Del Campo High School - Decamhian Yearbook (Fair Oaks, CA)

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WINGING INTO ACTICN during summer practices helps the Girls' Tennis team end the season in fourth place in the CAL with two players reaching Sub-sections 40-love! The score was shouted out and a fast ooerhand serve was placed in a strategic position in the service court. The opponent stretched for the power serve and lunged effortlessly in an unsuccessful attempt to return the serve. This type of play was the aspiration of the Girls' Varsity Tennis team. . Seven new members were chosen during two weeks of summer tryouts and practice. After the selection of the team, hours of hard work followed in a effort to improve before the start of league games. A The team unified with a preseason consisting of three straight wins a- gainst nonleague teams. All the girls supported one another in hopes of a victory that would benefit the team. Monday, Sept. 22, a challenge match between senior Heidi Squier and junior Nicole Wright determined who played number two seed on the ladder. After an hour and a half, Squier came out victorious with a score of 12-4. We have been rivals for a long time and playing Nicole makes my game improve, said Squier. Because last year's doubles teams became singles players, the doub- les teams consisted of freshmen and sopho- mores. Although the X I 1 'f Fuzz extension, Chrisiane Dob- rowolski's outreached arms, en- able her to have a clean follow through in hopes of a strategic positioning in the opponent's court. doubles teams were young, their determin- ation in play was the deciding factor in several matches. We have a strong singles players and young doubles teams, who have pulled through in a clutch like the win over El Camino, said Nicole Wright. Eve Taylor and Heidi Squier achieved the honor of playing in the CAL Sub-Sections. Taylor advanced to the second round of play, and Squier lost in round one, but in a tremendous comeback Squier received the con- solation trophy. During the season, matches against Placer, league champions, Bella Vista, and Nevada Union resulted in six losses. The confrontations against Casa Roble and San Iuan produced four wins. Effortless return, Eve Taylor lobs the ball over the net to a- chieve a winning score. Girls' Tennis

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196 OO LITTLE TCO LATE 1S not enough for the Varsity Volleyball team to overcome the one problem that ended its season in disappointment It happens to professional tennis players, NBA teams, baseball teams, and professional football teams. What is it? It is the inability for a talented team to win clutch games when necessary. The Girls' Varsity Vol- leyball team was faced with it and suffered the consequences. Coach Jean- ette Carlsen, the IV coach for the past four years, had high hopes for these talented girls, but was faced with disappointing game by game results. We're just not perform- ing to our capability. Our skill level is much higher than our record i Y Set! Amy Cooper sets up the slam for a fellow player against San Juan. Diving for the save, Jennifer Davis prevents a Placer smash from hitting the floor. shows, said Carlsen af- ter her team fell to a 2-5 Start. At the beginning of the season we were unfamil- iar with each other, and the people started to drift apart, said Teresa Hampton. The main weakness of the squad was the problems they had Working together. Three out of the first seven matches were de- cided in the fifth and final set with the Cou- gars falling short of vic- tory each time. We aren't working together as a team, but since the second half of the season began we've been starting to, said Cindy Crother. The team was led by the strong playing of the only starting returnee Teresa Hampton. According to Carlsen, the squad had plenty of talent, but was inexperienced due to lots of the girls getting lim- ited playing time last year. During the second half of the season the weak- nesses were still present. We did a little better working together, but couldn't put it all togeth- er by the end of the year, said Carlsen. Faced with the disap- pointing results of a season filled with hard work and sweat, the squad had a lot of pride left over. They were supported by an unusually boisterous crowd throughout the year which boosted their spirits. When there is a good crowd, we get more hyped up and play for the crowd more than for ourselves, said Merritt Miller. under extreme pressure, Merritt Miller winds up for her serve to claim t.he point for the crowd. E , K