Mercer Island High School - ISLA Yearbook (Mercer Island, WA)

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Boys Tennis TIDDLY-WINKS s the spring sunshine spreads across Eastside tennis courts, a distinctive aura eminates from the Ml Boys Tennis team. Every spectator senses its power, somewhat vaguely perhaps but consistently, One cannot dismiss the feeling as tension because, as Head Coach .lack Dills states, 'iWe have a pretty good chance of winning State this year. Its presence enigmatically remains somewhere in the gut- strung, Boron racquets. One does not identify this force with spirit, nor can confidence adequately describe it. But, the attitude adopted by these players is just as MERCER lSLANDish as those emotions. What could it be? COCKINESS. Plain and simple. The motto of the guy's tennis team. After all, they deserve this one pleasure. Over the years, they have amassed a better record than the basketball team could ever hope to achieve. And, this success is something they definitely shouldn't, and don't, try to hide. According to freshman Dan Gott-esman, Our bottom ten guys could win KingCo. The man in the No. l singles position himself, Matt Zisette, boldly proclaims, l'There's no chance that we'll lose State. For the Islanders, matches resemble light games of Tiddly- Winks more than hotly contested feats of strength. Let's face it, Mercer Island doMlnatesl Perhaps this strength results from the years of fine-tuning the athletes have received from the top pros of the Mercer Island Country Club, among other programs. Or, maybe these boys have just remembered to take their Vitamin C. Nonetheless, time and time again Islander tennis teams have done extremely well. Whether it be cockiness or just pure skill, Ml definitely has IT. iv :- K M M.. 94 BOYS TENNIS 1 lLEFTl David Roberts, a.k.a. The Panic Mechanic, is AAAA-ttacking the tennis ball, during a typical afternoon workout. lABOVEi Marc Blum winces as he slices the ball through the air.

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KUPPER LEFTJ J.V. John Shoey, Sean Bretschneider, Kent Arimura, Herbert Stimpson, Doug Martin, Jamie Sternoff, Hunter Goodman, Ken Neaver, Rob Affleck, Marc Singer, Alfero Corenio, Garrett Kusakabe lLEFTl Pot Wiseman comes in for a homerun as Brett Hammer cheers him on lBELOW LEFTJ Bert Rowe, shows his exceptional throwing style. KBELOW RIGHTJ Frosh-Soph Bob Forros, Sean Mefferd, Chris Scalzo, Josh Bates, Romain Macheck, Jake Winfrey, Justin Vax, Robin Houck, Jay Lopeman, Joe Morris. Not pictured: Tre Hendricks, Matt Volpe, Kelly Oyama. t . .1 BASEBALL 93

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L' 4... , li , CBACK ROWl Coach Jack Dills, Todd Battisan, Dave Roberts, Pete Mertel, Chris Roe, Scott Beers, Brad Masterson, Ted Barber, Gary Schaab, Dave Paulsell, Scott Eberly, Subi Manhas CFRONT ROW? Greg Gottesman, David Stern, Marc Blum, Matt Zisette, Sebastian Syzmul, Tom Barber, David Moscatel, Keith Vernon, Dan Gottesman. lTOP ROWl Jason Rosenfeld, Andy Frickel, Erik Edburg, Jason Sullivan, Josh Coval, Scott Brody, Kevin Minsky, Scott Swerland, Chris Mazola, Sam Cunner, Howard Caro, Blair Knudson, Coach Jack Dills lBOTTOM ROWJ Thom McDade, Shaham Pwervin, Greg Chin, Grant Janes, Mike Edwards, Mike Uhrich, Doddy Nove, John Schrodeler, Reid Swanson, Jon Dunner, Justin Kenndey, Bobby Wuh. CFAR LEFT? Tom Barber T V, prepares early for an ' 'J ' , X, ' I awesome shot. KLEFTJ Don , Gottesman receives valuable K' Aw. instruction from coach Dills. x fx A BOYS TENNIS 95