A year ago, Former Knoxville Girls Tennis Standout Josalin McKeever was on the sidelines and not playing for the Cornell College Women’s Tennis Squad. McKeever was rehabbing an ACL injury that ended her fall season and wiped out her spring as well. Now fully healed she just completed the fall portion of the Rams season a couple of weeks ago. McKeever tells KNIA/KRLS Sports after she was released from her injury rehab, she had to trust herself that everything was back to her pre-injury status. She adds the mental part of that ordeal was the toughest part.

McKeever: “Allowing myself not to be so busy, and I had to push through in the end and trusting myself to be fully active.”

McKeever coupled a 3-8 record playing mainly #5 and #6 singles this fall. Her doubles record was 6-7 playing #2 doubles. McKeever’s goal this spring is to get better at the mental side of the game. She adds tennis on the college level is a lot more stragicic than it was in high school. Listen for a complete interview with McKeever on a future Radio Sports Page Wednesdays at 6:00 and Thursdays at 10:00 on KNIA/KRLS as we highlight Knoxville athletes who are playing collegiately.

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