Memphis University School - Owl Yearbook (Memphis, TN)

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To end a long rally in a challenge match, Mark Dvorozniak rushes net for the put-away drop shot. A smile comes to Henry Hancock ' s face as he sends a screaming forehand across the net. TENNIS THE 1976 VARSITY TENNIS TEAM: (front row) Mark Dvorozniak, Phillip Adams, Chris Garner, Bob Ruch; (second row) Bill Miller, Glenn Crosby, Henry Hancock, Tiger Buford, Dick Milford, Sam Varner, Andy Humphries, Coach Stacks; (third row) Bill Lewis, David Peeples, Jack Stokes, Tom Marshall, Collie Krausnick, Forrest Howse. TENNIS 1976 (1-D Baylor 9 8 Auburndale 1 1st MBA Invitational 1st Big Ten Tournament 5th Chattanooga Rotarv 1st District Tournament 1st Regional Tournament 4th State Tournament TENNIS 19

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Netmen Win District And Regional Crowns Owls End Successful Season With Fourth Place Finish In State Tournament Play The 1976 tennis team upheld the longstanding tradition of excellence in tennis by winning both the Regional and District tournaments. Coach Stacks, in his last season at MUS, was pleased with the winning season he and his team found. The team consisted of fifteen players who began practicing early in the fall to prepare themselves for the tough spring season ahead. By spring, the playing team of seven members was established. The top seven were Dick Milford, Chris Garner, Tiger Buford, Sam Varner, Bob Ruch, Henry Hancock, and Phillip Adams. The Owls found competition weak in the Memphis area after easily defeating Auburndale (8-1). To find competition, the team had to travel around the South playing in large tournaments against other preparatory schools. In these tournaments, the netmen won the MBA Invitational and the Big Ten Tournament. They placed fifth out of twenty-four teams in the Chattanooga Rotary. The highlights of the season were winning the Regional and District tournaments as well as placing fourth in the state, where they missed being runners-up by merely one point. Not surprisingly, the Owls were defeated by Baylor, defending national champions, who went on to win that title again. With four members of the top seven graduating, the team has its work cut out for it to remain a Southern power. However, Buford, Hancock, and Adams are returning with others who have been practicing with the team. The new coach is Mr. Bill Taylor, a friend of Coach Stacks, who played tennis for Southwestern. Coach Taylor is optimistic about the team and its chances for success. During the longest match of the Regional Tournament, Tiger Buford lunges for a winning volley. In the District Tournament at MUS, Phillip Adams eyes the ball before a vicious serve. 18 SPORTS

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Anticipations of organizing the newly elected Student Count; run through Cliff Phillips ' mind as he is sworn in by Colone Lynn as President for the ' 76- ' 77 school year. A tornado ripped through the MUS campus during the Student Council elections last year. Fortunately, none of the candidates was injured, and the elections were soon completed. Donkeys plan strategy prior to the annual donkey basketball game. Although it is true that most players were quite mule- headed, all got a kick out of the asinine event. 20 STUDMN T I.IFF.