Keeping an Eye on the Situation. Jon Wood watches the ball hit off his racket as he stretches to reach the ball in time . -photo by Public Relations Office. What Grace. Nat Malone shows great form as he stops suddenly to return the baff into the opponents court. - photo by Public Relations Of {ice. - Simply Smashing. Vernon LewiS shows off his ouerhand smash as he returns the ball to the oponents court during a match. - photo by Public Relation Office. 1984 AIC TENNIS RESULTS Arkansas Tech University HARDING UNIVERSITY 6-1 6-1 Southern Arkansas University 6-1 Ouachita Baptist University 4-3 University of Central Arkansas 3-4 University of Arkansas-Monticello 2-5 Hendrix College 1-6 Henderson State University 0-7 Times Are Changing In 1984, when Harding won its last AIC tennis championship , the top players on the team were "Nigel" liverpool and Peter Nanton, both from Kingston , St. Vincent , a small windward island in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean . Although their names sounded British and they spoke with a British accent , their "roots" lay in the West Indies. Dr. Errol King, a physician from St. Vincent, who did some special study at the University of Arkansas Medical Center and became acquainted with Harding through Dr. Bill White, a gastroenterologist in Searcy, recommended Liverpool to Coach David Elliott and Liverpool enrolled as a beginning freshman in the spring of 1982. liverpool then recommended Nanton to Coach Elliott. Nanton was completing his sophomore year at Indian River Community College in Ft. Pierce, Fla. , and was looking for a senior college to attend after completing the A.A . degree there. He was attracted to Harding by the good tennis program and the strong School of Business. Nanton completed his eligibility with the 1984 season but Liverpool had two more years of eligibility. Nanton returned to Harding, however, for the 1984-85 year to complete a major in marketing. Going into the 1985 spring semester, he had a 3.20 GPA on 126 semester hours. In NAIA District 17 play, he had been a finalist in "Division 3" play in 1983 and in "Division 2'; play in 1984 when he qualified for the NAIA national tournament. Coach Elliott commented about Nanton : "He came to Harding when we were building our tennis program and he solidified our building. He ranks among the top 10 tennis players to wear the Bison colors. He has an excellent approach to competition, always being mentally ready to play his best. He has made tremendous improvement at Harding . He is likeable , dependable, intelligent and hard-working. He has made a significant contribution to the tennis program at Harding. " & - Dr. Jospeh E. Pryor Tennis 151
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