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THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 2012
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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Junior Dylan Windom serves a ball during a match against Bradley at the Jayhawk Tennis Center last season.
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TENNIS
Women's tennis hopes for success in 2012
TYLER CONOVER
tconover@kansan.com
The women's tennis team at Kansas is looking to get on the winning track in 2012-13, after finishing last season at 9-13 and 0-9 in conference play.
The Jayhawks add three new players and return seven from last year, adding to the high hopes head coach Amy Hall-Holt has for the team.
Maria Cardona and Anastasija Trubica are the two incoming freshmen and Haley Fournier transferred from Texas Tech last year, but did not play for the Jayhawks due to NCAA transfer rules.
"The addition of three new players is a huge change, it adds more depth, and it will make the team more competitive," Hall-Holt said.
on the court this year as TCU and West Virginia join the Big 12 Conference.
The new players are not the only difference the Jayhawks will see
The Big 12 is not considered an easy conference to play in, with four teams finishing in the top 25 last year. TCU comes to the conference having finished 18-6 last year and 7-0 in the Mountain West Conference.
"We have some new blood coming in which could make for some positive changes," Hall-Holt said. "We need the upperclassmen to step up, but I am excited for the challenges overall."
"I wouldn't say there is any added pressure to beat the new teams," Hall-Holt said. "We are going to come out and compete every game, all the teams in this league are good, we don't want to look past any team."
But Hall-Holt does not single out teams when preparing for the season.
The women's team at KU has had at least one player represented on the list since the Big 12 began in 1997.
While the light did not shine all that bright for the Jayhawks on the court last season, there was a bright spot off the court as Paulina Los, a sophomore, was named to the 2012 Academic All-Big 12 Women's Tennis First Team.
With a new season comes new opportunities and challenges. If the Jayhawks are able to mesh, maybe this season can be one to remember.
This season's Big 12 Championship will be held on April 25-28 in Norman, Okla.
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WOMEN'S GOLF
The Kansas women's golf team starts their season on a hopeful note after a solid season in summer amateur tournaments.
Summer tournaments could help women's golf this year
TREVOR GRAFF
igraff@kansan.com
The layhawks' junior Meghan Potee played in the Western Golf Championship advancing to the second round of match play.
She also went back home to Indiana and won the Indiana Women's Golf Association State Amateur Championship on July 20.
Potee went on to qualify for the U.S. Women's Amateur Championship in Cleveland, Ohio which was held August 6-12.
Potee's teammate, Audrey Yowell won the Kansas Women's Amateur Championship with a final round of one over par at the Manhattan Country Club on
July 12.
Yowell, the Jayhaws lone senior, could be due for a solid season.
1 expect Audrey to play well this season."
Yowell
coach Erin O'Neil said. "She's worked hard all summer going to summer school and fine tuning her game. She has the work ethic and the drive to do well."
Sophomore Michelle Woods, a Manhattan native, also placed well in the tournament with a 74 in the final round on her home course and finished in third place.
play a substantial leadership role this season.
"Meghan Potee has had a great summer and I think its helped her confidence a lot." O'Neil said. "Hopefully she comes back this fall and builds on that."
The team also returns junior Thanuttra Boonrakasasat who led the Jayhawks with a scoring average of 76.67 during the 2011-12 season.
the lavhawks' iuniors will also
"Overall I think this will be the most competitive team we've had across the board," O'Neil said. "We've been focusing more on leadership within the team. We want to create a different culture and attitude and we're already seeing a big difference in their day-to-day performance."
Coach O'Neil said sophomores Gabby DiMarco and Michelle Woods are players that can step into larger roles this season.
The team will play at the Dale McNamara Invitational Sept. 17 to 18 in Tulsa, Okla.
MEN'S GOLF
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New coach brings fresh start
TREVOR GRAFF
tgraff@kansan.com
Chris Gilbert takes a tee shot on a par three during the Kansas invitational in March.
The Kansas men's golf team enters the 2012 season with All-Academic team honors from the Golf Coaches Association of America and a new head coach, Jamie Bermel.
Bermel, the head coach at Colorado State since 1999, led his Rams squads to 18 tournament victories and two conference titles. Bermel coached two seasons at Iowa State and five seasons at Drake before making the move to Lawrence.
"Lawrence is a great college town," Bermel said. "I'm seeing it differently than a college kid because I have a family. I'm getting kids adjusted and signed up for school, but so far so good."
When the Jayhawks start practice next week, Bermel said he and
his staff are starting from scratch. They're focused on building a team and getting to know the players.
"Everything starts in practice," Bermel said. "You have to practice at a high level and expectations in
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practice have to be at a high level. We need to get better, all of us including the coaches, everyday"
"If the hole sets up for us or the golf course sets up where we can be really aggressive, we're going to do it." Bermel said. "You just can't play this game scared."
Expect the Jayhawks to play a much more aggressive style of golf under Bermel. He wants players to take chances, but make smart decisions on the course.
The Jayhawks return many regulars from last year's lineup.
Three seniors, Chris Gilbert,
Alex Gutesha and Paul Harris, will
return along with junior Bryce
Brown.
Sophomores Dylan McClure and David Auer also return after being first year letterwinners. Stan Gautier comes into the year as a transfer from Arizona State.
Freshmen Prem Samritpricha,
Jordan Santiago and Jackson Foth will fill the remaining roster spots.
The team starts the season at the Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational September 9-10 in Colorado Springs, Colo.
Edited by Vikaas Shanker