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Daily Press, Friday, April 20, 1984 33 College changes KosselPs style By TOM FOSTER fL steady back court game, but for her to win in college, we had to give her some real weapons like coming to the net," Weems said. "It's working faster than I expected because she is such a hard worker and so coachable." Russell likes the change. "It's exciting to be able to attack the ball and when I come in, I usually win a lot faster which is pretty good too," she said. "Also, I've changed to a real whippy top-spin forehand. I put more spin on the ball now.

The only trouble is I have to be aggressive all the time and not Among the ODU men, Gary Cuppernull and Lynn Bybee are seeded first at No. 1 and 3 singles with Allen Van Nostrand No. 2 at No. 4. Defending champions Cuppernull and Van Nostrand are rated second at No.

1 doubles while David Ryan and Bybee are listed the same place at No. 2. "We have so little inter-conference play during the regular season, it's anybody's guess when it comes to the tournament," ODU coach Ken Rand said. tense up. If I tense up, it flies out." Russell plays No.

2 doubles with Desiree Leemets, a sophomore from New York. "Now doubles is a really fun game," Russell said. "We're putting a lot into it. I used to hate it, but Desiree and I work so well together I'm starting to like it almost as much as singles. "It's taken us some time to get use to playing together.

If the coach keeps us together, next year we should be dynamite." Russell was seeded second at No. 3 singles Thursday night. this weekend, but "as long as I play as well as I can, that's all I can ask." The Sun Belt men's and women's championships begin this morning at ODU with South Alabama and South Florida the favorites. Russell is 12-6 at No. 3 singles, the best record on the ODU women's team.

She finished second in the state tournament last weekend. ODU coach Carolyn Weems has the Menchville High School graduate coming to the net more than ever. "Becky has always had a very Sports Writer NORFOLK The competition might be tougher and the hours of practice longer, but Old Dominion's Becky Russell is having fun during her first year in college tennis. "I'm really enjoying myself," the freshman said. "We're working so hard, I'm in my best shape ever both physically and mentally and I love every minute of it." The' Newport News native isn't sure how she'll perform in the Sun Belt Championships jNMsssaMMail Becky Russell Menchville graduate DON'T MISS GENTS 1 CNC 2nd in Dixie tennis Dixie Conference women championships today.

The Lady Captains were 1-8 at one point this season. Then, they won their last six matches. "North Carolina-Greensboro was second in the nation last year and is really strong, but we have a chance to win it, CNC coach Vickie Nebinger said. CNC lost to UNC-G earlier this month, 8-1, but beat the other eight teams in the confer ence. North Carolina-Greensboro.

"John was just great," Pollard said. "With Detlef not able to run, Mouring became very aggressive and carried the brunt in fine fashion." Scholz and Mouring are expected to receive berths in the NCAA Championships May 7-12 at Emory University in Atlanta, but they won't know for sure before the first week of May. CNC RESULTS No. I Detlef Scholz def Toplo MarttI (Averett), 4-3, -2. No.

3 John Mourlna def Tom Blanno (Greensboro), 6-3, e-l. No. Joe Boggs def Chip Mangiapone (NC-Greensboro). e-3, 0-4. -4.

No. I Doubles Scholz-Mourlna def Steve Grlmm-Brvon Humphreys 6-4. A-0; def Andy Smith-Bryan Cobal 7-5, 6-4. No. 2 Doubles Booos-Brion Runge def Jim Hooan-Chlp Thoureen (Vo.

Wesleyan), 6-4, 2-6, 6-2; lost to David warner-Manolapane 6-4, 7-5. WOMEN BEGIN TODAY NEWPORT NEWS North Carolina-Greensboro might be the team to beat, but host Christopher Newport College is the hottest team going into the The Lady Captains best hope for a title is junior Jenny Nutty- 9 DAYS LEFT FOR THE SALES combe, who is 11-4 at No. 5 sin gles. She has a 6-0 Dixie record. "She is probably the most athletic player around," Nebin i Vjri.AAV a SATURDAY 'O ger said.

She runs all the time and works in the weight room. Senior Agnes Soter, 8-6, also is given a shot to make the finals at No. 6. I FREE ALTERATIONS READY FOR EASTElTl I "I feel I can do it," she said. "I'm confident that if I don't lose my temper, I can do it." NORFOLK Christopher Newport College came away with four individual titles, but North Carolina-Greensboro won the Dixie Conference team tennis crown Thursday.

Besides nationally ranked Detlef Scholz (No. 1) and John Mouring (No. 2) plus the Scholz-Mouring doubles team (No. 1), Joe Boggs also won an individual title at No. 5.

UNC-Greensboro finished with 38 points, while the defending champion Captains had 32. Greensboro College was third at 24 with host Virginia Wesleyan fourth at 16. Scholz and Mouring almost didn't win the doubles crown. Scholz became sick in the first set and at times "was very dizzy" according to CNC coach Col. Bill Pollard.

Scholz and Mouring, ranked eighth nationally in Division III, held on for a 7-5, 64 victory over Andy Smith and Brian Cobal of Mud Hens beat Tides, 5-1, on Hart's heroics NORFOLK (AP) Mike Hart drove in two runs and scored twice to lift the Toledo Mud Hens to a 5-1 International League win over the Tidewater Tides Thursday night. Hart added to the Hens' 3-1 lead in the eighth inning by driving men in from second and third with a single. In the second inning, he had singled, moved to second on a sacrifice, then scored on a single by Alvaro Espinosa. In the fourth, Ray Smith singled, Hart walked and Greg Gag-ney walked. Smith scored when Espinosa hit into a double play, and Hart scored on a Steve Lom-bardozzi single.

The Tides' only run came on a solo homer in the first by Rusty Tillman, his first of the year. Losing pitcher Jeff Bittiger, 1-1, was knocked out in the seventh inning. Is power play troubling NSU? Hundreds to choose stripes and fancies in gabs, blends. Single double breasted. 2S athletic director at Virginia (D OFF Union for five years, has a built- in prospect ready in Dave Rob- WHITE COLLAR bins.

Kobbins has led a resur- gance in Virginia Union's bas D)IHESS ketball program and has expressed a desire to move on to a I bigger school. 14 SHOOTS NEW SHIPMENTS! IQQi Norfolk State's enrollment is about 8,000. Virginia Union has White collars, with pins or without, 1,300 students. lk I ivma 1-71. Tl I aunus a iar icies i sonas a rancies i Continued From Page 31 record of 21 wins and 25 losses in six years.

He stayed on as assistant football coach and head swim coach until 1970 when he succeeded Ernie Fears as athletic director. He was CIAA Athletic Director of the Year in 1980. A source close to Norfolk State's Wilson suggested that the sacking of Archie was a power play that Wilson boasted about four months earlier. The source said Wilson told him that he was going to clean house. He's two-thirds of the way there, with only basketball coach Charles Christian left.

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