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Tennis splits last matches of season
The Pointer
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Tennis racquets are at rest at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point after the Pointers’ spring season has come to an end.
After splitting the last day of matches on April 19, the Pointers came away from the La Crosse trip with a 9-0 victory over Edgewood College and a 2-7 loss against UW-La Crosse. The team closed the 2007-2008 season with a 10-9 overall season that spoke loudly for the emerging tennis program.
“This spring we were not really competing for any type of award or trying to attain any goal or make it to a championship type thing,” said Head Coach Karlyn Jakusz. “In the spring season we were playing basically for experience.”
In the fall the team placed fifth out of seven teams in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championships in Madison, just missing the fourth place finish that would usher them into the spring race for the National Collegiate Athletic Association tournament.
Jakusz believes that next year will be the year the team competes for the solitary WIAC slot into the NCAA Championships. The youngsters returning next season have gained a tremendous amount of experience on the court this season and recruiting options are looking very attractive for autumn competition.
“We’re losing two of our top six, but we look pretty good for the fall,” said Jakusz.
Only two seniors will be packing up and moving out of the line-up this spring, leaving a roster full of capable players who will come out eager to win or at least place in one of the top four qualifying spots in the WIAC Championships next year.
“We got to play our freshmen this spring,” said Jakusz. “It’s really good to get them some experience playing some of the harder teams in our conference, so they know what to expect this fall.”
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