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fht- brilliant flamt. of t.ht- boys'
Columbia unnis t.t-am burnt-d up many an
oppont.nt t.his yt-ar, dut- mos~y 1n part t.o tht-
t.t.nnis knoi!Atdgt- and skills of tirst-yt-ar coach
IMIIiam Murphy. ?racticing at t.ht- m1ddlt- school,
t.ht- t.t.nnis playt.rs achit-vw many nt-w skills and
honw t.h(.lr tt-nms prowt-ss t.o ntw lt-vtls.
Ddt-ating such uams as Orangt- f'ark and Oak
Hall ~t.h t.ast., ft-w 1;(.3 ms wut- a bit- t.o match t.ht-
t.alt.nt of Columbia. Tht- first tivt- s(.(.dtd playt.rs
art., nsputivtly, Zachary Brown, B1lly Robuts,
Jason Worlt-y, Bt.n Brown, and Chns Ward. Bot.h
of t.ht- st.nior mt-mbt.rs of t.ht- t.t.nnis ua m ful
opt.imistic about t.ht- upcoming dist.nct. match.
•1f Wt- all play t.ht- way I know wt- can, I su not.hing
but. first pia ct.: says st.nior Chns Ward. ·As long
as Coach Murphy is t.hut. t.o guidt- us, not.hing
can st.op us: says Zak Brown. Alt.hough t.ht.y
didn't play, many uns(.(.dtd playt.rs, such as Run
Gan, cont.nbuttd t.o t.ht !;(.3m in many ways. Ntxt
yt-ar t.ht-y ~II SUp up t.o t.ry t.o till t.ht- plactS of
t.ht. t.wo t.alt.nttd st.nior playt.rs. Wit.h hard work
and dwicauon, t.ht- t.t.nms uam has a chanct- t.o
t.akt. homt- t.ht. distl'ict U~(..

front row: Coach IMiiam Murphy, Michad Smit.h, Andy Mat.t.ht-ws, Bi l Robut.s. Chris Ward, RUn RUn Gan. Back row: Scott Pool(., B~
Bro~m, Zak Bro~m, Josh Crapps. Mik(. Fortman, ...bsh H~t.zltman, .Jason Worlty.

f olloiW'lg through lltlth a tough formand, B~ Bro~m Practicing his suvt, RUn Gan hop(..S for a solid
hop(.S t.o show hiS t>roU u JU5~ how i~ IS dol14. ac-.

An (.llploSiV(. backhand giv(..S numb« om s(.(.d s«lior Zak Bro~m an tdgt. ovu his
opponents.

A good backhand swing is crucial to Btn Bro11.11's rtkm.
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