Aragon High School - El Tesoro Yearbook (San Mateo, CA)

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Aragon Girls Dominate The Court RALLYING TO SUCCESS New her Sen' ior Barbara l-lammed practices her powerful forehand. Walk into the gates of the Ara- gon tennis courts and you will most likely hear questions such as, What's Capuchinofs record? What are our chances of getting to CCS? These inquiries clearly show the determination and com- petitiveness of the 1986-1987 Aragon girls tennis team. Coaching for his second year, Gene Gordon led this enthusias- tic group through running exer- cises and calisthenics in order to maintain the level of physical con- dition needed to produce a win- ning team. Through relentless drilling and practice matches, Ara- gon's Varsity continued to en- hance their skills and stamina. Not only did Varsity concentrate on conditioning but the Junior Varsity as well. Mr. Gordon worked with the girls during practice and dedi- cated his time afterwards, as well, to further develop their skills and prepare them for match play. this year's team had a tough act to follow. l-lowever, with each new year comes new players to help meet the challenge. This season's mixture of fresh talent and the ex- perience of the older players, such as Lisa Layton and Yo Koneda, combined to insure another fantas- tic year. When asked what the principle strengths of the group were, Christine Crosby replied, Depth in skill level and a sense of spirit and comradery. Every play- er watches both the Junior Varsity and the Varsity matches and roots each other onlf' This type of unity and support was nearly as impor- tant as the neverending energy and complete concentration need- ed to win. Clearly, life was not a spectator sport for this vivacious group as they competed strenuosly and de- terminedly to achieve a truly smashing season. After last year's performance VARSITY TENNIS: FRONT ROW: Barbara Hammed, Christine Crosby, Debbie Stockwell, Leslie Lanier, Barbie Pachetti, Sally Bennett. SECOND ROW: Kathleen Fitzgerald, Laura Spanjian, Laura Bernstein, Lisa Layton, Carrie Kremers, Jill Perish. BACK ROW: Yo Kaneda, Sandra Schuber, Becky Fisher, Catherine Crosby, Paige Morway, Krystal Pollock, Coach Gordon. 48fGirls, Tennis

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Kristen Linden and Tiffany Kyle demonstrate the strategy of keeping pace with a team partner. As the pistol blasts and the runners stam- pede from the starting line, Mary Mano- lakis knows she has her work cut out for her. GIRLS' CROSS COUNTRY: Bridget Abbott, Julie Aliemus, Lisa Cash, Susan- na Chan, Cathy Cunningham, Marcia Gagliardi, Robin Goodstein, Tiffany Kyle, Kristen Linden, Mary Manolakis, Linda Messana, Linda Sell, Kim Shimokusu, Cindy Silva, Elisa Smith, Patty Spadaro, Julie Trangmar, Renee Trudeau, Susie Tse, Renee Van I-looidonk, Anne Wash- ington. Coach: William Daskarolis.

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Aragon's number three singles Yo Kin- eda, practices for Thursday's match. Sophomore Leslie Keifus demonstrates her running forehand for the camera. ' it 1 , 54 JXV TENNIS: FRONT ROW: Darcey Wong, Millicent Mayfield, Rui Kaneda, Anita Cheung, Jeannie Pailhe, Elaine Hosking, Karen Winklestein, Jennifer Yuen, Coach Gordon. BACK ROW: Col- leen Kreidle, Tiffany Carr, Kristil Co- pland, Leslie Kiefus, Sheena Cushner Meagan Donovan, Ann-Marie Husack Adrianna Delora, Lauren Klapper, Anna Lanthier, Serena Chu. s 1 M me . lg, tii' we-msn ww