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Sports The Clackamas P rint j Wednesday, May 9, 2012 sportsed@clackamas.edu Tennis students sta n d a n d w d if fo r in s tr u c tio n fr o m B rian Stam m e. A fte r the f ir s t f e w m in u te s o f f lass, the students Justin Peterson assists instructor Brian Stamme during separate in to tw o groups,based on skill.level, w ith the more advanced players m oving to a separate court. an example o f serving techniques at the start o f doss. ' Tennis courts dilapidated, in need of repair By Emily Rask Associate Sports Editor In a>sport where love meafts nothing,. you can earn those pesky HPE credits. Students' who haven’t completed their HPE credits can register soon for tennis class. Although tennis is only a class at Clackamas Community^ College, it is a great activity that many students are getting into as spring turns into summer. The course /is taught by Brian Stattime, who is in his first year o f teaching at CCC, but taught three years at Lane Community College and two years at the University o f Oregon. “I’ve always enjoyed [ten nis],” said Stamme. “I kind of just gave lessons and stuff and taught a bunch [of] my friends to play in high school and col lege. I played varsity all four years o f high school and then during college took classes and played tournaments and things, but wasn’t on the team or any thing.” Tennis isn’t the only sport Stamme coaches* he is also an assistant coach for the mens basketball team and he said that he’s kept a passion for ten nis and continues to teach it on the side. He also mentioned how rewarding it was to see the students ‘get it’ and to see them figure out different grips and techniques;'even though some may look difficult at first.' Even at a quick glance, it’s easy to see that the tennis courts at CCC are not as durable and well-kept as they used to be. .Many of the students agree but even with the bad conditions, Clackamas’ cbftrfirare ffStter than others. “At Lane we had courts that were built over for a new health building [and] they never replaced them,” said Stamme. “I had to work on-off-campus courts that were much more torn up than these are.” The cracks spider web across the-courts ana are a danger for anyone who wants to'play on. them and even though the main courts are in better shape, it is still a hazard. “I' announced that to every one on day one, be earenil of the cracks,” said Stamme. “Someone’s probably going to et hurt but it will probably e m e” ' ’ There were 'many students in the tennis ¿lass, but one that seemed to be progressing very well* 1 was Ben Neuberger. He takes the tennis class because he played in high school and wants to improve his skill. Neuberger enjoys the tennis class and said, “There’s people to hit with that are my skill- level and stuff.” Neuberger also agreed that the tennis courts a;t CCC aren’t the best,. and said that they were worse than at his high school. However, when asked, Neuberger said he would join a CCC tennis team in a heartbeat, if. they had one. John Dunbar takes the ten nis class because he likes tennis and thinks it’s fun.- He also enjoys that’.he can help people o.ut and play tennis outdoors. ii Someone’s probably going to get hurt, but it w ill prob ably be me,n Brian Stamme CCC Tennis in s tru c to r “I’ve played a lot of tennis. 1 only played one year in high school, but I played about six years before that,” said Dunbar, who also mentioned that the courts are not very well kept. “They’re trashed,” ’ j said Dunbar. “They , heed to be pressure washed and resur faced and the nets are trashed.” Tennis is a p o p u larsp o rt all around the world, and even in our small community at CCC we still offer a solid "tennis course: The courts may hot be what they used to be, buy as long as the students, play ers and staff watch out for the cracks, no ankle's will be broken. aging courts. Cracks ru n n o t only across the courts themselves, b u t between each court, p o sin g a danger to anyone w ho wishes to use them . Coupon: G e t one F a tb o y . an d g e t th e Xnd one 1 /X P ric e (D ouble cheeseburger, sm all try and medium d rin k ) (IP «¡a ,4^<’ F The Clackamas Print 1 4 5 8 5 M cL o u g h lin B lv d . M ilw a u k ie , O re. N o cash value« ex p ire s «Fune ★ Open 7 Days a W eek a t XX a.m .
