—The Daily Collegian Friday. May 5.1878 Netters put win streak on By JON SARACENO Daily Collegian Sports Writer ' For the men's tennis team, Saturday's match with the East's top tennis team can be summed up in a single word. - Important. The Lions, 15-1, will put their 14-game winning streak on the line at Princeton. They are one win shy of ' setting the school record for victories in a season. A win over the Tigers would give them a better chance at being selected to the NCAA Championships held in Georgia in May. Princeton, 10-5 overall and 5-0 in the Eastern League, is ranked 20th nationally. A victory over the Lions would virtually assure Princetbn a trip to Atlanta next month. Princeton has only been beaten by schools ranked in the , top 20 this year UCLA, North Carolina, Cal at Berkeley, Trinity and Utah. ' Although they are playing the role of the underdog, the Lions are confident going into Saturday's match. "We are loose and ready to play," said Lion nine: Have bat will travel By JIM LOOSE Daily Collegian Sports Writer The Penn State baseball team ddes not need to worry too much about seeing a ,reflection of itself in the Pitt team that it plays on Saturday. The Lions, 14-4-1, travel to Pittsburgh for a doubleheader with the Panthers, Who were 12-9 prior to Thursday's doubleheader with Clarion State. The big difference in the teams is not the records; but rather the hitting , at tacks. While the Lions have been hitting 'a a .356 clip as a team, the Panthers have batted only .245. Coach Chuck Medlar does not expect Pitt to be a pushover, 'but knows his ballclub will battle the Panthers. "We expect two pretty good ball games," Medlar said. "It's always tougher to win away from home. But we're a scrappy ball club. We continue to come from behind and we continue to hit the ball well." *********************************** Practicums, ETC. Wed. May 10 12-4 p.m. i f Charlotte Ray Lounge HIJB Main Lounge * An information service and opportunities for practicums, _ independent studies, and volunteer experience in the State College Area. lc Sponsored by the USG Dept. of Programs and Services, 1- ; Volunteer Service Center, and Academic Assembly. ; For more info. call 863-0295 I *********************************** . GSA COFFEEHOUSE "LANCE" - plus "ROBIN MACON" with 'DAN TRISCHMAN • comealandwnsafician tonight BPm 102 Kern Mark Darby, State's No. 1 ranked player. "If we win this match we ought to go to the NCAA's," Darby said. Undefeated sophomore sensation Tim McAvoy is a bit more cautious about receiving• a bid to the NCAA's. "Everyone is getting psyched in prac ,tice to play Princeton. It would certainly improve our chances if we beat them, but as a team it's unlikely we'll go,". McAvoy said. Lion coach Holmes Cathrall said his team has nothing to lose against Prince ton. "We Mlle everything to gain and nothing to lose. They.are ranked, we're not," Cathrall said. "My problem is to keep our players from getting ' too psyched up. That's when they might make some mistakes," he said. Princeton coach Dave Benjamin said a loss to Penn State could possibly leave the door to the NCAA's wide open for either the Lions or Princeton to reptesent the East. . . "If Penn State beats us, the NCAA's could be up in the , air. It would be an Davelndeed the Lions have hit the ball well. Dave Simononis leads the club in hitting with a .485 average. Simonomis also leads the club with 16 home runs and 42 rum batted in. Gelrge Weigel is the Lions' second leadin t •• hitter'at .433 followed by Terry Brown ( 406) and Keith Muth ( .405). • Pitt, or, the other hand, has only two batters with averages over .300. Out fielder Tony Roperti is hitting .370 and second baseman Dan Smodic is hitting .323. , . Three players are tied with most home runs (three) for the Panthers. They are shortstop Kurt Leithols, catcher Jim Pastin and first baseman Art Bortwick. Bortwick is also a tackle on the Pitt football team. Jim Farr ( 4-0, 2.83 ERA) will pitch one. of the games for the Lions while Medlar is planning on giving Scott Prohaska (670, 1.23 ERA) his first start of the - season in the other game. unteer. interesting question to see who would go in that case," Benjamin said. But Benjamin isn't concerned with the chahces of that happening. "Since they (Penn State) haven't played any ranked teams, and with`our record, we should win," he said.. Darby, 15-1 in singles play, has the matches' toughest assignment in facing freshman standout Jay Lapidus, a left hander who has already captured the E.C.A.C. singles title. -- "Plgying a lefty is tougher because of the direction they spin the ball," the senior captain said. "We don't have any ,lefties on our team to practice with, so I hope I'm ready for him," Darby said. Darby hai two things in his advantage. First, he has defeated all three left handers he has faced this 'season. Secondly, he defeated South Carolina's top singles player, Chris Mayotte, this spring; while Lapidus lost to Mayotte two weeks ago. After their match with Princeton, the Lions will travel to Philadelphia to play Temple on Sunday afternoon. "Prohaska his finally put things together," Medlar said. "He has straightened out his delivery. He has pitched . pretty well -in relief and deserves a shot at starting." Farr has had some control problems recently, as witnessed by the six walks he issued at Buffalo on Wednesday. "Farr just needs some warm weather," Medlar said. "We had some long innings at bat at Buffalo which gave him a lot of time in the dugout. It was cool and his arm started to tighten up. "He has had excellent stuff. He's had a good fast ball and a good curve ball. All he has to do is start getting some more strikes over. If we ever get some warm . weather, I think he'll do that." 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