Spring Break
W. tennis wins one, loses one over weekend
Issue date: 4/24/08
"We do a ton of drills and we always play at least one set of singles and doubles each practice," Dwyer said. "Coach [Willenborg] really focuses on us hitting a lot of balls each day and we have to go into every practice like we do in every match: 100 percent."
One-hundred percent is exactly what these ladies are looking to bring to the court when they host Mary Washington (23-3) on Tuesday, April 22 and then go on to host the 2008 Centennial Conference Championship on the 25th and 27th. As the pressure builds and the road to nationals lies out before them, the ladies are doing their best to stay cool, calm and focused on getting there one match at a time. When the ladies last faced Mary Washington, it was in the 2007 NCAA tournament, and the Jays fell 5-4.
This year, they have a new plan of attack, doing all they can to keep the pressure off them and on their opponents. "We are kind of in the same situation with Mary Washington as we were with Washington & Lee," Dwyer said enthusiastically. "We know that this team is supposed to beat us, so the pressure is on them and we need to just go out there and play our hearts out."
Shubert agrees. "We are happy to be hosting a top team and hope to continue our strong record of winning at home!" she said.
Looking slightly past the match against Mary Washington, the ladies hope to dominate the Centennial Conference Championship, and head to the NCAA tournament. The competition will be very tough, but this year's squad is better than ever, and they are ready to face the challenges that wait for them.
Confidence, teamwork and personal improvement are important to the squad, according to Dwyer. "I'm really confident in our team. We know how to play when we need to and no matter what the result is, we all know that we're getting better from these experiences."
One-hundred percent is exactly what these ladies are looking to bring to the court when they host Mary Washington (23-3) on Tuesday, April 22 and then go on to host the 2008 Centennial Conference Championship on the 25th and 27th. As the pressure builds and the road to nationals lies out before them, the ladies are doing their best to stay cool, calm and focused on getting there one match at a time. When the ladies last faced Mary Washington, it was in the 2007 NCAA tournament, and the Jays fell 5-4.
This year, they have a new plan of attack, doing all they can to keep the pressure off them and on their opponents. "We are kind of in the same situation with Mary Washington as we were with Washington & Lee," Dwyer said enthusiastically. "We know that this team is supposed to beat us, so the pressure is on them and we need to just go out there and play our hearts out."
Shubert agrees. "We are happy to be hosting a top team and hope to continue our strong record of winning at home!" she said.
Looking slightly past the match against Mary Washington, the ladies hope to dominate the Centennial Conference Championship, and head to the NCAA tournament. The competition will be very tough, but this year's squad is better than ever, and they are ready to face the challenges that wait for them.
Confidence, teamwork and personal improvement are important to the squad, according to Dwyer. "I'm really confident in our team. We know how to play when we need to and no matter what the result is, we all know that we're getting better from these experiences."
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