By Paul Suellentrop
The tennis to pickleball transition is growing more popular for college athletes. Wichita State's LingWei Kong is using that transition to craft a strong finish to her final tennis season.
"This is my last season and I have nothing to hold back," she said. "Be fearless. The four years pass really fast."
Kong, a graduate student from GuangZhou, China, plans to try pickleball professionally in a few months. For the Shockers, she is playing No. 1 singles and No. 2 doubles with Natsumi Kurahashi and enjoying her final run on a resurgent team.