2003 PREVIEW BOYS' TENNIS: SAUGUS SHOWS NEW LOOK TO GO WITH NEW CONFIDENCE FIRST-YEAR COACH MINYARD HAS CENTURIONS BELIEVING IN TEAM.Byline: Lauren Gustus Staff Writer With a new coach, several returning players and a standout freshman, the Saugus boys' tennis team has reason to be optimistic op·ti·mist n. 1. One who usually expects a favorable outcome. 2. A believer in philosophical optimism. op this season. Sam (1) (Security Accounts Manager) The part of Windows NT that manages the database of usernames, passwords and permissions. A SAM resides in each server as well as in each domain controller. See PDC and trust relationship. Minyard takes over as coach despite not having experience heading a tennis program. He has coached high school baseball and basketball, and he was a baseball coach at The Master's College History The Master's College was founded as Los Angeles Baptist Theological Seminary on May 25, 1927 to meet the need for a fundamental Baptist school on the West Coast. . But Minyard plays tennis, and the players think his coaching abilities will translate well to their sport. ``I think he's helped us immensely,'' junior captain Mitch The name Mitch can mean:
Minyard has the team focusing more on drills and conditioning than it did last year, said Pohl, who will play No. 1 singles. Pohl worked hard in the offseason to prepare for his first season as a singles player. Last year, he alternated between No. 1 and No. 2 doubles. Justin May and Ari Berlin will fill the remaining two singles positions. Berlin is the only freshman playing varsity but said he expected to crack the starting lineup For the line of action figures, see . A starting lineup in sports refers to the set of players actively participating in the event when the game begins. The players in the starting lineup are commonly referred to as starters, whereas the others are substitutes after practice started in January. ``I felt that each day I got better, and I felt I had the confidence to be a singles player,'' Berlin said. Berlin's success was a bonus for Minyard. ``He's a nice surprise,'' Minyard said. ``He beat out six other guys to get his spot.'' Bryan Ju and Jeff Ta will play No. 1 doubles. Saugus defeated Lancaster in its season opener and will play tough nonleague matches against Notre Dame Notre Dame IPA: [nɔtʁ dam] is French for Our Lady, referring to the Virgin Mary. In the United States of America, Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks, Crescenta Valley The Crescenta Valley is a small inland valley in Los Angeles County, California. Its name derives from its crescent-like shape, with the convex portion facing roughly northeast and the concave portion southwest. of La Crescenta, Quartz quartz, one of the commonest of all rock-forming minerals and one of the most important constituents of the earth's crust. Chemically, it is silicon dioxide, SiO2. Hill and Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. . Pohl thinks Saugus has better balance this season. ``I definitely think we'll get more wins this year,'' said Pohl, whose team won just one Foothill League match last year. ``We could very likely get fourth place and maybe third (in league). I don't think we're going to be in last place.'' The future also looks good for Saugus, which has just two seniors and will return its three singles players. ``We had around seven wins last year,'' Pohl said. ``That's much better than we had done in a few years.'' SAUGUS AT A GLANCE Team: Saugus boys' tennis Coach: Sam Minyard 2002 Foothill League finish: Tied for fifth (with Hart) Playoffs: Did not qualify. Key returnees: Mitch Pohl (Jr., singles); Justin May (singles); Bryan Steinhoff (Soph., doubles); Mike Tersigni (Soph., doubles); Bryan Ju (doubles); Jeff Ta (doubles). Top newcomer: Ari Berlin (Fr., singles) CAPTION(S): photo, box Photo: Saugus junior captain Mitch Pohl has no doubts the Centurions can improve on last year's co-fifth-place Foothill League finish. Joe Binoya/Special to the Daily News Box: SAUGUS AT A GLANCE (see text) |
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