Ken Mont Camp for Boys - Golden Days Yearbook (Kent, CT)

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,...................-..-g:'.:g::rY53.-5,5,iE.5:.::.r:-giligiiiiiw..-:.,:i.5:.:1pgnun.L...11.Lee.n:..ig.eLag.---------M - - - ........,:-.::-.:::-..-:f:::- -'- -ET-?g:::::g::::::'.::.E-iI-55:'f- TENNIS DIRECTOR DAVE HARRISON ADJUSTS THE BALL BOY MACHINE. TENNIS CLUB 1969 u Despite severe restrictions on play due to the inclement weather, the tennis courts continued to be 21 popular attraction for many boys of all ages. Apart from regular activity periods, several boys, P3ff1CU121r1y in the younger age divisions, spent free Play periods in further work towards perfection of the-basic play skills. The standard of play was noticeably improving towards the end of camp. In the tournaments arranged for the upper camp several exciting matches resulted in an all round enthusiastic competition. Color War with its fierce rivalry produced several matches lasting two hours and more before being decided by a single game. For the first time special short handled teaching rackets were used to enable the youngest boys from BLUEJAYS and SPARROWS to start learning the game, with rackets more suited in size to the small boys- Many progressed successfully to use their own ffrlckets after only a few lessons, and we hope for 501116 great players developing in future years. A The ROBINS group had some great potential this year. MARK SECKLER, LEONARD ES- FORMES and STEPHEN FUHRMAN were pray- ing good tennis by the end of the summer and much hard work was put in to improvement by RICKY SCHAFFER, KEITH HARTLEY, BART SCHNEIDERMAN and FRED MEYERS. Enthusiasm in the FALCON group waned a little this year, but SCOTT LeBOLT should do well if his interest is retained, and STEVE and PETER FASS were enthusiastic players during regular activity. The CARDINALS produced a line combination of talent and enthusiasm with MIKE LAZERWIT Z and MIKE ROSEN continuing their progress of previous years. Both are now ably competing with much older boys and became an effective doubles pair playing together. JAY KRAMER, LOREN KLEINMAN, ION SCHOTTLAND and SCOTT WEBER all progressed showing considerable poten- tial, but their time and eiforts were restricted by versatility in so many other sports. BOB KRIEGER must be complemented for his outstanding improve- ment since last year ranking him now among the top players of his group.

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enthusiastic competition in the ladder tournament BILLY BLANK ALAN ABRAMSON ANDY HOLDER RICH WEIL and BILLY SACK all made useful contributions to our intercamp teams while showing considerable improvement in their personal performances through the summer RICKY EAGLE HOWY NATHEL and BOBBY BALLEN put in some good work and should become good players if their interest is sustained playing skills, In an enthusiastic end of season competition the long standing rivals KEN LEIBOWITZ and RON KORY were left to fight out the iinal. MATT ROSS, NEAL GARDNER, LEE TUNIS and GARRY SCHAEFFER from the DODO Divi- sion contributed some good tennis to the program and all played in intercamp matches. BARRY glvlng V1CtO1'y to PETER BARG w1th NEIL MIL- LER as a fighting runner up Both these bo s should h y ave some great chances for success next ear The EAGLES provided much of our intercamp strength with ANDY MAYER RON KORY RICH PINELES KEN LEIBOWITZ and JEFF GINZ- BERG all showing considerable development in their matches. Ken-Mont Group Elimination Tournament Dodo-Winner-LEE TUNIS Runner-up-NEAL GARDNER The HAWKS played good tennis this year with ' ' ' . ' . Y - SCHUB, DAVID HUTNER and GARY KRUG- MAN showed some great progress and interest this year with GARY taking a number one position during Color War in the surprise match of the year. LEE TUNIS made excellent progress to be- come an outstanding player by the end of the summer Congratulations and many thanks to him for his assistance with the tennis program In the Greylock invitational tournament congratulate RON KORY and KEN LEIBOWITZ on reaching the senior doubles semi finale and to BILLY BLANK and PHILIP SECKLER for reaching the doubles semi final in the junior d1v1 sion BILLY BLANK joined ANDY HOLDER for the Orinsekwa tournament and again reached the semi final We look forward to continued progress in the play of the younger boys In a program severely restricted by the weather we still had many fine matches in the various Competitions set up and a large number of young campers were introduced to the game of tennis joining the ever growing group of enthusiastic players We look forward to widespread competi tion successes with these younger boys lf 'fhelf excellent progress IS maintained in future years The CONDOR division started slowly this year but towards the end of the summer some lively Competition developed in the ladder and elimination tournaments MIKE MOORIN ALLAN KLEBAN and JOHN ROSS took part in the intercamp pro gram but in the elimination tournament some H116 matches led to the surprise defeat of those boyS Eagles-Winner-KEN LEIBOWITZ Runner-up-RON KORY Condors-Winner-PETER BARG Runner-up-NEIL MILLER Hawks-Winner-BILLY BLANK Runner up BILLY SACK Cardinals Winner MIKE LAZERWITZ Runner up MIKE ROSEN Ken Mont Ladder Tournament Top of the Ladder Dodo NEAL GARDNER Eagle?-KEN LEIBOWIT Z Condor JOHN ROSS Hawk ALAN ABRAMSON Cardinal MIKE LAZERWITZ Outstanding Players Falcons JONNY BLANK Robins STEVE FURI-IMAN The trophy for the most outstanding progress along with enthusiasm and sportsmanship in lower camp was awarded to MARK ROCKY SECKLER 0 1 I - we . . . , . .1 . 9 7 . O 9 I a cc as . 9