2008 Woodie Awards
NU s Chandronnait finds challenge success in Division I play
FROM STAFF REPORTS
Issue date: 2/1/08 Section: Sports
Amber Chandronnait dropped one game in her two-year high school tennis career and never lost a match.
The freshman has sustained that success so far this semester. Chandronnait won her No. 5 singles match against Creighton last weekend to open the 2008 portion of the University of Nebraska's season.
This school year and tennis season have marked a huge change in Chandronnait's life, coming from the town of Bow, N.H., which has 7,764 residents.
"It's a huge difference," Chandronnait said. "I came from a little town, and now I'm at a university with more students than my past town."
In addition to moving halfway across the continent, getting used to school has been another big shift for her. She was home-schooled for all four years of high school and had quite a bit to get used to last semester.
School took a "lot more dedication because it was at the teacher's pace, not my pace," Chandronnait said.
Her tennis career had also been varied. Because Chandronnait was home-schooled, she only played two years of high school tennis. She never dropped a match and led Bow High School to both of its state tennis championships during her freshman and junior years. In addition to the team titles, Chandronnait captured two singles and one doubles championship.
Collegiate tennis has been a different story. Division I tennis has certainly been a jump, but Chandronnait enjoys the challenge. She said there is a huge difference between the talent of tennis players in small towns in New Hampshire and Division I players.
"Every day I can play someone here who's better than me," Chandronnait said. "It used to be that my dad was the only one who could compete with me."
Her collegiate career has been short, but Chandronnait has fared well. She went 1-1 in singles and advanced to the semifinals of the doubles draw at the Drake Invitational in September with partner Ashley Finnegan. Chandronnait advanced through the qualifying singles draw to make the bracket of 64 at the ITA Central Regional Tournament last fall.
Chandronnait's first and only collegiate dual was impressive. She swept Creighton's Rachelle Shoji 6-0, 6-0, last Sunday.
Chandronnait and the Huskers return to action with duals at 4 p.m. today against Illinois State and 11 am on Sunday against Colorado State at the Nebraska Tennis Center, 7600 N. 70th Street.
The freshman has sustained that success so far this semester. Chandronnait won her No. 5 singles match against Creighton last weekend to open the 2008 portion of the University of Nebraska's season.
This school year and tennis season have marked a huge change in Chandronnait's life, coming from the town of Bow, N.H., which has 7,764 residents.
"It's a huge difference," Chandronnait said. "I came from a little town, and now I'm at a university with more students than my past town."
In addition to moving halfway across the continent, getting used to school has been another big shift for her. She was home-schooled for all four years of high school and had quite a bit to get used to last semester.
School took a "lot more dedication because it was at the teacher's pace, not my pace," Chandronnait said.
Her tennis career had also been varied. Because Chandronnait was home-schooled, she only played two years of high school tennis. She never dropped a match and led Bow High School to both of its state tennis championships during her freshman and junior years. In addition to the team titles, Chandronnait captured two singles and one doubles championship.
Collegiate tennis has been a different story. Division I tennis has certainly been a jump, but Chandronnait enjoys the challenge. She said there is a huge difference between the talent of tennis players in small towns in New Hampshire and Division I players.
"Every day I can play someone here who's better than me," Chandronnait said. "It used to be that my dad was the only one who could compete with me."
Her collegiate career has been short, but Chandronnait has fared well. She went 1-1 in singles and advanced to the semifinals of the doubles draw at the Drake Invitational in September with partner Ashley Finnegan. Chandronnait advanced through the qualifying singles draw to make the bracket of 64 at the ITA Central Regional Tournament last fall.
Chandronnait's first and only collegiate dual was impressive. She swept Creighton's Rachelle Shoji 6-0, 6-0, last Sunday.
Chandronnait and the Huskers return to action with duals at 4 p.m. today against Illinois State and 11 am on Sunday against Colorado State at the Nebraska Tennis Center, 7600 N. 70th Street.
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