Reno High School - Re Wa Ne Yearbook (Reno, NV)

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Boys took zone title, not state Much of the year ' s success could be attributed to the talents of John Boyden, the number one ranked singles player, and to the two top ranked doubles teams, Mike Shanks- Mike Dobrowski and Zack Spencer- David Newman. These players were the mainstay of the team. The Huskies went on to compete against El Rancho High School in the State Tournament. Although the tournament was held in Reno, the home court advantage was not enough to chaiige the outcome of the match. The competition en- countered at state proved to be too much for the Huskies, as the team lost their only match of the year. Despite the fact that five key senior members graduated this year, the underclassmen still felt that their prospects were good for the upcom- ing year ' s season. For more than a decade, termis has been a source of pride for the Huskies, and this year was no excep- tion. With the returning talents of John Boyden and Jeff Lowden and the upcoming promise of underclassmen Calder Chism and Greg Livingston, the outlook for this returning championship team ap- peared favorable. In fact, the team finished their season with a perfect 9-0 record, but their performance varied throughout the year, as they shut out several teams, but also had a few close matches. After such a successful season, the team had less than a week to prepare themselves for another zone cham- pionship tournament. At the tourna- ment, however, the Huskies proved their strength by destroying their op- ponents and once again capturing ♦he zone tide. PROUD OF THEIR accomplishments in the 1982 season, boys tennis team members Craig Miercort, ' Dave Newman, Zacb Spencer, Paul Miltenberger, Mike Dobrowski, Calder Chism, Tom Drews, John Boyden, Coach Bill Peneluna, Jeff Lowden. Mike Shanbs, Peter Lowden, John Ebner, Greg Livingston, Andy Quinn, Brad Kot- tinger, Scott Boyden assemble at an end-of-the-season party. BREAKING FOR LUNCH, Coach Peneluna tabes lunch orders from Tom Drews, Zacb Spencer, and Andy Quinn. RETURNING A BALL requires skill and execution as exhibited by Dave Newman. STOPPING HIS OPPONENTS serve, Calder Chism sets up a groundstroke. 112

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Huskies won 12th straight title In any endeavor, excellence, a rare quality, was to be found in the members of the girls tennis team. Over the summer the girls worked hard, improving their tennis skills by competing in local tournaments. Aided by the coaching of Judy Counter, the girls then dominated conference competition and finished the season with a perfect 9-0 record. The most points given up by the Huskies in a single match were two points in the match against the Fallon Greenwaves. For the twelveth consecutive year, the Reno girls sucessfully defended their first place zone title against the top players from all the other nor- thern schools. At the end of the tour- nament, senior Shelly Funkhouscr placed first in singles and Naomi Siegel and Denise Topolan took first in doubles. The last obstacle for the Huskies wcis the State Championship held at the Lakeridge Tennis Club. Shelly Funfchouser fell short in the singles semi-finals although she placed fourth overall, while the Siegel- Topoian team placed third in the doubles comp)etition. After an ex- citing day, the outcome of the cham- pionship rested on the final set. With the opposing team standing on one side and the Huskies on the other, each team cheering their players on. the tension mounted. Unfortunately, at the end of this nerve-wracking set. the Husky girls lost the State Tourna- ment by one point to Valley High School. Fortunately for Reno High School, the tennis team acquired much depth and should prove to be a strong contender in future competi- tion. THE PRESSURES OF the match didni effect Carolyn Bmce as she returns a serve with her sirong backhand. •) I THROUGHOUT THE SEASON. Shelly Funbhouser ' s concentration helped her dunng all of her matches REACHING FOR A difficult shot. Naomi Siegel gives it her all GIRLS TENNIS lJ 111

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.k I WITH SKILL AND determination. John Boyden strides into a torehcind return, CAREFULLY EXAMINING THE bail. JeH Lowden volleys for another winning shot against hi ( pp- r-- Boys Tennis ' RENO OPP 27 Hug I 28 McQueen 26 Sparks 2 24 So. Tahoe 3 28 Fallon 17.5 Carson 10.5 26 Douglas 2 26.5 Wooster 1.5 20.5 Reed ZONE: first place STATE: second place 7.5 ALWAYS TRYING HIS hardest. ZdcU Spencer executes a perfect backhand BOYS TENNIS