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Page 2B-THE KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD-Wednesday, April 5, 1989 Jones Going Stron For UNC Netters Kings Mountain's Bryan Jones is continuing in col- lege his tennis success story which began at an early age on the courts of Kings Mountain High School. Jones, a freshman at the University of North Carolina, is playing the number three singles for the Tar Heels and sports the team's best record (15-1) so far. He appears to be well on his way to making All- Atlantic Coast Conference in his first year. "Bryan has meant a great deal to our team," says UNC Coach Allen Morris. "He's a strong competitor, a fighter, and he's played some outstanding tennis for us. He has a winning attitude, and that's helped him pull out a lot of matches at the end." Jones' only loss thus far was a close three-setter against Notre Dame, and that match could have gone either way, Morris said. The Tar Heels have met some outstanding teams thus far and recently returned from a trip to the west coast. Now, they're getting into the meat of their con- ference season. "I'm really surprised with the way I've been play- ing," says Jones, who won the North Carolina high school championship his junior season -at Kings Mountain High School. "I thought I'd do well during the spring season, but I never expected to have such a good record. I could be 11-4 or 10-5, but I always seem to get the breaks near the end of the match." Jones is a student of the game, and Coach Morris says that's to his advantage in the close matches. "He know show to play the game, and he knows how to dictate the tempo,” Morris says. "He never gets down on himself and he always seems to make the right de- cisions in crucial situations. That's something you don't normally expect from a freshman." Jones was head and shoulders above most of his high school competition, but he says all the athletes are about equal in talent in college. "Once you reach this level, so much of it is a mental game," he says. "There's not a big difference in the players physically, so you have to be mentally tough. You can't give up cheap points, and you never want your opponent to get the edge. "When I fall behind, I try to rely on my consisten- cy," he added. "I never give up, and I try to let the oth- er guy make the mistakes. If you can get your oppo- nent frustrated, then you can usually gain the advantage and come away with a victory." Jones credits a hard work attitude, which was in- stilled in him by his father, Bob Jones, and the help of Shelby tennis player Jim Corn as the big keys to his success in tennis. "My dad always told me that you can't make up a missed day," he said. "If you don't feel good and don't want to practice one day, you've got to push yourself to go out and play. There are always going to be days when the ball doesn't feel good on your racket, but you've got to overcome that and still give your best ef- fort. Anyone can win on a good day, but the mark of a champion is overcoming a bad day and still coming out on top." Jones says he has also carried his dad's philosophy over to the classroom. He's always been an excellent student as well as an top-ranked tennis player. "If BRYAN JONES you're dedicated and always give 100 percent, then you can be successful in everything you do," he says. "I put my academics first because that's what I came to college for. Tennis isn't always going to be there for me, so I've got to do well in other aspects of life." Jones' father, former KMHS coach and athletic di- rector, suggested to Bryan at an early age that, because of his small size, he should consider an individual sport such as golf or tennis. ; He began playing with his dad at the KMHS tennis courts at the age of eight or nine, and then at age 12 began playing in junior tournaments. From then until he signed with UNC, he went all over the United States competing in junior tournaments, winning many and placing high in several others. He began working with Corn, a former UNC tennis player and one of the area's top amateurs, at the age of. 15. He gained his first national ranking (56th) at age 15 and improved his ranking each year until topping out at as number nine nationally and number one in the south at the age of 18. Jones was the Southwestern 3-A Conference's Tennis Player of the Year his freshman, sophomore and junior seasons at KMHS, and was North Carolina's Prep Player of the Year and All-American his junior year. Because of his participation in a number of na- tional tournaments, he did not play high school tennis his senior year. He was one of the most heavily recruited tennis players in the nation but chose Carolina because its strong academic program and its improving tennis pro-- gram. 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