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Motivation was the key

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one on the team got really everybody," sophomore - Senior Josh
by Trisha Coan

Moti vaton was a against Lincoln East, we how to focus on everybody's Evans knows
Senior Nate
must this season for the boys played well because every- games and really supported Anda uses an that "practice
makes
varsity and JV tennis teams. overhead perfect. " It
was because
It was this that helped them motivated and pumped up Matt Panzer said. smash to of his work that
to complete their season before the match," senior TheJV tennis team return his he earned a
opponent's
with a 7-3 Nate Anda said. also relied on motivation to serve. He first place
finish at the
dual record Winning state was get through this season. It ended in MN Invite and
second place
"We played well because and a fourth also very important to the helped with their morale, es- at the MN a third at Metro
and State .
place finish team."Our primary goal for pecially when a player had Invite. photo photo by Katie
everyone on the team got at state. this season was to win State," to come back from far be- by Becky Hoke
Andersen
A high- senior Ryan Ford said. Un- hind to try to win. "I re-
really motivated and light of the fortunately, the team fell just member the match against
varsity sea- short of their goal, coming Bellevue West. I was be-
pumped up." son was the out of State with a fourth hind 5-6, but I didn'tgive up
m a t c h place finish. and eventually came back to
against Lin- According to the win 8-6," freshman Brent
coln East. Although East players, Coach John Carroll Ganey said.
had an unbeaten record, MN was a big help to the team The JV team
gave them some competi- this year. He helped to keep ended their season with a 3-
tion and the match ended the team motivated and in 4 record, with wins against
with a 4-4 tie. line. "Coach Carroll is a Millard South, Millard West,
"During the match great coach. He really knew and Bellevue East..

- Senior Ryan Ford smashes the ball with an underhand hit. He
ends the season winning all of his doubles matches. photo by John
Carroll

Senior B.J. Junior Jason
Nathan uses a Tanner serves
strong and prepares
backhand to for his
return a serve opponent to
during a JV return it. photo
practice. by T.J. Bigelow
photo by T.J.
Bigelow

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