2007 Women's Tennis Preseason Newsletter 2007 SEASON PREVIEW

2007 SCHEDULE

2007 SEASON PREVIEW

The Clark University women’s tennis team is ready to kick off its fall season and will waste no time getting into the thick of conference action facing Wheaton College in just the second match of the year. Stacked with a large roster mixed with returning talent and promising newcomers, the team stands poised for success. The club faces a tough conference schedule, including a trip to Wellesley College, last year’s New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) champions and the host of this season’s conference tournament. The Cougars will also add a new opponent to their schedule this fall, traveling to Mitchell College for the first time.

The Clark squad this season will play without Emily Slack ‘07 or Alicia Weiner ‘07, the number one and number three singles players last season who have since graduated. Head Coach Jim Hayes has a large stock of players to work with, however, thanks to effective recruiting. The club takes on eight new players, six first-years and two transfer students, to round out the roster this fall. The newcomers show a great deal of potential, lead by first year players Rebecca Friedberg and Willa Dunn. The team will also look to Freddie Palmer and Emily Schweitzer to make their mark on the team.

With all the newcomers, the Cougars still boast a solid core of returning players headed by senior captain Kristen Domurad. The club also returns Mika Sneddon and Phoebe Livingston, two key starters from last season. With such a depth of talent this season, Coach Hayes envisions a lot of success for the team. “With so many returning players and new players at a good level, there is more competition internally,” he explains. “The goal is to have that competition reflected against other teams.”

The challenge, says Hayes, is to get every player on the same page of the team’s expectations and develop good work habits. Coach Hayes will work with Assistant Coach Josh Weiner, who played tennis for two years as an undergraduate and returns for a second season coaching the Cougars. The goal is to encourage participation and get each player ready for every match. “Both Josh and I, as well as our returning players, are really excited about our numbers and the quality of players joining the team this year,” says Hayes. “We look to have a much improved team this season.”

By: Sports Information Intern, Bill Cobb

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Women's Tennis Office
Jim Hayes, Head Coach, 508-793-7516
Email: jhayes@clarku.edu