Louisiana State University Alexandria - Sauce Piquante Yearbook (Alexandria, LA)

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Why is tennis a noisy sport? Because it's played with a racquet Thus. we have a joke that every tennis-going person has surely heard. lf the l978 tennis team ever had a notion to make a lot of noise. only female voices would have been heard. The men's team never quite got rolling. but the lady netters stroked through the season with a lot of determination. Tennis has done very well at LSUA and will continue to do so as interest in the sport is rapidly growing. Yes, the big ace is starting to become more frequent on the courts of LSUA. Using her tongue as well as her racquet for a smooth forehand stroke is Nanette Roy. Ti? l Returning with a backhand stroke is Marie Gagnard as her doubles partner Nannette Roy looks on. With her over-the-top forehand swing. Cindy Rachal returns a deep shot. Tennis 75

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74 Tennis The oisy Sport I .,-4 f , ,f ff ,V f.1ff,!'Af, f Dr. Cavanaugh goes over a few strategies with Cindy Rachal. C v t ff! '.f4x! lima, , 37' s. 4 5 5 M... Members of the full semester tennis team dis- play trophies won at at tournament at Louisi- ana College. I . llie fl time rfywe lstl elle s W' trst t 4 - A, . sew f' is 5 Jlf V fi shew , W ,. if ig 155 :27 ,,?fI,,fzfy,, , ,, 1 . 1 f 4 fwff, ' 1 ,' in 4, f-?'vfiMf J ' L l f: . ,Iff MfMftp,ss irs, 7 ' Q, t r t fi e , - M t Q , , if s' i K umm' T Y rx v i rlrr t e ' r ii 9' ' wif- f iw mmmp W' 1 mmf Ti I l psf . if-fguim' :,,jJ,f,wr1 1, , '- fi ' ,'i,., , t iiis iiilil t'ittte l lllll MQQM ii, ,L v V, .'f. :

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ew Coaches Introduce Added to LSU-A this year were three new inter-collegiate programs - women's basket- ball, men's basketball, and baseball. This organizational year has been filled with ordering uniforms and equipment, schedul- ing games for upcoming seasons, and attend- ing numerous other details necessary for get- ting off to a solid start. To handle these tasks, LSUA has acquired two new coaches, Larry W. Perkins and Donald F. Barker. No newcomer to the coaching field is Larry Perkins. During his ten years of coach- ing experience, he and his basketball teams have claimed three district championships and three runner-up spots. He was selected outstanding coach of his district four times. Coach Perkins will coach both the men's bas- ketball and baseball teams. Don Barker's many years of basketball experience will come in handy as he takes control of the women's basketball program and assists in coaching the men's basketball team. During high school, he was selected to be on the district team for two years and was chosen the most valuable player as a senior. In college Coach Barker played on the LSU basketball team in l97l-1973. After complet- ing his studies, he was the football and bas- ketball coach at Central Lafourche High School. With two highly qualified coaches, LSUA is off to a great start in its inter-collegiate sports program. 76 Basketball During warmup drills, Coach Perkins and Coach Barker pose for a pre-game picture. As LSUA warms up for the second half of play Coach Barker and Jim Reynolds discuss a possible change in strategy.