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the first time, Ashley and Lindsey
found themselves competing
against each other in the
Mountain West Conference,
which, if anything, afforded them
the opportunity to see each other
during the season.
“We talked about college and
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Twe forged our own paths,”
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looked at us together, like A&M,
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more confidence in her game.”
After successfully venturing
out to New Mexico where she
was named Mountain West
Conference Freshman of the
Year, narrowly beating out her
II be top level arcle s j s t er for top conference honors,
«t Ashley felt that she wanted to
play for a more competitive
school, and transferred to A&M,
which had initially been her top
choice.
“When Ashley came back to
Texas, she was a far more sophis
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thing Ashley has helped her
younger teammates understand.
As the only senior on the
A&M women’s tennis team this
year, Ashley has managed to
contribute at No. 2 singles, but
more importantly she has been a
leader that the younger players
can look to for her leadership
and her sense of humor.
“Things just didn’t work out
for Ashley and A&M in the
beginning, and we were very for
tunate that she came back to us
her sophomore year,” said A&M
Head Coach Bobby Kleinecke.
“Her sarcastic sense of humor is
great and I know the girls have
looked up to her all year.”
As Ashley closes the door on a
three-year career at A&M, there
is still more to look forward to.
With a share of the Big 12 title in
their clutches, Hedberg and her
teammates still have the Big 12
and NCAA tournaments ahead.
Tournaments and accolades
aside, Ashley will see the sun set
on the best year of her career, and
just maybe she was destined to
end her career the way it began
when she was 5 years old: sur
rounded by a family of players
who compete and play together,
for the sheer fun of it.
“Being the only senior has
been a lot of work because of the
leadership role I was called to step
into,” Ashley said. “This has been
a year unlike any other, though,
and I've had more fun this year
than 1 can ever remember,
because this is an amazing team.”
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to do the things that have made us successful the whole year.”
The second-seeded Aggies have a bye in the first round and will
face the winner of Missouri and Nebraska, seeded seventh and 10th,
respectively, in the quarterfinals on Friday at 2 p.m. The Aggies also
received a slew of individual awards, announced earlier this week.
Junior Roberta Spencer and freshman Nicki Mechem are the Big
12 Conference champions at No. 3 and No. 5 singles, respectively.
Senior Ashley Hedberg and sophomore Lauren Walker were
crowned conference champions at No. 2 doubles. Hedberg was also
named Big 12 Women’s Tennis Co-Player of the Week after going
2-0 at No. 2 singles and No. 2 doubles last week.
Despite the attention and regular season accolades earned by the
Aggies, Kleinecke said he is aware of the depth and competition that
awaits his team this weekend in Kansas City, Mo.
“This year’s tournament is amazing in the sense that any of eight
teams could win the tournament,” Kleinecke said. “We are gelling
together, and 1 feel like we are competing at all nine spots. When I
first started coaching here 1 had some teams that I took for granted,
and I realize right now that this is a special group of girls.”
The seventh annual 2003 Big 12 Tennis Championship will take
place tonight through Sunday at the Plaza Tennis Center in Kansas
City, Mo. The championship match, which Texas has won every
year since the inaugural tournament in 1996, is scheduled for
Sunday at 1 p.m.
“The season is not over by any means,” Kleinecke said. “We
begin the next part with the conference tournament, and I’m
excited for the opportunity to go out there and put it all on the
line again.”
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I that will be disappointing.”
I I Despite the difficult playing
field, the Aggies remain
undaunted.
“We’re going out there with a
lot of confidence,” said A&M
Head Coach J. T. Higgins. “The
Big 12 is as good as it gets, but
we know we have our best golf
ahead of us.”
The spring season has been a
roller coaster ride for the Aggies.
After rallying from a 16-shot
deficit to win the Border
Olympics two weeks ago, the
team derailed last weekend at the
U.S. Intercollegiate, finishing
14th out of 16 teams.
Fortunately for A&M, the
course that hosts the 2003 Big 12
Championship is much more
suited to its style of play.
Traditionally, the championship
takes place at Prairie Dunes
Country Club in Hutchinson,
Kan. This year, Big 12 officials
decided to move the tournament
to the illustrious Southern Hills
Country Club in Oklahoma.
Higgins said that Southern Hills,
with its large greens and rolling
hills, plays to the Aggies’
strengths on the course.
“We had a lot of trouble with
the greens (at the U.S.
Intercollegiate) last week.
Southern Hills is a lot like the
Laredo course where we won the
Border Olympics. We are
expecting some low scores,”
Higgins said.
The two-day Big 12
Championship tournament
swings into action Monday at
Southern Hills Country Club in
Tulsa, Okla. All Big 12 teams
will be represented.
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