University of Evansville - LinC Yearbook (Evansville, IN)

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Lady Aces Netters Improve Record With New Coach by Craig Bonhert Sporting a new coach and the experienced core of last year ' s 3-9 team, the Lady Aces tennis team upped their record to 6-8 this fall against the same teams they played last year. Recovering from a scheduled opening five-match losing skein, the Lady netters won their last four matches to finish with a respectable record. However, the season ended in frustration for Chris Payne ' s charges at the lAIAW state tournament. No 1 singles player Judi Sorgius was the only UE competitor to pry a win out of the two-day contest. After a three-set decision over crosstown rival Pam Hobson of ISUE, Sorgius dropped a 6-2. 6-1 verdict over Sarah Fee of Butler, who eventually won the tournament. We choked, said Payne of the play at the state tourna- ment. We lost matches we could have won, going into three sets and tie-breakers like we did. With the improvement demonstrated this year, the gals have a bright future to look forward to, losing only one senior, Martha Finfrock. TENNIS 25

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r SPORTS BRIEFS L4DY AQUA ACES: 13 NEW SCHOOL MARKS Never go swimming alone. That ' s one of the basic water safety rules, but last year ' s Lady Aces had to violate it because of the sparse numbers in the team ranks. This year, the story was different, as coach Bev Winstead not only increased the size of her squad, but also picked up talent to join standout Mona Seaman in heating up the Carson Cen- ter pool. One name that stands out is that of Terry dinger, a freshman who seemed to be on a solitary quest to rewrite the Lady Aces swimming records. She changed marks in the 50-yard breaststroke and the 50-yard but terfly, and she also swam legs on four record breaking relay teams. Julie Henkel, Patty Anderson, and Seaman each had a hand in setting four records, and Kathy Kaufman helped out in three relay records. WRESTLERS SEND SEVEN TO REGIONALS BEFORE BEING DROPPED Although they didn ' t know it at the time, the 1980-81 UE wrestling squad was making history. They were destined to be the last team to officially represent UE on the mats of intercollegiate wrestling. After sending five grapplers to the regional competition in Division I, coach Larry Marfise and his small but talented squad were informed by athletic director Jim Byers and student affairs vice president Thornton Patberg that wrest- ling was being dropped because of tightening economic situations. The Aces did produce results this year. Ending the dual meet season with a 7-5 mark, five men received the equiva- lent to a post-season bid when they travelled to the Mid- west Regional in Terre Haute. The five, who all made it to the second round of competition were: Mike Ernstes in the 118 pd. class, Mike Barchet at 142, Scott Murray at 134, Dennis Parrish at 190, and Greg Duggar at 126. The Aces tied for third in the Heartland Conference with Scott Mur- ray taking the only first in that match. Senior Mike Ernstes closed his career with the Aces by being voted Mr. Hustle by his teammates. Over his four year stint at UE, Ernstes compiled an outstanding 102-18 record. ACES LINKSMEN GET NEW COACH BUT TURN IN SAME RESULTS With a new face at the helm, the 1980-81 Aces golf team produced results similar to last year ' s, as they repeated their placing in both the Heartland and Midwestern Con- ference meets. In the fall, the linksmen greeted first-year coach Larry Lawrence and made him fee l right at home as they acceded the top spot in the HCC for the second straight year. Junior Jeff Howerton took individual medalist honors in the match. In the spring, the Aces played a limited schedule but met with success. The golf Aces hosted the MCC championship at Oak Meadow Country Club and copied last year ' s third place behind Oklahoma City and champion Oral Roberts, who ended the year second in the NCAA Division I nation- al championship. The Aces graduated only two players, Tom Dowd and Brian Jones. Howerton was the only junior on the team, joined by sophomores Bob Green and John Vernasco and freshmen Steve Bartelstein, Jeff Roach, Craig Reiner and Jeff Trueblood. 24 SPORTS BRIEFS

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Lady Aces Ride Youth To State Semi-Finals by Craig Bohnert With only one senior on the team, many coaches would state publicly that they are expecting a rebuilding year, and they would privately believe what they say. Not wom|rfi ' s volleyball coach Linda Wambach. Although having to depend on a nucleus of five sophi mores, Wambach gazed into her crystal ball and predicted good season for her troops. Whether or not sh B|| ected a record-setting 30 wins against nine losses is B i ' of con Riding a 12-game winning streak t tjm their record from 14-5 to 26-5, the Lady Aces provecTMat last season ' s performance was no fluke and that the Evansville ball club is a legitimate powerhouse in Indiana volleyball. Of course, when you look at the statistics, it ' s not suprising that the Ladies did so well. One of the returning players was junior Mary Ellen Greaney. A local product of Evansville high power Mater Dei, Greaney led the gals in spiking both her freshmen and sophomore years. A high school ail-American, Greaney ' s fate was questionable at the beginning of the season, when an injured finger clouded her future. However, she returned to be a key player in the record-setting season. 26 VOLLEYBALL