Milton Academy - Yearbook (Milton, MA)

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E N First Row.- Keyes, Baker, Talbot, Pierce iCapt.7, Minot, Norris, Stone. Second Row: Forbes, Wilder, Mr. Koehler. Few tennis teams in recent years have shown more improvement in one year than this year's team. De- spite the fact that only three lettermen were returning, the whole team showed a tremendous desire and capacity to learn. The results of this spirit are self-explanatory when one considers the fact that the record stands at 9-3-1 as the season is now over. Whatever the team may have lacked in stroke production, they made up for with courage and patience. Mr. Koehler, moreover, in his helpful and efficient manner, must also be mentioned as one of the major factors for our success. Individually: Captain Charlie Pierce: Playing at number one almost without exception all year long, Charlie played two very fine matches against St. Georges' and St. Paul's. He also managed to hang on in a variety of other ways to compile a creditable 10-3 single's record. Bill Minot: Bill possesses unquestionably the finest ground strokes and service on the team. He played consistently well all year long, with a particularly fine win over the number two from St. Mark's who was a very high ranking player. This was certainly Bill's finest win at Milton. His variety of shots and imagina- tion made him an equally fine doubles team with Pierce. Peter Talbot: Peter, playing regularly at three, but also very well at two and not so well at five, became certainly the most improved member of the team. His solid groundstrokes and newly won patience earned him some very line wins, especially against St. Paul's. He served in doubles with Pierce and Peter Wilder to win also. As Captain next year, we all wish him good luck. Dick Keyes: Dick played four most of the year, although occasionally filling in at three. He won con- sistently at four, although he had a very fine win at three against Browne and Nichols. He combined to play doubles with Todd Baker to form the strongest team that Milton has ever consistently played at three. Dave Stone: The combination of his overhead and lob, offset against his chopped groundstrokes, en- abled Dave to win very steadily at five and to be a good doubles team with Bobby Norris with their variety of speed. Todd Baker: When Todd got up to the ball, he was invincible. He played regularly at six, where he has lost only once. He has proved a valuable member of the team, especially in doubles where he and Dick Keyes combined to beat the Harvard Freshman duo! Bobby Norris: Bobby played a number of positions throughout the season, and is one of the finest competitors on the team. Although he fights hard in singles, his real forte is certainly doubles, where he and Dave Stone proved to be giant killers. They compiled the finest doubles record in Milton history of 11-1. Peter Wilder: Peter started out playing doubles with Talbot, and proved to be of great value to the team in this capacity. His greatest contribution to the team, however, was his ability to step in to the number four position and to win handily at Governor Dummer. His fleetness of foot and good volleying became his two greatest assets. He also played an excellent match against Brookline to earn a much needed point. 5.

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