Diamond Bar High School - Taurus Yearbook (Diamond Bar, CA)

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GIIIIIS The girls' varsity tennis team finished the season with an overall record of 26-3. This was the team's fifth consecutive year of being league champions. We became Sierra League cham- pions this year and that was something and in the beginning of the season we did not know that much and I feel with Mr. Davis coaching us through the season we improved 100 percent, said Ioyce Cruz, junior. The Brahmas had to practice hard to live up to their potential. They practiced six days a week for three hours a day. The girls also came for eight weeks during the summer for two hours a day. They were condi- tioned by running up and down stairs, hitting tennis balls, using the ball machine, doing a lot of drills, Teamwork was f th thi one o e ngs that contributed to our success had a lot of it and lt paid off because we were undefeated ln league Rachel Hams Varsity Tennis Diamond Bar Diamond Bar Diamond Bar Dlamond Bar Diamond Bar Diamond Bar Diamond Bar Nogales Rowland Los Altos Nogales Charter Oak Rowland Los Altos ces Sierra and of course, playing practice games. There was a lot of hard work re- quired and you had to have a lot of commitment to do your best, com- mented Caroline Guay, junior. the co-captain o the team. varsity. . ' WF ' 10- 8 Diamond Bar 12- 6 Charter Oak ' 17- 1 ' 10- 8 ' 12- 6 ' 16- 2 ' 16- 2 . T 6 League Commitment was a key factor that helped the team go to the top. The first year DBHS opened they had a record of 21-3 and became Ha- cienda League Champions. In 1983 they won another league title with a record of 23-1. In 1984, their 26-0 record brought them a Hacienda league title as well as a CIF cham- pionship. The next year came another title with a 25-1 record. The record for the last five years is 115- 8. Ranking eight in the 3-a division. The team did outstanding. They did the best job of any team to date at DBHS, said jerry Davis, the var- sity tennis coach. GIRIS' VARSITY TENNIS - First row: Ioyce Cruz, Mary Wylse, Doris Bibeau, Rachel Harris. Second row: Andrea Parrino, Stacef' Mendez, Elizabet Sirchia, Caroline Guay, Mindi Bloomenstein, Laura Daroca, Miche le Iefcoat, and Sandy Choi. WI-IAM! - Mary Wyse, senior, viciously hits the ball with all her strength. Wyse was G0 FOR IT - Ioyce Cruz, junior, runs to hit the ball. This was Cruz's first year on Varsity TennisfSports 83

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,O Faults With I.V.Tennis The Sierra League was certainl no match for Diamond Bar High School's girls' junior varsity tennis team. With a record of 17-4, the Lady Brahmas really set the prime example of dedication and hard work. It was a really good experience and the coaches encouraged me to work a lot harder, said Andrea Aiken, junior. Although they weren't quite up to the varsity level yet, they sure had their share of ours after school practicing. Whether it was on the court, against the wall, or running stairs, they really had the activities to get them ready for a big step u to varsity soon. junior varsity is Ekind of like a lead-up program to varsity, said Ierry Davis head coach for varsity. In addition, the junior varsity prac- ticed almost as many hours as varsity. This was also an important key in order to keep building up con- fidence and winning the matches. I feel that we had a good ro- gram this year, we had a goodpat- titude, good equipment and especially good coaches that made playing tennis at DBHS a fun ex- perience, said junior Nicole Mercado. Most of the j.v. players were I feel that we did very well this year, even with the harder teams. - Shannon Iunior Varsity Tennis Ellis, sophomore Diamond Bar 15 Wilson Diamond Bar 16 Los Altos Diamond Bar 8 Nogales Diamond Bar 14 - 4 Rowland Diamond Bar 19 - 1 Los Altos Diamond Bar 14 - 4 Charter Oak Diamond Bar 16 - 2 Wilson Diamond Bar 9 - 9 Nogales Diamond Bar 13 - 5 Charter Oak WHICH COURT AM I ON? - YEA!-Tien Dam, freshman, runs off Freshmen Patty Guay and Elsie I-lui the court in victory. Most new tell Coach Tony McCabe their scores freshmen play at the j.v. level. J' on their matches. Both players did very well this year. 84 Sportsflunior Varsity Tennis freshmen who felt that Slaying j.v. would have a good in uence on them in the years ahead when they play varsity. The practice gets you ready for the varsity level, the running stairs and ball machine drills will really pay off later, said a new freshman, Patty Guay. And through all of this, the Lady Brahmas kept a good at- titude and worked together to become the league co-champs once again. Every player usually starts out at j.v., and every one of t ose probably wouldn't do very well at varsity if they didn't have j.v. to get them ready. With a lot to look forward to, they'll ace tennis as they have before.