do you suppose that is the required uniform?? swimsuit and high heels?
do you suppose that is the required uniform?? swimsuit and high heels?
I sure hope so. Where do I get season tix?Originally Posted by Little Whiskey
There is no way that is the Swim Team.I sure hope so. Where do I get season tix?
you mean to tell me that collegehummor.com is not a creditable source? your kidding me!!
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Interesting that Vaidsova is a German gal who grew up in the Czech Republic, but spent much of her childhood growing up in America (much like Maria Sharapova).
Teenager announces presence with impressive wins
By Greg Garber, ESPN.com
PARIS -- Nicole Vaidisova, who turned 17 in April, played in her first Grand Slam singles quarterfinal on Tuesday. For Venus Williams, who turns 26 in a few weeks, it was her 24th quarterfinal in a major.
Williams, troubled by a variety of arm injuries, had only played nine matches coming into Roland Garros. Vaidisova, conversely, came barreling into this French Open with a title in the Strasbourg warm-up event, then flayed No. 1-ranked Amelie Mauresmo in the fourth round, winning 12 of the last 15 games.
And so, the question begged itself: Which would prevail, momentum or muscle memory?
On this sun-soaked day at Roland Garros, Vaidisova was a revelation. She announced herself as the newest it girl in tennis with a thundering 6-7 (5), 6-1, 6-3 win over Williams, who couldn't channel the tennis that won her five Grand Slams. The players committed 127 forced errors in the bruising contest, with 70 credited to Williams.
"Sometimes, it's just about getting the ball in play," Williams said. "I don't think like hitting missiles. You've got to keep the ball in play and she did a good job doing that.
"She just played really good tennis. Seems to be on a roll."
Vaidisova, the No. 16 seed, said she has felt her game rising to the elite level.
"I've been practicing," she said. "I felt that my game is getting better, getting there. I can get to the next level. I'm definitely happy with the stage where I am now."
Where she is, of course, is the French Open semifinals. Svetlana Kuznetsova, the 7-6 (5), 6-0 winner in an all-Russian matchup with Dinara Safina, awaits. Kuznetsova, the No. 8 seed, trailed 1-5 in the first set and wound up winning 12 of the last 13 games. Safina scored only three points in the second set, an astonishing number at this level.
Vaidisova, who is often compared to Maria Sharapova, has the look of a star. Like Sharapova, she developed her tennis game at the Nick Bollettieri Academy, after being born in Germany and moving from the Czech Republic to Florida at the age of 10. Like Sharapova, she has some serious game -- a big forehand and an even bigger serve.
Admittedly, Vaidisova was nervous before the match. She grew up idolizing Steffi Graf and even played with Williams' yellow racket when she was 12 years old. Three years later, she saw Williams for the first time in person in the locker room at the U.S. Open.
At the outset, surprisingly enough, it was Williams whose nerves were exposed by the occasion. She was playing in her first Grand Slam quarterfinal in nine months, and her typically loose start led to the prospect of Vaidisova serving for a 5-1 lead.
Venus, however, rallied to win five straight games. Her forehand found its range and Vaidisova contributed some critical double faults, the crippling blow at 4-3, break point. They lurched toward a tiebreaker, where Williams erased a 1-4 deficit and leveled it at 5-all.
This is precisely when experience became a factor. After trading a series of backhand blasts, Williams cranked up a low laser and Vaidisova struck it into the net. On set point, Williams threw out a soft-serve second offering and Vaidisova -- eyes bigger than her forehand -- banged the ball long and wide.
There was a curious sense of déjàvu, because in her previous match Vaidisova had lost the first set to Mauresmo by the same score in a tiebreaker. Incredibly, she dropped the same 6-1 score on Williams that had so deflated Mauresmo two days earlier.
"You're in the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam," Vaidisova said. "You're not going to give it up, say 'maybe I'll try next time.' You just give it your all. I definitely tried to be positive because I've played matches when I was negative after I lost the first set and, you know, just lost the second as well."
Unlike Mauresmo, however, Williams did not fold up into the fetal position. She fought.
The young Czech broke Williams in the fifth game of the third set -- when Williams dropped a nervous double fault into the middle of the net. Williams had a break point in the next game, but her shot hit the top of the net and rolled back. Serving at 2-4, Williams blew a forehand volley into the net and faced two break points that probably would have put the match out of reach. She saved them both and crept to within 3-4 when Vaidisova's too-jazzed forehand sailed long.
Williams found herself serving at 3-5, and most of the spectators sitting in Court Suzanne Lenglen probably imagined -- and her experience suggested -- she would hold serve and challenge Vaidisova's serve to level the match.
Uh, no. Williams fell into an immediate 15-40 hole and, on her second match point, Vaidisova watched with glee as Williams yanked a forehand long and wide. Covering her face in her hands, Vaidisova jumped and whirled around the court, the picture of youthful exuberance.
In back-to-back matches, she dropped the first set against Grand Slam champions, then bludgeoned them into submission.
"Twice in a row, some great play," Vaidisova said. "You struggle a little bit with some parts today and still pull it off. You know, it's great. It definitely boosts your confidence a lot."
17, huh? Looks like Nutz will have to wait another year til she's legal\Found a new candidate. A tennis player named Vaidisova. She's from the Czech Republic. She's pretty good. She beat Mauresmo at the French Open today. She could be the next big thing in women's tennis.
This picture should be considered porn. MY GOD!!!!
I guess she's got some skills - she beat Venus Williams is straight sets at the French Open today. No, I didn't get to watch (her) but saw it on ESPN. Venus was the last American standing on the clay courts this year. Oh well.17, huh? Looks like Nutz will have to wait another year til she's legal\Found a new candidate. A tennis player named Vaidisova. She's from the Czech Republic. She's pretty good. She beat Mauresmo at the French Open today. She could be the next big thing in women's tennis.
This picture should be considered porn. MY GOD!!!!
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A sports babe by association. Elin Nordegren. Damn you Tiger!
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Can make a Heav'n of Hell, a Hell of Heav'n.
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Now I know why Knight aint so damn grumpy anymore...oh good sweet jesusTexas Tech Swim Team
they didnt swim like that as Hoosiers...
"The spirit, the will and the will to excel - these are the things that endure and these are the qualities that are so much more important than any of the events that occasion them."
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Mazzin, he just keeps getting better - - and better - - and better !! Thanks for posting these,
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shes one of the few thats even hotter in personA sports babe by association. Elin Nordegren. Damn you Tiger!
Great Guggley Muggley! Ya know, if you were to be swimming in the pool with these ladies, you'd have to let them get out first and wait a spell before you got out, otherwise you might embarrass yourself (or not, now that I think about it).Now I know why Knight aint so damn grumpy anymore...oh good sweet jesusTexas Tech Swim Team
they didnt swim like that as Hoosiers...
"Never, never ever support a punk like mraynrand. Rather be as I am and feel real sympathy for his sickness." - Woodbuck
Heck, might not have enough time for them to get out of the pool on time anywayGreat Guggley Muggley! Ya know, if you were to be swimming in the pool with these ladies, you'd have to let them get out first and wait a spell before you got out, otherwise you might embarrass yourself (or not, now that I think about it).Now I know why Knight aint so damn grumpy anymore...oh good sweet jesusTexas Tech Swim Team
they didnt swim like that as Hoosiers...
Bretsky, do you suppose they all have Grailistic tendencies??
ya, I found that a little hokey, sex kittenish. When I saw the girls were from a school in texas, it made a little more sense.
And while we are on the topic, why do the pictures on the internet show women having sex wearing high heels? Has this ever happened to anyone is real life? I see great potential for unintended consequences.
Absolutely all of them; just think of the group showers
I'm confused here Huck. I thought there was no other way to do it, except with heels on.
"Never, never ever support a punk like mraynrand. Rather be as I am and feel real sympathy for his sickness." - Woodbuck
And what he hell do you have against sex kittens?
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