East Central High School - Hornet Yearbook (San Antonio, TX)

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SMIUNI Enjoying what she does, Marilyn Morris shoivs thai tennis can be fun and games too. Tennis can be a lifetime sport, but it (a ces a lot of patience and hard work. In the background, Deelaina Stowe and Donica Morales observe that tennis is a fun sport. Heidi Hutcherso Winding it down The year ivound doivn and the team looked back at ivhat had been com- pleted. I should have done better was thought by many, but there was always next season. The tennis team tried and al- though they didn ' t do badly, the season wasn ' t a total success, With tennis being a year round sport, our conditioning time is mostly to find and fix our rough edges. Donica Morales, Junior, said. Imagine, if you would, being up at school at 7 A.M. to leaue for an all-day tournament. By the time you get there they start putting on the 8 A.M. matches; ten minutes later it begins to rain. The rain gets harder and the hours creep by while the teams lounge around in the pro shop. Then 5 P.M. rolls around, the rain lets up. and the volunteers begin to dry the courts. About thirty minutes later they call the first round players back on, When it rains and there is a delay, the waiting is the worst part of the tournament. Your nerves get to you and you find yourself looking around trying to find the person you will probably be playing against, Deelaina Stowe, Junior, said. District came and went and the season ended. Coach started pulling out summer tournament schedules and registration forms for those who wanted to enter. He gave his little speech about keeping up with tennis and how everyone should remain active. The year was over, but the cycle never ceased. TERRIFIC POSEf Striking a diflicult pose, Moniquc Moore tries very hard to be the best tennis player that she can be. Striving for thai goal includes victory and defeat, but it gives a special feeling in- side. Working out on a hoi tennis court can be veru exhausting also. Deelaina Stowe Heidi Hutcherson ' T eefi ' (M ' 127 , ,, Sports

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Raising a racket! B (jbtiy ocka and tennis shoes. White creased shorts and cot- ton polo. Racket in the hand nd a uisor on the head. The smell of untan lotion fills the air and zinc is pread across the nose. This descrip- ' on fits that of none other than a tennis •layer. Although we all have a ster- otype of what a tennis player looks ke. no one knows exactly what one is ctually like. Well, it wouldn ' t be hard to figure out iat these players are hard workers, iiuing your all in the heat while the hot un drains your energy, can catch up )ith you fast. The JV tennis team }orked hard all year, building up their lamina and talent hopefully to ad- ance them ne.xt year. I would say this year would have to e considered one of building. Most of he JV players showed signs of im- rouement in order to work up to the ' arsity level next year. ' ' Coach Leland ' ospisil said. The team found most of its success 1 tournaments. Lydia Kramer and Car- i Kubena finished third in the Canyon ' all tournament and also reached the ' nals at the Fredericksburg tourna- lent along with Chris Foster and Carl losub. These four players proved to be the year ' s strongest players. This year was a working year. When you ' re on the JV team you have to prove yourself even more than the Varsity. I feel like I really gave it my all and made many accomplishments. Carol Kubena said. With a numerous amount of strong players to look forward to. replace- ments were hard to find. Most of the more talented players will be moving up to the Varsity team next year. Their advancement will be beneficial to the Varsity team while being a huge loss to the JV. Next year ' s season may be tough if I don ' t fill in some vacancies that have occurred. I know I ' ll find some great kids to pull through, Coach Pospisil said. Although the JV did not play a match schedule like the Varsity did, they proved their name through tourna- ments. The team also had a more con- sistent winning record. We really had a great year. We ' ve not only prepared ourselves for next year but we proved ourselves as well. I know that with time we will only get better. Michael Vohs said. By Charteen Pearce Jody Simmons I ' VE GOT m I ' VE COT m Taking tennis to new heights. Sophomore Chris Foster prepares to hit the ball. Fast action fills the game. BACKHAND: Practice makes perfect for Carl Kosub as he hits the ball with a terrific powerful backhand swing to score against his opponent. Jody Simmons JV Tennis by Brooke Le

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V I S 7 ' 7S ' H ' H ' ?Si V 4 r m GET IT BOY! Trying his damdest to be funny. Danny Ftorez strikes a strange pose. Playing tennis is one of the most strenuous sports mentally and physically. Danny has proved that it can also be fun. Tennis is practiced during school time and after school. Varsity Tennis by Heidi Hutcherson . . . 126