Bloomsburg
State College
1980-81

MEN'S
TENNIS

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CAPTAIN· KEN GROVE

Pennsylvania Conference
Champions
1979 and 1980

A Glance At 1980-81
The fall season was another successful one for the Huskies as they
registered their seventh straight undefeated record. Dual match wins
over Lycoming, Lock Haven, Scranton, Upsala, Haverford, Bucknell,
and West Chester upped BSC's undefeated skien to 38 for the fall of
the year.
The defending ECAC Division II champs elected to compete in the
Division I tourney at Princeton this year and got a solid team
performance to finish tenth out of 19 teams. BSC was the only
Division II team represented in the competition and hopes to be
selected in next year's reduced 16 team field.
One of the strongest fields ever produced some great tennis in the
1980 BSC Invitational. Coach Burt Reese's netmen finished in a fifth
place tie with Cornell behind Navy, Penn State, Hampton Institute,
and Mercyhurst. Temple and Haverford rounded out the field.
Currently the team is practicing indoors and playing in a variety of
tournaments in the immediate area. By the time the spring rolls
around, the Huskies should be prepared for another strong schedule.
Newcomers George Washington and Columbia add to an already
tough spring dual match slate which will make it difficult to
duplicate last year's impressive 22-3 record; a second straight
Pennsylvania Conference championship, a fourth place finish in the
MSTA Collegiate rankings; and an eighth place showing at the NCAA
Division II tournament. But, with five of the top six returning the
Huskies should continue their winning ways competing against ten
Division I, eight Division II, anrl three Division Ill schools.

Coach Burt Reese
This will be the 13th spring
season for Burt Reese and it
should be another good one. He
has compiled a record of 149-58
for a 72% winning average
against some outstanding competition. The Huskies' boss was
selected as "Coach of the Year"
in the Pennsylvania Conference
the past two years as wel I as
1977.
Reese, a native of Taylor, PA,
earned both his Bachelor of Science and Master of Education
degrees at East Stroudsburg State College where he co-captained
the tennis and basketball teams. While working on his master's
degree, he helped coach the tennis and basketball teams as a
graduate assistant. He then joined the faculty at Old Forge High
School, where he was an assistant football and basketball coach. He
moved on to Abington Heights High School and served as athletic
director and initiated and coached varsity tennis to a 45-6 record
before coming to BSC.
During the summer he is a teaching professional and is active as a
player and official in the Middle States Tennis Association. This year
he holds down the #14 spot in the men's singles rankings and in the
past has been a member of one of the top three doubles teams
several times. As an official he is currently the chairman of the
selection committees for "High School Coach of the Year" in
Central Pennsylvania and "Club of the Year" in the entire MSTA.

Player Profiles By Coach Reese

MARTY COYNE

KEN GROVE

\
CRAIG DIEHL

BRETT BRISCOE

TIM BLANCHARD

Marty Coyne - Sophomore - Hazleton. Marty
worked hard on his game this summer and it
paid off in the fall as he moved into the #1 spot.
He won the #4 singles crown in the
Pennsylvania Conference and teamed with
Diehl to capture the #2 doubles title. Selftaught player, his game was improved by
nationally ranked senior Lorraine Sharp and
when the intensity is there, is very difficult to
beat. Fall record: 8-2; Major: Business
Education; Career record: 34-6.
Ken Grove - Senior - Spring Grove. Ken is
finishing up one of the top careers ever at
Bloomsburg. Has been exceptionally tough
over the years in tournament play. During three
conference championships, he has won five
titles (3 singles and 2 doubles). Last year was
one of two BSC players invited to the NCAA
Division II national tourney in St. Louis. If Ken
has the kind of spring he had a year ago, he will
be a "can't miss" for the 1981 national
tournament. Fall record: 8-2; Coached in high
school by Gary Gault; Major: Accounting;
Career record: 65-31.
Craig Diehl - Junior - Spring Grove. Has gotten
better every year. This past summer Craig
played well enough to earn himself a spot
among the top 25 in the Middle States Tennis
Association's men's rankings. He has now won
two singles and two doubles titles in the
Pennsylvania Conference and has a chance to
become the first player to sweep if he can keep
the streak alive this spring. Won the "B"
division consolation at the ECAC Division I
tourney. Also coached in high school by Gary
Gault. Fall record: 9-2; Major: Accounting;
Career record: 59-16.
Dave Superdock - Sophomore - Bloomsburg. Is
the most improved player on the team. Dave
has picked up a strong serve/volley game and
has lost the tentativeness he possessed last
year. He won a Pennsylvania Conference title
at #6 singles last year and is expected to do
the same at #4 this season. Doubles game has
vastly improved as he moves into the lineup as
Ken Grove's partner. High school coach was
Glen Spaid. Fall record: 7-2; Major: Pre-med;
Career record: 30-7.
Brett Briscoe - Freshman - Richbor0. New kid
on the block and is'a fine player and welcome
addition to the team. He has all the tools to be
very good and is currently ranked 17th in the
Boy's 18's in the MSTA with one more year to
go. Doubles games is very mature for a
freshman. Brett was coached in high school by
Russ Struble at Council Rock. Fall record: 7-3;
Major: General Studies; Career record: 7-3.
Tim Blanchard - Junior - Towanda. No high
school team to play on; he has worked very
hard in college to get to the level of play he is
at right now. Tim has a strong desire to win and
has pushed his way into the top six. Currently
he is teamed with Briscoe to form a strong #3
in doubles team. Fall record: 8-2; Major:
Management; Career record: 18-8.

STEVE BLECHSCHMIDT

JOHN PETRIELLO

DAVE WILLIAMS

CHUCK TIRENDI

JOE LESKO

JIM KRAUSE

Steve Blechschmidt - Junior - New Holland. Steve had a good spring
season a year ago playing at numbers five and six. A notoriously
slow starter, by this spring he should make a move toward the top
six. He is the only player to ever go unbeaten on our southern trip.
Major: Computer Science; Career record : 15-3.
Dave Williams - Senior - Dallas. Dave has become a better player
each year. If someone falters in the top six, look for him to move into
the lineup. He is a very steady player who is difficult to beat. Major:
Accounting.
Chuck Tirendi - Senior - Philadelphia. Good player who may still
become a top six competitor. He can definitely compete at that level,
but academic commitments have slowed his tennis progress down.
Major: Pre-med.
John Petriello - Senior - Scranton. First year on the team ; too bad he
is a senior because he has made tremendous advances in his game.
John's best tennis years are still ahead of him . Major: Accounting.
Joe Lesko - Sophomore - Center Valley. Good player who won a
District II doubles title in high school. Probably still one year away
from being a strong factor in top six competition . High school coach
was Tom Nonnemacher. Major: Management.
Jim Krause - Junior - Newtown. Former all-conference player in the
community college league. Jim is a good player and fine person that
gives the team the depth it needs to be successful. Major: Special
Education.

College Facts
LOCATION: Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania 17815
YEAR FOUNDED: 1839
ENROLLMENT: 5400 Undergraduates
COLORS: Maroon and Gold
NICKNAME: Huskies
PRESIDENT: Dr. James H. McCormick
ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: H. Cecil Turberville (Phone: 389-3225)
ASSOCIATE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Joanne McComb

(Phone: 389-3912)
MEMBER: NCAA (Division II), ECAC,

Pennsylvania Conference
HOME COURTS: 18 Grasstex
TRAINER: Paul G. Slocum (Phone 389-2401)
SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR: James Hollister(Phone:

389-3411, Office;
784-6568, Home)

NCAA Division II National
Championships (1980)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
8.
8.
8.

S. Illinois (Edwardsville)
Nicholls State
Cal State Hayward
Rollins
St. Augustine's
S. E. Louisiana
Valdosta
BLOOMSBURG
Cal State Bakersfield
Central Florida
Florida International

12.
12.
12.
15.
15.
15.
15.
15.
15.
15.
22.

Cal State Los Angeles
Northern Colorado
Youngstown State
University of Akron
Cal Poly
Univ. of California at Davis
Delta State
Univ. of California at Riverside
California State Sacramento
San Francisco State
Columbus College

Middle States Collegiate
Ranking (1980)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Princeton
Penn
Penn State
BLOOMSBURG
Swarthmore

6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

Temple
Mercyhurst
Lehigh
Franklin & Marshall
Haverford

ECAC Division I Tourney
(FALL 1980)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

Princeton
Harvard
Old Dominion
Navy
Yale
Brown
Columbia
William and Mary
Penn

Points
44

41
37
36
34.5
25.5
25
23
21

Points

10.
11.
11.
11.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.

BLOOMSBURG
Boston College
Boston University
Colgate
Army
Dartmouth
Cornell
Temple
M.I.T.
Providence

20.5
16
16
16
15
14.5
14
13.5
11
8

Pennsylvania Conference
Championships (1980)
Points

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

BLOOMSBURG
Edinboro
Lock Haven
Slippery Rock
East Stroudsburg
California

35
21
15
11
9
8

Points

6.
8.
8.
10.
11.

Indiana
Millersville
Shippensburg
Kutztown
Mansfield

8
5
5
3

All-Time Winning List
Drew Hostetter
Tom Sweitzer
Craig Diehl
*Rob Vance
Phil Christman
Bob Rosics
Jim Overbaugh
Jim Hollister
(Based on 50 matches)

76
75
82
80
76
76
76
78

81-18
52-14
50-14
108-36
51-18
38-13
63-25
95-40
*Most Career Wins

82%
79%
78%
75%
74%
74%
71%
70%

MSTA Ranked Players
Name
Jim Hollister
Drew Hostetter
Rob Vance
Tom Sweitzer
Phil Christman
Craig Diehl
Dave Superdock
Brett Briscoe

Men's
7th
17th
37th
25th
22nd
23rd

18's
31st
4th
6th
10th
30th
32nd
18th
17th

Outstanding Doubles Teams
1. Vance/Levine

Record
35-12

2. Vance/Grove

31-10

Achievements
2 Eastern Intercollegiate Championships
(1977 and 1978)
2 Pennsylvania Conference
Championships (1977 and 1978)
Represented BSC at
NCAA Division II Tournament (1978)
2 Pennsylvania Conference
Championships (1979 and 1980)
Represented BSC at
NCAA Division II Tournament (1980)

Team Records
Most Wins
Best Winning %
Most Shutouts
Most Tournament Wins

22
88% (22-3)
14

2

1980
1980
1980
1980

TITLE IX
Bloomsburg State College is committed to providing leadership in
taking affirmative action to attain equal educational and
employment rights for all persons, without regard to sex, handicap,
or other legally protected classification. This policy is placed in this
document in accordance with state and federal laws including Title
IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972 and Section 504 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Please direct equal opportunity inquiries
to: Affirmative Action/Title IX Coordinator, Carver Hall, 389-2523.

BSC Records Since 1971
Year

Dual
Record

Other
Achievements

No. 1
Player

71 -72

9-2

72-73

10-5

Sweitzer/Hostetter, MVP's

Drew
Hostetter

73-74

12-3

2nd ECAC Tourney

Drew
Hostetter

74-75

11 -4

1st ECAC Tourney
3rd PC Tourney
Tom Sweitzer-No. 2 singles champ, ECAC
Phil Christman-No. 2 champ, PC, MVP
Sweitzer/Hollister-No. 3 Doubles champ , PC

Drew
Hostetter

75-76

19-4

Drew
Hostetter

76-77

18-4

77-78

19-7

78-79

13-7

79-80

22-3

80-81
(Fall)

7-0

3rd ECAC Tourney
3rd BSC Invitational
2nd PC Tourney
3rd Eastern lntercollegiates
Jim Hollister-No. 4 PC singles champ
Jim Overbaugh-No. 5 PC singles champ
Overbaugh , Hostetter, MVP's
2nd PC Tourney
2nd Eastern lntercolleg iates
Vance/Levine-No. 1 doubles champs,
Eastern lntercollegiates
Jim Hollister-No. 1 singles champ, PC
Nate Levine-No. 3 singles champ, PC
Vance/Levine-No. 1 doubles champs, PC
2nd ECAC Tourney
2nd Eastern lntercollegiates
2nd PC champs
Levine/Willders-No. 1 doubles champs , ECAC
Ken Grove-No. 6 singles champ , PC
Vance/Levine-No. 1 doubles champs, PC
Levine/Vance-No. 1 doubles champs,
Eastern lntercollegiates
Hollister/Vance/Levine-represented team at
Div. II NCAA nationals in San Diego
PC champs
Golbitz/Raynes-No. 2 doubles ECAC champs,
PC champs
4th ECAC
Rob Vance-No. 1 singles champ, PC
Ken Grove-No. 2 singles champ , PC
Craig Diehl-No. 3 singles champ, PC
Vance/Grove-No. 1 doubles champs
Diehl/Blancher-No. 3 doubles champs
Vance represented team at NCAA Tourney
in Little Rock
ECAC champs, PC champs
Craig Diehl-No. 2 singles champ , ECAC
Grove/Coyne-No. 1 doubles champs, ECAC
Rob Vance-No. 1 singles champ, PC
Ken Grove-No. 2 singles champ, PC
Craig Diehl-No. 3 singles champ, PC
Marty Coyne-No. 4 singles champ, PC
Dave Superdock-No. 6 singles champ, PC
Vance/Grove-No. 1 doubles champ, PC
Diehl/Coyne-No. 2 doubles champ, PC
Willders/Golbitz-No. 3 doubles champ, PC
8th in NCAA Tourney,
Vance and Grove represented team .
ECAC Div. I Tournament 10th place.

Tom
Sweitzer

Jim
Holl ister

Jim
Holl ister

Rob
Vance

Rob
Vance

Spring Schedule
March 18
March 19
March 20
March 21
March 22
March 25
March 28
April 1
April 5
April 5
April 7
April 9
April 11
April 12
April 13
April 15
April 22
April 25
April 27
April 29
May 1, 2

George Washington University
Navy
Richmond
William and Mary
Columbia
Lycoming
Haverford
Kutztown
Mercyhurst
Slippery Rock
Lock Haven
Bucknell
Howard
Lehigh
Millersville
East Stroudsburg
Scranton
Temple
Cornell
Penn State
Pennsylvania Conference
Championships
May 14-1 7 NCAA Division II Nationals

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Slippery Rock
Little Rock,
Arkansas

1980 Spring Results
OPP.
Cornell
George Mason Univ.
Navy
Richmond
William & Mary
Salisbury
Haverford
Susquehanna
Dickinson
Lycoming
Kutztown
Bucknell
Temple
Oneonta
Lock Haven
East Stroudsburg
Penn State
Scranton
Lehigh

BSC

6
9
4
7
3
9
7
9
9
9
9
8
7
9
6
7
4
7
9

DIV.

OPP.
3
0
5
2
6
0
2
0
0
0
0

Ill
Ill
Ill
Ill
Ill
II
I

2
0
3
2
5
2
0

Ill
II
II
Ill
I

1980 Fall Results
BSC

9
7
8
9
9
9
6

OPP.
Lycoming
Lock Haven
Haverford
Upsala
Scranton
West Chester
Bucknell

DIV.
Ill
II
Ill
Ill
Ill

OPP.
0
1
0
0
0
0