Bloomington High School South, The Gothic, 2009, Page 70

Description:	when two become oneSophomore Hanna Freitag played varsity for the first timethis year. With senior Lieu Thompson as her partner,the two became the number one doubles pair for South.For sophomore Hanna Freitag,sports had always been very importantto her family. She grew up an athletic atmosphere, and after becomingequally involved in tennis and soccershe decided that she would make tennis her full-time sport. Everythingabout tennis makes me happy and Ilove the feeling you get when you wina big important point, Freitag said.She decided then that she wanted tostep up her tennis career and playingtennis everyday would be the only wayto achieve this goal.In the 2009 season, Freitag made another transition: she went from playingsingles to doubles. She loved playingboth singles and doubles, but doubleswas more complex to play. I realizedthat after a doubles match you can bemuch more mentally tired from all thethinking you have to do and the tacticsyou have to think of. Freitag quicklygot used to playing doubles with herpartner senior Lieu Thompson, Irealized I like having a partner besideyou whether you win or lose, Freitagsaid.In the 2009 season, Freitag andThompson were named the numberone doubles pair for BloomingtonSouth. Playing number one doublesas a sophomore did not faze Freitag atall. Everyone on the team treats eachother the same so I fit right in, Freitagexplained.Besides playing at BloomingtonSouth, Freitag had also played at theTennis Center since she began to playtennis. She tried playing everyday inthe off-season by going to clinics andto lessons. She was very dedicated andonly missed a few weeks of practiceover Christmas break.Although Freitag spent a lot of timeat the Tennis Center, she admits thatplaying for a team like Souths waswhat she liked best. I love the teamaspect of it. I really like getting to playfor a team and for your school. Plusevery girl on the team is great and itmakes it so much more fun when everyone gets along, Freitag said.-MEGAN MCDEVTTTRight: Sophomore HannaFreitag and senior LieuThompson talk after amatch. The two werepartners in number onedoubles, photo by undseyELLINGTONFar Right: SophomoreKelsey Miller hits back theball using a forehand swingduring practice, photo byELIZABETH STEINMETZ70 \| SPORTS I girlstennis
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Collection:	Bloomington High School South

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