Tennis The tennis team had one of the finest seasons in history as they won the Big Sky conference meet in convincing style finishing on top with 23 points ahead of Montana with 19 points, Gonzaga with 11 points, Idaho State with 4 points and Weber and Montana State with 3 points each. The team had a fine overall record of ten wins and six losses in their regular season, and that record included two big wins over the WSU Cougars. Doug Denney of Boise was one of the outstanding players and he won a championship spot with his victory in the Big Sky Championships. Jeff Williams of Idaho Falls was another Big Sky Champion in singles and also had a 14-2 record for the year. Lee Takahashi of Parma also was a Big Sky Champion and 9me through in grand style to win his singles match aiding the team's drive to the championship. The Vandals also had Keith Ries of Spokane; Skip Rudd of Spokane and John Kauffman of Manheim, Pa., as runner-up in the Big Sky conference meet. Row one: John Kauffman, Keith Ries, Lee Takahashi, Frank Newman. Row two: Coach Ron Stephenson, Jeff Williams, Skip Rudd, Doug Denney.
COACH RON STEPHENSON
Lee Takahashi carefully returns the ball over the net.
Jeff Williams practices for the up-coming match.
In the conference meet, the Vandals won ten of the singles matches .and won five of the six matches in doubles. Ries and Newman combined to win one of the doubles championships and Williams also paired with Takahashi to win another doubles championship. Denney and Rudd were Big Sky runners-up in the third doubles matches. For the season, the Vandals won 31 and lost 1 5 doubles matches. Coach Ron Stephenson feels that the team will be strong again next year and is looking forward to the competition.