The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 29, Ed. 1 Friday, April 27, 1984 Page: 16 of 28
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WOMEN'S TENNIS
Netters drop squeaker to Aggies; Garman still unbeaten
by Tracy Terrell
During Easter break, the
women's tennis team closed their
season against Texas A&M with a
duel that proved to be the closest
match of the year. It looked as
though Rice was going to run away
with the duel after the singles
matches were completed. The
Owls were up 4-2 and needed only
one match out of three to win.
In singles, Wendy Wood against
Nandini Rangarajan won the first
6-3 and then lost the second set 4-6.
In the third set Wood dominated
and closed out the match at 6-0.
Susan Rudd played a tough match
against Vanne Akagi, but was
unable to make the big points,
losing 6-3,6-1. Brenda Ruel fought
a close two-setter against Gaye
Lynn Gennsler Hanna, taking
the match 6-3, 6-4. Eileen
Curreri took a tough first set
against Shelley Stockman, 7-5,
and then dominated in the second
set, 6-1. Karen Garman drilled
Cheryl Stanford, 6-3, 6-1.
The number two doubles team
of Ruel-Curreri was the first off the
court, losing 6-3, 6-3 to Akagi-
Gensler. Number one doubles
went into a three-setter. Rudd-
Wood was down in the second set
4-1 after losing the first set 4-6. The
Owls sizzled to win the set 6-4. The
third set was forced into a tie-
breaker. A&M came out on top in
the breaker 11-9 to win the match.
The deciding match was number
three doubles between Ray-
Hadnott and Stockman-Stanford.
Rice won the first set 6-3 and then
lost a close second set 7-5. The
third set took a grueling 45
minutes. The intensity of the
crowd was immense. At match
point for A&M, Stanford ripped a
forehand return crosscourt to win
the match for the Aggies.
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Rice's women's tennis program
will be graduating three seniors
this year, including Karen Garman
of Sussex, England, who will be
inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. She
is S-0 in SWC competition and is
Rice's fourth winningest player in
dual match singles. Wanna
Hadnott leaves Rice with 68
doubles victories. Wanna has
played four years for Rice and has
developed into one of our most
impressive doubles players. Susan
Rudd has been inducted into our
100 Club with 108 doubles wins
and 107 singles wins. She was 1982
AIAW regional and national
champion, 1982 AIAW All-
American, and 1982 USTA
Amateur Hard Court Champion.
The Rice women's tennis team
played against their backyard
rival, University of Houston, April
11th. The Owls were upset by the
Cougars, 7-2.
Wendy Wood lost to Margaret
Redfern, 6-4, 6-2. Susan Rudd was
defeated by Hee Back, 6-2, 6-2.
Brenda Ruel was, beaten by Joy
Tacon, 6-0,6-4. Eileen Curreri lost
to Cathy Ryrrell, 6-3,6-0. Tamara
Ray came off the court with one of
Rice's two wins. She battled in a
three setter against Fran Ind to win
6-0, 3-6,6-1. Wanna Hadnott took
control and dominated in the third
set of her match to defeat Marilee
Libera, 4-6, 7-6, 6-1.
Going into the doubles the Owls
needed to win all three doubles in
order to beat U of H.
Unfortunately, they could not win
even one of the matches.
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Rudd-Wood alter a grizzly three
setter lost to Redfern-Tacon, 4-6,
7-5, 6-3. Curreri-Ruel lost in a
tough match against Back-Ind, 7-
5, 6-2. Ray-Hadnott were defeated
by Tyrell-Libera, 6-1, 6-3.
Wanna Hadnott —C. Clay
Saturday, the women's tennis
team traveled to the dustbowl to
play Texas Tech. The Owls
bettered the season record to 14-7
by devastating the Raiders 7-2.
Wendy Wood put away her
opponent, Karen Mannheimer, 6-
4, 6-1. Sue Rudd disposed of Pam
Booras, 6-3, 6-2. Brenda Ruel lost
to Lisa Lebold, 6-3, 7-6. Tamara
Ray grizzled to beat Julie Hrebec,
4-6, 6-1, 6-4. Eileen Curreri was
defeated by Robin Poston, 6-2, 6-
TRACK
1. Karen Gartnen rolled over her
competition as well.
The team was up 4-2 going into
doubles. The Owls swept all three
doubles to lock up the match.
Rudd-Wood cleaned up against
Mannheimer-Leigh Mires, 6-1,6-
0. Curreri-Ruel fought off Booras-
Laura Scott, 6-3, 6-4. Ray-
Hadnott were down 2-6, 2-5 and
came back to win over Hrebec-
Roberts, 2-6, 7-5, 6-2.
The SMU Mustangs, ranked
ninth in the nation, took every
match against the Owls.
Wendy Wood played outstand-
ing tennis taking the first set, 7-5,
and then losing the next two sets 3-
6, 0-6, against nationally ranked
Ann Hulbert. Susan Rudd lost
after a good fight to Heather
Hairston, 6-4, 6-1. Tamara Ray
grizzled in a tough three setter
against Kilmeny Waterman. Ray
lost the first set 2-6, and then came
back to win the second set 6-4. The
third set was decided in an exciting
tie breaker that went to SMU, 7-5.
Eileen Curreri was defeated by
Julie Baird, 6-2, 6-2. Wanna
Hadnott lost to Ani Gelats, 6-0, 6-
3.
Doubles followed that same
pattern, SMU winning all three.
Wood-Rudd played a grueling
three setter against Hairston-
Waterman, 6-4, 6-7, 6-2. Curreri-
Ruel lost to Fess-Gelats, 6-2, 6-0.
Hadnott-Ray played a tough
match ,losing to Hulbert-Baird, 6-
3, 7-5. The Owls will play there last
home match this Friday against
Texas A&M at 1:30 p.m.
Shoppa excels at Baylor
by Joaephina Halcyon
The Rice men and women's
track teams competed in the
Baytocjnvit&tional in Waco last
weekend, bringing dust and a few
good times with them. Laura
Shoppa set a school record with
her time of 54.41 in the 400-meter
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dash, while Lisa Ferdinand made
her Rice mark with a javelin throw
of 140-1.
The women's other top meet
performance was in the 4 X 440
relay, in which Katrice Harris,
Monique Millar, Vickie
Carruthers and Tammy Welch
combined for a season best of
3:45.84.
A bag-winning sprint medley
relay of Willie Mays, Steve# Hall,
Elliston Stinson and Jerry Fuqua
was the best the men could muster.
John Bell, whose performance
suffered some from splitting
practice between the high and the
intermediate hurdles, took a
fourth-place in the highs with a
time of 14.21.
The men will compete this
weekend in the Drake Relays.
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Mitchell, Mark M. The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 29, Ed. 1 Friday, April 27, 1984, newspaper, April 27, 1984; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth245561/m1/16/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.