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Show 1anfi&C3ckH.i:a IITtelairfRalCftrMick U. Men netters go i on recent road trip 3-- 1-- Chronicle Sports Writer days in Southern California. At the end of January, the University of Utah men's tennis team took to the road to play four matches in four days. Their record on that trip was subpar (RftOOOO 00 This would once again test the endurance and durability of the team. This time, the Utes fared much register for classes 6-- matches with playing partner Magnus Hjalmarson. The doubles teams of .Toby CurtisBrian Conner and Ryan Johnston Alex Buxton both registered a 31 record, with the biggest win coming from Johnston and Buxton in a 8 win over San Diego that was the deciding factor in a 3 U. win. 9-- 4-- Against Dartmouth, the U. came within one match of League team, as everyone won from page twelve the Bullets shot nothing but blanks on their way to a 22-6- 0 mark. Currently, they are In mark during all. Unseld has compiled a 187-33- 7 his tenure in Washington. If Jerry Sloan is a bad coach, I'd hate to hear what these people would have to say about Unseld. win streak, was it During the Jazz Sloan that was the hero? No. Were people astonished at his coaching genius? No. So why is he all of a sudden the Big Dope? Do people think that he had had enough of that winning bullshit - Lasagna Live Band - Three cheese soup LDSSA FREE LUNCH 19-5- 0. 10AM-2P- M 10-ga- General Conference S.L. Tabernacle Channel 5 or 1160 AM and devised new offensive and defensive schemes, and that's why the Jazz have gone 8 over the last 10 games? It's Sloan's fault that Malone missed 16 of his first 18 shots against Golden State? It's his fault that Felton Spencer's range is between two feet from the basket? It's his fault that Jay Humphries, David Benoit and Tom Chambers can't find a consistent level in their games? But you've got to blame somebody, right? But who? Can you even really blame the players? Who doesn't believe that the Jazz overachieve most of the time? If you don't, you better think 2-- 00) vj com- pletely shutting out the Ivy Ott 11AM-1P- M & SIN. The top player for the Utes his singles matches, including the only point that the Utes were Still time to SAT. son. Their record now stands at 10' 8 on the year, as the Utes defeat' ed University of San Diego, San Diego State and Dartmouth before falling to the Trojans. during this period was Christian Svensson. who won all four of (NKI) TODAY better in compiling a 1 mark with the only loss coming to a Southern Cal team that has put together a 12-- 1 mark on the sea3-- 3. One would wonder how the men would do on their latest road trip that would have them playing four matches in five BY PATRICK SHELTRA able to earn against USC in a 1 loss. Svensson was forced to go three sets only once in the four matches and won two of four again. Ever since they took the Lakers to seven . their matches, with the exception of Buxton, who has otherwise been a solid No. 6 player. The final was. 6-- 1 in favor of the U. - The Aztecs of SDSU would give the Utes a little more competition, but still ended up on the losing end of a 2 U. victoryThe most interesting and most competitive of the four matches came against San Diego. All of the matches were close, with the 3 exception of Hjalmarson's win over Emmanuel Udozorh 1 and Ryan Johnston's win 5-- ' 6-- 6-- 4, 6-- 2, 6-- over Rafael Escobar. games in the playoffs in 1988, everyone has proclaimed the Jazz to be one step away from the Finals. That's not realistic. It wasn't even realistic that they took the Lakers to the wire with Bart Kofoed. Mel Turpin and Marc Iavaroni on the team. The .reason the Jazz have failed to make it to the Finals is because they are not the best team in the Western Conference and never have been, and the fans need to face up to the fact that they might not ever be. They're not this year either.'. So do you fire a coach because he doesn't bring you a championship? Nope. Do you trade Karl Malone or John Stockton? Nope. What do you do? How about you just be glad that you're not a Washington Bullets fan? Jazz Tidbits: The Jazz shot just 45 percent for the game against the Warriors, but if Spencer and Malone hadn't gotten so many offensive rebounds (17) that figure wouldn't have been as low.. ..The most enjoyable part of Jazz games lately is watching John Sudsbury do his thing as the loudspeakers blast "Y.M.C.A." during the timeout....The opponents' first Jazz Girls are tanner than they were in fourth-quart- er December.... Delta Center beer lines still short, but don't even think about getting a frozen yogurt. ...The Mailman still delivershe just can't seem to get the addresses right, lately.. ..The Jazz host Denver Saturday night. Handy: and Robbie Reid Exposed!!! See Tomorrow's Chronicle??!!?? for this and much, much. much, much more!!!! 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