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Nice community outreach event that the Lady Shockers will be participating in on Saturday, August 26th.
I noticed that the Lady Shocker tennis roster has no newcomers listed for this season yet and only have a roster of 6 players at this point. Perhaps it is as simple as the roster simply has not been updated yet but more than likely it is just due to the nature of college tennis recruiting and its heavy reliance on international players. Note that the Men's team also has no newcomers on there roster at this point. Last year the women's team added 2 newcomers in the fall and 2 who joined the team in January and the men added 3 players in January. So this is not really that unusual I guess.
Marija Mastilovic who was a Freshman last seaon did not return this year. She played last fall and some in the Spring but it appears she lost playing time to Marta Belluco in the Spring.
It doesn't make much difference in the Fall season as these are not dual team events. The Shocks can field whatever set of singles players and doubles teams they want to compete in the Fall Events. However, in the Spring having only 6 players gives you no cushion against injuries or illness. So I anticipate the Shocks will add a player or two in January. The Shockers have 2 seniors on the roster this year, Giulia Guidetti and Gabriela Proubin.
The Shocker Fall schedule is actually a couple events lighter this year than last year. Last year they played in tournaments at Drake, OU and SMU in the Fall. This year they are playing in tournaments at Missouri and SMU. Also the Valley has hosted a Individual Championship Tournament in the Fall. The American Conference does not.
In the Spring season the Shockers have 23 dual team events scheduled before the American Conference Championships in Dallas. Three of those duals are with American Conference teams. SMU, Tulsa and UCF.
Last year the Shockers beat #43 ranked SMU 5-2 in Dallas and they beat #35 ranked Tulsa 4-3 in Tulsa. They will get the same opportunity this year.
Shocker 2017-18 Schedule
I noticed that the Lady Shocker tennis roster has no newcomers listed for this season yet and only have a roster of 6 players at this point. Perhaps it is as simple as the roster simply has not been updated yet but more than likely it is just due to the nature of college tennis recruiting and its heavy reliance on international players. Note that the Men's team also has no newcomers on there roster at this point. Last year the women's team added 2 newcomers in the fall and 2 who joined the team in January and the men added 3 players in January. So this is not really that unusual I guess.
Marija Mastilovic who was a Freshman last seaon did not return this year. She played last fall and some in the Spring but it appears she lost playing time to Marta Belluco in the Spring.
It doesn't make much difference in the Fall season as these are not dual team events. The Shocks can field whatever set of singles players and doubles teams they want to compete in the Fall Events. However, in the Spring having only 6 players gives you no cushion against injuries or illness. So I anticipate the Shocks will add a player or two in January. The Shockers have 2 seniors on the roster this year, Giulia Guidetti and Gabriela Proubin.
The Shocker Fall schedule is actually a couple events lighter this year than last year. Last year they played in tournaments at Drake, OU and SMU in the Fall. This year they are playing in tournaments at Missouri and SMU. Also the Valley has hosted a Individual Championship Tournament in the Fall. The American Conference does not.
In the Spring season the Shockers have 23 dual team events scheduled before the American Conference Championships in Dallas. Three of those duals are with American Conference teams. SMU, Tulsa and UCF.
Last year the Shockers beat #43 ranked SMU 5-2 in Dallas and they beat #35 ranked Tulsa 4-3 in Tulsa. They will get the same opportunity this year.
Shocker 2017-18 Schedule
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