BLOOMSBURG

STATE COLLEGE
TENNIS
1973

L to R:

Kneeling, Tom Sweitzer, Drew Hostetter
Standing, Dick Grace, Bill Hoefel

INFORMATION
On The

"Huskies"

The :Jos. of the number two, three, and four single Player$
from last year's team, whJch compiled -a ::3-0 fall record and a
6-2 spring record, woutti normatly indicate a sHde backlM.lrd,.
However, this shou1d not be thf) case due to a fine group of
freshmen.

In the faJI matches this year, the Huskies .defeated
Susquehanna and Kutztown while losing to Lehigh and always•
tough Bucknell. The team has Tom Sweitzer, 9-2 at the number
one position; Dick Grace, 11-0 at the numbet five position; and
Tom Leedom, 10-1 at the number six position retum,ng for
the '73 season. Sweitzer, a former ranked Middle States iunior,
will probably ptay number two this year behfnd freshman Orew
Hostetter, a number four ranked Middle States junior and semifinatist in the state high school tournament, at the number one
position. Freshman Bill Hoefel, also a ranked junior, wm pfay
number three, at which,. if he plays up to his potentiat, wm be
unbeatable at that PQsition.
Sophomore Dick Grace, who taf}ied al'l 11-0 record in the
spring ancf falf prior to perfotming on the basketuan cQUrt, wtll
probably ptay number four. Filfing out the fh~al twopo~tk>nswifl
be sophomore Dennis Hartzell at number fivec and either freshman Jim Overbaugh or jurtior Tom J.,eedQm pla:ying nu{llbtr six;
the latter only rost one match at this poslt;ion last year.
Sophomore Richard Hillegas win be available f<>r doubles
competition.
This wm be the first spring that the team wifi be playing Of!
the new 18 grasstex courts, nine of which are li9ftted' for
evening play. In the event of rain, the matd'les -O'lln be cQmPteted
on the ;two indoor~ permanent Tartan courts whJeh t~i, t,am USE,s
for winter ptay.
New addltions to the sprint schedule, Settvsbttre, West
Chester, and Lycomint, wilt l)rovide stiff cot'fff:)etjtiorr 'fut the
young Huskies. ihe Pennsytvania Conference toumam~nt WUf b&
hosted by Bloomsburg for the first tkne.

ROSTER

Rictiard Grace

So.

fflontrose

Molltrose

Dennis HartzeU

So.

Espy

Ceottat Columbia

Richittrd Hillegas

So.

Quakertown

Quakertown

William Hoefel

Fr.

Manheim

Manl'\eim Central

Drew Hostetter

Fr.

Mount. Joy

Donegal

Thomas Leedom

Jr.

Lansdowne

l.ansdowntf-Aldan

J;m Ovetba!li9h

Fr.

Hanover

Detone Catht>lic:

Tom SWeitzer

So.

Manheim

Manheim Cen.tfat

COACH

BURT REESE

BURTON REESE joined the
Physical Education staff of Bloomsburg
State College in January, 1969, and
since that time has served as head tennis
coach and assistant basketball coach.
A native of Taylor, Pennsylvania,
he earned both his Bachelor of Science
and Master of Education degrees at East
Stroudsburg State College. He played
varsity tennis and varsity basketball and
co-captained both teams in his senior year. While working on his
master's degree, he coached basketball and tennis as a graduate
assistant. He then joined the faculty of Old Forge High School,
Pennsylvania, where he was assistant basketball and football
coach. He served as athletic director at Abington Heights where he
coached tennis, with a 45-6 record, and junior high basketball.
Reese was ranked 10th in Men's Singles in the Middle States tennis
area and plays sanctioned tournaments throughout the summer.
Coach Reese states, "This year's team, although very young,
has a great deal of experience in tournament play and should be
competitive in all of its matches."

SCHEDULE
~

TIME

3/31

Kutztown

Away

2:00

4/3

Scranton

Away

2:00

4/4

Lock Haven

Home

2:00

4/7

West Chester

Away

2:00

4/10

Mansfield

Away

2:00

4/12

Millersville

Away

2:00

4/28

E. Stroudsburg

Home

2:00

4/30

Susquehanna

Home

2:00

5/1

Lycoming

Away

2:00

5/2

Kutztown

Home

2:00

5/4 & 5

Conference Tournament

Home

5/9

Shippensburg

Away

2:00

5/10

Gettysburg

Away

2:00

Q8.li

TEAM

GENERAL INFORMATION
Location:
Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
Acting President:

Dr. Charles H. Carlson
Chairman of the Department of Health, Physical Education and
Athletics:
Dr. Conrad A. Bautz
Associate Vice President for Development & External Relations:
Boyd F. Buckingham
Sports Information Director:
Bruce C. Dietterick
Member:
NCAA, NAIA, PC, ECAC
Nickname:
Huskies
Colors:

Maroon and Gold
Home Courts:
Campus Courts
Eighteen (9 Lighted)
Enrollment:
4250
Year founded:

1839
Conducted by:
Commonwe.alth of Pennsylvania