Jersey Village High School - Falcon Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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V Number one on the boy's team, Doug Warden, hits a forehand during practice on a hot April day. sports A season of many wins in district. finished seventh in district. should have won that. - . as wif! The varsity tennis team's season was filled with much satisfaction. By far, Hee Baek was the most successful player on the team, remaining undefeated through district. However, the rest of the team also tasted the flavor of victory. The boy's team had an excellent win over Conroe, last year's district champions, for the first timein the team's history. They also defeated Westfield and Spring to tie for fifth place Although the girls only beat Spring, all of them, especially Hee, had several wins, they We beat every team we should have, observed Coach Dennison, except Cy-Fair. We The Beaumont Tournament proved to be the most winning one for the players with almost everyone winning their first round. Doug Warden, Tien Nguyen, Sharon Lee, and An- ju Kukreja reached the quarter-finals, and Hee won the tournament. The team placed fourth out of thirty-two schools. 4 Sharon Lee concentrates on her shot while working out on the courts in April. V Mike Prescott reaches for a forehand during prac- tice. it M my ..L M44 ll! ll I. A KL-RJ: Richard Harrison, Jay Woodby, Doug Warden, Dean Burnett, Mike Prescott, Bobby Ruggeri. Lisa Benge. We geniunely improve every year, smiled Coach Dennison. V Coach Dennison works with Jay Woodby on volly- ing at the courts in May. A KL-R1: Sharon Lee, Mi Baek, Hee Baek, Cheryl Loe, Anju Kukreja. Not pictured: - 2 1 5

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214 llllee aelk Ciompetes at State Both Hee Baek and Bekkl Robbins had hit several shots at the finals of the regional tournament Bekkl advanced to the net as the rain pounding on the covered courts became more and more ap parent Knowing that it was the last point of the tie breaker the 5 5 Korean struck a crosscourt shot with her dependable forehand While the air conditioning seemed to get cooler the ball hit the tape on top of the net and slid back to Hee s side She lost the first set 7 6 The same omens appeared again in the second set with the final score 7 6 7 6 l wasnt thinking much reflected Hee in a tone of regret l gave up too easily She had won the 16 5 A district tournament and three matches in the regionals tournament against other district winners to compete against Bekkl number seven IH Texas In Girl s 16s Moreover she had previously beaten Bekki at the Cy Fair Tournament However Hee s season did not just stop at regional s Since she reached the finals she was able to compete at state With four regions in Texas eight girls play in state competition ln her first match there at the University of Texas in May she won her first set and went ahead in her second set 5 4 She said that she was calm and not very nervous Maybe too calm because she lost that match 36 76 63 to Diana Dopson number two in the women s division In Texas whom Hee had defeated at the Avon Qualifying Tournament of Houston Looking down she commented When its one set all and you re beginning the third set its hard to keep winning lf I had concentrated more ln the third set l could have won These two losses were only the second and third loss however of this prodigy Her first defeat was in the finals at the Clear Lake Tournament in three sets She remained undefeated through out district and practice matches and won every tournament she went to with the school except Clear Lake She is the first player ever to compete at state from the Cy Fair district All of them fthe district matchesl were real easy she noted None of the matches were very hard And how long has this tennis superstar been practicing? She started only five years ago at the age of fourteen Unlike other competitors who are born and raised at country clubs and swing tennis rackets the day they can hold them Hee developed her own interest in tennis she built her skill through much hard work and discipline She has practiced with Zina Garrison winner of Junior Wimbledon and number one nationally ln Girl s 18s R r ll 1 1 - 1 . 1 ' 1 ' - 11 1 - - 11 - 1 1 11 - 11 3 , 1 1 1 . . . , - 1 , . . 1 . , . . . , ig, , . 1 1 - 1 ' 1 ' 1 ' 1 1 K . , . . . . 1 1 - 11 - 1 1 1 , . . . . , 1 1 1 11 , . 1 1 1 1 , . 11 - 1 11 11 , . 11 - 1 1 1 1 . . . 1 1 , . Hee s accomplishments made her known through-out Texas as a threat to all competitors, and it compounded immensely to the eminence of our school. - Tennis A Senior Hee Baek practices two to three hours daily to keep up with the competition on her level

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