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1967

Coach John Jones

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
John H. Jones, East Stroudsburg S. C. '64
Tennis Coach
Boyd F. Buckingham, Bloomsburg S. C. '43
Director of Development and Public Relations
Bruce ' Nick' Di,etterick, Penn State U. '47
Sports Information Director

ATHLETIC INFORMATION

lviember _ __
Colors

NCAA, PSCAC, NAIA
Maroon and Gold
Huskies

Nickname

Home Field __________ Light Street
Telephone, Sports Publicity ____ 784-4660 Ext. 218

COLLEGE INFORMATION

Denomination _____ _________________ Non-Denominational
Conducted by __ Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Year Founded _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

1839

;Enrollment ------- - - - - - - - - --

3100

BLOOMSBURG STATE COLLEGE TENNIS SQUAD

Class

Name
Franklin Rishel
Mike Mellinger
William John Gering
Robert Zalonis
Jeff Snyder
Ed Dietrich
Jeffrey A. Miller
Dale Houck
Gerald Fulmer
Ronald W. Deitrick
Dennis H. Crim
Art Worley
Jim Meehan
Doyle H. Klinger, Jr.
Thomas E. Clewell
Ed Barrett

Senior
Senior
Senior
Junior
Junior
Junior
Sophomore
Sophomore
Sophomore
Sophomore
Sophomore
Freshman
Freshman
Freshman
Freshman
Freshman

Ht.
5'10
5'9
5'11
5'6
6'3
5'7
5'9
5'10
6'1
5'9
5'10
6'0
6'0
5'10
5'8
5'11

Hometown
Danville
Harrisburg
Berwick
Bloomsburg
Berwick
Easton
Sunbury
Williamsport
Bloomsburg
Bloomsburg
Bloomsburg
New Cumberland
Towanda
Bloomsburg
Nazareth
Ashland

TENNIS SCHEDULE

April
April
April
April
April
April
April
April
April
May
May
May
May
May

8- Cheyney _____________________ H-12 :00 noon
12-Shippensburg ____________ H- 2 :00 p.m.
IS-Millersville _______ F&V-A- 2 :00 p.m.
18-Kutztown ____________________ A- 3 :00 p.m.
20-Mansfield ______ .___ H- 1 :00 p.m.
21-E. Stroudsburg -F&V-A- 1 :30 p.m.
25--Lock Haven ________________ A- 1 :00 p.m.
27-Mansfield _ _ _ _ A- 1 :00 p.m.
29-Millersville _______ F&V __ H - 12 :00 noon
2-E. Stroudsburg F&V-H- 1 :30 p.m.
4-Susquehanna ______________ A- 2 :30 p.m.
6-Shippensburg ____________ A- 2 :00 p.m.
11-Kutztown ---·-- ___________ H- 1 :30 p.m.
15-Lock Haven __________ ____H- 1 :00 p.m.

Additional Freshman Tennis Meets
May
6-Bucknell ____ ____ _ A- 2 :00 p.m.
April 26-Bucknell ________ __ ____________ H- 3 :00 p.m.

High School
Danville
Central Dauphin
Berwick
Bloomsburg
Berwick
Easton Area
Sunbury Area
Williamsport
Bloomsburg
Bloomsburg
Bloomsburg
Cedar Cliff
Towanda Area
Bloomsburg
Nazareth Area
Immaculate Heart

TENNIS OUTLOOK-1967

Six returning team members and five eager
sophomores indicate the tennis outlook for
Bloomsburg State College to be the best that it
has been for the past two decades. John Jones,
last year's B.S.C. freshman tennis coach, will
take over the reins as head coach this year.
Two months of early indoor practice and an
optimistic outlook by each team member should
provide the impetus necessary for the Husky
netmen to be classified as the "Dark Horse"
among the competing Pennsylvania State College
teams.
Returning veterans include Seniors-Franklin Rishel, William Gering, Mike Mellinger;
Juniors-Ed Dietrich, Jeff Snyder, Robert Zalonis. Promising Sophomores include Ronald
Dietrich, Jeff Miller, Dale Houk, Gerald Fulmer,
Dennis Crim.
All of the seniors have been working extremely hard to improve their play over last year.
Rishel is the top contender for the No. 1 position.
Mellinger developed extensively towards the
end of last season and is now playing a much
steadier game. Zalonis has real potential and
could develop into the best tennis player that a
Maroon and Gold squad has had in recent years.
Southpaw Gering has developed some new
strokes that have added variety and depth to his
game. Snyder and Ed Dietrich have been working extremely hard in preparing to break into
the starting lineup. Rishel and Dietrich will cocaptain the '67 Husky netmen.
Ron Dietrick appears to be the outstanding
prospect among the sophomore candidates. Coach
Jones has indicated it is too early to det,e rmine
the full potential of the untried sophomores.
With the vast construction taking place on
campus, the tennis courts have been temporarily
eliminat,ed, and the Huskies will have to do
their practicing and playing on the Bloomsburg
town courts and those of the Bloomsburg Tennis
Club. Even under such unfortunate circumstances for practicing, there seems to be a new
air of confidence and ,eagerness in the team which
points to improving last year's record of 3 wins
and 6 losses. There are several outstanding
Freshmen working out and a 6-game schedule has
been set for the frosh racketmen.

In addition to the regular Pennsylvania State
College competition, there will be three newcomers to the varsity schedule this year-Mansfield State College, Cheyney State College, and
Susquehanna University.

HEAD TENNIS COACH
JOHN H. JONES

A health education graduate of East Stroudsburg State College, Jones joined the Bloomsburg
State College faculty in the fall of 1965 as an
Assistant to the 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 recreational tennis programs. While attending East
Stroudsburg State College, he was a member of
the varsity tennis team for 2 years. Last summer he participated in the recreation program
at Penn State.
'
Last spring Jones was freshman tennis coach
at B.S.C. and last fall he was varsity and freshman cross country coach. He is also the director
of the intramural program at Bloomsburg State
College for the 1966-67 college year.