Lady Bisons come for fhe Lady Bisonstennisteam,2010was a year of success. With a record 23 wins, the team was ranked in the top four in the Gulf South Conference (GSC) and won its first round in conference match up. The team's success began in practice, where every team member learned to work together. "Everyone is so nice and so it makes practice very enjoyable," junior Callie Huey said. According to senior Janet Orgain, the women's tennis team was a family team and valued their fellowship with one another. After the 2010 season, the team's goal was to simply continue making progress. "Our goal is to just get better," Orgain said. "It's an individual sport but also a team sport. How can I achieve excellence? How can my achievements help my team?" After the disappointment of not making nationals, the returning players and even the new ones were amped to have a more successful ending to their season.The GSC added another conference into the region, wh1ch allowed for more difficult competition. Head Coach David Elliot did not let that worry his players, however. "Be the best we can be; do the best we can do, and the actual record will take care of itself," Elliot said. It was also a year of personal successes: Orgain and junior Gina Cielo were both named to the ESPN Academic All-District At-Large Team. Sophomore Ling Chan and senior Lola Pardo were First-Team honorees, while senior Katherine Golik was a SecondTeam honoree for various All-Gulf South Conference awards, and graduates Alicia Williams and Karina Gomes formed a dynamic duo together, landing them a spot on the Gulf South Conference Women's Tennis All-Decade Team. "Every time I step on the court I put my all into the game," Chan said. "I feel very honored to win first team all-conference." The women's tennis team had faced many tough competitors in the past, including Delta State, Valdosta, Henderson, Southwest Missouri and others in order to heighten their skills for conference and were prepared to do it again in the future. Most importantly, the women would be facing those challenges together. Elumba Ebenja Row 1: L Pardo, G. Cielo, A Bryant L Hedeman, K. Saegert E. Sansom. Row 2: K. Swindle, C. Hunt E. Hammons, C. Huey, J. Orgain, L Binford M. Davis, F. Wisnesky, K. Golik. jeff Montgomery women's tennis 277 ~
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