Tennis Champs Crown Odessa Open Winners
Richard and William Dopson, 14, from Austin, won the 16 doubles 6-4 6-2 at Odessa College during the 24th Odessa Open. William beat Richard 6-2 6-2 in 16 singles. Wade Petty defeated William 6-4 6-1 in 18 singles. Cathy Carlson claimed three Odessa titles including 16 singles and 18 singles plus 18 doubles with Kim Madry. Rosie Garza and Debbie Phillips won the women’s doubles 6-2 6-0 over Mimi Dopson and Lisa Goldberg.
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Richard
William Dopson
Austin
Odessa College
Fred Kennedy
Miles Baldrick
Dopsons
William
Wade Petty
Cathy Carlson
Rachel Williamson
Kerrville
Cindy Furgerson
Lubbock
Kim Madry
Big Spring
Furgerson
Mary McCrary
Odessa
Rosie Garza
Debbie Phillips
Mimi Dopson
Lisa Goldberg
Johannesburg
South Africa
Carlson Proving Her Tennis Dominance at Odessa Meet
Cathy Carlson, Odessa High junior, showed a dual persona from meek student to dominating golfer on court as she captured three titles at the Odessa Highway 80 tennis tourney. She won 16 and 18 singles and 18 doubles with Kim Madry of Big Spring, aided by coach Bill Saunders’s guidance.
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Chris Magee
Cathy Carlson
Odessan
Odessa
Cathy
Nell
Saints star Rogers tied to cocaine purchase case
AP reports former NFL rushing leader George Rogers told a federal grand jury he paid for cocaine with personal checks on several occasions. The Times-Picayune and States-Item cited sources familiar with the inquiry into Saints players. NFL says it is cooperating with grand jury authorities.
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NEW Orleans
George Rogers
National Football League
New Orleans Times- Picayune
States
Rogers
Saints
NFL
Grand Jury
Jack Anderson
ABC
Good Morning America
Anderson
Chuck Muncie
David
Strachan
Joselyn Bruno
South Carolina
Wilander advances as Wilander holds on at Wimbledon
Mats Wilander, 17, seeded No.7, defeated Nduka Odizor 7-6 6-4 6-0 to progress at Wimbledon. The day featured rising young players improving through the draw alongside veterans like Billie Jean King and Martina Navratilova, with top contenders such as Connors and McEnroe advancing in the men’s field.
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Gene Mayer
Brad Drewett
Martina Navratilova
Anne White
Pam Shriver
Kathy Rinaldi
Wilander
Virginia Wade
Evonne Goolagong
Wade
Marjorie Blackwood
Canada
Goolagong
Zina Garrison
Houston
Billie Jean King
Navratilova
Beth Norton
Tracy Austin
Alycia Moulton
Andrea Jaeger
South Korea
Duk Hee Lee
Wendy Turnbull
Australia
Holland
Marcella Mesker
Kim Jones
Sylvia Hanika
West Germany
Paula Smith
Connors
John McEnroe
Diablos Sweep Cubs In Texas League Doubleheader
El Paso Diablos crush Cubs 4-1 and 7-1 in a doubleheader, with Randy Ready Dion James and Eric Peyton homering in the nightcap. Jon Hansen added a two run shot, while Beene improved to 6-0 as Perlman suffered a 6-4 mark.
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Midland
Midland Cubs
el Paso Diablos
Cubs
Diablos
Mike Thompson
el Paso
Randy Ready
Perlman
Ready
Eric Peyton
Dion James
Jon Hansen
Jon Perlman
Andy Beene
Baylor
Bob Gibson
Carmelo Martinez
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Ed Holler
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Holler
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New York
Dick Maxwell
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Wimbledon
England
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Bjorn Borg
Nduka Odizor
Nigeria
Vitas Gerulaitis
Bruce Devlin
Stan Smith
Andres Gomez
Ecuador
Hank Pfister
Chip Hooper
Peter McNamara
Russell Simpson
Johan Kriek
Peter Elter
Candy Reynolds
Hana Mandlikova
Joanne Russell
Mima Jansovec
Yugoslavia
Garrison
All- England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Claudia Pasquale
Switzerland
King
All-England Club
Brian Burnett
Jimmy Connors
John Alexander
Sandy Mayer
Colin Dowdeswell
Britain
Brian Teacher
Shlomo Glickstein
Israel
Brian Murphy
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