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Sophomore Hopefuls
ByCHRISYOPP
- - i)TH Sports Writer ; ;
. The UNC tennis team opens its season at home tomorrow at
2 p.m. when it meets the University of Kalamazoo.
'.. Burdened by the loss of seven lettermen including. ACC singles
; champion : George Sokol and doubles champ Ted Hoehn, Coach
Don Skakle must try to put together a good season witn a nost
of sophomores, and hopefully wrest back the ACC title from
Maryland, who won it last year with a 5-4 win over the Tar
Heels at College Park.
Skakle has tradition on his side.
: Carolina tennis is a sport enjoyed by many students on the
hill. The reason for this is simple: Students like to see UNC- win.
"Since the first official, match was played here in 1909, the Tar
Heels have posted an amazing record of 637 wins, 75 losses,
and 9 ties. '. 'f i '
- It was 1927 when a man named John Kenfield became the
first full-time tennis coach - at Carolina. In a few-short years - he
brought the team national recognition as his teams posted nine
unblemished seasons between 1927 and 1941. Such stars as Ram
sey Potts, John Foreman, and Vic Seixas blossomed during this
"Kenfield Era." Between 1945 and 1950, a youth by the name
of Don Skakle compiled an almost perfect record of 60 victories
against only one loss during four years of match play. I
Last year the netters sported one of its best teams. With seven
of the 13 man squad being seniors, the Heels had a good, ex
perienced team, George Sokol made if three years in a row
as the ACC singles champ, and senior Ted Hoehn and sopho
more O. H. Parrish combined to cop the conference doubles
crown as the Heels swept to their 10th conference crown in the
last 11 years. . . , " . , -. , . , , J
The past was good, but now another year has rolled around
and coach Skakle is faced with the problem of putting out a
winning team. This year's team will be lacking one important
factor experience. The team lost seven men to graduation last
year: Bill Applegate, Richard Henderson, Ted Hoehn, John Mac
Donald, Pete Myers, Charlie Shaffer, and George Sokol.
But despite this loss, Coach Skakle seems optimistic about the
season. "We should , have a good team; ; inexperienced, but good.
We have a lot of sophomores - playing for us this year who
have shown up well in practice and seem to, have the enthusi
asm to make this a really good team"
The teams real experience lies in the form of two men
Ken Oettinger and 0. H. Parrish. Ken,- a junior; from here in
ChaDel Hill fared well in his matches last year. The 6-2, 160
pounder is a great all - around performer. Parrish, in his last
year of play for the Heels, was part of the pair which copped
the ACC doubles title last year. His best shot is probably a pat-
. ented backhand. r-:; - -;. : -n.'VoV-'
Skakle looks for much help from sophomores Bronson Van
Wyck, Nat West, Tommy Chewning, and Len Floren. Rounding
out the rest of the squad will be sophomores Alan Brill, Rich
ard Doner, James .Wadsworth and Frank Ward. . T
The Tigers from Clemson and Maryland are expected to be the
teams to beat in the conference this year. r :
Another factor which could play an important role in, the suc
cess of this year's team is the number of . home games on the
agenda. Out of the 21 scheduled matches, 18 are here ; in Chapel
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After tomorrow's match, the Tar Heels will meet Kalamazoo
again Tuesday and Michigan State Friday and Saturday. ,
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Schedule '
March 23-24 - Kalamazoo
26-27 - Mich. St.
23 - M.I.T.
30- Ohio U.
31 - Apr. 1 - Williams
April 2 - Randolph-Macon
7-Virginia
12 - Penn St.
16 - Maryland .
19 - Toledo
20 - Duke '
' 22 - W. Michigan
24 - Wake Forest
27 - N. C. State
30 - S. Carolina
May 1-Clemson
4 - Presbyterian
Away matches in bold face.
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Counselor
Posts Open
Persons interested in serving
as a counselor in the YMCA
freshman camp program can
apply now at the YMCA direc
tor's office in Y - Building.
A meeting of. volunteers will
be held Monday upstairs at Y
Building at 7 p.m.
Counselors will be selected on
the basis of interest and abili
ty. '
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By PlhrE GAMMONS
Ass't Sports Editor
If you've ever walked down
around the handball courts dur
ing the winter during the hours
when physical . education class
es are in session, you may be
surprised to know that the
guy with the grin sitting on the
floor every time you pass is one
of the most successful college
tennis coaches in the country.
Go watch him sometime be
side the court during a match,
and things are a little different
he's all business.
Since becoming coach at UNC
in 1959, Don Skakle has com
piled a record of 98 - 15. Until
last year's 5-4 upset at the
hands of Maryland, his teams
had never lost to an ACC rival
and had run up a 41-1 mark.
In physical education classes
he often shows up a little late
if the class is early in the
morning, is always in a good
mood and seems informal. The
one thing is that he teaches as
well as anyone in the depart
ment. Born in Massachusetts, he at
tended Worcester Academy in
Worcester, Mass., and played
on the U. S. Junior Davis Cup
team in 1942.
He came to UNC in the fall
of 1945 and played under the
great John Kenfield. In his four
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years of varsity competition
here he won 60 matches and
lost only one, and was a team
mate of cne of. the United
States' greatest amateur play
ers, Vic Seixas, who was cap
tain of the Davis Cup team last
year.
His first year as coach the
Tar Heels were 12-3 and 7-0
in the conference and they have
been strong ever since. His
teams have taken the tourna
ment championships every year
and have captured the regular
season title every year but 1954.
He received his Master of
Education Degree in i960 and
is a full - time Physical Educa
tion instructor.
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