represented the Titans very well was defeated in the tournament by University of Miami Hurricanes talented "All-American" and top 16 seeded player in the championships Lise Gregory by a score of (5–7, 4–6). A year later in 1986 Blankenship '86 won The Ojai Women's Open Invitational Singles Championship/The Foothill Cup defeating Kathy May-Paben who formerly had a professional tennis ranking of number 10 in 1977. Blankenship '86 joins other past notable champions Maureen Connolly in 1951, Billie Jean King in 1965 and 1966, Tracy Austin in 1977, USC's Stacy Margolin in 1976 and 1978, USC's Cecilia Fernandez 1982 and 1983, Stanford's Patty Fendick in 1985 who have won the prestigious Ojai Tennis Tournament. Standout Titan individual women's tennis performers in singles and doubles under Coach Bill Etchegaray tenure: 1984, 1985: Kristi Blankenship '86 Coach Brad Allen years (1985–89) Coaching record (4 Years/Seasons, 48 Wins–55 Losses) In 1986, the Titans women's tennis program was almost discontinued by the Athletic Department. Athletic Director Ed Carroll's plan was to drop as many minor sports as possible (diving, golf, & men's tennis were dropped) to increase the funding for the football program. A.D. Ed Carroll tried to drop the women's tennis program in a closed secret meeting. However, the Board of Regents did not agree and the women's tennis program was not discontinued. Newly hired Titans Women's Tennis Coach, Brad Allen, found out about the attempted elimination of the program when he read it in the school newspaper. Coach Allen was hired in December 1985 four weeks prior to the start of the 1986 season and the team had no coach for the previous six months because the athletic department hoped the program would be discontinued. The first year for Coach Allen was extremely difficult because the team budget was $5,000 and his competitors had a $50,000 budget. The first-year team budget paid for the team to buy enough tennis balls for practice, home matches, and uniforms, but no money was left for travel, equipment, or scholarships. The team lost almost all of their matches that first year. Allen had a (48–55) career record over four seasons with 20 of those losses coming in that first year. Coach Allen was able to save and promote the tennis program through record fundraising of about $11,000 a year and unknown to the players, he wrote scholarships from his own checkbook. Allen and the team sold fireworks,