No ‘love’ for tennis team

Mandie Craven
Staff Writer
May 6, 2004, Page 6

Football, volleyball and track seem to be the sports that draw in big crowds on the Doane campus. Many sports seem to go unnoticed by the students, staff and faculty.
The Doane tennis team is not a new addition to the multitude of sports offered, yet many students do not recognize that there is even a team offered at their college.
“I didn’t really know that we had an organized tennis team,” said sophomore Erin Zeller. “At least not a Doane-affiliated one.”
“We are not the most prominent sports team on campus, but tennis is more of a individual sport so we don’t have a huge following,” freshman tennis player Barrett Epp said. “It would be nice to have a little support from the campus though.”
With the many renovations happening on Doane campus, new facilities for the tennis team are not in high demand.
“We only have two courts that we can use, and one is so close to the building we really can’t hold a match on it,” Epp said.
With the end of another season, the team looks forward to new students coming in with more experience.
There were six players on this year’s team, and only three had previous experience playing tennis.
“I think that the tennis team could really bring a lot of fun and excitement to the campus if students knew what was out there,” said sophomore Jordan Kenyon.
Coach Pete Fiumefreddo was unable to be reached for comment.