Tennis seniors want a PAC title before graduation

by Gabrielle Beltran staff writer

When senior tennis players Mike McGann and Joe Elliot were asked what they will miss the most about Cabrini when they graduate, they both said hanging out and goofing off with roommates and midnight barbecuing outside of Xavier their freshman year. They will both also miss being able to party on Thursday nights, because soon they will have real jobs. McGann and Elliot are the tennis team's only two graduating seniors. They wish they had more eligibility to continue their tennis careers, which they have established since their freshman year. Cabrini's tennis team currently consists of eight players and is coached by Reggie Day. The team's record so far this year is five wins and two losses. They believe the they have a good shot of winning the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference championship, which is scheduled for April 28th and 29th.

Joe Elliot is an English/communications major that plans to travel when he graduates. Elliot gives McGann the credit for getting him to go out for the tennis team when they were freshman, and they have been the best of friends ever since. He will

Mike to be Gene Simmons miss the team road trips during spring break to Hilton Head, South Carolina and the hard practices, because they were fun. Elliot really hopes that they win the PAC, because he wants to graduate with a championship.

Elliot also plans to further his education and possibly go to law school or graduate school, and he plans to get an apartment with his friends. Elliot will miss Dr. Zurek, even though Dr. Zurek made him get on his hands and knees to re-enact one of

Shakespeare's plays in class his first semester as a freshman. Elliot will also miss Steve Murray, an English teacher that taught a number of courses at Cabrini in previous years.

One fond memory that Elliot has of their spring break tennis trips to South Carolina is when they had practice every morning at 6 a.m. He remembers a time when McGann accidentally brushed his teeth with lcy Hot instead of tooth paste, because he was so tired when they were getting ready for practice.

El1iot believes that this year's team has the best shot ever for clenching the PAC title, because it has four great freshman recruits. He believes that the team's attitude has also become more serious, and the team is playing to win, because they want to go out on a good note.

"The team has grown stronger as a whole than it ever has been here at Cabrini,"Elliot said.

McGann is a graphic design major that wants to work for an advertising company or a magazine company. He has to take a few more classes, and then he can pursue his dream. He will miss courses taught by Don Dempsey and Dr. Hedtke. McGann is glad that he is graduating because he won't have to deal with the housing selection process in the future, and he doesn't have to eat in the cafeteria anymore. He is pleased that the tennis program has become as strong as it has, because it is a worthy program.

McGann will miss the other guys on the team, because they work well together. McGann also really wants to win and graduate with the tennis PAC championship title.