2002 PREVIEW GIRLS' TENNIS: COMPETITION INTENSE FOR HART ROSTER SPOTS.Byline: Lauren Gustus Staff Writer The first few days of practice usually are a little nerve-wracking. And this year, members of Hart High's girls' tennis team are looking forward to a Groundhog groundhog: see woodchuck. Day-type of season, as they will have to prove daily they deserve a top roster spot. Coach Steve Love will draw on almost 25 years of experience as he tries to squeeze five players into three singles spots. Love figures he will get the best results if he can successfully manipulate manipulate To cause a security to sell at an artificial price. Although investment bankers are permitted to manipulate temporarily the stock they underwrite, most other forms of manipulation are illegal. a lineup A criminal investigation technique in which the police arrange a number of individuals in a row before a witness to a crime and ask the witness to identify which, if any, of the individuals committed the crime. that isn't yet set. Amy Davidson Amy Davidson (born September 15, 1979 in Phoenix, Arizona) is an American television actress who is best known for her role as Kerry Michelle Hennessy in 8 Simple Rules. , Carolyn Horton, Sara Jacobs, Natasha Kaul and Jessica Taylor Jessica Taylor can refer to
Love is delighted his team is in a pinch pinch, n a small amount of chewing tobacco (snuff) an individual takes to use the substance for its desired effect. A “pinch” is called a quid in Britain. . ``I've got five solid players and there's a good chance that all of them will see some action this season,'' Love said. ``I could put a lineup on the court right now, but we'll just have to wait and see.'' Love, who has coached girls' tennis at Hart for 21 years, said this will be one of the toughest seasons for him to pick his starters. In the past, his lineup was more defined at the start of school. This season, there are eight returning players and four new players from the junior varsity junior varsity n. Abbr. JV A high-school or college team that competes in interschool sports on the level below varsity. Noun 1. . ``This year our team is absolutely full,'' said Taylor, a senior who played singles last season. ``In the past couple of years, there haven't been that many serious players on our team. This year we're going to have to work really hard to keep a spot.'' As of last week, before practice began, Love thought Jacobs, a junior, would be at No. 1 singles. At 5-foot-11 and with a strong upper body, Jacobs hits big serves and baseline The horizontal line to which the bottoms of lowercase characters (without descenders) are aligned. See typeface. baseline - released version winners. Jacobs doesn't see competition for the top three spots as a cause for tension. ``I think we're going to settle in to who's going to be one, two and three,'' Jacobs said. Jacobs was 18-12 as a sophomore in the Foothill League last year. She placed second in the Valencia tournament and third in the Palmdale tournament. ``Sara is basically our steady baseline performer,'' Love said. With school starting a week early in the Hart District, fall sports picked up a few extra minutes out on the courts and playing fields during seventh period, but athletes lost the extra week to prepare for the season by themselves. CIF (1) (Common Intermediate Format) A standard video format used in videoconferencing. CIF formats are defined by their resolution, and standards both above and below the original resolution have been established. The original CIF is also known as Full CIF (FCIF). rules cite Aug. 26 as the date sports can begin practice, and this year Hart schools opened Aug. 19. Jacobs doesn't see the early start as a problem. ``It would be nice to have that week,'' she said. ``But we'll probably be fine.'' Over the summer, Jacobs worked out with Davidson, a junior, and also went to tennis camp. Love said he was pleased with Hart's overall skill level last year during spring workouts, and he hoped his team practiced over the summer to be ready to go Aug. 19. Hart finished third in the Foothill League last year and made the Southern Section playoffs on a wild card. Taylor predicts this year the Indians INDIANS. The aborigines of this country are so called. 2. In general, Indians have no political rights in the United States; they cannot vote at the general elections for officers, nor hold office. should come in at least equal to last year. ``We're going to be in the top three,'' she said. ``I guess it will be close, but probably we'll end up in the top three.'' HART Coach: Steve Love 2001 Record: 8-9 Foothill League finish: 3rd place, 6-4 Playoffs: Won CIF wild-card round, defeating Santa Fe Santa Fe, city, Argentina Santa Fe, city (1991 pop. 341,000), capital of Santa Fe prov., NE Argentina, a river port near the Paraná, with which it is connected by canal. 9-9 (77-65). Lost in first round to Newport Harbor, 17-1. Key returnees: Sara Jacobs (Junior, singles); Jessica Taylor (Senior, singles); Natasha Kaul (Senior, singles); Amy Davidson (Junior, singles/doubles). Top newcomers: Carolyn Horton (Sophomore, doubles) CAPTION(S): photo, 2 boxes Photo: Hart competitors this season (from left): Natasha Kaul, Sara Jacobs, Carolyn Horton, Amy Davidson, and Jessica Taylor Gene Blevins/Special to the Daily News Box: (1) HART (see text) (2) SCHEDULE |
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