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But, the tennis players themselves were also upset about the switch. When a team moves from division one to division three, all scholarships are washed away for the present players. Many decided to move on and play division one tennis somewhere else. The players found out about the decision on October 4th in the middle of their season according to Carter. To express their frustrations, some players banded together to protest the decision, even outside of the president's home (Carter 1991). Gene Norris, the athletic director at the time of the change, stated that, “at one time, we were proud to be known as the great tennis school in Texas. The image now is one of an academic institution” (Carter 1991).