Andover High School - Hillcrest Yearbook (Bloomfield Hills, MI)

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VARSITY TENNIS LADY NETTERS SERVE UP WINS 166 Sports

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. Sara exploits the opposition ' s height problem, resulting in another )aton hoop. 2. All right girls, four more points and there is no Maaice tomorrow Frosh Basketball The Andover Girls Basketball Program has improved tremendously with the addition of the freshmen girls. This is the first freshmen team to play in three years at Andover. This is a signal that the basketball program is on the rebound. The girls played very competitively this season under the coaching of Jean Buford who stated in pre-season practice: Well, I got two more players yesterday, not I ' m up to eight. Lookin ' better. This exact attitude, the willingness to build on minimal experience enabled the team to work as respected athletes on developing the fundamental skills needed to be successful. In the years to come, these girls will be the league ' s most talked about opponent. Front Row: Felisa Weiss, Genieve Long, Kim Foley. Sabrina Haque, Lia Meach. Maria Riccobono. Back Row: Coach Buford. Radricka Hawkins, Noelle Herbert, Sara Shaw, Lauren Freedman, Danielle Walsh. Sports 165

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The 1986 Girls Tennis Team started the season slowly by dropping three o f their first five matches, but rebounded to even their overall record at 6-6 and also have an impressive 6-1 league record — good for a second place SMA finish. The only league loss was by a narrow margin to state power Birmingham Seaholm. The Baron singles line-up featued (in order of rank), Kristy Lynch, Jenny Goldfarb, Christy Rodriguez, and, sharing the duties at the number four spot, Debbie Wickham and Iris Karp. In a hard fought Regional match at Waterford Oaks, the girls barely beat out Rochester Adams for the coveted opportunity to go to Midland for the state finals. Under the expert guidance of Coach Johnson, combined with the point -winning performances of Kristy Lynch and the doubles team of Carol Hruby and Lori Travers, the team finished the season as the sixteenth best in Michigan. Kristy Lynch summed up the 1986 campaign by saying, Because of our poor start, it was very satisfying to reach the finals and do as well as we did. 1. Stacy and Maria Lleberman relax in the shade, brazenly pos • ing for photos that will delay their match. 2. Keith Johnson, a man whose name is synony- mous with tennis success, stands guard at the entrance to the courts. 3. Kristy Lynch, the top seed, has all of the qualities of the perfea student -athlete 4 Iris Karp ready to smash either an ace or the back of Lori s head. 5. Widespread and group sloth, a problem on any team 6 With a dazzling style, Michelle Brancheau crushes a backhand FRONT ROW: Monica Spiro, Michelle Brancheau, Jenny Goldfarb. Lisa Barron, Maria Lieberman SECOND ROW Vanessa VelUla, Alyson Sherburne, Debbie W.ckham, arol Hruby BACK ROW Kristy Lynch. Cynthia Slowin, Iris Karp. Lori Travers, Stacy Lieberman. Coach Keith Johnson. Sports 167