Palo Verde High School - Olympian Yearbook (Tucson, AZ)

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Tennis Team Practiced Daily for Matche Seniors Kevin Oleksy and Bruce Armstrong, varsity tennis players, aided the team in defeating Pueblo by winning both their singles and doubles matches. ss..-. .. JAN Oleksy returned the ball with a backhand swing, one of the harder movements to execute. Armstrong, wearing a cast, was not hindered in playing. Junior Jerry Jones has been a member of the varsity tennis team for three years. He used the overhand drive in delivering a serve to an opposing player. Q 0 0 Q X 4 ., Q-slow t -vm. Jerry Jones anticipated the volley from his teammate during the game against Pueblo. He won his singles match to help boost Titans to another victory.

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arsity Netters Opened Season With Win With a midseason record of 4-3 the 1967 varsity tennis team had expectations of finishing with an outstanding season record. Only Catalina and Rincon had a chance to beat the Titans or finish ahead of them in the divisional race, stated Coach Melvin Karrle. He felt the team was the strongest ever ff at Palo Verde. Holding the top eight positions and iudged equal in skill were senior captain Kevin Oleksy, senior Bruce Armstrong, iuniors Jerry Jones, Hogan Smelker, Chuck Schwartzmann, Jim Skevington, Dan Turner and sophomore Mike Jones. 1 Ei- ., N Q ,. vffifi K - Varsity tennis team member Jerry Jones stepped into a forehand drive during Junior Hogan Smelker used a backhand stroke during a varsity tennis game a match with Pueblo. With the help of his win, Titans gained another victory. against Tucson. Smelker won the only singles match at the February I4 game. VARSITY TENNIS SCHEDULE . February 4 Casa Grande mm.-M'-M February 7 Pueblo rg.,-vw... ..,, ,. - s-fs- ----e-- s'Nrrs F 'Mi' FW ii ' it February 'I4 Tucson ' g February 17 Amphi A ' February 25 Cosa Grande March 3 Catalina le ll , , March 4 Douglas 1 R' sl' ' March 7 Salpointe . March 'I4 Pueblo A A March 'I7 Blsbee March 21 Tucson March 31 Amphi April 'l Bisbee April 7 Douglas April 1 'I Catalina April 14 Salpointe X gl April is nimn r fryirl 1 r 1 X VARSITY TENNIS TEAM-FRONT ROWr Mike Clif- Rust, Mike Jones, Charles Schwartzmann, Dan chall, Hogan Smelker, Jim Skevington, Kevin Oleksy, Turner, Jerry Jones. BACK ROW: Bruce Armstrong, Dennis COACH Melvin Korrle

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'es . l , I WT mm ' ' I 'myth 975150, 2931 num 9 i v 'ltllls -v-v-v-5-v JUNIOR VARSITY TENNIS TEAM-FRONT ROW: Bob Killebrew, Randy Lewis, Gary Givens, Rodney Brummett, Greg Cutchall, Jim Marvin, Bill Lindamood. JV Netters Recorded Midway Through The Tennis season The iunior varsity nefmen had recorded an undefeated record of seven wins and no losses. They hoped To continue To an undeTeaTed season. Vic- Tories were scored against Pueblo 7-0, Casa Grande 5-O and 6-i, Tucson 4-3, Amphitheater 7-O, CaTalina 6-1, and Douglas p s I .ii , H, , .Rl h ll R If . 1 I .ig 'rl I T ' Q 'I' .A uf ,+-.,-Q-.-,-Q-v BACK ROW: Chuck Eger, Mike Kuhn, Tom McGovern, Mike Ancharski, Tom Bethune, Leonard Gradillas, Phil Lee. - Winning Streak 7-O. According To Coach Melvin Karrle, The 1967 JV Team should be The division's best. Filling The Top posiTions on The iunior varsiTy Team were Chuck Schwartzmann, junior, Dan Turner, iunior, Mike Jones, sophomore, Dennis Rust, sopho- more, and Mike Cutchall, iunior. Junior Jim Skevlngton delivered the opening servo to his opponent at the Pueblo game on February 7. I . 4 I f' 1, Kevin Oleksy and Jerry Jones, players on the varsity first opponents came from Casa Grande for the op- tennis team, participated in a doubles match. Their ening game of the season on February 4. r I t 1. 'l I - 6.1