September... . 23rd to 30th 1982 The Other Press page 11 by Richard Moore. Marjorie Blackwood Can adian Nationalwomen’s eam Player and 1982 Wim- ledon contestant. I met Marjorie Blackwool at the Jericho Tennis Club on Bunday, July 11, 1982 «he flay before she and three pther Federation Cup players were to leave for UCLA for exhibition matches in pre- paration for the Federation Cup matches in Santa Clara, California July 19-25, 1982. Richard Moore: You're from Ottawa. Are your parents Canadian? Marjorie Blackwood: My dad is from Manitoba and my mother is from San Antonio, Texas. RM: Did you play at Wimbledon this year? MB: I just played at Wim- bledon last week. RM: Did you go to Wim- bledon as a member of a pational team? MB: No, I went as an edividual. RM: How does a person ‘qualify for Wimbledon? MB: All players are rated M a computer. Each has a mputer ranking. i RM: What is your ran- fing? > MB: world. RM: How many women are in the computer? MB: There are about 200-300 women, and about 600 men. RM: So your ranking quali- fies you for Wimbledon? MB: Yes. I sent in an entry and was accepted on the basis of my ranking. Anyone who is rated on the computer with 80 or a lesser umber will get into Wim- ledon. ’ RM: How did the matches go for you this year? MB: I beat Virginia Wade in the first round, but lost to Bungee in the third. There are six rounds. RM: Is it exciting being at Wimbledon? . MB: Yes, it’s the most @xciting tournament in the orld. It’s like the Super wl. It’s the biggest tour- ament of the year. MB: Will you go back next year? MB: Yes, probably. RM: You're a ‘proffesional player.’ Do you make money playing tennis? MB: Yes, everyone on the fomputer is a pro except @ayber three of four college giayers who are amateurs. I’m 62nd in the (WOMENIN TENNIS) 44-year-old Canadian team player is 180th on the com- uter. She is an amateur and loes make money.) RM: How much?- Do you mind if I ask? MB: Everytime you are in a tournament, you make money. Each successive round you play m a given tournament usually means double the prize money. RM: Do you want to make money? MB: Yes, but just enough to cover expenses and have some left over. For example, it is very expensive to go to Wimbledon, to stay in ho- tels, to have your meals at restaurants day after day. RM: You're also going to the Federation Cup tour- Bament in California this month, right? MB: Yes, four women from the Canadian National team are going. I’m going, Carling Bassett (of Toronto) is going. Angela Walker is going and so is Helene Pelletier of Quebec. RM: You’re entered as a team then? MB: Yes. national women’s team. The Federation Cup is for wo- ‘men. It’s like the Davis Cup which is tor men. RM: How many tour- naments do you play a year? MB: About 40 a year. RM: Pro sports is really an international affair, then? MB: Yes. We play. all over; Asia, Australia, USA and Europe. RM: Are you excited about oat California? MB: Yeah. The Canadian |” The Other Press is still looking for people to fill some positions this semester. Voting will take place in room 710 of the New Westminster campus, Monday, September:27 at 4:00. Anyone interested in working with the paper should attend. These positions will be open: 1) Business manager, job description and hours to be negotiated. 2) News co-ordinator will assign stories the week prior to production, set the copy deadline and work with the production co-ordinator in deciding where the stories are placed in the paper as well as overseeing the copyediting of all news, lettersand editorial copy. This person may also assign regular beats and/or write about college board, management, faculty, staff jand student meetings. 3) Production co-ordinator ill oversee all aspects of yout and design as well as roofread the paper. 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