MARCH 20, 2014 | OKANOGAN VALLEY GAZETTE-TRIBUNE
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OROVILLE TENNIS Monroe sees bright future for Oroville’s tennis program
SENIORS Cruspero
BY BRENT BAKER
Foster
Nelson
Marcolin
Pickering
OROVILLE BOYS AND GIRLS TENNIS ROSTERS
Viveros
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OROVILLE - Second-year Oroville tennis coach Billy Monroe senses that excitement about Hornet tennis is building. It didn’t hurt to see some of his athletes out on the courts getting some pre-season work in during a warm stretch in February. “I like to set my expectations high for my athletes and for my program,” Monroe says. “That being said I am really looking forward to this season. The excitement for tennis this year at the school has been surprising.” There should be plenty of competition amongst the girls team for varsity spots as 11 girls turned out, including seniors Kaylee Foster, Aya Cruspero, Angela Nelson, Menze Pickering, Ashley Marcolin and Emily Viveros. Junior Lily Hilderbrand and freshman Lillie Gronlund also played last year. The boy team only has four, but three - junior Joseph Sarmiento, sophomore Connor BoCook and freshman Nathan Hugus - are returnees. “With a full lineup I expect the girls to compete this year with the top teams in our league,” Monroe says. “I know schools such as Pateros and Liberty Bell will have good girls teams and it will be interesting to see how we do. “The boys team, although small in number, is big in athleti-
GIRLS
Name Aya Cruspero Kaylee Foster Angela Nelson Ashley Marcolin Menze Pickering Emily Viveros Lily Hilderbrand Adriana Silva Zoe Whittaker Jameson Lillie Gronlund Lena Fuchs
BOYS
Name Joseph Sarmiento Connor BoCook Nathan Hugus John Marquiss
Gr 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 9 9 9 Gr 11 10 9 9
Head Coach: Billy Monroe
OROVILLE BOYS AND GIRLS TENNIS SCHEDULE
Brent Baker/staff photo
The Oroville tennis teams include (front row, l-r) John Marquiss, Lillie Gronlund, Adriana Silva, Nathan Hugus, Conner Bocook, Zoe Whittaker Jameson, Lena Fuchs, (back) Angela Nelson, Menze Pickering, Emily Viveros, Coach Billy Monroe, Aya Cruspero, Kaylee Foster and Ashley Marcolin. Not pictured: Lily Hilderbrand, Joseph Sarmiento, John Marquiss. cism. I feel that I have a couple of the best athletes in the school on my team. If all of my players make as much growth this year on their tennis game as last year, I feel that there is a good chance
that I could be taking someone to the state tournament this season.” Monroe is hoping that last year’s growth coupled with this year’s early enthusiasm are signs that the Hornets’ program is
returning to prominence. “I would like to see it return to the glory days of the late 1980s and early 1990s when state champions like the Bargens and Kowatchs where coming out of Oroville ten-
nis,” he says. “Tennis should be fun. I want athletes coming to practice excited to work on their skills and happy to be there practicing. If you have fun doing something you will naturally become better at it.”
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TONASKET TENNIS Milner takes over Tigers’ tennis program BY BRENT BAKER
SENIORS Bello
Hendrick
Gschiel
Leep
Ramos
Marks
Schell
Terris
Villalva
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TONASKET - The resignation of former tennis coach Dave Buccheim shortly before the beginning of spring practice contributed to the Tonasket tennis teams getting off to an uneven start and may have kept the number of turn-outs down. But newly hired coach Mark Milner likes what he sees with the team he does have. “We’re low in numbers but big in heart,” Milner says. “Our goal is to get better every day. So far I like the progress and with some hard work, I’m liking our chances of getting a kid or two to State this year.” There is more experience on the boys’ side than with the girls. “Trevor Terris, Brian Hendrick and Walker Marks all have singles experience,” Milner says. “The girls also have experience but will have their hands full with an extremely talented league. Cashmere, Okanogan, Omak and Chelan all have very strong girls teams.” In fact, four of the eight state medalists at the 1B/2B/1A state tournament last year hailed from the Caribou Trail League, including Tonasket then-senior Megan Beyers, who finished fifth. The CTL also boasted the top two doubles teams and three other state-qualifying pairs. The boys went 6-6 in league
TONASKET BOYS AND GIRLS TENNIS SCHEDULE 3/18 3/20 3/22 3/28 3/29 4/8
* Cascade 4:30 pm at Oroville 4:00 pm * at Quincy 11:00 am Lake Roosevelt 4:30 pm * Cashmere 11:00 am * at Okanogan 4:30 pm
TONASKET BOYS AND GIRLS TENNIS ROSTERS BOYS
Name Brian Hendrick Walker Marks Levi Schell Trevor Terris Ulukbek Beishekeev Jesse Holan Colton Leep David Moreno Sesar Saldana
GIRLS
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Tonasket’s tennis teams include (front row, l-r) Anna St. Martin, Micala Arnesen, Rochelle Glaspie, Norma Ramos, Brisa Leep, Abby Gschiel, Jenny Bello, Madi Villalva, Baillie Hirst and Assistant Coach Arcelia Carroll, (back row) Sesar Saldana, Ulukbek Beishekeev, Levi Schell, Jesse Holan, Brian Hendrick, Colton Leep, Trevor Terris, Walker Ray Marks, David Moreno and Head Coach Mark Milner. play last year, good for fourth place in the league, while the girls were 2-10. 4/12 * Chelan 4:30 pm 4/15 at Omak 4:30 pm 4/19 * at Cashmere 11:00 am 4/22 * Okanogan 4:30 pm 4/24 * at Omak 4:30 pm 4/25 * at Cascade 4:30 pm 4/29 * Omak 4:30 pm 5/3 *Quincy 11:00 am 5/7 at Liberty Bell 4:30 pm 5/9 *at Chelan 4:30 pm * League Match
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The girls team features returning seniors Abby Gschiel, Madi Villalva and Brisa Leep, along with junior Anna St. Martin and sophomore Baillie Hirst.
Senior Levi Schell and juniors Jesse Holan and Colton Leep return on to the boys side. The Tigers jumped into league play right away, hosting Cascade
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