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TENNIS/Depth helps boys' dual play

Doubles team places 3rd in state play

By Phill Reischl finals," Mosser said.
"Love" is a hated word in tennis, if you're Besides physical needs for the game,
losing. Kinney said most of the game is mental and
But the Boys' Varsity Tennis Team only gaining confidence in yourself.
experienced three defeats in 11 duals. An­ The Girls' Varsity Tennis team had its best
other accomplishment of the team, was to finish since 1983 at the Millard North Invite
place 6th in state out of 25 teams. by placing second.
Last year, the team only won two duals, Coach Dale Kinney said there were only
but before the season started Coach Dale two returning lettermen on the team, which
Kinney said, "Wewill notwinjusttwomatches were Seniors Heidi Lind and Kari Nelson.
this year." Lind and Nelson were the #1 doubles team
Depth, Kinney said, is what helped the for the Rams. The #2 doublesteam of Seniors
Rams win eight duals this year. Number one Kathy Korus and Cindy Fleming placed 3rd
singles player Junior Tony Medina led the out of 16 teams at the Ram Invite.
team followed by Junior Jeff Sawarynski, At singles play, the Rams had Senior Mary
Junior Brad Royal, Senior Chris Conn, So­ Dillon leadingthe way. Dillon placed a high
phomore Kevin Heim and Junior Matt Mos- 2nd out of sixteams by beating Bellevue East,
ser. Millard South and Papillion.
Mosser and Heim, placed third in state in Dillon said that Freshman Amy Garofolo
doubles play. Theyaavanced to the semifi­ helped the team by picking up valuable
nals after a comeback win against Columbus. points in the #6 slot in singles. Much of the
Heim and Mosser were down 5 games to 2, teams success came from this type of depth.
but won in a tiebreaker.
"It was such a great comeback because
after that we thought we would roll into the
Junior Todd Ribick p ra ctice s for an
u p co m in g ju n io r varsity g a m e.

Boys' Varsity Tennis Cross 5-4 Boys' J.V. Tennis
Record 8-3 Northwest 7-2 Record 7-4
Millard South 1-8 Bryan 6-3 Boys Town 9-3
Millard North 3-6 Omaha North 9-0 Burke 5-4
Bellevue West 7-2 Ram Invite 4th Bellevue East 12-0
Papillion 4-5 Papillion Invite 5th Papillion 6-7
Thomas Jefferson 7-2 Millard North Invite 4th Burke 3-13
Omaha South 8-1 Metro 8th York 12-0
Abraham Lincoln 5-4 State 6th Mt. Michael 6-8
Waverly 14-0
Abraham Lincoln 1-8
Bellevue West 1 2-3
Bryan 8-4
Ralston Tourn. 1st
120 Bellevue East Tourn.2nd
Practicing his serve is fresh m a n ju n io r
Tennis varsity p la y e r Brain Sa w a ryn sk i.