Santa Teresa High School - Compendium Yearbook (San Jose, CA)

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Tho girl's tennis team. Front row: Michelle Buterbaugh. Lori Ber nard, Eileen Yoshida. Second row: Lon Ta- buchi, Marina Gutierrez, Tosha Chao, Pankti Shah. StephaugdSfflH aiplyn Cooper. Lynn Tabuchi. Shellt Benoit. Third row: Coach Abeln. RenataZaliznak. Lelisa Wolters. Melanie Wolters. Chrissy Rush- meyer. Michelle Severs. Photo by Wayne Salvatore Photography. Grin and bear itl Junior Tasha Chao nonages to smile while working out Septem- ber practices' fflffl B»llo!erating hot and humid weathe »tnose days were the worst. laughed Tasha. but we all learned to live through the heat and improve our game. Photo by Tanya Pine. credentials Score Opponent 4-3 Westmont 4-3 Pioneer 7-0 James Lick 4-3 Independence 3-4 Oak Grove 2-S Piedmont 2-5 Gunderson 5-2 Silver Creek 4-3 Mt. Pleasant 3-4 Overfelt 5-2 Andrew Hill 6-1 Yorba Buena 3-4 Independence 4-3 Yerba Buena 6-1 Silver Crook 4-2 Oak Grove Record: 11-5 Ooooooooohhh! Varsity players Marina Gutierrez. Melanie Wolters. and Tasha Chao admiringly watch Eileen Yoshida sha rSilver Creek op- ponent. The team expressed a lot of support lor each other at Bm. 1 always played better knowing everyone was out there cheering for mo, smiled Melanie. Photo by Tayna Pine Sports 62 —

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Increased tensions. Cathy Bailey as she prepared her ankle lor the race. When askedj hy she ran the race, she replied. I was determined to participato in the meet even with my iniury. Cathy has won all league hono TOid will be returning next year. Photo by Erin Powell. credentials 1 Score Opponent 17-46 Live Oak 15-50 Yerba Buena 25-32 Overfelt 19-44 Silver Creek 23-34 Independence 15-50 James Lick 15-50 Andrew Hill 18-39 Piedmont Hill 22-41 Mount Pleasant 19-45 Oak Grovo Record: 10-0 On the last leg. Laura Jenkins finishing the race on a strong foot. Towards the e pj the race I concen- trate mainly oq not being pasted, stated Laura. Next yeanr fflwHrnave six return- ing members. Photo by Valerie Orsolim. Strung out Kama Sooy and Kristina Berquist stretched out before the meet.-' Pfanning a strategy for a race is one of the most important times in running,” stated NarnqgBoIri girls won all league honors. Photo by Enn Powell. piris' Cross Country HD

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Raquets ready and full force ahead describes the girl's tennis team equipped with .. . Lick 'em! Shell) Bennett concentrates on her game against a James Lick player. Even though this was her first year on the tennis team. Shelli played with great determination and consistent skill. Th?Sp5rt is a big challenge for me, so winning a game makes me feel like I've accomplished something. Photo by Tanya Pine. Twice as strong. Top singles players Lelisa Wolters and Me- lanie Wolters proceed in defeating their Oak Grovo opponents. Because oach possesses a remarking talent lor tennis, neither has lost a game since playing at Santa Teresa. Melanie claims that the sister oSocombination works perfectly. I can count on my sis to give me some helpful advice and vice versa! Photo by Tanya Pine. rmed with confidence and positive atti- tudes, the girl's tennis team accomplished a smashing season. Achieving a winning record of 11 -5, the saints were led by the sister duo of Melanie and Lelisa Wolters. Both were undefeated in league play and took first place doubles in the MHAL league finals. Lelisa has been undefeated for the last four consecutive y;ears which is a league record. All other play- ers also had an outstanding year, according to Coach Abeln. “I was so pleased with the team this year. Our record outshines previous seasons and next year will be even bet- ter! One of the team's most consistent players, Lori Tabu- chi, has played varsity since her freshman year, and held the number four singles position. One of the reasons we did so well was that everyone is constantly improving, and we all get along like one big happy family! Nevertheless, several of the matches were extremely close, and the outcome often relied on the skill of one play- er. Sometimes I'd be battling out the last game of the day, commented Eileen Yoshida, and a victory depended on whether or not I won or lost. Talk about stress! In fact, the match against Independence was very close; so close that one set became the deciding factor. Through intense con- centration, the team worked together and clinched a win. This marked the first time the saints beat Independence in three years. A string of victories was yet to follow. One of these great victories was against Oak Grove. Not only are the Eagles the rivals of ST, but also they are a tough team to defeat. All agreed that the defeat over Oak Grove was a great way to end the season. Coach Abeln summed up the season saying the success came as no surprise to her. The combination of the girl's ability to work well together consistency, and desire to im- prove resulted in a winning season! By Tanya Pine. Girl's Tennis 63