Tennis duo selected to California tourney

By Pat Tefft

Friday, September 28, 2007

Tennis doubles partners Elizaveta Avdeeva and Edina Horvath will try to build on last weekend’s success as they open play this weekend at the ITA All-American Championships.

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Who: Doubles partners Elizaveta Avdeeva and Edina Horvath

What: ITA All-American Championships

When: The pre-qualifiying matches are on Saturday and Sunday. The qualifying match is on Tuesday.

Where: University of Southern California in Los Angeles

The duo navigated a talented field to take second place in last weekend’s Cissie Leary Tournament. They will face an even tougher challenge this weekend. The ITA All-American Championships features top players from all over the country. Avdeeva, senior, and Horvath, junior, were selected for the qualifying draw of the tournament and will play early next week. The duo will need to win three matches in order to advance to the following weekend’s main draw.

Coach Amy Hall-Holt was pleased with the team’s play last weekend, but she knew there was still room for improvement. As with the other fall tournaments, Hall-Holt sees this an opportunity for Avdeeva and Horvath to improve their games and build more confidence to take into the spring season.

“There is still a lot of things we need to work on from top to bottom,” Hall-Holt said. “For Liza and Edina the communication is there. They just need to keep building on what they know.”

Hall-Holt said that the prospect of playing against some of the toughest competition in the country had not phased Avdeeva and Horvath. Instead, she said they were excited at the chance to see how they matched up against other top players.

“It’s not going to be easy. They are going to face very tough competition, but we will use this as a stepping stone to see where we’re at,” Hall-Holt said.

In addition to doubles play, Avdeeva was also selected to participate in the singles pre-qualifying draw starting this weekend at UCLA.

— Edited by Tara Smith

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