Burns High School - Blazes Yearbook (Lawndale, NC)

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Page 32: In a home match, Burns’ girls tennis players show off their form. Page 33: TOP — Top seed Valerie Baker uses a backhand to return the ball to her opponent. BOTTOM LEFT — Lisa Lackey returns a shot. BOTTOM RIGHT — Val- ee ee . erie Baker easily returns her opponent’s serve. LS Ra XXX KKK YA AA AAA XX RX XX YX AA AA KK XXX XX o y ‘ SWAAA AX X AX XXX XY AA x 32 Girls Tennis

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Page 30: TOP — Mark Brackett makes a very tight shot. Page 31: TOP ROW — Bob Blackburn, Mark Elam, and Ronnie Carpenter display their technique at tennis. BOTTOM LEFT — Tammy Bradshaw pitches as Marsha Ward eagerly waits for a play at first. we ae ; Boys Tennis Softball 31

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EX) Ele INGE: GAINED “We didn’t have a winning season but we worked hard, had a lot of fun, and gained a lot of experience.” This is what coach Mable Carpenter had to say about this year’s girl’s tennis team. The team finished the season with an overall conference record of 2-6. Senior Marsha Ward said, ‘‘We didn’t have a winning season but it was a good expe- rience for all of us.” The Bulldogs won the opening game 8-1 against R.S. Central. The next match was non-conference, against West Lincoln. Burns won, 5-4. Playing without the third and sixth seed players, Burns lost to North Gaston 5-4. After this disappointing loss, Burns came back to defeat Chase 5-4. Next came five more losses, the biggest being Kings Mountain and Shelby, both 9-0. This year’s top-seed player, Valerie Baker said, ‘““The competition was hard- er but I learned a lot from it.” Junior Lisa Lackey commented on the team, ‘“‘We get along real good, like a family.” -. ee Girls Tennis 33