Women's Tennis Season Overview Utes plan resurgence with a core of young players.
Many great coaches say a team's success stems from handling adversity.
After making a habit of going to the NCAA tournament and assembling teams poised to make a run at the top-25, Head Coach John Tsumas has learned adversity all too well. The University of Utah women's tennis team just missed the NCAAs last year after a string of three consecutive appearances from 1996-98. The Utes posted an 8-12 record in the 2000 campaign. The 2000 team's hardships can be attributed mainly to injuries. Last fall, the Utes lost junior Heidi Thomas for the season, with a plantar foot injury.