Thornridge High School - Piper Yearbook (Dolton, IL)

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Left: Gail Grazioli, captain and tour year player, spots a serve. Girls Tennis TR Opponent 0 Thornvvood 0 Lincoln-Way 1 Oak Forest 3 Thornton 0 Homewood-Flossmoor 4 Bradley Bourhonnats 5 Bloom Trail 4 Eisenhower Q Bloom 4 StaQQ 2 Lockport 9 Oak Forest 3 TF North 6 wins, 7 losses Left: Varsity Tennis: Front Row: Kimlyn Scott, Beth Gregerson, Amy Merritt, Gail Graziolig Back Row: Pau- Ia Franson, Lisa Shipe, Ellen Poppe- laars, Angela Carlomango, Diane Laist, Coach Dave Konkol Above: Beth Gregerson, one of 2 sophomores who played on the varsi- ty team, returns a backhand shot. Girls Tennis 131

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Freshman elevated to varsity he girls tennis team was having some fun as they ended their season with a record of 7 wins and 10 losses in dual meets. Al- though our record was not as we expected it to be, we all stuck together and the con- cept of competiting as a team was always on our minds, stated Gail Grazioli, senior. The varsity team consisted of 1 freshman, 2 sophomores, 3 juniors, and 3 seniors. This was not a disappointing sea- son knowing that there were underclassmen that did so well, stated Coach Dave team Konkol. The only freshman on the team, Kimlyn Scott, was ele- vated to the varsity team. This is the first season since l've been coaching that a freshman played on the varsity level, commented Coach Konkol. The captains that led the team were Grazioli and Angela Carlomango, senior. Both of these girls played on the team for four years. The sophomore team ended its season with a record of 3 wins and 8 losses. MQ Above: J.V. Tennis: Front Row: Meri Mitidiero, Kim Broome, Motiryo Nesbit, Evelyn Littleton, Tracy Wayne, Jennifer Clevelandg Back Row: Coach Karen Cromwell, Karen Wilk, Barb Borek, Marion Pitts, Tricia Vanderlee, 130 Girls Tennis Debbie Sylvestrak Top: Amy Merritt, junior, was a versa- tile player in both doubles and singles. Right: Lisa Shipe, junior, competing for her first year, spots her serve.

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Major, Jarard win sectional or the first time in ten years, a player from the boys tennis team won a sectional event. This was accomplished by senior Mark Major and junior Doug Jarard. They went on to advance to the state meet in Arlington Heights. When Mark and I lost at state, we were at first mad, but then we were happy that we had made it in that far at all, stated Jarard. The varsity team as a whole had another winning season. Their 4-2 conference record was well earned. Senior Brian Barkowski was their 9991 sin- Top: Varsity Tennis: Front Row: Bob Ramirez, Jerry Bouslog, Jamal Bhattyg Back Row: Brian Barkowski, Paul Lamb, Dan See, Doug Jarard Middle: Practice was a key factor in helping Doug Jarard be eligible for state. Right: JV Coach Larry Swanson ad- vises Doug Jarard and Paul Lamb on their strategy. 132 Boys Tennis gles player. He placed 4th at sectionals. Sophomore Jaime Bhatty and Sophomore Bobby Ramirez earned the spots ot second and third singles re- spectively. Doubles were Majors and Jarard at lst doubles and Senior Paul Lamb and Junior Dan See at second doubles. Hard work at practices pulled us through a decent season, stated Ramirez. The junior varsity team had a season with a lot of new players. Although many of the sophomores had moved up to varsity level, talent was still abundant. will