Alcala 1972

Nine-zip, nine-zip, nine-zip, nine-zip, nine-zip. The Torero tennis team was rolling through early competition. Brigham Young, tenth rated major university? Zap. Redlands, consistent NAIA powerhouse? Zap. Andrew Rae, Mike Kellogg, Guy Fritz, Hannu Ojala, John Schwihert, Earl Freeman and Pete Hill were cruising. The NCAA championship seemed possible. Zap.

Coach Curt Spanis feared easy competition and complacency might dull the players' games, but as March edged towards April, the Toreros continued to cruise.

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