Analisa just finished a very tough season of tennis at Skyline. The team consisted of some very high ranked girls which left Analisa struggling to find a spot on varsity. She worked hard all summer preparing for tryouts and ended up in junior varsity, again. She was so discouraged. The girls she played against from other schools in JV were lucky just to return a serve. She ended the season 12-0. Since there really wasn't any competition she decided to make personal goals during each match to try to improve her personal game. No doubles faults, coming in to the net, and cross court put away shots were at the top of her list. She did just that and was able to improve significantly despite her initial let down and lack of competition. At Regions it came down to 3 Skyline girls competing against each other for 1st, 2nd and 3rd. She even had to play her life long bf Michelle in the semi's to take home the title. It was a tough match and Michelle is a fierce competitor, but Lisey pulled it off and took 1st. Instead of shaking hands at the net at the end of the match the girls reached over and just hugged. It was so tender.
I am so proud of my girl and her amazing work ethic. She is passionate and determined which will get her far on and off the court. She wears her Skyline Lady Eagles shirt proudly and the saying on the back, "Don't make me backhand you!" was surely written with her in mind.
4 comments:
Beautiful picture of our girl! She had a great season. Go Lisey. We love you.
Claudia, this is Jane Barrus. I just discovered your blog and have had fun catching up on posts. What a beautiful and talented family you have!
Go Lisey Go! You rock girl! Love you tons! tia~Moni
I love the "don't make me backhand you" t-shirt!!! That's the best! Way to go Analisa. She's so sweet. I can just picture her hugging her friend at the end of the match. I would be so proud if I were there.
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