Rider University - Shadow Yearbook (Lawrenceville, NJ)

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X i I DOROTHY LANVLER Captain e Girls, Varsity Tennis HE first girls, tennis team emerged victorious in the opening ' meet. against a seasoned New York University team. I The girls displayed fine work in defeating a team, against which they had apparently no chance. Qver-confidence on the part of tile New Yoricites and the superio control exhibited by our team resulted in a Win for Rider. K A few days previously time girls had been winning at Beaver Coiiege, until rain forced cancellation of tile matches. The girls lost their tiiird and last meet to an, excellent Drexel team at Philadelphia. ' I I ' V Considering that this was the first season that intercollegiate competition has been introduced for women students, the team members are to ide congratulated on tiieir fine showing.. VX7iti1 that foundation already laid, they should have a fine team next year. j ' TEANI Julia Parka-, Mmmga Ruth Siierer Dorotiiy Lawler Nliriam Kopiti - Gertrude Barry Eiizalaetii Siioemaicer Dorothy .Shirkey Irma Deter V Cecelia Alexander' i 13i5 .

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ilitra-Mural Baslcethaii League FTER placing third in the Intramural League during previous years, the Accountants, loasicethail team made a clean sweep of the league this year hy remaining in the winning column throughout the season. The Accountants were given some stiff competition in the title play-offs when the Phi Sigma Nu team, las-t year7s champions, forced them into two extra periods hefore relinquishing the crown. The entrance of Tomlinson at the end of the game seemed to give the needed stimulus, and the Accountants forged ahead to capture the title with a 25-17 victory. During the season the champions demonstrated their ati- round ahiiity, and were Finally rewarded hy having two memhers, Tomlinson and Loidi, placed on the AH-Star team. Siraic and Toth received honorahie mention. AH four contrihuted heavily to the Accountants, scores. In addition to the aforementioned players, Patterson and Baker of the Delta Sigs and Ryan of the Phi Sigma Nus were elected to positions on the AH-Star team. MEMBERS Edward Fone Lester Benner Rudolph Toth Rohert Harries John Sirak Charles Austin Robert Lynch Carl Kuriander Stephen Loidi Cliff Tomlinson 135 x 'F wtf 1 K. P, .Jr ,J v,,, QL i Q11 te Q Y 1 vi. 4. U sf, E ti 9. 5. Q: M Wi K I , i it ,r . ., . 7: gs , 11 ,H A., v L , 5 5-sr ,. 1.1.3 4 -.1 J, A 'LL t F if i 5 ,xg -fm Q1 .-z-.-- We 1!

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As has been the custom, the varsity squad sponsored a spring tournament, which got under way early in Wlay. Dorothy Stiirlcey, who lost out to Gertrude Barry for a first string position, defeated Gert in the first round of play. While a large numloer of women entered competition, time tournament narrowed down to the regular memloers of the varsity net team. In the semi-finals Nlictcey Kopit met and lost to Betty Shoemaker, and Cecelia Alexander, also of the second string team, meeting and losing to the twice-crowned champion, Dot Lawler. In a thrilling play-off, Dot Lawler retained tier title. In September, 1Q55, she won the fail tournament for tier first title. Last year she again annexed the Rider girls, crown. Her stellar playing, and her service made her the mainstay of the tennis team. By winning the spring tournament, she has become thrice- crowned champion of the college. f fi? we N. ,. , , , ...,.,-..r :......., -4'1:J'fl 137