THE
Vol. CXXII Issue 13
EPORTER
Stetson University | DeLand, Fla.
"The Girl Who Hiccups"
A Q&A with Hannah-Grace Frazier
Jason Cruz
Staff Contributor
Hannah-Grace Frazier seems like an ordinary, successful Stetson student—testing the waters of college, figuring out what to study, making new friends. However, Hannah-Grace has a mysterious case of the hiccups that has
been continuing for two years. Reporter staff contributor
Jason Cruz spoke to Hannah about her hiccups and how a
normal annoyance for most people has become the constant
background to her life.
Q: What year are you at Stetson and what is your major?
A. I'm a freshman math major, thinking about double majoring in psychology. Currently, I have a minor in psychology, a minor in Spanish, and a minor in the certificate of
community engagement
Q: How long have you been hiccupping?
A: I have been hiccupping for two years as of March 18.
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Photo credit: Jason Cruz
Inside this issue:
People of Stetson: Opinion Edition
D
r~-. Students and
staff weigh in
on what could
be improved
at Stetson
Page 6
Women's Softball Dominates
Team
advances
to A-sun
after a great
start to the
season
Page 11
Women's Tennis Rolls Through the Competition
Team wins 9 of their last 11 matches
Sean McKnight
Sports Editor
To say Stetson's women's tennis have had a strong
start this year would be
an understatement. At 9-2
overall, they sit among the
top dogs of the Atlantic Sun
Conference.
The only losses they
have suffered include their
second match of the season
back on Jan. 30 to the hand
of FIU, 4-3, and more recently, this past weekend
against Chattanooga, 4-3.
Despite these losses,
they have routed a majority of the team's they've
played. All season it's been
a full squad effort by this^
team; every player in some
way, shape, or form contributes to their success.
In singles play, the
stand-out players have been
freshman Alizee Michaud,
who is 9-0, freshman Ashley Dean, who is 8-1, sophomore Isabella Fernandez,
who is 7-2, sophomore Carolina Meregalli, who is 8-2,
sophomore Maja Salibasic,
who is 3-0, freshman Arijana Korac, who is 6-4, and
junior Eveline Lepinay, who
is 7-2.
This team's singles effort has been an overpowering force Whether it's
been clinching a game point
or coming back after being
a few sets down, this team
just does not quit, and that
effort shows on the court every time they come to play.
However, it's not only
the singles play that has
been stellar for the Hatters,
their strong doubles play has
helped them sail past their
opponents thus far.
With doubles teams the
likes of Isabella Fernandez/
Eveline Lepinay, who are
7-3 overall, or Ashley Dean/
Arijana Korac, who are a
perfect 2-0, as well as Carolina Meregalh/Maja Salibasic, who are also a perfect
2-0, it's hard to beat this
team on any front
To me, the most impressive thing about this
team is the fact that many of
the strongest and-most talented players on this squad
are underclassmen.
Of their starters, three
are freshman, four are sophomores, and one is a junior.
There is only one senior on
this squad. This shows that
not only does this team have
the ability to dominate their
competition now, but for
the next three or four years,
Stetson's women's tennis
will always be in the running for an A-Sun title
This past week 1 had a
chance to speak with sophomore Carolina Meregalli
about her team's early success and where she and the
squad see themselves at the
end of the season.
"Tough practice is the
only way you can prepare
yourself, both mentally and
physically, for game day—
something we've all been
doing," she said "I think
one of the best parts about
this team is how much we
support each other day in
and day out. It goes a long
way in how well we produce
each match."
1 also asked Carolina
what specifically they have
done to improve as the season goes on
"We are working a lot
on doubles, and I feel like
all of the three positions are
getting better daily A lot of
the northern teams we play
have strong doubles teams
■ so getting to play them has
been great competition for
us. Regarding singles, we
all feel good about them and
know that our singles teams
can produce when they have
to."
Carolina also gave me
her insight as to where the
team sees themselves at the
end of the season.
"We're just staying focused and taking it orie point
and one match at a time.
This year we really want
that ring' Last year we were
so close, but I feel like this
year, if we stay consistent,
we can definitely win it.
I couldn't agree more,
this team is poised to take
the A-Sun crown to Stetson
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Photo credit: gohatters.com
