doubles match will leature the undefeated Brock-Dixon team against Winkelmann and Lucas. JV sports :$ ::: Pitcher Joe Roberts only allowed eight hits and Bill Johnson smacked a homerun. as the UNC jayvee baseball team took a 4-1 victory over the College of Albemarle Wednesday. Though the Tar Babies had only three hits, seven walks and two Albemarle errors gave them ample base runners. The jayvecs. who arc now 8-7 on the season, host Chowan at 2 p.m. today in Boshamer Stadium. UNCs jayvee nettcrs closed out their season with an 8-1 victory over Raleigh's Sanderson High School Tuesday, giving them a seasonal record of 8-2. The losses came to the Harvard jayvecs and Landon (Md.) High School. Study Aids Bone up, chum, The time draws near! Pick'em out now Tfa Chapel Hill Open until 10 o'clock WHO SAYS OPPORTUNITY DOESN'T KNOCK TWICE??? 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