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Annual alumni tournament evokes emotion

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Ever since 1990, the men’s tennis team has been hosting an annual alumni tournament during homecoming week. It started out a few years after Head Coach Jim Daugherty took over the tennis program.

“Selfishly, I wanted to have a kind of reunion with my players...so this being open to all the players bring players from many decades together,” said Daugherty.

This year’s tournament is especially important as it is Daughety’s last year as head coach.

“I made a special point to be here because its Coach’s last year,” said alumni Pete Barnett. “ I appreciated him so much that I invited him to my wedding.