McNeese State University - Log Yearbook (Lake Charles, LA)

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Coaches Ann Roubique and Lee Holland inspect their players during a preseason practice. (Photo by J. Cates) Junior Robinson Ureta of Chile struggles with his opponent from Southeastern. (Photo D. Smith) Tennis 155

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154 Sports Taking Advantage national rankings with Lavefalk cracking the top 100 at No. 72 and Kjellsten in at No. 99. ‘We knew after that Florida State match we could play with anyone,”’ said Holland. ‘‘We made up our minds then that we wouldn't lose again.’ And the Cowboys didn't, dropping West Florida 9-0 and then picking up SLC victories over Louisiana Tech 7-2 and Lamar 6-3 to enter the SLC tournament behind Northeast with a 5-1 league record and a 17-4 overall mark with two reg- ular season matches remain- ing. The singles records of the Cowboys were impressive with Lavefalk leading the way at 23-3 followed by Persson (21-3), Kjellsten (19-5), Ureta (19-6), Villa (19-7) and Osberg (17-6). The Cowgirls under Robi- que for the first season re- 1985 Women's Tennis SE LA Centenary Lamar NW LA Nicholls State New Orleans LA Tech Houston Bapt NW LA New Orleans Southern Miss Bethel College SW LA LA Tech Grambling Houston Bapt Sam Houston SW LA turned a good nucleus with SLC finalists Christina Wenn- berg and Sofi Tegerstrand back in the lineup from their sophomore and junior years. Also back were sophomore Maria Hinojosa, Maria Paradis, Lisa Perez, and freshmen Lau- ra Cadena and Laurie Lewis. A tough schedule may have been the best thing in the long run for the Cowgirls as they took their lumps, but also learned from their losses. A 3-6 record halfway through the season was as much as could be expected from this young team, but at that point things seemed to jell for the Cowgirls, and they won five of their next six matches to raise their record to 8-7. “Playing the good teams early really helped us, ’ said Robique. ‘‘We learned how to play against tough competi- tion, and that will help us when Front row, left to right: Lisa Perez, Sofi Tegerstrand, Laura Cadena, Maria Hinojosa, Christina Wennberg. the SLC tournament comes around.’ Victories over Grambling and Sam Houston coupled with a loss to Houston Baptist put the Cowgirls 9-8 on the year with two matches and SLC tournament remaining. Wennberg topped the Cow- girls in singles play putting to- gether a 15-6 mark followed by Tegerstrand (13-7), Cadena (12-8), Perez (11-8), Paradis (7- 8), Hinojosa (7-8) and Lewis (3- oS): Doubles may have been the biggest surprise of the year. The Cowgirls showed solid performances all season with Cadena and Perez topping the team at No. 2 with a 9-2 mark. Cadena also teamed with Hinojosa to put together a 6-2 slate followed by Lewis and Perez at 5-3. Back row: Kay Buck, Laurie Lewis, Jeanne Soullier, Leading the team in wins was Chris- tina Wennberg, a sophomore from Sweden. (Photo by D. Smith) +++ +4 ptt tN Sal 1) OD eS ist | tte q i! fad oe Oi Ee Se Os es ' + : + J 4 4 + q Gail Prats, Marie Paradis, Coach Ann Roubiqu (Photo by B. Mericle) Ae =%

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With the inclusion of such events as the Trivia Bowl and Putt Putt, the Intramural Program allowed the intellectua! as well as the athletic to get A Taste of Success Athletic competition on the McNeese campus is not limit- ed to organized collegiate sports. Under the direction of Jimmy Pitre, the McNeese In- tramural Program is open to all students interested in small- scale athletic confrontations. Coach Pitre, the director of the program since 1980, led his 156 Sports staff in providing service to the McNeese student body. Aided by Assistant Director Coach Keith Zembower, Coach Pitre coordinated the intramural events for both the fall and spring semesters. ‘Over 6,000 entries were re- corded in the 1984-85 aca- demic year, with many of these = Hae eco entries (including individuals and teams) having local busin- esses sponsor them in the competition. The sponsors helped the team members with the purchasing of uni- forms and equipment fees, thus allowing more entries. Funding for the Intramural Continued One of the most fierce events of the intramurals games, the tug-of-war, is fought heartily by the team repre- senting Kappa Alpha Order fraterni- ty. (Photo by G. Edwards)