University of Arizona - Desert Yearbook (Tucson, AZ)

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Led by Martha Koch the womens golf team won the Washington tournament for the third year in a row. Also this year they have won their first two tourna- ments. However this is just typical of the U of A womens golf team. The team is strong and continues to improve. The team keeps busy jumping all over the country participating in tournaments. This helps give the team experience of different situations and different courses. The womens team also turned in an impressive finish as Debbie Parks took first and Paige Gilbert took second in the Rainbow Wahine Women ' s Golf Invi- tational in Honolulu to give the Wild- cats the title. Such wins have given the team the reputation of being one of the continu- ally best teams in the country. The fu- ture will be bright for the womens team as most of the team will be returning next year and the team should be just as formidable of a team. Martina Koch puts the 16th hole as she prepares to bogie out. Photo by Robert F. Walker 76 WOMEN ' S GOLF

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Teams Add Depth This year both the men and the women ' s tennis teams added depth to their pro- grams. The men ' s team only lost one player from last season while they gained two new ones. Coach Bill Wright said this is as deep a team as we ' ve had. He also said we should beat some teams we ' ve never beaten. In fact at the beginning of last season the team was unranked but ended the season at the number 18 spot. This year the team started ranked 20th and Coach Wright said that a finish in the top 15 was not out of the question. They proved that they could very well finish high by going undefeated in the Pac-10 at home during the first half of the season. The women ' s team also lost one player while gaining two new ones, and while the men were looking to poke into the top 15 coach Becky Bell said that the women ' s team had the potential to be a top 10 team. Coach Bell said she experi- enced, good play out of every one . . . everyone contributes . This contribu- tion made for more team unity and a strong team spirit. Coach Bell also com- mented that they were going through a tougher schedule and that it was a real test of what they could do. One thing both teams would like to see in the future, however, is higher atten- dance at the games. The home crowd has a positive affect on the players no matter what the sport and all sports should be supported by the students. After hitting the ball, Danielle Scott, watches it as it goes on it ' s journey back to her opponents side. Photo by SPENCER WAL- TERS.

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Mette Haqeman drives the ball down the fairway as she hopes to at least par the hole. Photo by Robert Walker ? •1 . Martina Koch practices her swing as she prepares to drive the ball. This is a common technique used to retain concentration. Photo by Robert F. Walker WOMEN ' S GOLF 77