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he womens team, like
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mens team
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promises another successful season for
USD. The Toreras closed out the 1988-89
season ranked thirteenth, the highest the wom–
ens team has ever been ranked. It was also the
first time they received a bid to'compete in the
NCAA National Championships.
As
ofthe presea–
son, our Toreras were ranked sixteenth and look
forward
to
moving up in ranking. Competition
this year includes such opponents as Stanford,
UCLA, UC Berkley, Arizona State, and Oklahoma
State.
The ~ent on this years team will once again
try to obtain another NCAA bid to the champion–
ships_with several returning players. Included in
the returnees are Aby Brayton, Christy Drage,
Tonya Fuller, and Sako/wan "Tuck" Kacharoen.
Aby was ranked fifty-fourth nationally after last
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years competition. Tonya closed the season 19-8
and a national ranking ofeighty-seventh. "Tuck"
closed the season with a sensational record of
20-
8 singles and 16-8 doubles for her rookie season.
She is a valuable player according to the coaches
and shows continuing success for this years team.
Four newcomers join the squad. Margo Mullally
in her first year is known for her singles and
doubles play. Paula Hansen was ranked third
coming out ofhigh school play and ranked seven–
ty fourth nationally for girls' 18 singles. Karen
Lauer is ranked twenty-fifth nationally, and Lau–
ra Mannisto will also assist in this years Toreras
season.
With this talent, the Toreras plan to
be
com–
peting in the championship once again, and fur–
ther enhance the respect of tennis at USD.