Walnut High School - Cayuse Yearbook (Walnut, CA)

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Can They Make It 8. A f,, S-...,. .-we AA NICE FOLLOW-THROUGH AND GOOD fect return. This wasloe's first year on Varsity Ten- CONTACT with the ball help joe Kim make a per- nis. Continuing their 58 consecutive league winning streak was what Coach Charles Sismondofs Varsity Tennis team aimed for. With the help of the three dominant players, Mark Friend, Phil Moesser and Ruben Mendoza, the team would possibly have the power to capture the Sierra League title. Coach Sismondo hoped to take at least first, second, or third in the league. But he said he was not going to become overconfident, ,regardless of their past record. According to Coach Sismondo, Ruben Mendoza would have the ability to get a scholarship for tennis. Ruben was just a sophomore on Var- sity Tennis, and also one of the top players. Coach Sismondo felt that Ruben had the potential to become the best player Walnut had ever had. Over the past four years, VValnut's Varsity Tennis team had not lost a match, undefeated since 1976. Coach Sismondo was optimistic that they would go to CIF, and pointed out that they had never been beaten in the first round of ClF.21 Boys' Varsity Tennis!Mergers

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YTWO HANDS? Using two hands for a bacrk-hand return gives Ruben Mendoza better Control of ABoys Varsity Tennis. Front row: Coach Ermerg second row Phil Moesser lo Charles Sismondo Ruben Mendoza, Ioe Kim, Paul Petlerson Robert Balagot jeff Mark Brown Mark Friend, Lester Lim, Mark jamie Dickinson Ray Gardner i

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K 2 ' r -r 3 .. C T s 1 s a Keeping the Ball Boun ing How does a team finish first in league for six years in a row? Accord- ing to IV Tennis Coach Bill Cline, it takes long hours of practice. The coach and the players were appar- ently willing to put out this effort in order to capture their seventh straight championship, for they prac- ticed not only after school, but also on Saturdays and rainy days. With four returning lunior Varsity players, the team expected to be very strong in league. However, Coach Cline stated, ln addition to working for an undefeated season, another of our goals is to develop varsity players for next year. We've also been trying many players in new positions look- ing for possible combinations!! At the Frosh-Soph level, the pri- mary goal forthe players was to improve their tennis skills to a com- petitive level as a team and individu- ally. Coach Howard Alcosser claimed, Every team member will play in every match, thereby getting experi- ence in a competitive situation. A team's achievements are often thought to be reflections of a coach's dedication and knowledge. The Frosh-Soph and IV coaches both seemed to hold these qualities and demonstrated them in their duties as coaches. Coach Alcosser and Coach Cline organized practices and matches for the teams, worked on uniforms and equipment, plus set up fundraisers, such as the Tennis-spon- sored car wash. Basically, the coaches had the responsibility to keep the ball bouncing. Q M XB' ergers oys lunior Varsity!Frosh-Soph Tennis