Returning Players Add Experience

A combinationofoldand new madethe tennisteamreadyto face the1992-93season.

Theteamrelied ontheexperienceoftheirreturningstarters and thefreshnessof new recruits.RaphaelCardosoreturnedaslastyear'sMostValuable Player. Another player whowasamajorasset, Danny Fariss, stood right behind Cardoso in the LU rankings. Fariss was voted Most ImprovedPlayerontheteam.

Another turn forthebetter was theadditionof freshmen Nathan Wierich and Barrett Connelly, who were both alreadyranked inthetop sixof the team at the beginning of the season.

One exciting event that launched the season was the KaleidescopeTournament.

As far as expectations, not onlydidthey strive for a winning season, but they also worked topleasethe Lord by theirattitudeson and offthe court.

Keeping things inperspectivewashard,but byrealizing who theyweredoingitforand who gave them their talents, they were able toplaybetter thantheythoughtimaginable. While the team may have struggled in some areas,the outlook forcoming seasons is verypositive. The older players gave the more inexperienced players role models whichtheycouldlookup toin their task ofbecoming the best theycan. fa

ByAmyLeach