The Cavalier daily :: Tuesday, February 10, 1970 :: University of Virginia Library

"If we have a good attendance I
think there's a possibility that this
is a thing we can continue each
year." Coach Gordon Burris was
commenting on the exhibition to
be held Thursday evening between
Arthur Ashe and Zeljko Franulovic,
followed by some doubles competition
including Donald Dell.

Arthur Ashe is a name that
should be familiar with most local
tennis buffs. From Richmond,
Virginia, (at least technically speaking),
Ashe presently ranks number
two in this country, although he
held down the top spot a year ago.
Since 1964 the 6-1, 160-pound
UCLA graduate has been ranked in
the top three.

Mr. Ashe earned himself a
whopping $100,000 on the tour
last year, competing as a "registered
player." Although hampered from
time to time by a "tennis elbow."
Ashe compiled a tournament match
second of 90-29.

Ashe's opponent in the exhibition
will be Yugoslavian Zeljko
Franulovic, a lesser known entity to
this community; but Franulovic is
no stranger to the tennis world.

He ranks as Yugoslavia's top
player and posted a 61-25 match
record on the circuit last year,
winning five tournaments outright.
Franulovic's chief accomplishment
in the United States last year came
when he took the U.S. Clay Court
championships in Indianapolis.

Mr. Franulovic has done extremely
well against the top American
players, especially Ashe. Last
year he defeated Ashe twice, while
running up a 3-0 record on Clark
Grabener, and a 2-1 mark on Cliff
Richey.

Franulovic sports excellent
ground strokes and features one of
the best backhands to be seen on
clay.

The exhibition in University
Hall, apparently the solely inspired
venture of Mr. Burris, will be held
Thursday evening at 7:30. All
proceeds will go into a fund from
which Coach Burris hopes to
sponsor athletic scholarships in
tennis.

Also on display will be the new
Supreme Court surface. Acquired
from Tennis Development Corporation,
the new rubber surface went
for $4,00, although reportedly the
price now is up to $5,000.

This "Supreme Court" simulates
clay court play, and might give a
slight advantage to Franulovic,
although Ashe's serve is devastating
anytime, anyplace, anywhere.