Women's Tennis team looking to cook up a big season
Patrick Childs
Issue date: 3/21/08 Section: News
For the women's tennis team, winning is like baking a cake. To have a successful season, the Quakers will need to mix the right the ingredients to perfection.
The ingredients for winning are different than baking. Sugar, frosting and flour are not in the recipe, but virtues like leadership, talent, teamwork and determination are instead.
When preparing a cake, the baker needs utensils; pan, spoon, bowl, knife, etc. Utensils help bake a cake, as leadership brings a team together.
Seniors Caitlin Mayton and Krystal Parrish have accepted the captains' positions and take their jobs serious.
"It's fun and exciting teaching the freshmen the tricks of being on the tennis team," said Mayton. "(It's fun) being someone to look up to."
According to Coach Jennifer Anderson, Parrish goes as far as giving care packages to teammates for their birthdays.
Leadership, check.
Adding frosting to a cake gives more taste to sweeten the deal. New players to this years' roster provide that same added boost in talent.
The Quakers had a great team last year, with a 12-6 record overall and 5-4 in the Old Dominican Athletic Conference (ODAC). This year's addition of transfer Jami Williams adds depth. First-years Liz Killion, Jackie Goldberg and Nina Bollag have also shown their presence early in the season.
Bollag noted her nervousness, but she is also looking forward to starting her college tennis career.
Bollag has already climbed to a high position; she plays one doubles with Mayton and one singles. The first singles position is held by a teams' top player. A teams' best doubles duo competes in first doubles.
New and upcoming talent, check.
The next ingredient is teamwork. Without flour the cake would fall apart; without teamwork, the Quakers would crumble.
Their teamwork can be seen on and off the court. Whenever one of the lady Quakers is struggling, another teammate is there for guidance.
"We are all really supportive," Bollag said.
The ingredients for winning are different than baking. Sugar, frosting and flour are not in the recipe, but virtues like leadership, talent, teamwork and determination are instead.
When preparing a cake, the baker needs utensils; pan, spoon, bowl, knife, etc. Utensils help bake a cake, as leadership brings a team together.
Seniors Caitlin Mayton and Krystal Parrish have accepted the captains' positions and take their jobs serious.
"It's fun and exciting teaching the freshmen the tricks of being on the tennis team," said Mayton. "(It's fun) being someone to look up to."
According to Coach Jennifer Anderson, Parrish goes as far as giving care packages to teammates for their birthdays.
Leadership, check.
Adding frosting to a cake gives more taste to sweeten the deal. New players to this years' roster provide that same added boost in talent.
The Quakers had a great team last year, with a 12-6 record overall and 5-4 in the Old Dominican Athletic Conference (ODAC). This year's addition of transfer Jami Williams adds depth. First-years Liz Killion, Jackie Goldberg and Nina Bollag have also shown their presence early in the season.
Bollag noted her nervousness, but she is also looking forward to starting her college tennis career.
Bollag has already climbed to a high position; she plays one doubles with Mayton and one singles. The first singles position is held by a teams' top player. A teams' best doubles duo competes in first doubles.
New and upcoming talent, check.
The next ingredient is teamwork. Without flour the cake would fall apart; without teamwork, the Quakers would crumble.
Their teamwork can be seen on and off the court. Whenever one of the lady Quakers is struggling, another teammate is there for guidance.
"We are all really supportive," Bollag said.
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