Spring Woods High School - Safari Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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eighl hours over lhe weekend. sophomore Anna Papaliodis said. A series of praclices inilialed rhe season before playing dual marches wilh olher schools. Doubles Team parlners Kelley Gaffney and Donna Tomasello handed losses lo opponenrs from Norlhbroolc, Weslchesler, Aliel, Klein. and Spring. Senior Lezlie Noble ranlced nineleenfh in srare in 'rhe I8- year-old caregory al one Againsl' her mo+her's wishes because she fell' ill, varsify neffer senior Donna 'lomasello warms up for a challenging ma+ch. Tomasello made a visif lo 'rhe doclor lhe lol- lowing day and was inlormed fha? she had heparilis. This lcepf 'rhe sen- ior our of school and off 'rhe sour? for fwo monlhs. ennis

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or the love of the game ..- .1 s A ,lf-.X 7 .51 - 1 i fill- Displaying a Jbs.. .-i. .-.Cie 39 Aiming wifh fha inrenf fo win, varsity neffer sophomore Anna Papaliodis begins fo swing info a smooth backhand sfroke. Wi+h a concerned look on his face, freshman Mike Kohnen execules his iorehand fo rhe besf of his abilily. Koh- nen fried our lor The fennis Yeam in a cas? aifer brealcing his arm playing fool- ball. A game oi sfrolces. skill and sramina, Tennis also doubles as a spori' involving highly inierise emolion. Each Team member Trains himself ihrough rigid pracfice schedules and condilioning along wiih assisfance from Tennis coach Jo Lighlsey. Team members showed up swinging lheir raclceis on ihe couri and iogging on The iracls every day. no mailer wha+ rhe weafher. Usually a warm weaiher leisure spori. Tennis dominaled many enfhusiasisis spare Time, however, for many ieam members if proved lo ranlc in imporrance year round. 'il usually play abour five 'ro IN .f' sfrcng :vera -: e ar: A fierce beckhand rerures fhe ball fo Q a are a e e .a's ' fever sochornore Janelle Har- , Q ,A New, Ha'-Q e L' e M a c: 'cccffeni V' 'F 9, 5 -ev i--:le IZO Ter' Q

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or the love of the game 'vt i 'ESE K, ' mmf., 4,1 +1 Si iixii.' ii? . , poinl in rhe season. The feam venfurecl To Auslin, Beaumonl' and Nacogdoches for invifalional lournamenlrs. Offered for rhe firsl lime To Tiger neirers players accepled fhe oplion of alfending Newk's Tennis Clinic in New Braunfels. The cos? ol S65 proved worlhvvhile lo Tornasello. We worked on drills we'd never done before, Tomasello said, and They videolraped us along wi'rh Slicing his rachel 'ro barely deliver fhe ball over lhe nel, junior Kurt Wendi uses a flawless dropshof in a disfricf Tourney. Wifh his 'feei off the ground. iuniof Brian Biek shows 'rhe power puf info a serve. This was Bielfs firsf year on fhe ieam. i