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Who taught you backhand, freshman
Slicing into a
first singles player Chris
pay Chiou keeps his eye on
the ball. Chiou rolled
r "My dad r "When I was through the season and
taught me to four years old, went on to a 8-1 dual
record. photo by
play tennis my dad took me Michelle Lee
when I was out to play
seven years tennis and I've
old. It brought been playing
us a lot closer." ever since."
-sophomore Jeff -sophomore
Nathan Matt Gasparini

JV Tennis: front-Mark
Mohr, Brent Absher,
Brent Ganey; back-Joel
Ulanday, James Hein,
K.C. Vaughn, Jeff
Nathan, coach Jim
Johnson photo by Jack
Martin Photography

Senior Chris Ellis and
freshman Nick Petrick
discuss their game plan
in their first doubles
match against MW.
Ellis and Petrick had an
a !most-perfect season,
finishing up with a 9-1
dual doubles record.
photo by Michelle Lee

It Up

strong said.
With
match points to beat Burke at
a
•by Chris Womack nucleus, the boys varsity ten- The season got off to Metros," freshman Nick
nis team captured a 9-1 dual a excellent start with a win Petrick said.
The boys tennis teams record and took fourth place against the team's archrival, Even though the JV
served it up this at the state tournament. Millard South. This strength team had a losing season, they
II II
The coach played a continued throughout the sea- all put forth an excellent ef-
year with strong major role in the team's sue- son. fort with some big victories.

teams and big victo- cess. While the team was "I had a really good
"He has one of the making plays on the court, match aginst Papillion; I was
rzes. most unique coaching styles, they were also making memo- down 6-2 and fought back to
.,Q Sports from his teaching techniques nes. "My favorite moment tie break," freshman Mark 1
win the match 9-8 in a tough
to his overall enthusiasm for
the team," senior Chris Ellis was coming back from four Mohr said. r