Laura Gorman

Name: Laura Gorman Gender: Female Birthdate: 5/24/1988 Born in: Little Rock, AR United States Resides in: Little Rock, AR United States Play Style: Right Handed Level: 3.5 - Intermediate My Raquet: Prince Bandit My Strings: n/a I prefer clothes by: Nike I prefer shoes by: Asics   About Me: I started to play tennis when I started homeschooling (about 4 years ago). This past year, I've really started to want to get better. My Goals Well, When I joined my best tennis, I was ranked 600 in the southern girls 18s, now I've moved up to 514, but I would still love to get even higher before I graduate. I have one more year till I graduate, and I would like to be on the tennis team at Anderson College. I've started to work on my doubles with Lisa, my twin sister, so that we can be experienced going into college matches. Most of all though, I just want to play more aggresively, improve my mental toughness, and enjoy tennis! My Highlights I pretty much win or loose (vs. my sister) the consolation round of every tournament I enter. Recently, I beat her in 3 sets. It was a long match. I played her again just 2 weeks ago, after already playing 2 matches each, and beat her 6-4, 6-3. Neither of us were playing that well, but I just had the mental edge.   More Photos... No images available... My Diary Entries   2nd tournamment match of the year vs. Lillian rasmussen (2/26/2006) well I just wrote a big long synopsis of this match and ... it didn't save. Here is the... what I've been up to (2/26/2006) This winter as brought alot of improvement and change for me as a tennis player. The weather has... 1st tournament match of the year vs. Sarah Shortridge (2/26/2006) My first match was against Sarah Shortridge and pusher/moonballer/get everything back with a lob... Lesson One with Steve Brooks (11/14/2005) OK, it is alot to remember, and I had it all typed out, but my session expired, so it didn't... OK It has been a long time... (11/14/2005) Well, I have been pretty busy, but hopefully I can make time to write in this diary, because I... What I did in Clinic today (9/29/2005) Clinic was GREAT today! I think it was pivotal point in my tennis game. We got there and hour... Today in Clinic (9/29/2005) Today, was a pretty good clinic day, kind of slow though. I was suprised that it even dried up... Today in Clinic (9/23/2005) today was a great clinic day... after our lessons, we hit serves and returns for a while, then lisa... What I did in my lesson today (9/23/2005) Today, in my lesson, I played points against John. I did better than last time I played him, and... Today in Doubles (9/16/2005) Today, I played doubles with the ladies. I was on Sara's team and Lisa was on Angela's team. This... What I did in clinic today (9/16/2005) Lisa and I warmed up volleys and overheads while the others got their 20. We continued with the... Hitting practice with Lisa (9/16/2005) After our lessons, I took a very short break, and started right back to hitting with Lisa. We... What I did in my lesson today (9/15/2005) Today, Lisa and I played for 4 hours, almost non-stop. Lisa had the first lesson, so I hit... What I did in clinic today (9/14/2005) In clinic we did drills today, it was the first time in most of the summer that we had, and it was... Alright, I've been a bad girl... (9/11/2005) Well this past week we started school and have been really busy, so I haven't had time to write in... What I did in clinic today (9/2/2005) Today in clinic I played really WELL. After starting to listen to the mental toughness cds... Hitting Practice with Lisa (9/2/2005) today, we had a great time hitting at liberty bell. We decided that in the middle we needed to... What I did in Clinic today (8/31/2005) Today we got our mental toughness cds that we ordered. I only got to listen to it for a little... Goals for serve (8/25/2005) once I really own the serve I just described, we will work on the whole "take the racket back"... What I learned in my lesson today (8/25/2005) Today, I had a great lesson. We adressed the need for pace (with spin of course) on my forehand... What I did in clinic today (8/23/2005) OK, so it was really hectic last week and I didn't have time to write at all. Anyway, today... Today in Doubles (8/12/2005) Today Lisa and I played in John's doubles tournament. We played Mrs. Byrd and Mrs. Walker. My... What I did in Clinic today (8/10/2005) Today in clinic we played singles and doubles. Lisa and I are playing in a doubles tournament this... What I learned in my lesson today (8/6/2005) Today, in my lesson we worked mostly on volleys, but tweeked my forehand and serve some too. On... Hitting practice with Lisa (8/3/2005) Today, on the way home from piano lessons, Lisa and I stopped at liberty Bell to hit for and hour... What I did in Clinic today (8/3/2005) Today, it was my first time playing in a week. My groundstrokes were still a little rusty, and I... What I did in Clinic today (8/3/2005) Today, it was my first time playing in a week. My groundstrokes were still a little rusty, and I... Today in doubles (7/22/2005) Today, I played pretty well. My serve was fairly consistent, I only had one or two double faults. ... What I learned in my lesson today. (7/21/2005) I had a lesson with John today, and we took a break from short balls and volleys, to address my... What I did in clinic today (7/20/2005) In clinic today, we played matches. I Played with Lisa. We both found it difficult to be... Can't wait to play again (7/17/2005) I just went to the CWSC for a week and now I have a week before I leave again. I played once while...   My Tennis Drills   Approach shot Game Two people (designate one to hit approach shots and the other to hit shortballs from the baseline)... Volley drill for two people This drill helps you to practice directing your volleys to one half of the court. Volleyer...