Every year, Coach Dick King has a fairly good idea about what to expect from his Temple College tennis teams. He knows the men and the women will compete in the NJCAA Region V Tournament; they're already qualified for the event when the season begins. He knows the Leopards and Lady Leopards will have a good chance to advance to the NJCAA National Tournament; the men have made it there in all eight of King's seasons at TC, the women seven times. And he knows challenging for a national championship is never easy; the women's top showing at nationals under King was last spring's fourth-place finish, and the men had seventh-place efforts in 1996 and '97. As the Leopards and Lady Leopards each prepare to begin the 2001 season today and Saturday with four dual matches in Abilene, King expects more of the same from his squads this spring. by Greg Wille