Hey there tennis fans!
My name is
Logan Finnell and I am a sophomore on the LMU Women's Tennis Team. I am taking
over as the blogger this semester on behalf of my team where I will update you
on recent results, team adventures traveling, as well as give you an inside
look into the life of a college athlete.
I hope you all had a very nice
holiday season and a happy new year! 2013 is upon us. This means, a new start,
new beginning, and of course, a new season for your LMU Lady Lions! It was so
nice for our team to reunite during our meeting on Monday after not seeing each
other for four weeks. Being away from my team for so long, makes me realize how
much I miss them because we are all so incredibly close, much like a tight knit
of family of 13. We are that way, because we do spend countless amount of time
together on the court, in the strength training gym, in the training room, as
well as in classes. So you can say that we all see each other pretty darn
often. It is so nice to be surrounded by teammates who are constantly
encouraging and supporting one another whether it's through competitive match
situations, or when someone's trying to bounce back from an injury, or even
when the strains of academia get the better of them.
This week, our focus has been
directed towards getting quickly adjusted back into our regular practice routine
and a new strength-training schedule. It was also the dreaded, "fitness
testing" week. I unfortunately am still recovering from an achilles injury for
another week so I had to miss our fitness testing and tennis practices, but I
am optimistic to return shortly! We knew that the holiday season brings a lot
of unhealthy eating habits and perhaps a lack of exercise, but not for us! We
instead tried to create a happy medium between the two. Sure, we enjoyed our
holiday treats, but we made sure to maintain a relatively good diet regiment
and kept up with our workouts from Nick, our strength trainer in addition to
getting out there on the court as often as we could. Everyone is looking good;
yes, we've lost a little color in our skin tone due to the bitter cold
temperatures that a lot of us faced returning back to our homelands over break.
Not to worry though! The hot weather months are approaching, and LA never
disappoints to provide us with that sunshine that we've been missing. On
Saturday we took our team pictures and individual pictures for the website. You
can only imagine the anxiety going on prior. "Is my hair okay?" "Should I wear
it up or down?" We are girls remember, we are bound to act like this before we
get in front of the camera!
This Friday will be our first
non-conference match against Westmont College in Santa Barbara! So wish us
luck!
Until next week!
Logan
