Thursday, September 24, 1992
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The Collegian
Keith McFall
The Collegian
This week's athlete of the
week is again another one of the
outstanding women's tennis
players who has put forth an
extra effort on the court to win
our sports section's top honors.
Rhonda Dennison is a
Freshman Biology major from
Punxsutawncy, PA. She
attended Punxsutawney High
School, where she played three
years on her high school tennis
team.
"She's not faster than a speeding bullet,
but she comes close"
She was recruited to Behrend
by tennis coach, Dan Gallegos
from a recruitment list he had
received. "I couldn't believe that
someone would come to Punxy
to recruit,” said Rhonda. Three
of the factors in her choosing
Behrend were the smallness of
the school, its beauty, and also
the organized tennis program we
have here.
In a tri-match against
Waynesburg and Thiel last
week, Rhonda won two matches
at number six singles and two
matches at number three
doubles. These victories helped
the team win both matches by
close margins, edging out Thiel
5-4 and Waynesburg 6-3.
"She's not faster than a speeding
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bullet, but she comes close,"
said Coach Gallegos referring to
Rhonda's quickness on the
court.
Some of Rhonda's strengths
are that she is a team player, has
a lot of spirit, listens well, tries
hard, and is very dependable.
"Her main weakness is that she
is a Freshman, which gives her
a lack of experience," said
Gallegos. Rhonda's own
personal goals for the season arc
to play to the best of her ability
and have fun while doing it, and
also to gain more experience
-Coach Dan
Gallegos
with each match.
Rhonda's activities off the
tennis court include swimming
and life guarding during the
summer, and she was also
involved with ballet for ten
years before coming to Behrend.
She is interested in the Biology
Club here and is thinking of
joining sometime in the future.
Rhonda is considering staying
at Behrend for four years, but
isn't sure if she will, depending
on the requirements of her
major. In the meantime, she is
looking forward to her first year
at Behrend and the new
experiences it will bring.