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

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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

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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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Defending a CCS title is hard, but it was a good year for the swim team in their struggle to . . . KEEP THE t the beginning of the season the girls' swim team had a strike against them. The Mount Hamilton Athletic League was new- ly combined with the San Jose Athletic League to form a new special league. Pre- viously there was little competition for the team in the MHAL. They would have won the League championships if the two leagues had not been combined. The new league did have its advantages. At times the girls swam against weaker teams, which allowed some of the freshman and sophomores who don't usually get to swim to gain valuable experience for the future. There were also other setbacks. Mandie Kosmala was injured before the Leland meet, and her not being able to swim hurt the team. Leland won, which put the Saints in 2nd place in the League. In the finals the team was hopeful of keeping their CCS title, but the other teams were eager to take it away. They loved to see us lose,'' said senior Dana Fambrini. Since we were the defending champions they really had it in for us. At any rate the Saints did prove they were good swimmers by taking third place. We wanted to prove we were good after Leland beat us, said Lynette Kosmala. Also this year everyone wanted to be out there. The team was like a family. When asked what role coach Dennis Mc- Kenna played, Fambrini answered, “We all loved Dennis; he's a great coach. But it was the girls who really made the team. Senior Lynette Kosmala was named most valuable swimmer, and Mary Norwood was the most valuable diver. Outstanding efforts were shown by Erin McCarty and Maggie Chanel, who got most improved and most inspirational respectively. Because of the teams togetherness, this year will be re- membered in the hearts of the swimmers. It will also be remembered by the student body because of their place- ment in CCS. When asked to describe this year for the team the most often heard answer was Great! m%m riiisr Up and Ovor. Mary Norwood, one of two divers on the team, performs a bocMtaxout at CCS. Nor- wood was named as the team'» most valuable diver, though thiT ne rsTyear competing. I did gymnastics ior awhile so that helped me a lot. Photo by Mike West. Thi is where it all pays off. Lynette Kcsmala accepts the 6th place medal for the 200 free atCGS Lynette. the oldest of the Kosmala swimmers, was named most valuable swimmer. I liked high school swimming because its'a group effort and ev- eryone had fun. Pholo by Mike West. Sports 64