Friday, January 29, 2010
The women’s tennis team starts its spring season this Saturday in Des Moines, Iowa, where they will face Drake. The Bulldogs went 29-34 in singles and 10-16 in doubles during the fall. They sent six players to the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Regional.
Sophomore Ekaterina Morozova returns a serve from an opponent Friday afternoon during the Jayhawk Invitational tournament. Morozova recorded a perfect 4-0 singles record. Kansas was 19-9 overall in singles.
Last fall, KU went 32-32 in singles and 20-12 in doubles. They sent four players to the ITA Regionals.
“Everyone has been practicing really hard and everyone is getting in shape,” sophomore Kate Morozova said. “I think we will be ready for Saturday.”
The Jayhawks train and play at First Serve Tennis in Lawrence. They will host their first matches there Feb. 5, when Notre Dame comes to play.
“We want to win all the matches that we possibly can and we definitely set goals for the team to achieve. We definitely have to take one match at a time,” coach Amy Hall-Holt said. “But our goals are set to make the NCAA tournament at the end of the year.”
The last time Kansas won the NCAA National Championship was in 1994 with a doubles team, comprised of Rebecca Jensen and Nora Koves.
“To be successful this year we need to improve as a team, stay together and work hard on the tennis court and in the weight room,” Morozova said.
It will not be an easy road getting there this season. Eight of the teams Kansas faces this year are ranked in the ITA Division 1 Women’s National Team Rankings, and five of those are Big 12 opponents. Junior Maria Martinez and sophomore Alessandra Dzuba are currently ranked 44th in the country on the ITA D1 National Doubles Rankings.
Last season the Jayhawks went 91-110 in singles and 43-47 in doubles. Their season ended in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament, but they are positive about their opportunities this season.
“I am so excited about the upcoming season and I expect a lot from the team,” freshman Victoria Khanevskaya said. “We want to have fun, play well and support each other, but always keep working.”
— Edited by Megan Heacock
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