March 29, 2004

COLUMBIA, S.C. –

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SCOUTING REPORT
It’s a busy week for South Carolina (12-7, 1-5 Southeastern Conference), who will take a mid-week break from conference play, traveling to arch-rival Clemson (16-10, 1-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) Wednesday afternoon, with play beginning at 2 p.m. The Gamecocks then return to conference action Friday, returning home to host the fourth-ranked Rebels of Ole Miss at 2 p.m. Sunday Carolina hosts the Mississippi State Bulldogs at 1 p.m. at the Sam Daniel Tennis Facility.

GAMECOCKS SPLIT WITH TENNESSEE, GEORGIA
South Carolina split last weekend’s matches, notching their first conference victory of the 2004 slate at No. 21 Tennessee (4-3) then dropping a 4-0 match at No. 12 Georgia in Head Coach Kent DeMars 800th match as a collegiate head coach.

Tom Eklund and the Gamecocks will attempt to notch their 10th consecutive victory over Clemson Wednesday afternoon.

AGAINST THE CLEMSON TIGERS
South Carolina begins the busy week Wednesday with a mid-week match at arch-rival Clemson (16-10, 1-4 ACC) at 2 p.m. Carolina owns a 22-12 lead in the all-time series against the Tigers as well as a nine-match winning streak. In 2003, Carolina came away with a 4-3 victory in Columbia. The last time Clemson won a match against USC was a 7-0 Clemson (then ranked 37th) victory on April 18, 1995 in Columbia.

AGAINST No. 4 OLE MISS REBELS
No. 4 Ole Miss enters Friday’s match with a record of 16-1, 7-0 in the SEC. The Gamecocks will not only try to give Ole Miss their first conference loss, but also stop a four match losing streak to the Rebels. Ole Miss leads the all-time series 6-11, with their latest victory over Carolina being a 4-2 win in Oxford in 2003.

AGAINST No. 26 MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOGS
Sunday South Carolina squares off against Mississippi State, who enters this weekend’s play at 7-7, 2-4 in the SEC. Friday the Bulldogs travel to Gainesville for a 5 p.m. matchup with the No. 9 Gators before heading to Columbia. MSU leads the all-time series vs. Carolina 11-4, but USC has won the past two matches, including a 4-3 victory in Starkville in 2003. South Carolina will attempt to keep that streak alive as they host “State” Sunday at 1 p.m. at the Sam Daniel Tennis Facility.