<'/eHnU 1966 Coach Bob Nor ton and 'Sk:ip Rishel PRESS and RADIO INFORMATION BLOOMSBURG STATE COLLEGE - - Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania GENERAL INFORMATION Dr. Harvey A. Andruss President, Bloomsburg State College Russell Houk, Lock Haven S. C. '52 Athletic Director Robert Norton, Slippery Rock S. C. '53 Tennis Coach John H. Jones, East Stroudsburg S. C. '64 Freshman Coach Boyd F. Buckingham, Bloomsburg S. C. '43 Director of Public Relations Bruce 'Nick' Dietterick, Penn State U. '47 Sports Information Director ATHLETIC INFORMATION Member -------------- NCAA, PSCAC, NAIA Colors -------------------- Maroon and Gold Nickname -------------------------- Huskies Home Field -------------------- Light Street Telephone, Sports Publicity __ 784-4660 Ext. 18 COLLEGE INFORMATION Denomination __________ Non-Denominational Conducted by _ Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Year Founded -------r----------------- 1839 Enrollment ---------.------------------ 2800 BLOOMSBURG STATE COLLEGE TENNIS SQUAD Name Class Ht. Hometown High School ')Thomas Kenney Senior 5'10" Philadelphia Plymouth-Whitemarsh *William Gering Junior 5'10" Berwick Berwick Area ')Mike Mellinger Junior 5'9" Harrisburg Central Dauphin *Franklin Rishel Juniir 5'9" Danville Danville Area Edward Dietrich Sophomore 5'7" Easton Easton Area Joseph Ksyniak Sophomore 5'6" Croydon Delhaas Jeffrey Snyder Sophomore 6'3" Berwick Berwick Area Robert Zalonis Sophomore 5'6" Bloomsburg Bloomsburg Area Robert Hinkle Sophomore Frackville Frackville *Returning (Lettermen TENNIS SCHEDULE April 14-Shippensburg ----------_---- A-2:00 April 16-Millersville ________________ H-1:30 April 23-E. Stroudsburg ____________ H-12:00 April 27-Susquehanna ______________ H-1:00 April 30-Millersville ________________ A-1:30 May 3-E. Stroudsburg _________ -:_ __ A;-2:00 May 5-Lock Haven _______________ H-2:00 May 7-Shippensburg ______________ H-1:00 May 11-Kutztown _________________ H-1:30 May 13-Lock Haven _______________ A-2:00 May 16-Kutztown ____________-_____ A-2:00 TENNIS OUTLOOK-1966 Four veterans return from last yeals squad to give Coach Norton hope of bettering last year's unimpressive record of 1 ~ictory against 7 losses. Returning are Franklin Rishel, William Gering, Mike Mellinger, and Thomas Keeney. Lost through graduation were Milton VanWinkle and Charles Wilson. Another letterman, Thomas Evans, didn't report this year due to student teaching commitments. Frank Rishel improved a great deal during the last season and should be one of the top Husky performers. Southpaw Bill Gering worked extremely hard on his game last summer and should be a much stronger player this year. Tom Keeney developed extensively toward the end of last season and now plays a much steadier game. Mike Mellinger has also been working hard to improve his playing performance. Four of last year's freshmen will move into varsity competition to give added strength to Coach Norton's squad. Ed Dietrich and Bob Zalonis have looked good in early workouts, while Joe Ksyniak and Jeff Snyder added experience throughout last summer to warrant being serious contenders. At this early date, not much is known of the ability of Bob Hinkle. For the past two weeks, the team has been working out on the college courts 'Yhen the weather has permitted and otherwise using the gymnasium for indoor practice. Coach Norton states that there seems to be a new air of confidence and eagerness in the team which points to improving last year's record. There are several outstanding freshmen working out and a 4 game schedule has been set for the frosh racketmen. All in all, the pic;:ture for tennis at BSC is the brightest it has be~n in recent years. HEAD TENNIS COACH ROBERT NORTON Bob Norton, who iust completed his third year as Head Basketball Coach at Bloomsburg State College, is starting his third season at the he]m of the Tennis Team. Bob is respected for his knowledge of both tennis and basketball and his ability to impart that invaluable knowledge to others. A graduate of Slippery Rock State College in 1953, Bob, a Physical Education Major, played varsity basketball and tennis. In his senior year he ·was elected captain of his basketball team which only suffered three defeats. He received his Master of Science degree at the Unipersity of Pittsburgh in 1959. A native of Donora, Pennsylvania, where he starred on the high school basketball team, Norton, after graduating from Slippery Rock spent two years in the U. S. Army. Following his discharge, he began his teaching and coaching career at Karns City High School in Western Pennsylvania. For two years prior to joining the BSC faculty, he served as head basketball coach at Fort Couch School in Upper St. Clair. During the summer months, in addition to being a staff member of the Sunny Brook Basketball Camp, DanviHe, Pennsylvania, Norton an outstanding tennis player, is a member of the Bloomsburg Tennis Club which is extremely active in intracity competition. J:l'RESHMAN TENNIS COACH JOHN H. JONES John H. Jones, a health education graduate of East Stroudsburg State College, joined the Bloomsburg State College faculty last fall as an assistant Dean of Men. He was awarded his Master of Education degree in December, 1965 from the Pennsylvania State University. A former coach of soccer at Troupsburg (N .Y.) Central School, Jones has also had considerable experience in playground and recreation tennis programs. While attending East Stroudsburg S. C., he was a member of the varsity tennis tea mfor two years. This summer he will participate in the recreation program at State College. •