1978 Miracle Yearbook

Men Sweet NAIA Tourney For Seventh Straight Year The Cedarville College men's varsity tennis team sweeps t he NAIA District #22 tournament for the seventh straight year . The t itle is the t enth in the last eleven years. Cedarville scores 24 points, Walsh 19, Malone 16. Wilmington 7. Bluffton 4, Central State 4 , and Findlay 4 . The top four seeds. Gary Gallian, Jack Poole, Ken Erny. and Steve Stai rs. achieve All-District #22 honors. These players advance t o the quarter-finals of the tournament where forty-e ight entrants are sliced to eight. The Cedarville netters post a regular season record of 16-3. They easily win the Mid-Ohio Conference title. fifteen points ahead of second place Walsh College. Gary Gallian. Ken Erny. Jack Poole. Steve Stairs, and Dave Lynch are named t o the AII-MDC team. l.SteveStairsprepares touseaback· hand stroke 2. Coa-ch Murdocheongratula\es Dave Lynehonawell·played. con$ls tent mateh. 3. Ken Emymovesint opa$ltion to stroke the ball. 4. Wilhcaretul eoneentrationonthe ball. Ken Ernyattempts to win the po1nt S.CralgColas useshls tongue to aid the ball into the raquet olot Tim Dowd. 6. DanGreenlollowsthrough alter a cleanbaekhandstroke . 7. Coach Mur6oehgiveshisplayers some words of wisdom betore the match begins 8. Aiterthematch. KenErny shakn handswithhisoppc>nent. 92/Men'sTennis