El Toro High School - Amanecer Yearbook (Lake Forest, CA)

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VARSITY MEMBERS IMVITED TO OJAI The goals this year for the varsity ten- nis team were to strengthen the team both individually and collectively, thus creating CIF material. They attended many tournaments, including the prestigeous Ojai Tournament. Each year in the past, the Varsity Tennis Team has entered both a doubles team and an individual competitor, and the tradition continued this year. The team practiced strenuously every day after school from 2:00 to 5:00 all the time working toward their goal. The coaches were Tim Travers and Al Jones. 1. Boys Varsity Tennis Team — Top row: Ed Molthop, Mark Reynolds, Mike Kaminski, and Tim Cass. Front row: Jim Miller. Dung Nguyen. Todd Wallin, and Paul Wallin. 2. Mark Reynolds reaches for a high ball during an afternoon match. 3. Todd Wallin shows excellent form with his backhand as he bombs the ball across the net to his oppo- nent. 4. Mark Reynolds follows through with his backhand. 5. Jim Miller runs to return the ball during an afternoon match against Foothill. 6. Paul Wallin smashes the ball back to his opponent during a workout. 7. Preparing for a serve, Tim Cass studies the direction in which to hit. 8. Tennis team members build a pyramid to show their togetherness as a varsity tennis team. 9. Dung Nguyen and Paul Wallin pair up in a doubles match against La Quinta. 10. Mike Kaminski gently hits the ball just over the net to get the point. 11. Members of the ten- nis team take a break during afternoon workout to rest. 12. Ed Molthop returns the ball with a strong backhand. 13. Tim Cass reaches out for the ball with a backhand sw- ing. 14. Todd Wallin smacks the ball back over the net showing good form. 116 Sports

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J.V. TEAM DEVELOPS INDIVIDUAL SKILLS This year’s junior varsity tennis team consisted of potential varsity players who worked hard towards league finals. The coaches were Coach Tim Travers and Coach Al Jones, who developed the students' tennis abilities. As in every season, the J.V. players progressively improved as the season went by. These students spent three hours a day after school working to improve their skills and learn to work together as a winning team. 1. Junior Varsity Tennis Team — Top row: Brian Babbitt, Mike Hatch, Marc Mueller, Tony Lakatosh, John Edes, and Kaveh Az- maninan. 2. John Edes keeps his eye on the ball as he prepares to return it to his oppo- nent during an afternoon practice on the ten- nis courts. 3. Mike Hatch follows through with his backhand swing to hit the ball back over the net to the coach during practice. 4. Tony Lakatosh smiles inbetween sets towards the end of the day. 5. Brian Babbitt runs for the ball in order to win the game during the daily afternoon session. 6. Sean Fitzgerald reaches for a high ball by jumping up to the level of the ball, which was hit to him during practice by Coach Tim Travers. 118 Sports