Monacan High School - Legend Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

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Young But Effective Playing a season without the services of a single senior, the boys tennis team never- theless managed to finish at the break even mark of 7-7. Led by sophomore Eddie Brown, the team faced a year full of ups and downs, being swept twice by Prince George and Marshall-Walker, but sweeping Hopewell, Dinwid- die, and Petersburg. Overall, the team received strong support from every member, including a German exchange student, Guido Lux. Individually, Eddie was the top seed and he was named to the All-District Team in singles. In the Cen- tral District Tournament, Eddie gained the semifinals before falling to the 1 seed. David Wyatt also gained a berth in the Central District Tournament, but fell in the first round. Paired together, Eddie and David reached the semi-finals, but fell to the 2 seeded pair from Armstrong- Kennedy. Kevin Cooke and Warren Smigo also gained berths in the Central District doubles tournament and breezed through their first round match before tripping in the second round. So although the team did not finish with a winning re- cord, they nevertheless repre- sented themselves well in the Central District tournament. Also, unlike previous years, the team was undermanned and the lack of any senior leadership may have been an- other factor. But the upcom- ing year will hopefully intro- duce some new faces and ex- perienced players and perhaps the re-establishment of Monacan as a tennis pow- erhouse. Boys Tennis THEY Godwin Tournament Mills Godwin Collegiate Armstrong-Kennedy Hopewell Prince George Marshall-Walker Dinwiddie Dinwiddie Petersburg Armstrong-Kennedy Hopewell Prince George Marshall-Walker Petersburg WE ONMUIWBADAWADMOKHwWopPpHo oro © 0 onnmD WwW District Record (7-5) Overall Record (7-7) Hite. 7% Come on, give me a good serve! Patiently waiting, Eddie Brown decides on what kind of strategy to use next. 1985 Varsity Boys Tennis Team FRONT ROW: Eddie Brown; Mark Gar- ofalo; Kevin Cooke; Warren Smigo; SECOND ROW: Coach Cooke; Mimi Doyle, manager; Steve Pew; David Wy- att; Guido Lux; Stephanie Dyer, man- ager. Boys Tennis Page 81

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Reaching high for a forehand, Da- vid Wyatt makes a strong return. Calmly slapping back a smooth backhand, Eddie Brown makes sure his opponent is kept on his toes. Appearing satisfied at winning a tough point, Warren Smigo returns to the baseline to play on. Page 80 Boys Tennis

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Lady Chiefs — Tennis The 1984 edition of the Monacan girl’s tennis team completed another highly successful season, keeping up the school’s championship tradition initiated by past girl’s teams. The team opened the season on a sour note with an embarrassing 9-0 loss to Douglas Freeman, but in the true spirit of champions, the girls turned their act around and blitzed the remainder of Sissy Cole is poised and ready to spring into action. The Lady Chiefs in a rare still poise. Enjoy it while you can. their schedule by winning eleven matches in a row. In fact, the dominance of the girl’s tennis team was so great that over this eleven game span, the girls outscored their opponents winning 86 singles and doubles matches while losing 7. With this sweep, the girls stitched up the Central District title finishing with a 10-0 record. In addition, they gained a berth in the Central Region tournament before falling to a strong Lee-Davis squad. Individually, the team was comprised of a group of high- ly talented and dedicated women, and thus, played a major role in making the sea- son successful. This was evi- dent in the individual section of the Central District tour- nament. Kim Perna rolled to the finals in singles play, while in doubles Sissy Cole and Janet Murphy took the district title with Kim Perna and Keith Geisler making the finals, as well, making it pos- sible for Monacan to grab an- other Central District with an All-Monacan final. Another plus for the team was the leadership and unity pro- vided by the team’s senior members. Page 82 Tennis