8B
SPORTS
THE UNIVERSITY DARY KANSAN
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2006
TENNIS
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Horvath couldn't pass the opportunity to play American tennis. The move paid off for Hall-Holt. Three weeks ago, the duo of Avdeeva and Horvath stormed through the
field at the ITA Central Region Championships to capture the Doubles Title, knocking off the top-seeded team in the process.
Joining
Adveeva from
Russia are Ksenia
Bukina and
Vuliana. Swistan
This advantage has helped the tennis team attract a large number of overseas recruits.
In addition to practice, weight lifting and conditioning sessions, the women also have had to adjust to a new language while being expected to earn good grades.
It's really hard for international students, especially because we can't
while Kuni Dorn, like Horvath, is from Hungary.
"It's really hard for international students, especially because we can't speak English very good."
"Once you get one over here, it usually opens up a pipeline." Hall-Holt said. While many schools don't offer scholarships to students who come at semester, Kansas has extra scholarships available in January.
EDINA HORVATH Budapest, Hungary, sophomore
speak English very good," Horvath said. "A lot of teachers and friends have helped me a lot, which has made it a little bit easier."
None of the girls made recruiting trips
to Lawrence so some of them were surprised when they arrived on campus.
"I expected that the city would be much bigger," Avdeeva said. "Back home we have a lot more busses. We don't have a lot of cars, so people usually walk and use the public transportation."
Because it takes close to 24 hours and four separate plane flights to reach their home towns, the women can only make it home during Christmas break and the summer. In August, when Horvath returned to Lawrence after a 14-day trip home to see her family, Bukina and Dorn waited for her arrival at the airport.
The players use web cameras and instant messaging to communicate daily with their parents.
"They miss me a lot but they are happy for me," Avdeeva said of her family.
Horvath talks with her parents and older sister daily as well, and is eagerly awaiting when her family visits Lawrence for the first time during the summer.
Hall-Holt, meanwhile, hopes that she can someday travel to Russia and Hungary and visit the places that her players call home.
"I definitely want to get over there and visit since I have people there now that can help me get from place to place."
Until then, she will continue to recruit players from abroad and do what she has done the past few years: meet them for the first time when they arrive on campus.
Kansan sportswriter B.J. Rains can be contacted at bjrains@kansan. com.
KANSAN FILE PHOTO
Liza Aveevea, Obinnsk, Russia, junior, used a recruiting company to help her find American schools where should could play tennis. All but two of the tennis team's seven players are from Russia or Hungary.
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RIVALRY (CONTINUED FROM 1B)
the race by 60 yards, lapping the last-place K-State runner.
NOTES FROM 1947:
Kansas was in the Big Six Conference and finished in first place. It finished the season No. 12 in the final Associated Press poll.
Kansas was coached by George Sauer.
Bowl against Georgia Tech.
Kansas made it to its first postseason bowl, the 1948 Orange
Evans and end Otto Schnellbacher were Kansas' first two All-Americans.
Tomorrow, the Kansan looks back at the 1956 game that began a 10-year Kansas winning streak.
Kansan sportswriter Drew Davison can be contacted at ddavison@kansan.com.
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if he is, he would be able to play for 20 to 25 minutes, which would allow fellow guards junior Russell Robinson and freshman Sherron Collins to pressure opposing guards even more.
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"We have the bodies to do it, and it's our advantage," Robinson said.
Self said Oral Roberts would be more athletic than Northern Arizona and that Kansas would have to defend even better. Although Self had nothing but good things to say about Oral Roberts, he will be looking for a
little payback tonight.
"ORU gave me my first chance and there are great, great people there," Self said. "I loved my time here, but the last time we played them, they beat us when I was coaching at Tulsa."
Kansan sportswriter Shawn Shroyer can be contacted at sshriver@kansan.com.
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