{"id":5614,"date":"2012-12-10T13:32:04","date_gmt":"2012-12-10T18:32:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/social.plymouth.k12.in.us\/perspective\/?p=5614"},"modified":"2014-04-07T07:15:37","modified_gmt":"2014-04-07T12:15:37","slug":"plymouth-tennis-players-find-winter-playing-opportunities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/social.plymouth.k12.in.us\/perspective\/?p=5614","title":{"rendered":"Plymouth Tennis Players Find Winter Playing Opportunities"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_5671\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/social.plymouth.k12.in.us\/perspective\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Ellen-Smith-tennis-article2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5671\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5671\" title=\"Ellen Smith tennis article\" src=\"http:\/\/social.plymouth.k12.in.us\/perspective\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Ellen-Smith-tennis-article2-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5671\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Junior Ellen Smith is one of several team members participating in winter lessons. Photo by: Lauren Rearick<\/p><\/div>\n<p>By Lauren Rearick<\/p>\n<p>As the days become colder and snow is expected to fall, several Plymouth High School tennis players are heading indoors to begin preparations for the spring season.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The team is finding playing opportunities in a variety of forms, from private lessons to USTA (United States Tennis Association) tournaments. \u00a0Junior Ellen Smith said, \u201cI am currently taking lessons in Warsaw. \u00a0I took them last year too.\u201d \u00a0Smith also plans to challenge herself by entering tournaments during her spare time. \u00a0\u201cI hope to participate in some tournaments this year. \u00a0I got my USTA card for the winter, and I know that those will help me to get better,\u201d she said. \u00a0Fellow team member Mikayla German is currently taking winter lessons in Goshen, along with sister Marissa German. \u00a0\u201cMarissa and I take lessons in Goshen every Monday with Lauren Rearick, Luke Vervynckt, and Coach Haeck,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>While traveling to indoor courts in Warsaw and Goshen may be time-consuming, team members all agree that their efforts will pay off in the long run. \u00a0When asked how winter lessons would better prepare her for the spring season, Marissa German said, \u201cIt will help me to improve my overall doubles game.\u201d \u00a0Mikayla German agreed that winter court time would benefit her doubles skills, adding, \u201cLessons will prepare me for better court position and better hitting position, and it will help me to serve better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Although many team members have already begun winter lessons and tournaments, it is not too late for others interested in participating to become involved. \u00a0Smith said, \u201cAnyone interested should definitely contact one of the coaches for more information.\u201d \u00a0Mikayla German added, \u201cPrevious team members who are interested in playing can contact Lauren Rearick, Marissa German, Ellen Smith, or myself for details and dates that we are practicing.\u201d \u00a0If you are seeking ways to improve your game and keep the winning tradition of Plymouth tennis alive, take advantage of the playing opportunities available to you this winter and get back in the game.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Lauren Rearick As the days become colder and snow is expected to fall, several Plymouth High School tennis players are heading indoors to begin preparations for the spring season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":178,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[33],"class_list":["post-5614","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports","tag-december-2012"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/social.plymouth.k12.in.us\/perspective\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5614"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/social.plymouth.k12.in.us\/perspective\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/social.plymouth.k12.in.us\/perspective\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/social.plymouth.k12.in.us\/perspective\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/178"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/social.plymouth.k12.in.us\/perspective\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5614"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/social.plymouth.k12.in.us\/perspective\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5614\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8999,"href":"https:\/\/social.plymouth.k12.in.us\/perspective\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5614\/revisions\/8999"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/social.plymouth.k12.in.us\/perspective\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5614"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/social.plymouth.k12.in.us\/perspective\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5614"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/social.plymouth.k12.in.us\/perspective\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5614"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}