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The Daily OrangeTennis | Christmas gift brings Jones scholarship
By Jeff Westfall
Posted: 2/22/08, 12:20 AM EST Section: Sports
The combination of strong groundstrokes and confidence led Jones to dominating wins against Seton Hall on Saturday and an additional two wins Sunday against Connecticut. Since buying into Jensen's serve and volley system, Jones' game and fitness have made massive strides. The rapid turnaround has been apparent to her teammates as well as her head coach, who spoke of the forte in Jones' game.
"She has two hands on both sides," Jensen said. "Both of her groundstrokes are strong. I look at her forehand as a weapon, but her backhand can hit the garbage out of the ball too. So for any opponent trying to pick on the backhand, it is kind of a toss up. You kind of pick your poison of what you want to get beat with."
Last year Jones didn't start against Marquette and earned two forfeit wins to DePaul because the Blue Demons did not have enough active players. But a lot can change in a year. This season Jones is 15 pounds lighter, has a recognizable and newfound confidence and is racking up the wins behind a powerful forehand and backhand combination for the Orange.
"I've definitely seen her game improve; she plays with much more confidence now and a more aggressive a style," Spicer said. "Before it would seem like she would get scared on the court. Right now she's just loving every point and eating up pressure situations, and it's nice to see that; I'm proud of her."
jwestfal@syr.edu
"She has two hands on both sides," Jensen said. "Both of her groundstrokes are strong. I look at her forehand as a weapon, but her backhand can hit the garbage out of the ball too. So for any opponent trying to pick on the backhand, it is kind of a toss up. You kind of pick your poison of what you want to get beat with."
Last year Jones didn't start against Marquette and earned two forfeit wins to DePaul because the Blue Demons did not have enough active players. But a lot can change in a year. This season Jones is 15 pounds lighter, has a recognizable and newfound confidence and is racking up the wins behind a powerful forehand and backhand combination for the Orange.
"I've definitely seen her game improve; she plays with much more confidence now and a more aggressive a style," Spicer said. "Before it would seem like she would get scared on the court. Right now she's just loving every point and eating up pressure situations, and it's nice to see that; I'm proud of her."
jwestfal@syr.edu
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elizabeth
posted 2/22/08 @ 9:59 PM EST
wow what a great story, its great that someone has this passion and committment to get a scholarship after being a walk on
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