XEMBER 13, 19:59 THE 11IICHIGAN DAILY CEMBER 13, 1959 r~vg~f f~2flhI~A~ DAILY r ir. Touted Wolverine Tennis Star To Appear inMiamiTourney! By DON STAMMER A promising young freshman tennis star will return to the scene of former conquests during the coaming Christmas; holidays when he plays in the Orange Bowl Ten- nis Championships at Miami Beach, Florida. Striving for renewed honors will be husky Ray Senkowski. Senkow- ski entered the University this fall rated as one of the top junior tennis players in the country. He is another product of Hamtramk High School and played there with Gerry Dubie who is presently Michigan's number one varsity .4man. When 'Senkowski was a sopho- more and Dubie a senior at Ham-' tramk they teamed up to win the National Interscholastic Doubles Championship and led their high school to a National Tennis Cham- pionship. However this is just one of many titles that Senkowski has had a hand in winning. Only two years after first picking up a tennis racket, Senkowski won the River Forest Tennis Club title for 11- year-olds and younger. With this match under his belt he went to Miami Beach and won the 13-and- under Doubles Championship with Dubie. Following this first Orange Bowl victory the. young veteran went on to capture the Canadian National and Michigan State singles and doubles championships. The sandy-haired young star then continued on to cop the United States Singles Championships and repeated as Canladian National Singles and Doubles Champion for the 15-year-old class. By the time Senkowski had reached high school age he was well equipped in the ways of ten- nis and contributed greatly to his school's net program. In 1957 and 1958 he spearheaded Hamtramk's drive toward two consecutive Na- tional High School Tennis Cham- pionships. Enroute he won the National Interscholastic Singles title and the National Junior In- door Doubles Championship to round out his already full list of honors. Senkowski's most recent accom- plishment was two weeks ago in1 St. Louis when he paired up with Frank Froehling of Coral Gables, Florida, to once again take the National Junior Indoor Doubles Championship. Upon graduating from highl school Senkowski had many offers from all over the country from schools who thought he could con- tribute both to their academic and athletic programs. After narrow- ing down the field to a school in the mid-west Senkowski decided on Michigan. "If tennis had been first in my mind I would've gone to a school in California because of the ideal weather conditions for tennis and the stiff competition that is made possible by the year-round play- ing. Here at the University," con- tinued Senkowski, "I found a happy medium between academics and athletics." "The University has a. lot of tradition," said Senkowski, "Coach Murphy, who is one of the best coaches in the country, plus the good solid tennis set-up are some of the reasons why I chose Michi- gan." For his future here at Michigan the 6'1" tennis hopeful is looking forward to Big Ten play and the incentive that it provides. Be- cause Senkowski won't be eligible for varsity competition as a fresh- man he plans to keep in shape playing in the summer tourna- ments and with other squad mem- bers. "I'm really grateful for the chance tennis has given me to meet people and to see all parts of the country," said Senkowski. He added that he owes his start in tennis to Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Hoxie who were his coaches in Hamtramk. "They are really won- derful people," Senkowski con- tinued, "and any teaching there was to be done they did it." WUOM To Cover' Winter Tilts The University FM radio sta- tion, WUOM (91.7 M. C.), will again broadcast all Michigan Big Ten basketball games plus many of the Wolverines' hockey contests. Bill Stegath, WUOM sports di- rector, will be at the microphone. All broadcasts will begin at 7:55 p.m. EST unless otherwise noted. The complete schedule: HOCKEY JANUARY: 8 - MICHIGAN TECH; 15-MICHIGAN STATE; 16-at Michigan State. FEBRUARY: 9 - at Michigan State; 16 - MICHIGAN STATE; 26 - MINNESOTA; 27-- MINNE- SOTA, third period only starting around 4:00 p.m. MARCH: 1-DENVER: 11-12- WIHL Playoffs, time to be deter- mined; 17-19 - NCAA champion- ships at Boston, Mass. (if 'Michi- gan wins playoffs). BASKETBALL JANUARY: 9 - at Michigan State; 11-INDIANA; 30-at Pur- due. FEBRUARY: 1-at Ohio State; 6-ILLINOIS; 8-PURDUE; 13- NORTHWESTERN, 4:30 p.m. EST; 15-at Indiana, 8:30 p.m. EST; 20-at Minnesota, 4:30 p.m. EST; 22 - WISCONSIN; 27 - MICHIGAN STATE; 29-at Illi- nois, 9 p.m. EST. MARCH: 5-at Iowa, 8:25 p.m. EST. SWIMMING Big Ten Swimming Champion- ships here will be broadcast March 4-5. The times are to be deter- mined. ULLR Ski Club To Provide Action; Includes Excitement for One and A Michigan's ULLR Ski Club is ready to begin another of its suc- trips to the north to meet in rac- receive their usual enjoyment, ing competition, which includes arrangements are usually han cessful seasons, providing enjoy- events for the girls as well as for by the club itself. ment for both new and old skiers. the men. This doesn't mean that inex; The club was organized almost Besides this, numerous weekend 'ienced skiers are not welcome, a decade ago when Mr. Everett trips are made to Cabrefae and the contrary, anyone who ha Kircher, owner of Boyne Moun- Boyne in order that active mem- desire to ski is able to becon tain suggested that colleges or- bers can maintain their skill and 'club member. ganize their own competing ski eams. Soon colleges from all sur- rounding areas complied with: *U.Ur. Au~~aa Kircher's suggestion and toda *Broken lenses duplicated the sport has grown to be one of the most popular winter tasks en- Frames replaced ggaed in by college students. Presently the ULLR organiza- es id s tion is a member of the Michigan Intercollegiate Ski Association, , which supervises competitive D events among the state's schools. CAMPUS OPTICIAN .