As the tennis team returns from summer vacation, a long fall semester awaits them.
For head coach Courtney Steinbock, it’s a routine. Between the fall and the spring, players enter more of a strength and conditioning period with a few games and tournaments throughout the fall semester, until the spring where the season actually begins for the team.
“We like to get after it and train them really hard in the fall,” Steinbock said. “So it’s really important…to build a really good foundation that we can pull from once we start in the spring.”
The rigorous training in the fall is difficult for players like seniors Despoina Vogasari and Maria Cardenas to get accustomed to, but it’s a necessary preparation for the team to compete in the spring.