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Boys Tennis : Front row: Mike Irvine, Tom
Erwin, Jim Scheule. Back row : Coach Boys Tennis
John CarroL John Schuele, Tony Regier, Belluve West 6-3
Bob Scott.
Papillion 5-4
Omaha South 8·1
Council Bluffs A. L. 5-4
Omaha North 9·0
Omaha Northwest 6-3
Millard South 4-5
Omaha Ryan 9·0
lnvitationals
Fremont 3rd place
Papillion 2nd place
Metro Tourn . 3rd place
State 3rd place
won 7 lost 1
It took a lot of time and hard work
for Junior Tony Regier to become
number two in the state.

Team sets tradition

ennis is an individual he held on and won.
"T sport so it's hard to get "I was down two points to
team spirit , but being a Sloboth and was close to los-
first year school I thought we ing," recalls Schuele.
had a chance to go to state. " At first we didn't know Tony
We were disappointed when would be here, but when we
we didn't win it as a team, but did, expectations rose," stated
we are glad Tony and John Carrol.
got it for us, " stated Coach Regier's parents had moved
John Carrol. to Austin, Texas and he decided
Senior John Schuele and to play in Omaha. He lived out
Junior Tony Regier finished one of district so he couldn't play for
and two respectively in the the local school.
state tournament to be Regier, who finished second at
North's first two state champs State almost gave up tennis last
with the team finishing third winter.
overall. "I guess it was all the grue-
"John had a lot of con- some practices and all , but I'm
fidence; he had beaten eve- glad I stuck with it because
ryone at one time or another. sometime in the near future I'm
It was just a matter of his going going to be as good as Borg,
out and doing it again. He was McEnro or Connors or maybe
determined and wouldn't let even better," commented
go," added Coach Carrol. Regier.
To advance to the final This Summer he is going to try
round of the tournament he out for a team from Texas to
had to beat his old doubles tour Europe.
partner and friend Ted Roz- "I don't know where I'll be
man of Millard South. In the playing next year, but whatever
final game he played Tony state it is, I know that trophy will
Sloboth of Omaha Gross. be placed in my hand,"
Sloboth almost blew Schuele speculated Regier.
off the court in the first set but

Back along the baseline Sophomore Following through with his backhand is
Tom Erwin returns the ball to his Sophomore John Scott at a windy
opponent during practice. after-school practice.

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