Friday, August 12, 2005
The University of Kansas women’s tennis team battled the summer heat and participated in voluntary workouts and tournaments this summer to sharpen their games.
Team practices were limited to avoid violating NCAA rules.
Only four players at a time were allowed in offseason workouts according to the rules. Any organized practice would violate these regulations. The team will have its first official practice September 7.
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Workouts and tournaments provided opportunities for players to work on their individual games. Elizaveta Avdeeva, Obnisk, Russia, sophomore, stayed in Lawrence this summer to take classes and work on her game with Frank Polito, assistant coach.
Avdeeva took advantage of the voluntary workouts to tweak the aspects of her game that she felt needed practice.
“Playing deep balls is my problem,” Avdeeva said. “I worked on my backhand for that.”
She said also she worked on her forehand to improve her groundstrokes and become a more effective baseline player. The Russia native played in three tournaments this summer, including doubles and singles tournaments. Avdeeva finished second in the singles portion of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Summer Circuit in Lawrence.
Some of Avdeeva’s teammates also prepared for the upcoming season in Lawrence.
Christine Skoda, Edmonton, Canada, senior, partook in voluntary workouts and tournaments.
“I worked on my doubles a lot, and my volleys,” Skoda said. “I played in a lot of doubles tournaments this summer.”
Skoda finished first in two doubles tournaments.
Brittany Brown, junior, used the offseason to practice her serving. She said accuracy and strength were her major focal points.
“I worked on getting a higher percentage of my first serves in,” Brown said. “I was double-faulting a lot last year. I haven’t done that as much this summer. I also worked on getting my second serve in more.”
Lauren Hommell, sophomore, focused on her net game this summer. She practiced backhand volley drills.
Hommell played in two tournaments in Florida before she was sidelined to recover from having her wisdom teeth removed.
Players who spent the summer out of town will return to Lawrence before classes begin on August 18. Team members will continue voluntary workouts until after Labor day, when the season officially starts.
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