Memphis University School - Owl Yearbook (Memphis, TN)

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Against Memphis Prep, Bill Gross puts away a backhand volley at the net. Gross won this outina 8-2. ' w 1978 TENNIS TEAM: (front row) Dan Robertson, Tiger Buford, Scott Hale, Chip Grayson, Bill Gross, Philip Adams, Adam Hohenberg; (back row) Henry Hancock, Bill Lewis, Warwick Garner, Jeff Gray, Sonny Bratton, Bill Bell, Bill Noah; (not pictured) David Bernard, Mason Acree. 9 Catholic 6 Auburndale 8 Memphis Prep 7 White Station 7 Harding 6 MBA 9 ,Iackson C-M 7 Bishop Byrne 78 TENNIS (14-1) 9 Catholic 6 BGA 3 1 1 Bavlor 8 7 Auburndale 2 9 SB EC 3 8 Jackson 1 8 Germantown 1 6th Chattanoosia Rotary 1st District 1st Regional 1st State Buford and Hale Take Doubles and Singles Titles The 1978 tennis team swept through the entire field almost uncontested to capture the state tennis title. Responsible for this amazing feat were senior players Tiger Buford and Scott Hale, who led the team to a remarkable record of 14-1. In the District lournament MUS compiled enough points to overshadow Ridgeway in winning the title. Tiger Buford lost to Cliff Jones in a tiebreaker, and Scott Hale beat his opponent to place third. The two seniors combined t o easily win the doubles championship. Thejubilant Owls then proceeded to the Regional Tournament where they easily outscored a highly rated Germantown team 15-7 to win the Regional title. Tiger Buford got his revenge as he once again faced Ridgeway ' s Cliff Jones in the singles finals. Buford beat him 4-6, 6-4 7-6, and 5-1 in the tiebreaker. Hale lost a tough match to place fourth, but Hale and Buford had no trouble at all in taking the doubles title for the Owls. However, in the state tennis tournament, the going got a little tougher for the two seniors. Hale lost a tough match in the quarterfinals while Buford advanced to the singles finals. Tiger Buford faced a tough opponent in Joel Mulkin of Baylor, but Buford was victorious beating Mulkin 2-6, 6-2, 6-2. On the same day. Hale and Buford defeated the Montgomery Bell Academy doubles team of Dave Templeton and Fred Ayres 6- 4, 7-6 to win the doubles title and give MUS the state championship of the Tennessee Secondary Schools Athletic Association. 26 SPORTS

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Music, Glitter, Excitement, etc , etc, etc In a humorous scene. Jeanne Thurman, who plays Anna, is beseiged by a crowd of curious royal wives who want to find out if she is really shaped like her dress. At the Kinf ' s deathbed. Anna, the King, and Kralahome (Bill Townsend) listen as Prince Chulalongkorn makes future plans for Siam. KING AND I 2?

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MUS Post-Season Performance Nets Grand Slam Finish Owls Capture District, Regional, and State Crowns With a forehand horn the baseline. Sonny Bratton returns his Auburndale opponent ' s shot. Bratton won this match and three doubles matches during the season. The Year of the Owls definitely applied to the tennis team. After a large turnout. Coach Taylor picked what looked to be a great team, with all the lettermen, from last year ' s team returning. The top seven players were Tiger Buford, Scott Hale, Billy Lewis, Henry Hancock, Bill Noah, Chip Grayson, and Philip Adams. The Owls found competition in the Memphis area severely lacking. Coach Taylor played many lower- ranked players to give them experience for next season. Searching for competition to prepare the team for the State Tournament, the netmen went on a state-wide tour. Two weeks before the trip, the Owls had defeated Montgomery Bell Academy 6-3, the first time in five years the Owls had defeated MBA. On the trip the netmen faced BGA, Baylor, then the Chattanooga Rotary Invitational. Defeating BGA, the Owls lost to Baylor 8-1 with Tiger Buford providing the only win for MUS. The netmen then entered the Rotary, which included 32 of the top teams from Tennessee and Georgia. MUS did surprisingly well with a sixth-place finish. The team came back to play Germantown before entering the District Tournament. It was no surprise that the senior-dominated team won the District, with Buford and Hale finishing second and third respectively in singles and first in doubles. Buford and Hale again won the doubles, and Buford won the singles with Hale finishing fourth to net the Regional title for MUS. Then, in the State Tournament, Tiger Buford won the singles competition, and Buford and Hale combined to win the championship, which gave MUS the state tennis title. A truly spectacular finish for one of MUS ' s finest tennis teams ever! Fourth-seeded Bill Lewis sends a two-handed backhand to his SBEC opponent. Lewis, who played number one in this match, won 8-0. Lewis had a seasonal record of 10-2 in singles with his losses coming against Baylor and MBA, and 7-3 in doubles. Bill Noah scoops up a backhand volley en route to an easy two-set victory over his Germantown adversary. Noah, behind his hard serves and aggressive net play, ran up a 10-2 record. TENNIS TENNIS 27