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SPORTS
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2005
Freshmen eager for tournament
TENNIS
BY ERIC JORGENSEN
ejorgensen@kansan.com
KANAS SPORTWRITER
Freshmen Ksenia Bulkina and Edina Horvath are scheduled to make their debuts for the Kansas tennis team today at the Hurricane Invitational in Tulsa, Okla. The tournament lasts through Sunday.
Tulsa, OKa. The teams.
The returning players, along with the freshmen, will try to establish themselves on this year's squad. For the freshmen players, this will be their first look at American collegiate competitors as they face players from Missouri State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Tulsa and Wichita State.
Bukina's and Horvath's teammates and coaches are looking forward to seeing the new members in action.
looking forward to seeing them in a real game," Kansas tennis coach Amy Hall-Holt said. "I want to see how they compete and how they react."
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Senior Christine Skoda said the newcomers would help the team improve and move closer to its goals. "Skoda so
"I expect a lot from the new girls." Skoda said. "They're both good, and they're going to push the rest of us."
Bukina, an Obninsk, Russia native, said she was ready to play with the rest of the Jayhawks this weekend. Horvath is from Budapest, Hungary.
"I'm excited to play with a team," Bukina said.
I'm excited to play with a team, Bukina said Hall said that Bukina had never played team tennis before and that this would be a good experience for the 17-year-old.
friend for the 1-year-old. "I'm excited to see her play against girls that aren't her teammates," Hall said. "It will be a good chance to see how they bond with the other girls."
This will be a telling time not only for the freshmen, but also for the rest of the team, which will see its first team tennis action since last spring. As the returning players all know, it is important to set the tone in the first meet of the season.
"Since it's the first tournament, I just want to go play my game and get after the ball and play every point hard," junior Brittany Brown said. "I'm looking forward to playing the good teams that will be there."
Oklahoma and Tulsa ranked in the final 2005 Intercollegiate Tennis Association standings.
intercollegiate Tennis Association赛场。 Hall said playing quality teams in the fall could really benefit the team come springtime. The spring season is when the team plays the majority of its matches. It is also the time when team wins and losses are recorded.
"We're excited to play Big 12 teams in the preseason. It's going to be a good one for all of us." Hall said.
Elizaveta Avdeeva takes a swing at the ball. The tennis team will participate in a tournament against players from Missouri State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Tulsa and Wichita State this weekend. Senior Christine Skoda said she expected a lot from her new teammates.
The team will return to practice Sept. 19 to prepare for its next competition in Bloomington, Ind.
Edited by Erin Wisdom
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