Moorpark College Cuts Men’s Tennis, Golf Programs

Budget cutbacks have forced Moorpark College to drop its men’s tennis and golf programs for the 1992-93 school year, according to Floyd Thionnet, Moorpark’s vice president of student and educational services.

The programs, which have been intact since the school opened 25 years ago, were cut mainly because of the low number of students competing in those sports. Each program involves between five and seven players per team.

The college’s 14 other athletic programs will remain untouched.

Thionnet said the cuts will save the school about $10,000. Those funds will be used to support academic programs at Moorpark.

“We are trying to hang on to as many programs as we can,” Thionnet said. “All are vital to offering the total educational experience, but the first and primary purpose of the institution is instruction,” he said.

Golf was slated to be cut last fall but was kept alive through fund-raising. Neither the tennis nor golf team enjoyed much success last season.

The tennis team finished 5-11, good for sixth among nine teams in the Western State Conference.

The golf team finished last in the conference with a 9-33 record.