University of Texas Austin - Cactus Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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' Horns ' First SEC Match Iff A UT tennis player smashes a serve in a match against the University of Oklahoma. 138 Tennis

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Losses Baffle Golf Team Working on improvement is hard enough for an athlete when he knows what he needs to improve, but when he does not know what he is doing wrong, improvement is almost impossible. During their entire season, the men ' s golf team unsuccessfully tried to find reasons why they were not winning. The ' Horns started out in top condi- tion in the fall, winning the SWC Fall Match Play Championship. The men upset the favored 1976 NCAA Cham- pion, Houston, and Rice to capture the championship. Team members Jon Chaffee, Phil Blackmar and Stewart Shockley all won their singles matches. The Chaffee-Blackmar team also won their doubles matches. After capturing the championship, the ' Horn ' s winning style disappeared. Houston got revenge against the ' Horns in the spring by capturing the SWC golf championship. Chaffee and Phil Vescovo finished at 218 to tie for fourth place in scoring, giving the ' Horns second place in the Conference. The men managed to tie with Houston for second place in the 54-hole Morris Williams Intercollegiate Invitational Golf Tournament. Texas started the tournament trailing champion Oklahoma State by one shot, but their game fell apart as play progressed. Strong performances by Blackmar, Chaffee, and Warren Aune. brother of quarterback Jon Aune, led Texas to a second place finish in the Harvey Pen- ick Intercollegiate Invitational. Windy conditions hampered the ' Horns ' per- formance. The men faltered to a disap- pointing 10th place finish in the sixth annual Pan American University Inter- national Intercollegiate Golf Tourna- ment. The team struggled to finish 1 1th in the Louisiana State Invitational. The men were discouraged after they finished 15th in the All-American Intercollegiate Tournament. Golf Coach George Hannon said, I do not know what we ' re doing wrong. If I knew what it was I ' d change it. Hopefully the ' Horns will figure out what their weak points are before they face competition next year. A L ' T golfer carefully lines up his putt during the Morris Williams Invitational Intercollegiate Tournament. Golf 137

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1 0 The men ' s tennis team effectively courted victory by concentrating on defeating opponents. Ail-American Gary Plock and Kevin Curren helped lead the ' Horns to a 7-2 victory over The University of Oklahoma. Plock defeated John Staub 6-3, 6-3, and Cur- ren took care of Brian Crozier 6-3, 6-3. Oklahoma City University ' s Nick Mohtadi probably felt like going home for a long practice session after he lost to Curren 6-0, 6-0. Curren ' s win helpe d the ' Horns beat OCU 6-3. Injuries did not stop the ' Horns from winning the Austin Westwood Tournament. Curren sprained his ankle, and Plock hurt his shoulder, but the team managed to squeeze past SMU by one point to win the tournament. Steve Denton and Brad Nabors saved the ' Horns from defeat by winning their doubles match against Rice ' s Jay Evert and Bob Paulsen. The ' Horns finished second at the Cajun Tennis Classic in Lafayette, La. Plock lost to 1977 Wimbledon finalist and Stanford team member John McEnroe in the first tennis match in the Special Events Center. The Cardinals defeated Texas 7-2. Although the team ' s chances for victory ended when Nabors lost in the quarterfinals at the Texas Sectionals tennis tournament, Head Tennis Coach Dave Snyder saved the ' Horns from complete defeat. Snyder and his son Dave captured the father-son doubles cham- pionship. If the ' Horns maintain their winning ways next year, fans should enjoy some exciting matches. Against OU. this UT player shows determination in returning a shot. During warm-ups of the OU-UT match which Texas eventually won 7-2 in Austin, these players exchange practice shots. f