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No.1 tennis player chases title dream
By JIM SMALL Sports Writer
The summer started for Dave Thies just like his frustrating tumor year had ended.
He opened the first round of the National tournament Tennis Championship in Corpus Christi.
**THIRES** 4-4, 6-3, 6-3 victory over the No. 7 seed, Guillermo Stévens of Texas, not only ended the frustration but also was the catalyst for a win. Theummer for the No. 1 netter on the KU tennis team.
He has shunned thoughts of turning pro to return for one final shot at winning the Big Eight singles' title. Last year, he finished a disappointment third.
Then could still go pro before the spring season is ready right now he expects to be on campus for KU.
"It looks like 'I'll be back,' he said. "I had to turn down $1,500 in prize money this year but that money wouldn't take care of most of my expenses."
THEIES STANDOFF summer began with the victory over Stevens, but he really didn't get going for another two weeks. He reached the final game and was crowned quarterfinals at the Bay Area Open in Houston.
Next, he beat Ben Testerman, the No. 2 ranked
player in the tournament to win the Southern 21's
Tournament in New Iberia.
THIES TASTED victory two tournaments
"That tournament was a tough one," Thies said. "He was playing in his hometown and he had millions of people screening for him and it was TV. But I played real well and I won 8,6,3-6,4-7.
later when he beat Roger Knapp of UCLA to win the American Federal Express tournament in Atlanta.
Following the tournament in Des Moines, Thies played in pro-am tournaments in Colorado and New York before returning to Kansas to play in the Overland Park Open.
For Thies the tournament had an ironic twist. He beated his former coach at KU, Mark Hokking.
Thies' summer success seemed in sharp contrast to his erratic days of college tennis.
HIS SUMMER VICTORIES come on the beels of a somewhat disappointing spring season at KU. Thijs finished third in the Big Eight conference and scored the most by Kaskow of Oklahoma State in the semifinals.
Perhaps a greater disappointment for Theis stems from his freshman year at Clemson University in Clemson, S.C. The 20th-ranked Tigers had heavily recruited Thies, who was then ranked in the top 50 junior tennis players in the nation.
"They brought me down there and the weather was nice and I liked the guys on the team." Thies said. "But when I got down there in the fall and I had things different, Things just didn't work out."
"The coach wouldn't let us enjoy it. He was a tough disciplinarian. There were a lot of long
So Theia contacted Tom Kivito, former KU coach, and after several discussions, formed a new team.
practices in the hot sun. It was just ceasing to be fun."
BUT DISAPPONMENT struck Thies once more when he came to Lawrence.
"Kivisten told me a lot of things about how they were going to pump a lot of money into the tennis budget and that we were going to be taking some good trips and play some tough schools so I went out," he said. "I can tell you things never materialized. I can't say that I'm bitter, just disappointed."
According to his coach, Randy McGrath, Thies has the ability to win the crown if he works a little harder.
Stability has apparently returned to Thies' tennis career and be now made his goal the first time.
NEW YORK (UPI)—Mike Schmidt of the Philadelphia Phillies has given his manager, Dallas Green, an A-minus for leading the club to the world championship this season and hopes to win.
"Dave has a lot of a ability," McGrath said. "But there are a lot of players that work harder. If Dave would work as hard as he could, there is no telling what he could do."
Schmidt gives manager 'A' at MVP banquet
Schmidt, honored at a luncheon yesterday for being named the most valuable player in the league. He is also one of the two great players.
"But he is a real good tennis player. He's good because he is $3 and he has a lot of ability. He has a big serve and he covers the court very well for a big man. He is just a good player."
Tries said that he will play the tennis circuit again next year but his success may depend on whether he can get a place in the team.
"Stevens was a real good player. He played 2 for Texas. But that brought out the best in me. He wasn't expecting to run into what he did with his teammates. We'll know if we play against each other next year."
Kansas City Royals in six games, said the only bad mark he gave green as a first year manager was for his occasional candid public beratements of his players.
"I think an A-minus is a pretty good grade," said the Philies' third baseman, whose .381 average and seven RBI earned him the unanimous choice as the Series MVP.
Dave Thies. Kansas' No. 1 tennis nlaver. works on his backhand in practice. SCOTT MOOKER/Kansas staff
Atlanta breaks losing skid at KC's expense
ATLANTA (UPI)—John Drew scored 32 points, including 24 in the second half, to spark Atlanta to a 119-81 victory over the Kansas City team, ending the Hawks' three-game losing streak.
Atlanta led by as many as 13 points in the third quarter but Kansas City fought back, trailing 27-24. It was a first-round victory.
Wedman. Atlanta then outscored the Kings 14-8 in the final six minutes.
Kansas City was led by Wedman with 34 points and Otis Birdson, the WBA's third leading scorer, with 24. Phil Ford scored 14 points and had 11 assists.
For Atlanta, Dan Roundfield had 27 points and
13 rebounds and Charlie Criss scored 18 points.
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