Bismarck Tribune Angela Fitterer goes into today's Region 3 women's tennis tournament in Minneapolis with her University of Mary team having no chance of advancement and without her long-time doubles partner and good friend, Renae Wald. While the circumstances may be less than ideal, Fitterer is just grateful for the chance to play. After winning the regional doubles title with Wald in 1999, Fitterer was a player without a team. Due to a lack of players, U-Mary had to discontinue its women's tennis program for a year. This season it started back up.
Tennis is such a mental game.
I'm in good enough shape, but you need the competition. Fitterer, a junior, has still managed to bounce back well enough to become U-Mary's No. 1 singles player. Coach Mike Skytland credits Fitterer's success to her mental approach to the sport. She plays the angles of the court very well and she doesn't overhit. She goes for the shots when they are there, and doesn't give away points.