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Wednesday, April 28, 1976
University Daily Kansan
Tim Headtke considers his lack of consistency his biggest problem Stuff phone
Headtke seeks more than tennis
By CHRIS COTTRELL
Search Writer
For Tm Headkke, the No. 2 singles player on the University of Kansas tennis team, tennis has been a stepping stone toward other things.
"I've been exposed to a lot of different people," she said. "I've been exposed to if I'd have taken my tenure different viewpoint," Headkite said yesteryear. But then, they back to what he was going to say.
Headtke, a senior from Long Beach, Calif., said that it took a tremendous amount of dedication to become an outstanding tennis player, and that he'd gained more by developing well-rounded interests by than by revolving his life around tennis.
"MOST OF THE major pros are total tennis fanatics. They don't do anything else," he said. "These guys give up quite a bit of their lives. They really have not had a very well-rounded experience in growing up; they've never done a lot of things."
Heatke, who didn't take up tennis until the ninth grade, didn't start playing computer games.
He said it normally took about five years for a tennis player to become good at the game, and a player usually didn't reach the top. He told me he had with a lot of hard work for about 10 years.
"GIVEN THAT ratio," he said, "I'm really just approaching the peak of my game—even now or maybe in the next year or two.
"In a way, it's kind of disappointing to me because the potential I should have reached at this time of my life. Since I have not reached my potential now, I really don't know how good it is."
One problem that has plagued Heckle ada-
tion is he's played tennis has been in-
gest.
He said playing tennis always involves a series of ups and downs, and the object was to maximize the ups and minimize the downs. He has fewer inconsistent days now than he used to have, he said, but he still has them.
"I've never really been able to find a pattern," he said. "I don't know how you control it. Some of my best wins were when I was in the worst physical condition."
He said he could never tell when he was going to go into a bad streak.
"I could be feeling great or playing with my game," said my girl's game gone—and believe me, for four or five games, I just'll play awful. And then all sudden—bingo! I'm on a hot back.
He said the reason was probably related to mental concentration.
"ALMOST EVERYONE will say that mental attitude is over 50 per cent of your game," he said. "I think it's very individual. In some players, mental capacity could take you up to 75 per cent of their games."
And Headklead said it was this aspect of the game which had given him a lot of trouble.
He said that before a match he could never tell how well he's going to play. when preparing for a match, he tried to put his hands on the frame of mind and tried to stay very loose.
When evaluating his own game, Headtie sees both strengths and weaknesses.
"T'M A VERY good player," he said, "because quickness is one of my assets, which helps you at the net. And I've got a good backhand, and generally, they play your backhand in every respect of the same because it's supposed to be weaker.
"But those who know me know that my forehand is awful. One of the only things that's as bad as my forehand is my serve, and in singles, a serve is very essential."
He said that in doubles matches, a good serve was 'n't as important because a player only served one time out of four. He said that the more important than power in doubles.
AND AS ONE might expect, Headkite would rather compete in doubles than in triples.
Haddie and Bill Clarke, **U.S. No. 1**
angles player, combine form the squad's **U.S. No. 2**
"I can keep with anybody in doubles." Headtea said, "because my weaknesses are not as exploited and my strengths are exaggerated, you might say.
"So I can get away with a lot of things. A lot of deficiencies in my game are hidden, but they really do affect my different style of game, so a good singles player will not necessarily be a good player."
Heatke said he thought that he and Clarke made an excellent team.
"WEHAVE contrasting styles which help quite a bit," Headke said.
player who didn't go for a lot of flashy shirts. "But he's got a very big service and a very big overhead which I don't have," Headtke explained.
"I operate well at the net and I have a lot of touch and finesse. Consequently, we mix very well as a team," he said. "We have about every sort possible if you put both of us together. It works out to be a good combination."
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This is the second straight twin bill the Jayhawks had had washed out. KU was supposed to meet Nebraska in a doubleheader last Saturday in Lincoln, Neb.
The Jayhawks next action is Friday against Kansas State.
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MHANATTHA (AP) - A highly successful New York City high school coach was named assistant basketball coach at Kansas State University yesterday.
K-State coach Jack Hartman announced the selection of Mark Reiner, coach of Canarse High School in Brooklyn, to replace Martin Adams, who was named head coach for most months. Hartman said Reiner's appointment becomes effective Saturday.
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