Saturday brings what could almost be considered the
kickoff of men’s and women’s spring season. The team hasn’t played since the
tournament in New Mexico on February 1, 2 and 3.
Baker University comes to Winfield at noon to take on
both Builder men’s and women’s teams.
Melissa Roetzer, biology senior, is the women’s team
captain. She said “We plan to do pretty well this weekend. We haven’t ever
played Baker so we want to see how we match up.”
It’s been a month since the women have played. Their
record coming out of the New Mexico tournament is 2-5.
"The weather has made it tough but we’ve done a good job of conditioning and staying in shape” said Roetzer.
Looking farther into the season Roetzer said “We have a really strong team this year. I’m excited to see how we do in conference.”
On the men’s side of things Max Manley, business
administration junior is captain. He said “We haven’t ever played them before
so we’re excited to play someone different.”
The men’s record is 1-6 after the tournament in New
Mexico.
The team has been preparing in the off season by
conditioning. Manley said “The guys have been putting in more work in the
weight room, more than past year. We’re doing things on our own to improve.
Jason Speegle, head tennis coach, has set the
expectations high for this season.
“I expect us to compete at a higher level than last
season. I expect us to be in better shape, be more consistent and more
competitive” said Speegle.
In the offseason the teams have done all sorts of preparing. Conditioning and playing against several high quality teams at their kickoff tournament are just a few examples.
“We’ve worked on consistency and where to hit the ball to
gain advantage. A few players have changed stroke technique.” said Speegle.
Individually Speegle said he wants the players to get more consistent, hit more balls back than their opponent and win more matches.
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