Tennis Team

Hi, I'm Zeynep Kaysi. I am a third year student at the Faculty of Law at Başkent University. I have been on the tennis team since the first year with three of friends of mine. Our coach Hasan is very competent, knowledgeable and helps us a lot in every way. Tennis is actually a sport that has to start since very young age. But it is a sport that can be developed with great ease afterwards. Because it is individual sport, the person's own motivation, own experience, and coordination is very important. We have girls team made of four people and boys team which is also made of 4 boys in Başkent University. We go to training regularly every month by attending gym 2 or 3 times a week throughout the year. In the summer we use our open court at the school. In the winter months, we use the coach’s workplace court. Universities have 3 leagues. One league is first one, second league and super league. First of all, we were in the second league when we first joined the championship. Last year we were in the 1st league, we got more championship there and we went to the Super League. We are racing in the Super League this year. The biggest achievement I have in my team is going to the Super League. We are racing in the Super League this year. In previous years both girls 'and boys' teams have won the championship in the Super League. Our team is primarily chosen as follows: At the beginning of the year, our coach makes certain choices. They come and try all the students themselves. Anyone with certain tennis skills, especially those who have played tennis before, and those who have attended competent tournaments in this regard, can participate. Our team was founded to represent Başkent University in tennis matches, tournaments between universities and all other international tournaments. I've been doing this sport since I was 6 years old. And in general, it made me more disciplined. Because it is the one of the individual sport compared to team sports, so you need to motivate yourself, make your own plan and develop yourself on your own.